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Happy holidays to oneand all! I’d like to take thisopportunity on behalf ofmy family: Jo-Ann, Erin,Scott and Kaylee to wisheveryone the very happiestof holidays and a mostprosperous and rewardingNew Year.

As I reflect back on ayear that has literally spedby, what strikes me most isthe power of Karate BC’smembers. We make KBCGOOD. We give the logo and the namesubstance. Each of us contributes tomaking traditional karate in generaland Karate BC in particular worthbelonging to. I feel good when I say Ibelong to KBC because of the peoplewho are in it.

James and Cheryl are our full-timestaff and Steven has joined us as a halftime information technology officer.Their expertise and hard work are inevidence on a daily basis.

We have some terrific karate instruc-tors in this province. Without theirdiligence and tutelage over the past 25years traditional karate in BritishColumbia would not be where it istoday. So to the heads of all the StyleAssociations; we thank you for skillsand knowledge that you offer sounselfishly. To the many chief instruc-tors and club instructors you too canhold your heads high. You are ablypassing the torch to today’s generationof karate-ka. The near 5,000 membersof our Association owe their instructorsa great deal; a debt that cannot be paidbut one that each of us tries to live upto both in the dojo and within ourdaily lives.

To those of you who volunteer yourtime: you are the unsung heroes ofKarate BC. Some of you give up yourtime to help at the dojo or in yourcommunity, others of you do that andalso help out at the Zone level throughthe Winter Games or sanctioned tour-naments, and some of you still haveenergy left over to lend a hand at theprovincial level. You never ask for

thanks or recognition andoften are faceless in ourtournaments because yourwork is “behind thescenes”. We need you toknow that you are verymuch appreciated

I am also deeplyimpressed with the com-mitment, expertise andopenness of the membersof the various committeesat work provincially.These busy men and

women give unselfishly of their time topromote karate in British Columbia.Did you know that we have standingcommittees in all of the followingareas?

■ Officials■ Technical■ High Performance■ Medical■ BC Women and Karate■ Tournaments■ Ethics■ Risk Management■ Technology■ Executive Committee.These people have a direct hand in

generating and spending approximate-ly $500,000 on your behalf. Collective-ly they wear this albatross-like mantleof responsibility with due care, dili-gence and pride. It’s a pleasure to beassociated with them.

And then there is the athlete. Eachof you studies Karate for your own rea-son. This organization was and isdesigned for you.

For twenty years I have run a dojoand I have been fortunate to meetmany fine people through karate. Themagic of karate draws interesting peo-ple through our doors; some stay a lit-tle while, while for others it becomesas essential to their life as is breathingor eating. Some of you become world-class competitors; others simply world-class people.

So thank you all for helping to makeKarate BC what it is. The key to whatKarate BC might be is in our hands. Ilook forward to 2001.

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Alex Camarda is a two-timeNational Black Belt Championin Kata and has competedinternationally, finishing, sixthin Kata at the Pan-Am Champ-ionships in Cuba in 1999 and18th in Kata at the 1998 WorldChampionships in Brazil.

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The following changes to the poli-cy manual were made at the Septem-ber 9th, 2000 executive meeting.

The policy manual, additions anddeletions is available on the KarateBC web-site. Changes will also bepublished in each issue of thenewsletter

1. EMAIL DECISIONS

How to achieve an email decisionby the board was discussed. It wasagreed that there should be a suffi-cient time period for participation.The following was agreed:

a. The question will be asked.b. There will be discussion with

appropriate time. c. There shall be agreement to vote.d. The vote will be taken utilizing

the egroup polling function. e. The debate will be iniated and

moderated by the chair orhis/her delegate.

f. The debate and result will berecorded in the minutes under anemail section.

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE

1. That the Executive Director ofKarate BC and two additional mem-bers of the executive shall sit on theHigh Performance Committee.

This is in addition to the membersalready stated. The High PerformanceCommittee is now comprised of:

(a) The head coach of both juniorand senior teams,

(b) One each male and female ath-lete who are members of the BCTeam and selected by their peers

(c) Chair of the High PerformanceCommittee

(d) Karate BC President(e) Executive Director(f) Two executive members (g) This committee will have repre-

sentation from different areas of

the province. Each member ofthis subcommittee will have onevote.

BURSARY

That Karate BC establish a bursaryin honour of Vince Redfern for $500per annum. This will be a one-timeaward for each person. The award togo to post secondary education.

This has been referred to theAwards Committee for establishmentof the procedural requirements.

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Head Coach RonBagley, Junior headCoach Andy Holmes,Kata Coach Mike Scales,assistant Coach IanAtkin and apprentice Coach DonSharp are all national level competi-tors with years of experience and cab-inets full of medals and titles.

Former National Team MemberDarren Choo may also be on hand to

assist the team members prepare for acomeback, after being defeated byQuebec at this years Nationals inRichmond.

