The 42nd Steveston International Invitational Tournament was held at the Steveston Indoor Tennis Court on March 7, 2015. Guest referees Chuck Sweigart (WKF Referee), Zvonko Celibija (WKF Referee and PKF Referee Committee) explained about the new WKF Kata and Kumite rules at the morning referees’ meeting prior to competition.
The tournament had special guests including Instructor TAKAMASA ARAKAWA from Chiba Japan’s university of Kokusai Karate-Do Club and students. Jr. WKF Kumite Champion JOANE ORBON and many National Champions participated. Akira Uchida (Deputy Consul General of Japan) brought the General Consul of Japan trophy (donated by Seiji Okada) to the Steveston Karate Club.
The Men’s Kata division is the toughest division at this tournament. The top 4 from the 2015 Canadian National Championships along with athletes from Japan and USA entered. Toshihide Uchiage won this division and Seiya Takeuchi was 2nd, Andrew Moore from Denver, CO and Khyber Barnett were 3rd place.
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