Tournament Photos
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Pacific Jewel Nationals Tournament
Vancouver, WA
May 7-8, 2010
(Sorry we didn't get many pictures - I was competing and couldn't photograph as well!)

Elise won 2nd place in traditional forms! Garrett won 3rd place in flag sparring and 4th place in traditional forms!


Evan (left) and Jake (right)
Jake won 2nd place creative weapons, 3rd place flag sparring, 2nd place creative forms, 4th place sparring!

 
Grant (far left) won 3rd place in traditional weapons!

Barb (left) won 1st place traditional forms, 1st place creative forms (age 35+) and 2nd place creative forms (age 18+)!
Gabi (right) won 1st place team forms, 4th place traditional forms, 3rd place creative forms, 2nd place traditional weapons!


Allie (left) won 1st place traditional forms, 2nd place open weapons, 2nd place open forms, and Grand Champion for kids intermediate forms!
Hunter (right) won 1st place traditional weapons!


Kristina won 1st place in team forms, 1st place in traditional weapons, 1st place in creative forms, 2nd place in creative weapons, 3rd place in sparring, 3rd place in traditional forms, and Grand Champion for adult advanced forms.

Chip Wright Champion Karate Tournament
Medford, OR
April 24, 2010

Dinner at Olive Garden the night before, as always!


Most of our 13 competitors.  Just missing Max, Talon, Garrett and Seth.

 
L: Gabi winning 1st Place Traditional Forms (Age 10-11 Advanced)
R: Gabi winning 2nd Place Creative Forms (Age 11 and under)


Elise winning 3rd Place Traditional Forms (Age 10-11 Intermediate)


L: Talon winning 2nd Place Traditional Forms (Age 7 and Under Intermediate).  He also won 2nd Place Sparring (Age 7 and Under Intermediate).
R: Talon, Garrett and Elise


L: Nate winning 3rd Place Traditional Forms (Age 12-14 Intermediate-1).  He also won 2nd Place Traditional Weapons (Age 12-17 Intermediate).
R: Evan winning 2nd Place Traditional Forms (Age 12-14 Intermediate-2).


L: Garrett winning 1st Place Sparring (Age 7 and Under intermediate).  He also won 1st Place Traditional Forms (Age 7 and Under Intermediate).
R: Andy competing in traditional forms.  He also won 3rd Place Sparring (Age 12-14 Intermediate Sparring)


L: Ben winning 3rd Place Sparring (Age 15-17 Advanced)
R: Ben winning 1st Place Creative Forms (Age 12-17 Advanced)
He also won 1st Place Traditional Forms (Age 15-17 Advanced)


L: Barb, Allie, Gabi
R: Barb wins 3rd Place Traditional Weapons (Age 18+ Advanced).  Barb also won 1st Place Creative Forms (Age 18+) and 2nd Place Traditional Forms (Age 18+ Women Advanced)


Allie won 1st Place Traditional Forms (Age 12-14 Intermediate) and 3rd Place Creative Forms (Age 12-17 Advanced)

Evan and Grant, and Gabi and Ben compete in Team Forms.


L: Max winning 3rd Place Traditional Weapons (Age 11 and Under).  He also won 1st Place Traditional Forms (Age 8-9 Intermediate).
R: Grant won 1st Place Traditional Forms (Age 12-14 Intermediate-1)


Ben, Seth and Nate - Seth injured his ankle practicing the night before the tournament and couldn't compete.  Thanks for your help coaching and filming!

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE!!!

Battle of the Champions Tournament
Salem, OR
April 17, 2010

Elise - 1st place in a gigantic traditional forms division with a rock solid Heian Godan.


Garrett - 3rd place in a very strong traditional forms division, with an awesome Heian Yodan.

Hunter - 1st place in a large traditional forms divison; 3rd place in a tough weapons division that included black belts.

Nate - 2nd place in traditional forms.


Max - Did a spirited Bossai Dai in a huge traditional forms division and was part of a 4-way tie for 3rd place; got 5th place.

Devon - 1st place in weapons (against multiple black belts); 1st place in sparring; 3rd place in traditional forms.
 

Jordan - 2nd place in weapons; 2nd place in sparring; 2nd place in traditional forms (against multiple black belts)


Keegan - Was part of a 4-way tie for 3rd place in a gigantic traditional forms division; got 4th for a VERY solid Bossai Sho.  Did a near-perfect Sorengi Bo in another large weapons division that included black belts, and didn't place in that one.

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!!!

USA-NKF International Open
National Karate Federation Tournament
Las Vegas, NV
April 2-4, 2010

Battle of the Champions Tournament
Salem, OR
October 24, 2009






Keegan won 3rd in 10 and under intermediate weapons (Quinn won 2nd, and Iqmal won 1st)




Garrett won second place in 8 and under beginner traditional forms
Nicholas won second place and Keegan won 1st place in 8-10 year old traditional forms
Quinn won 1st place in 8-10 year old intermediate traditional forms (Iqmal, below, won 2nd)
Elise won 1st place in 10 and up girls traditional forms




Cameron - 1st in 10-13 year old advanced traditional forms, and 4th in 10-13 year old advanced weapons


Weird new sparring rules - no one placed, but they did a good job!

Chip Wright Champion Karate Tournament
Medford, OR
October 17, 2009
27 Sortor Karate students competed, winning tons of divisions.  There were so many I don't have the stats, nor do I have pictures (YET) of everyone.  Parents - please email me your pics and I'll post them!  Thanks!

Dinner at Olive Garden the night before



Waiting to get started


Max and Elise


Hunter and Dylan


Gabi and Grant


Allie and Jarod


Jake and Andy


Chad and Connor


Tyler and Jason


Evan, Tyler and Jarod sweep a division


Aron and Kristina


Jarod and Gabi


Dylan and Jason doing wushu staff forms


Tyler and Max doing traditional weapons forms


Tyler and Jason doing a team kata


Seth and Aron doing a team kata


Gabi, Allie and Jake doing a team kata

Tobin and Keith

Jake, Tyler and Jarod
Becky, Tobin, Jason, Allie, Tyler and Claire


Claire, Elise and Georgia on the upper balcony
Gabi and Allie showing off some gold

Congratulations to everyone!!!  (More pictures to come soon.)

Pacific Jewel Nationals
Vancouver, WA
May 8 and 9, 2009

Andrea




Kristina, Jake and Wendie


Andrea got 3rd place in Adult Intermedite Traditional Forms


Andrea got 1st place and Grand Champion in Adult Intermediate Women's Sparring
Kristina got 1st place and Grand Champion in Adult Advanced Women's Sparring


Kristina got 2nd place in Adult Advanced Traditional Forms, first in Adult Advanced Weapons, and Grand Champion Adult Advanced Forms with this kata


Wendie got first place in 35+ Advanced Traditional Forms and third place in 35+ Advanced Women's Sparring


Jake got 3rd in 10-11 Intermediate Traditional Forms, 3rd in 10-11 Intermediate Traditional Weapons, and 3rd in 10-11 Intermediate Boys' Sparring


Yay!!!  It was a very fun trip.  (The samurai swords are the Grand Champion prize)