Team sessions all take place at Capi-lano College Gymnasium and cost

$30 for Karate BC members.Team Manager, Sophie Moore has

been doing a fine job of looking afterthe team and may be contacted formore information. Spectators are wel-come at the training sessions.

You can train with Team BC.

Team BC coaches Andy Holmes (juniors), Mike Scales (kata) and RonBagley (head coach).

Manager Sophie Moore

By Tamara LoomisNew York Law Journal

An Eastern District federal judgehas ruled a female karate competitormay pursue a claim for the right tocompete in world championships.

U.S. District Judge Jack B. Wein-steinlate last month denied a motionto dismiss the complaint of Ilyse Gel-lar Sternberg against the U.S. nationalgoverning body for karate.

The suit, Sternberg v. U.S.A. NationalKarate-Do Federation Inc., 99 CV2843,was filed last year but served only thissummer. Ms. Sternberg alleges thatthe karate federation violated hereqmallSotpection righs unedet th-

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As Chairman of the European andWorld Karate Federation Sports Com-missions, Tommy Morris has beenresponsible for collating and develop-ing the new rules proposals in collab-oration with the President AntonioEspinos Ortueta and EKF and WKFReferee and Technical Committee col-leagues.

These were approved by the WKFCongress prior to the 15th WorldSenior Championships in Munich on11th October. The new rules will takeeffect at all WKF and ContinentalUnion Championships from 1st Janu-ary 2001.

It should be noted that this is a

major re-write and there are funda-mental changes to the whole conceptof karate competition for the firsttime in 40 years.

You can download the rules by vis-iting www.worldkarate.net/rules.htm.If you want a shorter download and-have Adobe Acrobat Reader (free fromwww.adobe.com) use the Adobe linkto receive a 48-page electronic book-let containing the new rules.

If you prefer a Microsoft Wordzipped file use the MS Word link atthe site.

If you have questions about therules please address them to the ChiefReferee of your National Federation.

However Tommy Morris will laterthis year introduce a referees’ helpsection to the worldkarate.net Website containing advice on rules appli-cation. Check there regularly for theupdates.

In the meantime please be awarethat in the interest of safety the rulesconcerning contact have been modi-fied considerably and referees, coach-es and competitors alike will have torevise their whole approach to thesubject.

Particular attention should be paidto the implications of Category 2offences and their effect on competi-tor behaviour.

World Karate Federation web sitedetails significant changes to rules

New on theKBC Web site

The Members’ Only section ofthe Karate BC Web site has a hostof new policy documents andother items of interest to KarateBC members.

You can access the Web site atwww.karatebc.org, and you’llneed the free Acrobat Reader pro-gram to read the documents onceyou’ve downloaded them.

These documents are only avail-able to those who have access tothe Members’ Only section.


Mr. Satocelebrateshis 30thanniversaryEveryone was there when AkiraSato celebrated his 30th anniver-sary, from special guests such asGrand Master Suzuki (with Sato intop photograph), to karate studentsand friends old and new. Specialentertainment was provided by Mr.Sato’s daughter Eileen (top photonext page).

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Lisa Ling, one of the country’s leading karate-kas, hasbeen further honoured, with a nomination for the Pro-motion Plus Leadership award from KBC, for promotingwomen in sports. Lisa has been heavily involved in pro-moting women in sport, especially in 2000.

SUMMARY:Lisa has promoted women in sport as a successful

woman in a combat sport (karate), lawyer, and actionmovie actor. She also serves on the board of directors ofAthletes CAN, the Spirit of Sport Foundation, and thestrategy committee for the World Women in Sport Con-gress. She is a member of Team 2008, athletes supportingthe Toronto 2008 Olympic bid. Her desire to give backmany of the benefits she has received from sport led herto co-found Future is Female, a motivational speakingand fashion series featuring a team of Canada’s topfemale athletes. Future is Female’s mission is to build self-esteem and positive self-image in young women at thesame time, demonstrating to them that beauty andstrength come from the inside.

ATHLETES CANAthletes CAN is the voice of Canada’s high-perfor-

mance athletes. Lisa was elected from over 100 athletesattending the annual forum to serve as one of 10 votingboard members of Athletes CAN. She heads their BusinessDevelopment Committee and sits on the jury for theTeam Investor’s Group Amateur Athletes Fund. Her mis-sion is to make sure athletes have a say in decisions thataffect them, and enough money to live and train.

SPIRIT OF SPORT FOUNDATIONThe Spirit of Sport Foundation is part of the Canadian

Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES). A national non-profitorganization, CCES strives for a fair and ethical sport sys-tem by promoting drug-free sport, equity, fair play, safetyand non-violence. The mission of CCES is to create asport system in Canada that promotes the pursuit ofexcellence by fair and ethical means. Lisa has served onthe Spirit of Sport board since February, 2000.

