LMAF Spring Review
What a spring LMAF has had!
So many events and so little time to reflect! Here are the highlights below!
To kick things off in March, we had our March Iaido Training Camp: lead by Shihan Nicklaus Suino of the Japanese Martial Arts Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Students from all over the world with all different abilities came and tried this ancient art and everyone came away with something new!
Next, a number of us - including Shihan Suino - went off to Levis Quebec for the World Event held by Hanshi John Therien’s World Kubdo Federation. Training with legendary martial arts masters; getting to know and training with other up-and-coming promising young martial artists and spending time as a dojo were just a few amazing experiences from this weekend!
Sensei Sydney Dauphin and Cheyenne Hussey stretching with Sensei Jean Frenette
Kyoshi Randy Dauphin acting as uke for the Legendary Jean Yves Theriault
A number of us also competed that weekend! Took away some hardware:
Cheyenne Hussey: 1st place in Kata, Weapons and Sparring
Sydney Dauphin: 2nd in Kata, Sparring
Justin Shea: 3rd in Kata, Sparring
Meanwhile at home in KW, our own Sensei Robert Chlumsky also competed in Kitchener Kicks’ Karate Kungfu Mania! He placed 3rd in Open-Handed Kata in a tough division with Dhriti and Stavros cheering him on!
As much fun as we have inside the dojo, we also have fun outside as well! Here are many members of our dojo completing the Spartan Race as a team!
Also in May, LMAF was awarded the Platinum Award for Kitchener-Waterloo’s Community Choice Award for the best Dojo in KW!
Next up is the June Grading! A number of our students were graded to their next rank!
Congratulations to:
Revana, Natashka, Martin, Max, Stepanka, Brandon, Christine, Stavros and Steven!
Special congratulations to Revana: who had been a white belt for 2 years. He worked so hard for so long and finally achieved his yellow belt! His determination and patience cannot be overstated and it all paid off!
The Windsor Open was also an amazing time for Legacy Shorin Ryu! The Kitchener and Toronto branches had 14 competitors and won 32 medals and 2 grand championships combined! (Results below)
Kyu Belt Results:
White
Om S Rahul: 1st Place Kata; 3rd Place Sparring
Cameron Morton: 3rd Place Kata; 2nd Place Sparring
Green
Brandon Lima: 1st Place Kata and Team Kata
Alison Adams: 3rd Place Kata; 2nd Place Sparring
Dhriti Guliani: 3rd Place Kata; 3rd Place Sparring; 1st Place Team Kata
Martin Marcotte: 3rd Place Kata; 3rd Place Sparring
Purple
Stavros Stavroulias: 3rd Place Kata; 3rd Place Sparring; 1st Place Team Kata
Christine Henry: 2nd Place Kata
Brown
Steven Hussey: 3rd Place Sparring
Cheyenne Hussey: 1st Place Kata; 1st Place Weapons Kata (brown belt division); 1st Place Weapons Kata (black belt division); 3rd Place Sparring; 1st Place Team Kata
Dan Rank Results
Sydney Dauphin: 2nd Place Kata; 1st Place Sparring; 1st Place Team Kata, Female 18+ Black Belt Grand Champion
Andrew Percival: 3rd Place Kata; 3rd Place Weapons Kata
Justin Shea: 1st Place Kata; 1st Place Weapons Kata; 1st Place Team Kata, Male 18+ Black Belt Grand Champion
Special shout out to Sensei Sean FP for competing in a tough division (18-34 yr old black belt division)
Sensei Sydney Dauphin with Hanshi Gary Legacy (10th Dan: Legacy Shorin Ryu Grandmaster)
A massive thanks to Dhriti Guliani for taking all these wonderful photos of the Windsor Open!
Last but not least, our iaido team went to Ann Arbor, Michigan to support some of our members grading to their next level. Results are as follows:
Mario Musso: 3rd Kyu Brown
Sensei Andrew Percival: Shodan (1st Dan) Black
Much love and thanks to all of the members of our dojo (as well as our fellow martial artists!). Can’t wait to see what an incredible summer has in store for us!