Tournament Results 

November 18, 2023 University of Minnesota Traditional Karate-do Tournament Results

Youth Division

Level 1 (8th kyu and lower) combined Kata & Kumite mixed

1. Morgan (Traditional Karate-do Academy at MPA)
2. Aanas  (Traditional Karate-do Academy at MPA)
3. Ashlyn  (Traditional Karate-do Academy at MPA)

Adult Divisions

Level 1 Mixed Kata (8th kyu and lower): 

1. Will L. (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)
2. William I. (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)
3. Mei-Ling (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)

Level 2 Mixed Kata (6 kyu & 7 kyu): 

1. Bhargavi (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)
2. Ruby (Madison Japanese Karate Club)
3. Yumna (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)

Level 3 Mixed Kata (4 kyu & 5 kyu): 

1. Shivam (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)
2. Niyati (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)
3. Emil (Shotokan Karate MN)

Level 4 Mixed Kata (3 kyu, 2 kyu, & 1 kyu): 

1. Luna (Midwest Karate St. Paul)
2. Dylan (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)
3. Jasmine (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)

Black Belt Mixed Kata: 

1. Amelia (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)
2. Jethro (Shotokan Karate MN)
3. Jason (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)

Mixed (rank & gender) Team Kata: 

1. Bassai Siri
2. Triple Threat Triad
3. The Pyramid

Level 1 Mixed Kumite: 

1. Angela (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)
2. Yiting (Madison Japanese Karate Club)
3. Brian (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)

Level 2 Mixed Kumite: 

1. Ruby (Madison Japanese Karate Club)
2. Mason (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)
3. Bhargavi (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)

Level 3 Mixed Kumite: 

1. Adrienne (Madison Japanese Karate Club)
2. Molly (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)
3. Shivam (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)

Level 4 Mixed Kogo Kumite: 

1. Luna (Midwest Karate St. Paul)
2. John (Madison Japanese Karate Club)
3. Dylan (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)

Black Belt Mixed Kumite: 

1. Luis (Midwest Karate St. Paul)
2. Sothera (Traditional Karate-do Academy at UMN)
3. Jethro (Shotokan Karate MN)

November 5, 2022 University of Minnesota Traditional Karate-do Tournament Results

Individual Kata Level 1 (8th kyu & lower) Men

1. Caden Hanninen (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

2. Xiang Zhang (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

3. Nigel Kang (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Alexander Rice (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Da-Ye Korubo (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Matthew Lindell (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Nathan Michel (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

Individual Kata Level 1 Women

1. Zoe Howard (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

2. Eva Gomez (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

3. Niyati Panchal (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Kai Moyongo (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Fiona Zhou (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

Individual Kumite Level 1 Men

1. Caden Henninen (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

2. Matthew Lindell (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

3. Xiang Zhang (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Nigel Kang (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Alexander Rice (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Da-Ye Korubo (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Nathan Michel (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

Individual Kumite Level 1 Women

1. Eva Gomez (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

2. Zoe Howard (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

3. Kai Moyongo (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Fiona Zhou

Individual Kata Level 2 (6 & 7th kyu) Men

1. Dylan Blundell (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

2. Shivam Sharma (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

3. Sai Varadharajan (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

• Hakan Sirin (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

• Johan Hollar (Midwest Karate St. Paul)

Individual Kata Level 2 women

1. Jasmine Beldin (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

2. Marchia Putri (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

3. Jannah Oroceo (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

4. Esther Ortega (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Molly Mao (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Ashlie Hamilton (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Adrienne Simpson (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

• Valerie Aguirre (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Evrim Fer (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

• Jenna Skare (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Devyn Flemming (Macalester College)

Individual Kumite Level 2 Men

1. Harkan Sirin (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

2. Dylan Blundell (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

3. Sai Varadharajan (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

• Johann Holler (Midwest Karate St. Paul)

Individual Kumite Level 2 Women

1. Jasmine Beldin (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

2. Jannah Oroceo (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

3. Esther Ortega (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

4. Evrim Fer (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

• Valerie Aguirre (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Ashlie Hamilton (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Adrienne Simpson (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

• Marchia Putri (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

• Devyn Flemming (Macalester College)

• Molly Mao (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

Individual Kata Level 3 (4th & 5th kyu) Men & Women

1. Lili Wang (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

2. Julianna Kimmel (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

3. Guilherme Preis (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• John Casey (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

• Joseph Harding (Shotokan Karate Minnesota)

Individual Kumite Level 3 Men & Women

1. Joseph Harding (Shotokan Karate Minnesota)

2. Lili Wang (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

Individual Brown & Black Belt Kata Men & Women

1. Amelia Morikuni (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

2. Jethro Harding (Shotokan Karate Minnesota)

3. Kara Winter (Shotokan Karate Minnesota)

• Saud Al Juhani (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

• Jason Briscoe (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Daniel Deutch (Hudson WI Karate club)

Individual Kumite Brown & Black Belt (Kogo Kumite) Mixed

1. Jethro Harding (Shotokan Karate Minnesota)

2. Jason Briscoe (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

3. Lori Bailey (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

Team Synchronized Kata Men & Women Mixed Rank

1. Basai Huh? (TKA@UMN, MJKC, SKM)

2. Purple Menance (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

3. Green Beans (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN))

• Fighting Reds (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Random Names (Traditional Karatedo Academy at UMN)

• Flamingos (Madison Japanese Karate Club)

• Badgers (Madison Japanese Karate Club)