3RD WORLD WOMEN IN SPORT CONGRESSThis Congress, held once every four years, is the ulti-

mate way to promote women in sport around the globe.Lisa serves on the strategy committee for the next con-gress, hosted by Canada, ensuring female athletes voicesand issues are brought to the fore. The goal of the con-gress is to collaborate with organizations worldwide tobring about more positive action to address inequalitiesand enhance women’s development through sport andphysical activity. The Call for Action is addressed to allmen and women in those national and internationalsport organizations, governments, public authorities,development agencies, schools, businesses, educationalresearch institutions, women’s organizations, who areresponsible for, or who directly influence the conduct,development or promotion of sport, or who are in anyway involved in the employment, education, manage-ment, training, development or care of girls and womenin sport.

TORONTO 2008 OLYMPIC BIDLisa traveled to the Sydney 2000 Olympics with a team

of 27 Olympic athletes to promote Toronto’s bid for the2008 games. She was the only representative from a non-Olympic sport. Team 2008 is a group of enthusiasticCanadian athletes supporting the Toronto 2008 OlympicBid. They include Olympic, Paralympic, and nationalteam athletes.

FUTURE IS FEMALELisa is co-founder of Canada’s only motivational

speaking and fashion series with a team of femaleOlympic athletes. These women build self-esteem andpositive self-image in young women by sharing their sto-ries, successes and struggles, then strutting their stuff in afashion show. These women demonstrate focus, determi-nation, and the pursuit of excellence. The message: beau-ty and strength come from the inside.


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plenty of news on theKarate front, locally andinternationally. Some ofthe highlights:

TOP LEFT:Lisa Ling and Don Sharpwere awarded Premier’sAthletic awards. The twowere honoured for theirachievements on theprovincial, national andinternational scene and fortheir work promoting thesport.

CENTRE LEFT:Competition in Chile at thePanAm Championshipsproduced four medals forCanadian women, includ-ing two bronze for LisaLing, in kata and teamkata.

BELOW LEFT:Renshikan and most otherstyles got busy during thesummer months at sum-mer camps, annual eventsthat bring together karate-kas from throughout theprovince – and beyond –for specialized trainingand social events that helpbuild camaraderie.


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Karate lost one of is truefriends and most ardentsupporters with the deathof Vince Redfern.“Dr.Vince” as he was fondlyknown, attended to theknicks and scarpes of threegenerations of karate com-petitors. He’s seen at leftaccepting an honouraryblack belt from Akiro Sato,one of several he receivedfrom BC karate clubs.

CENTRE LEFT:Karate BC again honouredits own in 2000, withawards for achievementsby athletes, volunteers andothers who make the sportpossible. Among thosewho made their mark wereBob Howlett and NormaFoster.

BELOW LEFT:Sharmeen Chan assisted incoordinating the 2000National Championships,set up displays in localmalls to publicize theevent and assisted inregistration and mediaprogram.


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SAshcroft Karateathletes shine Ashcroft-Cache Creek JournalAshcroft

Ashcroft is gaining a reputation forproducing some of the best karateathletes in the province. Five Ash-croft athletes brought home medalsfrom the recently held 2000 FallKarate BC Championships.

On Oct. 28-29 the 2000 Fall KarateProvincials were held in Kamloops. Itwas the first time in a long timewhere the provincials were held out-side of the Lower Mainland makingthe commute for local competitorsmuch shorter. Students from Ashcroftcame back multiple medal winners.

Annette Petel has been competingon the provincial and national levelfor the last several years. Most recent-ly, Petel captured three medals to addto her trophy collection: a silvermedal in Women’s Advanced Kumiteevent in the over 60kg division: silverin Women’s Master’s Advanced/BlackBelt Kumite event; and bronze medalin the Women’s Masters’ Advanced/Black Belt Kata.

Anastasia Pittman won a goldmedal for her performance in theGirl’s age 11/12 Intermediate Kataevent.

Anastasia’s sister, Tasia, contributeda silver medal in the Girl’s age 10/12Novice Kata to the family trophyroom.

Lacey Dawn Lutzmann, at her firstprovincials, was handed a first placemedal for her Novice Kata division.She then chose to challenge her agegroups’ Intermediate Kata divisionand took third.

Bradley Reid, after a tie breaker,took home two silver medals –one inBoy’s age 14/15 Intermediate Kataand the other in Boy’s aged 14/15Intermediate Kumite in the over 55kgevent.

All five athletes train under SenseiAkio Kanamaru at the Sho Shoh-RyuHonbu Dojo in Ashcroft.

Over 300 athletes from across BCmet in Kamloops in late October tocompete at the Karate BC Fall Provin-cial Championships.

