Tournament 2007 Results

Geoffrey Newell of Saanich, with three gold and one silver, helped Victoria Renshikan Karate capture 66 medals at the 11th annual Victoria International Karate Tournament last weekend.

Adding to the total for the Saanich Commonwealth Place dojo was Jean Newell who took two gold, one silver and one bronze.

About 200 competitors from B.C. and Washngton state took part in the tournament at Central Middle School. It was sanctioned by Karate BC, the sport governing body for karate in B.C. and the Wado Karate Association of Canada.

Results include:

Kata (forms)

Mixed (5 & under) White/Yellow : 1. Payten Moreside, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; 2. Lucas Ewens, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 3. Graham Goodfellow, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and Jordan Hancock, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria.

Mixed (6-7) White/Yellow/Orange: 1. Ruairi Maley, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; 2. Niranj Daniel, Okinawan Shorin-Ryu, Victoria; 3. Pearsen Moreside, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; and Jordin Woo, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria.

Mixed (6-7) White/Yellow/Orange: 1. Angiolina Wakelin, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; 2. Takara Charlton, Valley Shotokan, Rosedale; 3. Brody Rivers, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and Rachel Beech, Black Creek Shito, Courtenay.

Mixed (6-7) Green/Blue: 1. Logan Price, North Sound Karate, Arlington; 2. Sarah Doctor, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria.

Mixed (8-9) White/Yellow: 1. Jean Newell, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Ashlee Labbe, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; 3. Danielle Robertson, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and Jacob Stobbe, Campbell River Shito-Ryu, Campbell River.

Mixed (8-9) Orange/Green/Blue : 1. Carah Webster, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Nicolo Wakelin, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; 3. Josh McIntosh, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and Logan Price, North Sound Karate, Arlington, WA.

Mixed (8-9) Orange/Green/Blue: 1. Cody Lan-Phavongkham, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Brandon Cowan, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and 3. David Goodfellow, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria.

Mixed (8-9) Brown/Black: 1. Nicolo Wakelin, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; and 2. Oliver Martel, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria.

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Mixed (10-11) White/Yellow: 1. Jean Newell, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Michael Blake, Campbell River Wado Karate, Campbell River; 3. Miranda Llewellyn, Victoria Shotokan, Victoria; and Genevive Nevin, Okinawan Shorin-Ryu, Victoria.

Mixed (10-11) Orange/Green/Blue: 1. Cody Lan-Phavongkham, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Carah Webster, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 3. Alyshia Lan-Phavongkham, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and Cassidy Longbottom, Fernando School of Karate, Lake Cowichan.

Mixed (10-11) Orange/Green/Blue: 1. Nicolo Wakelin, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; 2. Emily Mirabelli, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; 3. Patricia Masur, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; and Josh McIntosh, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria.

Mixed (10-11) Brown/Black: 1. Viennia Krumwiede, Northwest Karate-Do, Everett, WA; 2. Aleen Mills, Sound Karate, Camano Island, WA; and 3. Jacob O’Donnell, Magnolia Karate, Seattle; and Kelsey Moore, CASK Campbell River, Campbell River.

Male (12-13) White/Yellow: 1. Geoffrey Newell, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Devan Longbottom, Fernando School of Karate, Lake Cowichan; 3. James Drew, Victoria Shotokan, Victoria; and Shaun Corkum, Campbell River Wado Karate, Campbell River.

Female (12-13) Orange/Green: 1. Alyshia Lan-Phavongkham, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Lisa Bavir, Campbell River Wado Karate, Campbell River; and Rebecca Ehlers, Magnolia Karate, Seattle.

Male (12-13) Orange/Green: 1. Geoffrey Newell, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Jeffrey Riches, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 3. Steve Popoff, Victoria Shotokan, Victoria; and Mathew Vrabel, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay.

Female (12-13) Blue/Brown: 1. Emma Arksey, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; 2. Aleen Mills, Sound Karate, Camano Island; 3. Cabrian Taggart, Northwest Karate-Do, Everett, WA; and Marisa Benisky, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay.

Male (12-13) Blue/Brown: 1. Clay Simpson, Sound Karate, Bow, WA; 2. Kodi Archbold, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; 3. Ben Collin, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and Billy Martin, North Sound Karate, Burlington, WA.

Male (12-13) Blue/Brown: 1. DJ Smith, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; 2. Kelvin Beech, Black Creek Shito, Courtenay; 3. Joshua Martel, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and Damian Hagan, Fernando School of Karate, Lake Cowichan.

Female (12-13) Black = Open Weight: 1. Viennia Krumwiede, Northwest Karate-Do, Everett; and 2. Chole Howarth, Campbell River Shito-Ryu, Campbell River.

