The Seiwa Kai 蜜桃视频appKarate Association had a bunch of thrilled young members on May 3.
For the first time in the history of the association, nine of its members are heading to the provincials after a stellar showing at the Zone 5 regionals in Vancouver on May 3.聽
Cody Howells, Shuaib Mehri, Emily Sergent, Hanna Morrow, Caelyx James, Samantha Morrow, Lana O鈥橞rien, Emily Vit and Isabelle Vit will all make the trip to the Richmond Oval for provincials on May 30 and 31.
Chief instructor Shane Morrow said he was pleased with the efforts of his students.
鈥淭hey did really good,鈥� he said, noting that the club sent 10 athletes to the event. 鈥淭he kids got a lot of experience, and for some of them it was their very first tournament.鈥�
Morrow explained that athletes participated in both the kata 鈥� patterns or movements and the kumite 鈥� fighting or sparring styles of karate. The regionals followed a tournament format, with athletes advancing based on a points scoring system.聽
He said the kids train hard and this is the first time anyone from the club has ever qualified for the provincials.
鈥淪ome of the kids train two or three times a week,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 all done through Brennan Park. We鈥檙e usually at the Brennan Park community hall on Sundays and Wednesdays we train at the 蜜桃视频appSeniors Centre. Having nine members qualify is great 鈥� it鈥檚 the first time we鈥檝e ever made it past regionals.鈥�
The students will battle for provincial supremacy on May 30 and 31 in Richmond. For more information on the club, visit www.seiwakaisquamish.ca.