Karate BC clubs, such as the Sho

Shoh-Ryu Honbu Dojo, are govern-ment-accredited associations offeringcertified instruction. This means thatno matter which of the more than100 Karate BC clubs participantschoose from across the province,they will receive high quality stan-dardized instruction. Moreover,nationally certified Karate instruc-tors, who undergo criminal recordchecks and first aid training, willguide them in their training. Policiesestablished by Karate BC help ensurethat member dojo (club or traininghall) are among the leaders in sportsin such areas as coaching certifica-tion and anti-harassment programs.

Karate BC club affiliates are theonly organized karate groups recog-nized by the BC Minister of Sport andLeisure.

Hastie takesaim at Team BCBy Dave DormerKamloops This Week,Kamloops

“Nothing is going to stop me thisweekend.”

This is the mindset Andrea Hastieis taking into the Karate BC 2000 FallChampionships being held at theKXA tomorrow and Sunday.

Hastie, who also coaches the Kam-loops Renshikan Karate Club, will becompeting in the women’s 18-20years black belt division. She is alsousing the competition to springboardback onto the provincial team.

The 19-year-old fighter made the1998-1999 team, but had to bow out

after she suffered a serious foot andankle injury during training.

“I still have some little injuries I’msuffering from, but no athlete can gothrough life without some type of lit-tle injury.”

Her foot and ankle kept Hastie outof all but one competition last yearbut she still has high expectations forherself.

“Basically, this tournament is thetryouts for Team BC so I want to dowell, I know I can.”

Her match will be tough as she isfacing current national championLisa Hogan. A long rivalry existsbetween the two as they have beensquaring off since they were 13.

“Last February, she broke my nose.I was up two points and she got mad.I’ll be looking for some revenge.”

Hastie began taking karate lessonswhen she was three years old andachieved her black belt when she was16. Over the years, the sport becamean integral part of her daily life.

“I base my life around karate,school and family. I can’t see myselfnot doing it.”

Karate kidsdo it rightCourtenay Comox Valley Record,Courtenay

Comox Valley karate athletesproved to be fierce competitors at the2000 Canadian National Black BeltKarate Championships, Aug. 24-26 inRichmond.

Cumberland’s Pamala Ross won thesilver medal in Juvenile and JuniorGirls (age 14-17) team kata event andwas fourth in Junior Cadet Girls (16-17) kumite in the under 53-kilogramdivision.

Sean Anglos, also from Cumber-land, helped Team BC’s standing bytaking fourth in the Juvenile andJunior Boys (14-17) team kata.Courtenay’s Erik Chambers finishedfourth in Juvenile and Junior Boys(14-17) team kata.

The talented trio, coached by Sen-sei Todd Robertson, helped Team BC

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S place second overall. They are amongseveral elite Island athletes who willbe considered for a berth on Canada’snational karate team.

Karate studentsat provincials100 Mile House Free Press,100 Mile House

Members of two separate areakarate clubs did themselves proudover the weekend at the 2000 KarateB.C. Fall Provincial Tournament inKamloops.

Members of the South CaribooShotokan Karate Club and the Tsuna-mi Shotokan Karate Club went to theprestigious competition.

The two-day event started SaturdayOct. 28 at the Kamloops Exhibitiongrounds and featured competitorsfrom throughout the province, in-cluding three members of the SouthCariboo club and 11 members fromthe Tsunami club.

From the South Cariboo club, 13-year-old brown belt Cassidy Vahalaearned two medals.

The South Cariboo club membertook bronze medal standing inkumite, followed by a bronze for herkata.

Lucas Vahala, 12, competed, anddespite winning his first match, wasunable to place in the medals. Purplebelt Andreas Helfer brought home abronze in the intermediate division ofmen’s heavyweight kumite.

Club President Helga Zeis waspleased with the trios performance,especially since this was the first tour-nament all three had attended as par-ticipants.

“It was great, with lots of goodcompetition,” Zeis said.

From the Tsunami club Liz Mac-Donald won two medals, competingin the 14- to 15-year-old intermediatebelt level, winning a fourth placemedal in kata and a silver in kumite.

First-time competitor Luke Ashtonalso brought home two medals in thenovice 13-year-old division. Ashtonwon a bronze in kata and a silver inkumite.

In the novice girls 14- to 15-year-old class, Corey Brooks won two silver

medals, one for kata, the other forkumite. Also bringing home a silvermedal for kumite was AnthonyGagne, who completed in the inter-mediate boys division.

Mike Janzen earned himself afourth place standing in the 14-year-old intermediate heavyweight classfor kata and a silver medal for kumite.

His brother, Chris Janzen, also cameaway with a medal, earning a bronzefor kumite in the intermediate 13-year-old class.

Also attending for the Tsunami clubwere Peter Willsey, Leventi Reti,Dylan Herron, Tommy Wasyluk andMaria Reti.

Master ofthe artBy Nancy LeesCoquitlam Now, Coquitlam

Just back from a trip to the prairies,sensei Andrew Holmes is a little sore,but there’s a smile on his face.