Male (12-13) Black = Open Weight: 1. Clay Simpson, Sound Karate, Bow; WA 2. DJ Smith, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; 3. Ben Collin, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and Kelvin Beech, Black Creek Shito, Courtenay.

Female (14-15) Orange/Green: 1. Sobrina Cho, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; and 2. Suzi Dickinson, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Sooke.

Female (14-15) Blue/Brown: 1. Emma Arksey, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; 2. Whitney Lucas, Northwest Karate-Do, Everett; 3. Chole Howarth, Campbell River Shito- Ryu, Campbell River; and Natalie Borden, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay.

Male (14-15) Blue/Brown: 1. DJ Smith, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; 2. Nicholas Trotzuk, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; 3. Kevin Noshkin, Nanaimo Shotokan, Nanaimo; and Brendan Flower, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria.

Female (14-15) Black = Open Weight: 1. Rita Ngo, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; 2. Laura Meers, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; and 3. Chole Howarth, Campbell River Shito-Ryu, Campbell River.

Male (14-15) Black = Open Weight: 1. Bryce McMath, Victoria Shotokan, Sooke; 2. Nicholas Trotzuk, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; 3. Danny Riches, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and DJ Smith, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay.

Female (16-17) Blue/Brown: 1. Rita Ngo, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; 2. Natalie Borden, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and 3. Sobrina Cho, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver.

Male (16-17) Blue/Brown: 1. Jeric Ross, Campbell River Wado Karate, Campbell River; 2. Brody Holden, Campbell River Shito-Ryu, Campbell River; 3. Kyle Nelson, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and DJ Smith, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay.

Male (16-17) Black = Open Weight: 1. Galen Humber, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; 2. Neil Smith, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; 3. Phillip VandeRuyt, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Sidney; and Brody Holden, Campbell River Shito-Ryu, Campbell River.

Male Adult (18+) White/Yellow: 1. Yasuhisa Katsumi, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Vancouver; 2. Lee Martin, Sound Karate, Burlington, WA; 3. Daniel Wong, UBC Shito- Ryu Seiko Kai, Vancouver; and Eric Palmer, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Abbotsford.

Female Adult (18+) Orange/Green: 1. Nicole Moffett, Victoria Chito-Ryu, Victoria; 2. Deanna Cheng, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; 3. Valerie Knutsen, Sound Karate, Burlington, WA; and Stacy Price, North Sound Karate, Arlington, WA.

Male Adult (18+) Orange/Green: 1. Daniel Wong, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Vancouver; 2. James Furrow, North Sound Karate, Mount Vernon, WA; 3. Ryusuke Izumi, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Vancouver; and Eric Palmer, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Abbotsford.

Female Adult (18+) Blue/Brown: 1. Rita Ngo, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; 2. Valerie Knutsen, Sound Karate, Burlington, WA; and 3. Tamiko Charlton, Valley Shotokan, Rosedale.

Male Adult (18+) Blue/Brown: 1. Brody Holden, Campbell River Shito-Ryu, Campbell River; 2. Ernie Charlton, Valley Shotokan, Rosedale; 3. Kyle Nelson, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and Robert Walker, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Brentwood Bay.

Female Adult (18+) Black = Open Weight: 1. Melissa Litchfield, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; 2. Eva Drozdzel, Campbell River Shito-Ryu, Lake Cowichan; 3. Kristy Wong, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Vancouver; and Viola VandeRuyt, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Sidney.

Male Adult (18+) Black = Open Weight: 1. William McLaren, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; 2. Curtis Gerlinger, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Black Creek; 3. Neil Smith, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and Casey Mills, Sound Karate, Camano Island, WA.

Female Masters (35+) All Colours: 1. Janet Litchfield, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; 2. Karen Naylor, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Brentwood Bay; 3. Jackie Pearson, Magnolia Karate, Seattle, WA; and Viola VandeRuyt, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Sidney.

K45 Female Masters (35+) All Colours: 1. Stacy Price, North Sound Karate, Arlington, WA; 2. Antoinette Luchessa, Magnolia Karate, Seattle, WA; 3. Kim Nickelson, Magnolia Karate, Seattle; and Tamiko Charlton, Valley Shotokan, Rosedale.

Male Masters (35+) All Colours: 1. Casey Mills, Sound Karate, Camano Island, WA; 2. Trevor Walmsley, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Vancouver; 3. Thom VandeRuyt, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Sidney; and Stephane Claude, CFB Esquimalt Karate, Victoria.

Kumite (sparring)

Male (5 & under) White/Yellow: 1. Lucas Ewens, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and 2. Graham Goodfellow, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria.

Female (6-7) White/Yellow: 1. Gianna Marchese, Magnolia Karate, Seattle, WA; 2. Jordan Hancock, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 3. Angiolina Wakelin, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; and Jessica Labbe, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay.

