2018 kentokukan fall classic report

School of Life Skills

SHORINJIRYU KENTOKUKAN KARATEDO

2018 Kentokukan Fall Classic Report

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The 14th annual Kentokukan Fall Classic took place on November 10th, 2018, at LaurenHill

Academy Junior Campus in the Montreal borough of St-Laurent, Quebec. A total of 98 participants

from 11 dojo were present at the tournament, a small increase from 90 participants in 2017, in spite

of multiple closed roads due to construction in the metropolitan area.

The event officially began at 9:50am with seiretsu, the formal opening ceremony, led by the

Kentokukan Master of Arms, Sensei David Harris (4th Dan). Then, as customary, the senior

yudansha and the dojo sensei were introduced by the MC, Sempai Jason Bensimohn (3rd Dan).

Medals and Trophies - Ready! Judges and Officials - Ready!





At 10am, the group photo was taken, followed by a warm-up for the competitors, led by Junior

Shodan Elijah Ryans, Sempai Anjali Chidam and Sempai Canaan Harris.

Shinan Wayne Donivan (9th Dan, Doshu and Founder) set the tone of the competition with his own

masterful kata presentation, Kentokukan No Kosoku, delighting the audience and inspiring

competitors and officials alike.

Keeping up with the new formula introduced in 2017, the competition began with the black belt

competitors. From 10:30 to 11:10am, five young yudansha competed in the central shiaijo,

capturing the attention of all the other participants, demonstrating their skill in kata and their

fighting spirit in shiai.





At 11:10am, the yukyusha competition began. The competition was run efficiently and smoothly,

and by 14:30, all 16 kata groups and 15 shiai groups had finished competing.

It was time to close the event and seiretsu was again called by the master of arms. But there was

one final part to the program: special prizes. A symbolic token of gratitude was offered to all center

referees. Then Shihan Mastrocola, the tournament organizer, announced the winners for grand

prizes:

• The Trophy for Outstanding Karateka was

awarded to Alexandre Lavoie for his remarkable

fighting spirit.

• The Kentokukan Cup for Outstanding Dojo was

awarded to Shindo Budo Kwai Sherbrooke. The

trophy was presented by the Sun Youth

representative, Jonathan Caisse, and gracefully

accepted by Sensei Larry Foisy.





• The Sensei Stewart Hersey Memorial Trophy

for Outstanding Referee was awarded to Sensei

Steve Morin.

• The dojo having most “heavily” contributed to

the food drive (non-perishable food to the

benefit of Sun Youth) for the second

consecutive year was Seishinkan Dojo, led by

Shihan Filippelli, with 183kg collected. Other

dojo had also generously contributed to the

cause, notably Hibö No Hoshi Kai Dojo with

101kg and Kazoku Kai Dojo with 83.3kg.

So ended the 2018 Kentokukan Fall Classic Junior Tournament, without incidents, thanks to the

organization’s nurtured attention to safety and respect. After the event, a dinner gathering was held

at Fu Lam Buffet, to allow participants, officials and volunteers to relax, socialize and reflect on a

job well performed.

Report submitted by Sempai Nadim Boukhira (Shodan) on November 17, 2018.





Special Acknowledgements:

We would like to offer a special thank you to Mr. Donald York for his constant presence at the

medical station. We would also like to thank all the volunteers who helped with the event, be it as

table officials, pit crew or general support.

Appendix:

Participant list and top rankings, by dojo.