Holmes spent the first weekend inOctober in Calgary competing in theCanadian Shotokan Karate Associa-tion Championships. This contestmarks 25 years of competing, andHolmes was able to celebrate it by tak-ing home a gold and two silvers.

“It was significant for me becauseI’m 44 years old, and for a number ofyears I was competing in the mastersdivision against people my own age,”he said.

“This year I entered the regular divi-sion, so I was beating 20-year-olds. Itwas a pretty good feeling.”

It’s only that tail end of an impres-sive resume for the Coquitlam martial

arts instructor, who is a former Britishand Canadian National Championand won the first ever Canadian Mas-ter’s Championship at the Universityof British Columbia in May of lastyear, a feat he intends to repeat threeor four times.

“I love the adrenaline rush and thefeeling you get right before a competi-tion,” he said.

“It’s like a completely open book.You never know what the outcome isgoing to be – if you’ll win or lose, ifyou’ll get hurt or what.”

The sport is risky, and Holmesadmits to getting battered around. Infact, the last competition left himnursing a back injury.

But that’s not the hardest part, hesays. The one thing that scares himthe most is still being in the middle ofthe spotlight with everyone watchinghis every move.

“After 300 tournaments, I still getscared at every one,” he said. “It’syour basic stage fright. I have nerves,just like everyone else.”

Competition will always be his firstlove, and in fact, Holmes went intoteaching because it meant more timepracticing his art. However, as he gotmore involved in his classes, he foundthey held their own satisfaction.

“I love working with people whoseem concerned and anxious, and see-ing that disappear,” he said. “Thisgives them a confidence they can takeoutside the gym. They’re constantlytesting themselves and facing theirfears.”

Holmes teaches all levels and allages, from self-defence to advancedclasses, and spends most of his timeteaching self defence to high-schoolstudents as part of their gym class.

“Every Grade 10 kid in Coquitlamand Port Coquitlam is doing theseclasses,” he said. “It’s almost become afull-time job.”

Beginning this week, he will beteaching self-defence to high schoolgirls, a class that helped one student,a Grade 10 girl at Archbishop Carney,fight off an attacker last year.

This teaching helped him toacquire his sixth degree black beltrecently, a difficult feat in karate.

“The levels go up to ten, but that’s

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Sunheard of in the Japanese martialarts,” he said, adding that it will prob-ably take him another seven years oftraining and teaching to reach levelseven.

“Teaching is an important part ofthe process. It’s a measure of howmuch work you do and how muchyou contribute.”

Students showskillThe Langley Advance News,Langley

Call them karate’s MagnificentSeven. Seven students from theYoshukai International Karate Clubcompeted at the Karate BC ProvincialFall Championships in Kamloops Oct.28-29.

They showed their skills in kata,kumite and traditional weapons kata.Winning medals in their division forkumite were eight-year-old KevinHodak (bronze), 10-year-old CaraCochlin (bronze), 13-year-old MonicaHornal (silver), 13-year-old CraigDerksen (bronze), 16-year-old AndrewSchwartz (bronze) and 14-year-oldErin Clelland (bronze).

Medal winners in kata were Hodakwith a bronze and Hornal with a sil-ver. Clelland won bronze in weaponskata, for her performance with the“bo,” or Japanese wooden staff.

More than 450 athletes, ranging inage from five to 65 and in divisionsfrom white belts to black belts enteredthe tournament.

The club started in 1993 in Fern-ridge Hall in south Langley. As theclub outgrew the hall, it expandedavailable class times by moving intoits own facility on the Cloverdale/Langley border on 192nd St., justnorth of Hwy 10.

The club offers programs for stu-dents aged five and six, six to nine, 10to 13 and 14 years old and up (theadult program). It starts a new groupof beginners for each age group andlimits the number of new students ineach age group to six. The club is amember of Karate BC under Sport BCwith the Provincial Ministry for Sportand Leisure.

Karate BC ensures that its member

clubs has chief instructors who havecompleted NCCP (National CoachingCertification Program) to Level II,completed the Sports First Aid courseto Level I with the BC Sports Medi-cine Counsel and passed a yearlycriminal records check.

Shook ham-mers out gold Revelstoke Times Review,Revelstoke

Local champion black belt BenShook walked away from the B.C. FallProvincials karate tournament inKamloops with a gold medal in thishand. Shook won both his fights inthe heavyweight black belt kumite.

Four other Revelstoke club mem-bers from the local club collectedbronze in Kamloops.

Black belt Nathan Evans finishedthird in kumite in the 16/17-year-oldadvanced black belt division after twomatches. Evans said he got disquali-fied in the first match because hisopponent kept running into thisattack and so won on penalty points.The second fight he won 3-0.