Male (6-7) White/Yellow: 1. Guss Simpson, Magnolia Karate, Seattle; 2. Zachary Colligan, Magnolia Karate, Seattle; 3. Casey Woo, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and Jordin Woo, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria.

Female (6-7) Orange/Green: 1. Sarah Doctor, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and 2. Saleen Burnett, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria.

Male (6-7) Orange/Green: 1. Ruairi Maley, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; 2. Seth Rogers, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 3. Niranj Daniel, Okinawan Shorin-Ryu, Victoria; and Guillaume Claude, CFB Esquimalt Karate, Victoria.

Female (8-9) White/Yellow/Orange: 1. Camille Irvine, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Danielle Robertson, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; 3. Emma Duchin, Magnolia Karate, Seattle; and Erin O’Donnell, Magnolia Karate, Seattle.

Male (8-9) White/Yellow/Orange: 1. Daniel Cecchi, Chilliwack Chito-Ryu, Chilliwack; 2. Brandon Cowan, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 3. Jean Newell, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and Jarin James, Okinawan Shorin-Ryu, Victoria.

Female (8-9) Green/Blue: 1. Lucy Hancock, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Carah Webster, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 3. Sydney Ewens, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and Camaira Metz, Magnolia Karate, Seattle.

Male (8-9) Green/Blue: 1. Nicolo Wakelin, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; 2. Josh McIntosh, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 3. Cody Lan-Phavongkham, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and 3. Jacob Arnaud, Victoria Shotokan, Sooke.

Female (10-11) White/Yellow/Orange: 1. Elysia Paike, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Michelle Arnaud, Victoria Shotokan, Sooke; and 3. Cassidy Longbottom, Fernando School of Karate, Lake Cowichan.

Male (10-11) White/Yellow/Orange: 1. Michael Blake, Campbell River Wado Karate, Campbell River; 2. Detlef Nelson, Magnolia Karate, Seattle; 3. Justin Neal, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and Maarty Long, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Sooke.

Female (10-11) Green/Blue: 1. Nadage Martel, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Alyshia Lan-Phavongkham, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 3. Maya De Vos, Black Creek Shito, Black Creek; and Patricia Masur, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan.

Male (10-11) Green/Blue: 1. Jeffrey Riches, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Billy Martin, North Sound Karate, Burlington; 3. Nicolo Wakelin, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; and Zack Hancock, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria.

Female (10-11) Brown/Black: 1. Aleen Mills, Sound Karate, Camano Island; and 2. Viennia Krumwiede, Northwest Karate-Do, Everett.

Male (12-13) White/Yellow/Orange: 1. Geoffrey Newell, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Steve Popoff, Victoria Shotokan, Victoria; 3. Shaun Corkum, Campbell River Wado Karate, Campbell River; and Devan Longbottom, Fernando School of Karate, Lake Cowichan.

Male (12-13) Green/Blue: 1. Kelvin Beech, Black Creek Shito, Courtenay; 2. Billy Martin, North Sound Karate, Burlington; 3. Damian Hagan, Fernando School of Karate, Lake Cowichan; and Clay Simpson, Sound Karate, Bow.

Female (12-13) Brown/Black: 1. Aleen Mills, Sound Karate, Camano Island; 2. Chole Howarth, Campbell River Shito-Ryu, Campbell River; 3. Marisa Benisky, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and Chrissy Smith, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay.

Male (12-13) Brown/Black: 1. Kodi Archbold, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; 2. DJ Smith, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; 3. Clay Simpson, Sound Karate, Bow; and Jordan Duncan, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay.

Female (14-15) Green/Blue: 1. Sobrina Cho, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; 2. Miranda De Vos, Black Creek Shito, Black Creek; 3. Natalie Borden, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and Suzi Dickinson, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Sooke.

Female (14-15) Brown/Black: 1. Whitney Lucas, Northwest Karate-Do, Everett; 2. Laura Meers, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; 3. Natalie Borden, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and Catalina Kennedy-Burgoyne, Campbell River Shito-Ryu, Campbell River.

Male (14-15) Brown/Black: 1. Nicholas Trotzuk, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; 2. Delton Breckenridge, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; 3. Danny Riches, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and Bryce McMath, Victoria Shotokan, Sooke.

Female (16-17) Blue/Brown: 1. Rita Ngo, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver.

Male (16-17) Blue/Brown: 1. Kyle Nelson, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and 2. Jeric Ross, Campbell River Wado Karate, Campbell River.

Male (16-17) Black = Open Weight: 1. Brody Holden, Campbell River Shito-Ryu, Campbell River; 2. Galen Humber, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; and 3. Phillip VandeRuyt, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Sidney.

