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| John Shirley | 1st Dan |
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Fall 2006 Open Tournament
The Fall 2006 Open Tournament was held at Boston University's Student Activity Center on Saturday December 2nd. Attending the tournament this semester were many schools from New England. Schools included the Boston Karate Club, Rossini Karate Aiki-Jutsu, and the Nam Pai Academy. NECKC/NAKF member schools of UMass Lowell, Tufts University, Boston University, Boston College and Haverhill Shotokan were also in attendance.
The tournament began with the bestowing of new dan ranks to certain students and instructors who have shown dedication and contibution to the art, and aptitude for the requirements of their new ranks. Among those who were honored were:
The tournament was made up of team events and individual events, ending with the Boston Battle competition. This tournament also saw the introduction of a Senior Men's division, and a Grand Champion division for kata and kumite. Photos of the action at the tournament are available in the photos section.
The results of the tournament are as follows:
Event |
First Place |
Second Place |
Third Place |
| Beginner Team Kata | BU Beserkers |
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| Advanced Team Kata | Death From Above |
Sally and the Bens Boston University Sally Gorrill, Ben Tuttle, Ben Doutre |
Tobin's Minion's Boston College Chris Brown, Mikhail Silk, Katie Gerlich |
| Advanced Team Kumite | AAT Haverhill Shotokan/Boston Karate Club Andrea Tondo, Abdelhak ElMaki, Ted Fowler |
For Matt... Boston College Chris Brown, Mikhail Silk, Lloyd Wilson |
Eggs with Rice Boston University Dmitry Krasnopolsky, Naoto Endo, Jin Chang |
| Beginner Individual Kata | Stephanie Santana Boston University |
Jean Poulson Rossini Karate |
Maggie Clemens Boston University |
| Intermediate Indivdual Kata | Lisa Mair Rossini Karate |
Mike Toole Boston University |
Peter Koutsogeorgas Boston University |
| Advanced Individual Kata | Ben Tuttle Boston University |
Katie Gerlich Boston College |
Zinger Yang Tufts University |
| Weapons Forms | Sally Gorrill Boston University |
Meredith Reid Boston University |
Chris Brown Boston College |
| Intermediate Individual Kumite - Women's | Jean Poulson Rossini Karate |
Lisa Mair Rossini Karate |
Meredith Reid Boston University |
| Advanced Individual Kumite - Women's | Yuki Nishizawa |
Fabiana Cabral Boston University |
Sally Gorrill Boston University |
| Beginner Individual Kumite - Men's | Dan Szafir Boston College |
Akira Ishii Boston College |
Max Lopez Boston University |
| Advanced Individual Kumite - Men's | Ben Tuttle Boston Univeristy |
Naoto Endo Boston University |
Jon Priester Boston University |
| Advanced Individual Kumite - Senior Men's | Abdelhak ElMaki Boston Karate Club |
Ted Fowler Haverhill Shotokan |
Ibrahim Massaquoi Nam Pai Academy |
| Boston Battle | Undeclared Tufts / Boston Karate Club Gene Bunin, Abdelhak ElMaki |
Street Fighters Boston University Stan Keith, Asi Somburu |
Lowell Fighters Umass Lowell Mike Gormley, Mark Williams |
| Grand Champion Kata | Ben Tuttle Boston University |
Sally Gorrill Boston University |
Lisa Mair Rossini Karate |
| Grand Champion Kumite | Yuki Nishizawa |
Abdelhak ElMaki Boston Karate Club |
Ben Tuttle Boston University |
Congratulations to all!
A big round of thanks to Silky Way , who sponsored the tournament and provided the katana for the grand champion events. They are located on Kneeland Street in Boston - check them out for all your martial arts needs! Thanks to Esco Awards, who made the trophies and medals for the Events. And finally, to John Briscoe, for making the display stands for the katana.
A special thanks goes out to all who helped plan and execute the tournament, including those who volunteered as judges, scorekeepers and timekeepers for the day. Without you all, we could not have made this tournament possible!
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Sensei Tabata, Robert Harb, Ted Fowler, Tom Shea, Mark Dana, James Morrow, Stan Keith, John Shirley, Brett Morehouse, Melissa Briscoe, Chris Brown, Dana Rota, Beth George, Sue Labarre, Adam Koblentz, Dan Cheron, Sally Gorrill, Peter Koutsogeorgas, John Hwee, and Eric Rossini.
The tournament committee would also like to thank Boston University Shotokan Club for hosting the tournament and providing the trophies for the tournament, as well as Asi Somburu for providing the audio equipment for the tournament.
A huge round of thanks to Dana Rotz for all her help on the tournament planning and execution. We could not have done it without you!