Black belt Dennis Cound got abronze in the adults division weaponscompetition for bo. Cound said hewas tied with another competitor forthe silver but lost out in the tie-break-er points tally.

Purple belt Katherine Potocki tookthird in kumite in the ladies heavy-weight class after two fights. Orangebelt Lars Boggild got a bronze in the9/10-year-old novice division katawith his karate practice form.

Also competing but not placing in

were Kai Boggild, Ben Coburn, TravisGrant, Ross Grant, and DavidChayko.

Taneda able toovercome pain By Marshall JonesKelowna Capital News, Kelowna

His wheeze said it all, if onlybecause a man heading to the WorldKarate Championships in a monthshouldn’t have one. But you don’thave to tell Phil Taneda that.

He earned two broken ribs defend-ing his spot on the Canadian Teamand qualifying to fight at the interna-tional event, which for karate athletesis as prestigious as the Olympics.

He also earned the right to decideto bow out of the tournament hespent his career trying to qualify for.

“It was a very difficult decision tohave to make,” Taneda said. “I couldhave shown up at the worlds andtaken a few photographs to show mygrandchildren and say I was there,but no. I had to do the honourablething.”

The Westbank man decided for thesake of the Canadian team, it was bestto give up the spot to a healthierteammate. He considered for a timetrying to stick it out, trading the obvi-ous danger for the chance to fulfill hisdream.

After all, he already fought a matchone month earlier with the freshinjury.

At the Canadian Championships inRichmond, he had to defend his spoton the team against the man whobroken his ribs in an earlier fight.Taneda won that battle but lost any-way.

With training time lost to healing,compounded by his confidence thathis competition will attack the obvi-ous weakness, he changed his mind.

Now, at age 39, he is wondering ifhe will get back there, when thechampionships return in four years.

“It was still a decision I had tomake,” he said.

“I trained my whole life for that butit was best for the team to put some-one healthy in there and to set anexample for my daughters.”

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By Rebecca Khoury

As I went for the first time to aninternational junior tournament(since it was so close to home andquite cheap...), I had a really nicetime and I was happy to be able totake some time to live an experiencewith some of our Canadian Juniorteam...all quite talented!!

Here are the results from theJunior Pan Am in Orlando, onNovember 19, 2000.

Canada had 23 athletes – 11 fromQuébec, 6 from BC, 1 from Albertaand 5 from Ontario. There was 17countries represented at this JuniorPan Am 2000.

Canada won 9 medals, 6 fromQuebec athletes, 2 from Ontario ath-letes and 1 from a BC athlete. Thecountry placed 5th in the overallmedal count.

GOLD MEDALS

Robert Junior Charbonneau18-20 yrs, kumite -75kg

QuébecNancy Sham

18-20 yrs, kumite -53kgBC

SILVER MEDALS

Véronique Broomfield14-15 yrs , kata

Québec

Connie Morissette-Thiboutot14-15 yrs, kumite -50kg

Québec

BRONZE MEDALS

Xavier Fournier14-15 yrs, kumite +50kg

QuébecJennifer Guillette

18-20 yrs, kumite -53kgQuébec

Saeed Baghbani16-17 yrs, kumite -70kg

OntarioAlana Marouca

14-15 yrs, kumite -50kgOntario

Tania Duquette18-20 yrs, kumite +60kg

Québec

Other Canadian athletes achieve-ments:

• 5th place - Peggy Cantave-Fuyet(14-15 yrs, kumite +50kg)- Québec

• 5th place - Jonathan Martin (16-17 yrs, kumite -60kg)- Quebec

• 5th place - Evelyne Langlois (18-20 yrs, kata) - to confirm - Quebec

• lost 2nd round, goes torepechage and looses 1st round -Roxanne Pagé (16-17 yrs, kumite+60kg) - to confirm - Quebec

• lost 1st round - Samuel Michaud-Morin (18-20 yrs, kumite -65kg) -Quebec

• lost 2nd round - Patricia Patten(16-17 yrs, kumite -60kg) - Alberta

• lost 1st round - Sandra Matijasic(16-17 yrs, kumite -60kg) - Ontario

• lost 2nd round, and lost 1stround of repechage - Atusa Bulbulian(16-17 yrs, kumite -53kg) - to con-firm - Ontario

• Lost 3rd round, and lost 1stround of repechage - Esham Dibaji(16-17 yrs kumite , -60kg) - Ontario

• lost 1st round - Kaitlin Garratt(14-15 yrs, kumite +50kg) - BC

• 4th (kata 16-17 yrs) - HidemiUchiage - BC

• final kata 18-20 yrs - Nigel Niko-laisen - placing to confirm - BC

• kata - Welton Vo and Toshi Uchi-age - BC & BC

They were all great ... what anadventure!

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Balraj Shergill rakesin gold in Victoria

Balraj Shergill of Burnaby Chito Ryu was the bigwinner at the fourth annual Wado-Kai Canada invita-tional karate tournament held Nov. 18, 2000 in Vic-toria, taking home four gold medals - two in kata andtwo in kumite.