Male Adult (18+) White/Yellow: 1. Yasuhisa Katsumi, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Vancouver; 2. Daniel Wong, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Vancouver; 3. Dale Heffernan, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Vancouver; and Lee Martin, Sound Karate, Burlington.

Female Adult (18+) Orange/Green: 1. Valerie Knutsen, Sound Karate, Burlington; 2. Stacy Price, North Sound Karate, Arlington; 3. Deanna Cheng, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; and Rose Walker, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Brentwood Bay.

Female Adult (18+) Blue/Brown: 1. Rita Ngo, Kingsway Shito, Vancouver; and 2. Tamiko Charlton, Valley Shotokan, Rosedale.

Male Adult (18+) Blue/Brown: 1. Ryusuke Izumi, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Vancouver; 2. Brody Holden, Campbell River Shito-Ryu, Campbell River; 3. Timothy Trebilcock, UVic Shotokan, Victoria; and Ernie Charlton, Valley Shotokan, Rosedale.

Male Adult (18+) Black = under 65.0 kg: 1. Naotaka Takeda, Vancouver Shito-Ryu, Vancouver; and 2. Mark Deugau, Nanaimo Shotokan, Nanaimo.

Female Adult (18+) Black = over 60.0 kg: 1. Kristy Wong, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Vancouver; 2. Melissa Litchfield, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and 3. Becky Naylor, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Brentwood Bay.

Male Adult (18+) Black = Open Weight: 1. Naotaka Takeda, Vancouver Shito-Ryu, Vancouver; 2. Jean-Sebastien Rodrigue, UVic Shotokan, Victoria; and 3. Curtis Gerlinger, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai.

Female Masters (35+) Black: 1. Karen Naylor, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Brentwood Bay; 2. Janet Litchfield, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and 3. Viola VandeRuyt, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Sidney.

Male Masters (35+) Black: 1. Jim Mills, North Sound Karate, Camano Island; and 2. Casey Mills, Sound Karate, Camano Island.

Team Kata (forms)

Co-Ed (8 & under) Groups of 3: 1. David Goodfellow, Alex Macdonell, and Camille Irvine, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Ashlee Labbe, Jessica Labbe and Danielle Robertson; 3. Lucas Ewens, Brody Rivers and Sydney Ewens, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; and Sarah Doctor, Andrea Herrmann, and Justin Neal, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria.

Co-Ed (9-12) Groups of 3: 1. Cody Lan-Phavongkham, Carah Webster and Alyshia Lan-Phavongkham, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Oliver Martel, Jean Newelland and Geoffrey Newell, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 3. Cassidy Longbottom, Devan Longbottom and Damian Hagan, Fernando School of Karate, Lake Cowichan; and Ben Collin, Jordan Duncan and Dayton Turchenek, Courtenay Karate, Comox.

Co-Ed (13-17) Groups of 3: 1. Joshua Martel, Brendan Flower, and Danny Riches, Victoria Renshikan, Victoria; 2. Chrissy Smith, Marisa Benisky, and Emma Arksey, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and 3. Nick Trotzac, Dalton Beckiridge, and Kodi Archbold, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan.

Co-Ed Adult (18+) Groups of 3: 1. Kristy Wong, Kiyokazu Godo and Trevor Walmsley, UBC Shito-Ryu Seiko Kai, Vancouver; 2. Viola VandeRuyt, Marcus VandeRuyt and Phillip VandeRuyt, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Sidney; and 3. Kim Nickelson, Antoinette Luchessa and Jackie Pearson, Magnolia Karate, Seattle; and Neil Smith, Melissa Litchfield, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay; and Kyle Nelson, Courtenay Karate, Courtenay.

Co-Ed Open to All Ages (minimum of 4 persons, maximum of 6): 1. Galen Humber, Laura Meers, Kodi Archbold, Fernando School of Karate, Duncan; Nick Trotzac and Dalton Beckiridge, Campbell River Shito-Ryu, Lake Cowichan; 2. Prabhanj Daniel, Niranj Daniel, Jithin James, and Jarin James, Okinawan Shorin-Ryu, Victoria.

Co-Ed Open to All Ages (minimum of 4 persons, maximum of 6): 1. Viola VandeRuyt, Thom VandeRuyt, Marcus VandeRuyt, and Phillip VandeRuyt, Brentwood Bay Kimura Shukokai, Sidney; 2. Takara Charlton, Nikolous Charlton, Zachary Charlton, Tamiko Charlton and Ernie Charlton, Valley Shotokan, Rosedale; 3. Mathilde Claude, Michelle Arnaud, Miranda Llewellyn and Julia Muniz, Victoria Shotokan, Victoria; and Guillaume Claude, Jacob Arnaud, Steve Popoff and James Drew, Victoria Shotokan, Victoria.

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