2017 TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Unity Championships
Vallejo, California
Sensei MJ: 1st Sparring
Kennedy: 1st Sparring, 2nd Traditional Kata, 2nd Chess Sparring (with Tobin's Elite)
Luis: 1st Sparring
Maximo: 1st Sparring, 1st Traditional Kata
Alexandra: 1st Sparring, 2nd Traditional Kata
Diego: 1st Sparring, 2nd Traditional Kata
Taylor (Ty): 1st Sparring
Alexy: 3rd Kata
Jaasai: 3rd Sparring, 1st Traditional Kata
Jennifer (Lily): Grand Champion & 1st Sparring, 1st Traditional Kata
Hannah: 2nd Sparring, 2nd Traditional Kata
Miriam: 1st Sparring, 3rd Traditional Kata
Lara: 1st Sparring, 2nd Traditional Kata
Mattias: 2nd Sparring
Jayden: 3rd Traditional Kata
Jaden: 1st Sparring, 1st Traditional Kata
Caylie: 3rd Traditional Kata
Eva: 2nd Sparring
Gabriel: 3rd Sparring, 2nd Traditional Kata
Romeo: First Timers Sparring and Kata
Eddie: First Timers Sparring
Jacob: First Timers Sparring and Kata
Inter Mountain Karate Challenge
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sensei MJ - 1st Pointfighting
Kennedy - 3rd Black Belt Poinfighting, 1st Pointfighting, 1st Traditional Kata
Taylor - 1st Black Belt Pointfighing, 2nd Pointfighing, 3rd Traditional Kata
Diego - 3rd Pointfighting, 2nd Traditional Kata
Maximo - 3rd Black Belt Pointfighting, 2nd Pointfighting, 4th Traditional Kata
Alexandra - 2nd Pointfighting, 1st and Grand Champion Traditional Kata
Jaden - 2nd Pointfighting, 3rd Traditional Kata
Jacob - 1st Pointfighting, First Timers Kata
Bailee - 1st Traditional Kata
Proper Challenge
Oakland, California
Ty - Grand Champion and 1st Place Sparring, 1st Traditional Kata
Hannah - 2nd Place Sparring, 1st Traditional Kata
Miriam - Grand Champion and 1st Sparring, 2nd Traditional Kata
Oscar - 2nd Sparring, 2nd Traditional Kata
Lara - 2nd Sparring, 2nd Traditional Kata
Lily - 1st Sparring, 2nd Traditional Kata
Gabriel - First Timers Sparring and Kata
Romeo - First Timers Sparring and Kata
Compete Internationals
Ontario, California
Sensei Martin, 1st Sr. Men's Teams
Sensei Tyler, 1st Sr. Men's Teams,
2nd Men's Teams, 2nd 30+ Sparring
Shark City Nationals
San Jose, California
Hannah, Silver Kata, Silver Sparring
Miriam, Gold Kata, Gold Sparring
Jaasai, Silver Kata, Silver Sparring
Lara, Gold Kata, Gold, Sparring
Spring Belt Test
Little Tigers:
Alexa - Purple Stripe
Alexis - Yellow Stripe
Blake - Yellow Stripe
Chase - Purple Stripe
Eddie - Yellow Stripe
Eva - Purple Stripe
Harlon - Orange Stripe
Leia - Green Stripe
Paityn - Yellow Stripe
Goju-Shorei Karate:
Andrew B - Yellow
Andrew D - Orange
Caylie - Yellow
Camron - Yellow
Chelsea - Yellow
Cisco - Yellow
Hannah - Purple
Joe - Yellow
Lara - Purple
Miriam - Purple
Jackie - Purple
Lily - Purple
Mattias - Yellow
Oscar J - Orange
Sophia - Yellow
Taylor - Purple
Venice - Purple
April
Prime Performance
Award
Congratulations to Alexandra for winning The LEAGUE Sport Martial Arts Championship's April Prime Performance Award. She was chosen from among martial artists across the western states.
BC Open Martial Arts Championships
Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Representing our sponsors, Top Ten, Fighters Inc. and League of Angels, as well as Amba Martial Arts and Goju-Shorei Karate, Senseis Martin and MJ traveled to Canada to compete against Western Canada's top martial artists. Everyone who competed for League of Angels took first in the respective divisions including Sensei Martin. Sensei MJ took it a step further, by not only winning his lightweight fighting division but by also winning the Open Weight division and the 500 Canadian dollar prize.
Pacific Jewel Nationals
Portland, Oregon
Always one of our favorite stops on the national circuit, we were sad to hear that, after 21 years, this was Noah and Deanna Bertsch's last Pacific Jewel Nationals. Our Goju-Shorei dojo saved its best effort for its last. Our four green belt students competed in both intermediate and black belt divisions, winning six first places, two third places and two fourth places. Representing League of Angels, Fighters-Inc. and Top Ten, Senseis Martin, MJ and Tyler came away with one overall grand champion, four first places and one second place.
Sensei Martin, Executive Men's Sparring Grand Champion, 1st Sparring, 1st Senior Men's Teams (with Sensei Bill Hunter)
Sensei MJ, 2nd Sparring, 1st Men's Teams (with Sensei Tyler and Sensei Jordan Lamas)
Sensei Tyler, 1st Sparring, 1st Men's Teams (with Sensei MJ and Sensei Jordan Lamas)
Kennedy, 1st Traditional Kata, 1st Intermediate Sparring, 3rd Black Belt Sparring
Maximo, 1st Traditional Kata, 1st Intermediate Sparring, 3rd Black Belt Sparring
Alexandra, 1st Traditional Kata, 1st Intermediate Sparring
Diego, 4th Traditional Kata, 4th Continuous Sparring