Ali Gilanchi of VancouverYukodo Kai took two goldand one bronze while KraigDevlin of CASK Shiai in Vic-toria took a gold and a silveras did Karate BC team mem-ber Pam Ross of CourtenayKarate.

More than 200 karate-kafrom throughout BritishColumbia and Washingtonparticipated, including oneof the Pacific Karate Organi-zation’s junior competitionteams whose senior instruc-

tor is retired Pan-American champion Jerry Fergusonof Everett, Washington.

The tournament was sanctioned by Karate BC — afactor in its success, said Wado-Kai Canada presidentCharles La Vertu who thanked the athletes, officials,volunteers and sponsors for their support.

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Chief referee was Fernando Correiaof Duncan. Senior referees includedLoretta Schwab of Duncan, LeslieBowers of Victoria and Doug Exum ofEverett, Wa.

The results:

KATA:

Peewee, 8 years and under,white to brown belt:

1. Nico Butler Victoria Chito Ryu2. Danny Ritches Victoria Chito Ryu

3. Alex Whitfield Pacific Karate - Everett

Junior 9 to 10, white and yellow1. Jerric Ross Campbell River Kokusai2. Andrew Butler Victoria Chito Ryu

3. Kameron McKim Campbell River Kokusai

Junior 9 to 10, orange to green belt:1. Kayla Depuit Victoria Chito Ryu

2. Brittnie Masse Chilliwack Chito Ryu3. Krista Butler Victoria Chito Ryu

Blue-brown1. Scott Armstrong Campbell River Kokusai

2. Robyn Klassen CASK Chetwynd3. David Rusk CASK Victoria

Pre-teen, 11 to 12 years,white and yellow belt

1. Lynn Wang Victoria Chito Ryu2. David Green Gold River Renshikan

3. Chris Johnston Gold River Renshikan

Orange to green1. Cameron Bjornson Duncan Renshikan2. Cory Kasdorf Campbell River Shito Ryu3. Cassy Schouten Nanaimo Renshikan

Pre-teen, 11 to 12 yearsblue to brown belt

1. Andy Whitfield Pacific Karate-Everett2. Gregory McCaleb Pacific Karate-Everett

3. Kalan Anglos Courtenay Karate

Teen 13 to 15, White and yellow1. Cameron Larsen Gold River Renshikan

2. Peter Kelly Victoria Chito Ryu3. Brian Liversedge Brentwood Shuko Kai

Teen 13 to 15, orange to blue1. Coco Kimmitt, Victoria Chito Ryu2. Nick Yanchuck, Victoria Chito Ryu

3. Rian Schouten, Nanaimo Renshikan

Brown to red/black belt1. Erik Chambers, Courtenay Karate

2. Jason Lam, Courtenay Karate3. Dana Exum, Pacific Karate-Everett.

Youth 16 and 17, black belt1. Pamela Ross, Courtenay Karate

2. Jordan Yow, CASK Campbell River

Adult female, 18 and over, yellow-orange belt:

1. Allison Thompson, Nanaimo Renshikan2. Fiona Klassen, CASK Chetwynd

3. Laurie Pfanner, CASK Chetwynd.

Adult female, 18 and over,brown and black

1. Balraj Shergill, Burnaby Chito Ryu2. Connie Beel, CASK Victoria

3. Rachel Aube, Brentwood Shuko Kai

Adult male yellow-orange1. Shumio Kiyouka, CASK Victoria

2. Dave Liversedge, Brentwood Shuko Kai.

Adult male green belt1. Gary Murphy, Pacific Karate-Everett

2. Ken Nance, Pacific Karate-Everett3. Ward Cartier, CASK Victoria

Blue-brown:1. Spencer Nelson, Victoria Chito Ryu

2. Henry McCaleb, Pacific Karate-Everett3. Scott Patrick, Gold River Renshikan.

Adult male and female, black belt1. Balraj Shergill, Burnaby Chito Ryu

2. Grant Holloway, Aldergrove Shito Ryu3. Ali Gilanchi, Vancouver Yukodo Kai.

Adult male masters (35 years andover) all colours

1. David Bentley, Brentwood Shuko Kai2. Marcel Lambert, Duncan Renshikan

3. Jim Le, Campbell River Kokusai.

Team Kata:1. Tahsis #1: Scott Patrick, Chris Johnston and

David Green, Gold River Renshikan2. True Blues, Kimberly Ridles, Reesa Cullen

and Nicole Musfelt, Tahsis Renshikan3. 2nd Try: Kelly Little, Eric Dempsey andSpencer Larsen, Gold River Renshikan.