Rank Kata Shiai

Seishinkan Dojo – Shihan Mark Filippelli

Xiang Yun Zhou (Matthew) 2nd kyu

Tristan Batah 9th kyu 2nd

Liam Leroux 4th kyu

Layla Leroux 4th kyu 3rd

Joseph Batah 10th kyu 3rd 3rd

Timour Kotelnikov 4th kyu 3rd

Umar Fevens 8th kyu

Aazim Ishmael 7th kyu 2nd 1st

Tapsoba Abdallah Tariq 10th kyu 1st

Cristiano Rossy 9th kyu 1st 3rd

Shindo Budo Kwai Sherbrooke – Sensei Larry Foisy

Edouard Fiset 4th kyu 1st 2nd

Ilane Doiron 4th kyu 1st 1st

William Laliberté 3rd kyu 2nd 3rd

Sarah Laliberté 4th kyu 2nd

Olivier Jolin Jr Shodan 3rd

Houyar Asli Jr Shodan 1st 1st





Thomas Soucy 2nd kyu 3rd

Louis-Xavier Lapierre 2nd kyu 2nd 1st

Tommy Grant 4th kyu 3rd 2nd

William Grant 8th kyu 2nd

Anthony Candat 7th kyu 1st

Gabrielle Larrivée 2nd kyu 1st 1st

Raphaël Larrivée 2nd kyu 1st 3rd

Alexis Larrivée 9th kyu

Olivier Désautels 8th kyu 3rd

Melrik Doiron 8th kyu 3rd 2nd

Florence Riendeau 6th kyu

Liam Laguë 7th kyu

Emerick Laguë 10th kyu 1st 1st

Emerick Lussier 5th kyu 2nd

Juliette Giguère 8th kyu 2nd

Shindo Budo Kwai Ste-Agathe – Shihan Patrick Panneton

Félix Berthiaume 8th kyu 1st

Edward Lecompte 6th kyu 2nd

Leinia Garneau 9th kyu 1st 2nd

Alexandre Lavoie 7th kyu 3rd 1st

Antoine Loiseau 8th kyu 3rd

Shindo Budo Kwai St-Jérome - Kyoshi Gilles Labelle

Gabriel Proulx 6th kyu 2nd 3rd

Arielle Thiffault 4th kyu 1st 3rd

Alexandra Proulx 8th kyu 2nd

Alec Brousseau 5th kyu 1st

Logan Brousseau 6th kyu 3rd 1st





Karaté Rosemère - Sensei Charles Lavoie

Daven Richard-Pichette 10th kyu 3rd

Alyson Richard-Pichette 10th kyu 3rd

Mégane Richard-Pichette 10th kyu 2nd 3rd

Mady Lalonde 10th kyu 1st

Kazoku Kai Dojo - Shihan Giovanna Taddeo

Elijah Ryans Jr Shodan 2nd

Jayden Taddeo-Kiet 3rd kyu 1st 2nd

Tristan Taddeo-Kiet 3rd kyu

William Stephenson 3rd kyu 3rd

Canaan Harris 1st kyu

Sahn-Luc Napish 3rd kyu

Stefano Polidori 3rd kyu

Eleni Sawyer 3rd kyu

Jeremy Lipari 6th kyu

Malik Zehimi 3rd kyu

Yaseen Zehimi 6th kyu 1st

Sage Harris 2nd kyu

Phoenix Leroux 7th kyu

Siri Chindam 10th kyu

Anjali Chindam 1st kyu 2nd

Stefano Di Criscio 9th kyu

Jeremy Quesnel 9th kyu

Ken Sei Kai Academy - Shihan Tom Bellazzi

Kaytlin Andrews 1st kyu 2nd

Colton Bartlett 5th kyu 2nd 1st





Evan Ehrenfeld 7th kyu

Johann Locke 10th kyu 2nd

Grace St-Pierre 5th kyu

Noella Niunka 9th kyu

Nolan Boucher 7th kyu

Kenshinkai Dojo – Sensei Luigi di Filippo

Noah Panagakos 2nd kyu

Moose Creek Academy – Sensei Lucien Ranger

Ireland Thompson 6th kyu 2nd

Adrienne Thompson 6th kyu

Francis Bazinet 8th kyu

Vanessa Rolland 6th kyu

Talon St-Louis 10th kyu 3rd

Shuyokan Dojo - Sensei Darren Hunter

Kailen Lucas Teodorescu 2nd kyu 3rd

Nadia Eugène 3rd kyu

Shorinjiryu Kenkokan – Hanshi Philippe Nadeau

Olivier Paquette 10th kyu 2nd 2nd

Tommy Paquette 8th kyu

Mégane Paquette 6th kyu 3rd

Loïc Gratton 10th kyu 3rd

Sacha Wilson 8th kyu 2nd 1st

Amelia Wilson 6th kyu 3rd





Santiago Pena 6th kyu

Ian Robles 8th kyu 1st 3rd

Noah Bohbot 9th kyu

Jeremy Martin 6th kyu 1st 1st

Evan Martin 8th kyu

Aria Changizi 6th kyu

Pania Changizi 6th kyu 3rd 2nd

Elijah Peralta 8th kyu 3rd 2nd

Julien Hockenstein 10th kyu 1st 2nd

Borna Paykani 10th kyu

Derek Simms 3rd kyu

Charles Séguin 7th kyu 2nd

Frédérique Séguin 7th kyu 1st

Rim Mdarhi Alaoui 9th kyu 3rd

Vincent Beauregard 7th kyu 2nd

98 Total Participants

(101 registrations, - 3 cancellations/no-shows)

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