2008 USKA National Karate Championship
2008 - USKA - National Karate Championship
If it’s Champions your looking for, then ShinPu-Ren students have once again set the standard. There are a handful of kids here in Prescott Valley that have all the right stuff when it comes to striving for excellence. The ShinPu-Ren Family Karate School returned this week from The National Karate Championships with ten competing students and three competing instructors.
Between these thirteen competitors, they brought home 38 top four National placings.
First time competitor Tye Garcia, age 9, captured two National titles in Koshiki (full contact fighting) and Kumite(point sparring). Travis Roach won a national title for kata(forms). Lizz Gill 16, captured National Champion in Kumite. Cody Green age 7, and Corey Walker age 13 both won National Champion Titles for Team Sparring. Hannah VanErt placed National Champion in Kumite. Both Sensei Alex Morris and Sensei Lori Morris won National Champion Titles in Chanbarra (Samurai Sword Fighting). Team “Tatsu” Travis Roach, Hannah VanErt and Nathan Cecil won second place in Team Sparring. The Kata team of Tatsu, Hannah VanErt, Lizz Gill and Travis Roach won third place this year in their first time competing in Team Forms. Other placings were as follows, Maranda Walker-2nd team sparring, 3rd in Koshiki and Kata, 4th sparring. Raider Buttler- 2nd in Koshiki, 3rd in Chanbarra. J.J. Buttler- 4th Chanbarra, 4th Kumite. Lizz Gill- 2nd Koshiki, 2nd Kata. Hannah VanErt- 4th Chanbarra. Corey Walker- 4th in Chanbarra, 1st in Team Sparring. Cody Green- 3rd in Kata. Travis Roach- 4th Kumite, 5th weapons. Sensei Alex Morris-3rd Team Sparring,4th Kumite. Sensei Todd Keightley- 2nd Kumite, 3rd Kata. Sensei Lori Morris-3rd Kumite.
Now that’s a great representation of the potential of the kids here in Prescott/ Prescott Valley.
If it’s Champions your looking for, then ShinPu-Ren students have once again set the standard. There are a handful of kids here in Prescott Valley that have all the right stuff when it comes to striving for excellence. The ShinPu-Ren Family Karate School returned this week from The National Karate Championships with ten competing students and three competing instructors.
Between these thirteen competitors, they brought home 38 top four National placings.
First time competitor Tye Garcia, age 9, captured two National titles in Koshiki (full contact fighting) and Kumite(point sparring). Travis Roach won a national title for kata(forms). Lizz Gill 16, captured National Champion in Kumite. Cody Green age 7, and Corey Walker age 13 both won National Champion Titles for Team Sparring. Hannah VanErt placed National Champion in Kumite. Both Sensei Alex Morris and Sensei Lori Morris won National Champion Titles in Chanbarra (Samurai Sword Fighting). Team “Tatsu” Travis Roach, Hannah VanErt and Nathan Cecil won second place in Team Sparring. The Kata team of Tatsu, Hannah VanErt, Lizz Gill and Travis Roach won third place this year in their first time competing in Team Forms. Other placings were as follows, Maranda Walker-2nd team sparring, 3rd in Koshiki and Kata, 4th sparring. Raider Buttler- 2nd in Koshiki, 3rd in Chanbarra. J.J. Buttler- 4th Chanbarra, 4th Kumite. Lizz Gill- 2nd Koshiki, 2nd Kata. Hannah VanErt- 4th Chanbarra. Corey Walker- 4th in Chanbarra, 1st in Team Sparring. Cody Green- 3rd in Kata. Travis Roach- 4th Kumite, 5th weapons. Sensei Alex Morris-3rd Team Sparring,4th Kumite. Sensei Todd Keightley- 2nd Kumite, 3rd Kata. Sensei Lori Morris-3rd Kumite.
Now that’s a great representation of the potential of the kids here in Prescott/ Prescott Valley.
