| Sensei James Ambrose | 7th Dan |
| Sensei Bill Charles | 4th Dan |
| Greg Cummings | 2nd Dan |
| Joe Hizny | 2nd Dan |
| Lou Guarnieri | 1st Dan |
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Spring 2006 Open Tournament
The Spring 2006 Open Tournament was held at Boston College's Flynn Recreational Complex on Saturday April 22nd. Attending the tournament this semester were many schools from New England and a few from outside the region. Schools included the Wyoming Valley Karate Club from Pennsylvania, US Military Academy at Westpoint, the Boston Karate Club in Boston, as well as the NECKC/NAKF member schools of UMass Lowell, Tufts University, Boston University, Boston College and Haverhill Shotokan.
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:
In addition, a number of certificates of appreciation were awarded, recognizing students from many of the schools for their leadership in the organization.
The tournament was made up of team events and individual events, ending with the Boston Battle competition. The results of the tournament are as follows:
Event |
First Place |
Second Place |
Third Place |
| Beginner Team Kata | Boston College ( names forthcoming) | Tufts Killers (Nayema Khan, Katie McGinley, Kaitlyn Litcofsky) | |
| Advanced Team Kata | Haverhill Shotokan (Ted Fowler, Deborah Swarts, Andrea Tondo) | Boston University (Dana Rotz, Mike Toole, Sally Gorrill) | |
| Advanced Team Kumite | Army (Tim McDonald, Shane Carlos, Joe Lapointe) | JAB (John Hwee, Andrea Tondo, Brett Morehouse) | Boston College 1 (Matthew Broodie-Stewart, Mikhail Silk, Llyod Wilson) |
| Beginner Individual Kata | Marie Solman | Michael Toole | Tone Svetelj |
| Intermediate Indivdual Kata | Chris Robichaud | Tracy Van Tassel | David Benkoski |
| Advanced Individual Kata | Shane Carlos | Louise Flannery | Sally Gorrill |
| Weapons Forms | Katie Gerlich | Sally Gorrill | |
| Indivual Kumite - Women's | Sally Gorrill | Katherine McGinley | Marie Solman |
| Beginner Individual Kumite - Men's | Nick Bolesta | Evan Hatter | Tone Svetelj |
| Intermediate Individual Kumite - Men's | Matthew Stewart-Broodie | Llyod Wilson | Mikhail Silk |
| Advanced Individual Kumite - Men's | Abdelhak ElMalki | Master Sgt. Rivera | Andrea Tondo |
| Bosston Battle | Rolling Thunder (Christopher Obara and Mark Williams Jr) | Team A (Abdelhak ElMalki and Gene Bunin) | Wyoming( Nick Bolesta and Mike Schutt) |
Congratulations to all!
A big round of thanks to Martial Arts Outfitters, who sponsored the tournament.Check out their website for a great variety or goods at great prices!
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!
Sensei Tabata, Robert Harb, Ted Fowler, Popsi Narasimhan, Mark Dana, Brett Morehouse, Jim Ambrose, Joe Hizny, Tom Shea, John Hwee, Deborah Swarts, Dana Rotz, Jen Lewis, Greg Cummings, Tim McDonald, Ambrosia, Phineas Sprague, Dan Cheron, Asi Somburu, Katie Gerlich, Michael Toole, Mike Toole's sister, Mike Mariani, Melissa. Briscoe.