KUMITE:

Female pee wee 8 years and under,yellow-orange belts

1. Danielle Wilder, Victoria Wado-Kai YouthKarate

2. Kelsey Gibson, Tahsis Renshikan

Junior 9 to 10, yellow-orange1. Erica Dempsey, Tahsis Renshikan

2. Elizabeth Loomis, Pacific Karate-Everett3. Carlyan Green, Gold River Renshikan.

Female junior 9 to 10, orange-green1. Kayla Depuit, Victoria Chito Ryu2. Robyn Klassen, CASK Chetwynd

Red-black1. Stephanie Lyons, Victoria Chito Ryu2. Nicole Vizely, Nanaimo Renshikan

3. Cassy Schouten, Nanaimo Renshikan.

Female pre-teen, 11 to 12, white toblack

1. Ellie Exum, Pacific Karate-Everett2. Coco Kimmitt, Victoria Chito Ryu

Teen 13 to 15, yellow-orange1. Richelle Johnston, Gold River Renshikan2. Brianne Osenjak, Brentwood Shuko Kai

3. Danielle Alessio, Victoria Chito Ryu.

Female adult, 18 and over, yellow belt1. Allison Thompson, Nanaimo Renshikan

2. Jill Smillie, CASK Victoria.

Female adult, 18 and over, orange-green

1. Angela Westmecott, CASK Victoria2. Laurie Pfanner, CASK Chetwynd

Brown belt1. Dana Exum, Pacific Karate-Everett

2 Chris Pepperdine, CASK Victoria3. Kimberlee Loomis, Pacific Karate-Everett.

Female adult, 18 and over, black belt,53 kg and under

1. Balraj Shergill, Burnaby Chito Ryu2. Pamela Ross, Courtenay Karate

3. Coco Kimmitt, Victoria Chito Ryu

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Black belt, open weight1. Balraj Shergill, Burnaby Chito Ryu2. Coco Kimmitt, Victoria Chito Ryu

3. Dana Exum, Pacific Karate-Everett.

Male, pee wee, 8 and under, yellow-orange

1. Alex Whitfield, Pacific Karate-Everett2. Dallas Barnes, Tahsis Renshikan

3. John Vinnedge, Comox

Green to brown1. Ross Nevile, CASK Victoria2. Louis Rusk, CASK Victoria.

Junior, 9 to 10, yellow-orange1. Jerric Ross, Campbell River Kokusai

2. Roscoe Whitmore, Campbell River Kokusai3. Jordan Barnes, Tahsis Renshikan.

Male junior, 9 to 10, green-brown:1. Joshua Stokes, Courtenay Karate

2. Matthew McKay-Jefferson, CASK Victoria3. Scott Armstrong, Campbell River Kokusai

Pre-teen, 11 to 12, yellow-orange1. Andrew Ruperto, Victoria Chito Ryu

2. Luke Drayton, Campbell River Kokusai3. Cameron Bjornson, Duncan Renshikan.

Male pre-teen, 11-12, green-brown1. Kalan Anglos, Courtenay Karate

2. Gregory McCaleb, Pacific Karate-Everett3. Clinton Roberts, CASK Campbell River

Teen, 13-15, yellow-orange1. Curtis Wiley, Campbell River Kokusai

2. Nick Yanchuck, Victoria Chito Ryu3. Brian Liversedge, Brentwood Shuko Kai.

Male, teen, 13 - 15, green-black belt1. Erik Chamber, Courtenay Karate,

2. Jason Lam, Courtenay Karate3. Jonathan Dyck, Victoria Chito Ryu.

Adult, 18 and over, yellow-orange1. Dave Liversedge, Brentwood Shuko Kai

2. Shumio Kiyouka, CASK Victoria.

Green1. Ken, Nance, Pacific Karate-Everett

2. Chris Waite, CASK Campbell3. Ward Cartier, CASK Victoria.

Male, 18 and over, blue belt1. Shad Potts, CASK Chetwynd

2. Henry McCaleb, Pacific Karate-Everett3. Scott Patrick, Gold River Renshikan

Brown-black1. Spencer Nelson, Victoria Chito Ryu

2. Stewart Scott, CASK Victoria3. Jordan Yow, CASK Campbell River.

Male, 18 and over, black belt, between65 kg and 75 kg

1. Ali Gilanchi, Vancouver Yukodo Kai2. D. Grant Holloway, Aldergrove Gima-Ha3. Mark Woodside Vancouver Yukodo Kai

Black, over 75 kg1. Kraig Devlin, CASK Shiai, Victoria

2. Gary Wong, CASK Victoria.

Male, 18 and over, black belt, openweight

1. Ali Gilanchi, Vancouver Yukodo Kai2. Kraig Devlin, CASK Shiai, Victoria

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Black, masters, 35 and over1. David Bentley, Brentwood Shuko Kai2. Doug Kennedy, Gold River Renshikan3. Fred Ruttan, Campbell River Kokusai.

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