2014 International Games in Sint Maarten
(January 02 - 09, 2014) - The January 2014 event will take place in Sint Maarten from January 2nd - January 9th. This event will be taking place at the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort and Casino. Located just 5 minutes from the airport this location gives a unique take on the all-inclusive atmosphere. The competition will have competitors ranging from the ages of 4-50 years of age and all ranks will be present. Divisions include forms, weapons, sparring, open musical forms and weapons, synchronized as well as chanbara. The International Games will be a high energy event with many talented martial artists competing.
Medal Count & Results
On Thursday January 2nd, 2014 the Canadian National Martial Arts Team travelled to Sint Maarten to compete in the 6th annual International Games hosted by the International Congress of Martial Arts. The Team did a fantastic job, competing in divisions such as traditional forms and weapons, sparring, extreme martial arts, chanbara, and synchronized. Team Canada had competitors ranging from the ages of 4 to 50, each competitor held ranks between white to black belt. Final results from the competition included 65 Gold, 63 Silver, 46 Bronze out of 89 divisions. It also included 1 MVP, Anastasia Strickland of Shamuon Generation of Martial Arts (Waterloo) a. Highest honours from the competition go to the 4 Triple Crown Black belts (a triple crown is when a single competitor wins 3 gold medals in various divisions) which went to Julian Shamuon of Shamuon Generation of Martial Arts (Waterloo)- This is Julian's 11th Triple Crown win with Team Canada, Silvana Shamuon of Shamuon Generation of Martial Arts (Waterloo)- This is Silvana's 10th Triple Crown win with Team Canada, Bryon Davis of D & D United Martial Arts (Brantford) winning his first Triple Crown, and Numa Weva of Shamuon Generation of Martial Arts (Waterloo) winning his first Triple Crown. The team will be getting together to celebrate the accomplishments and start on their next journey to the 2015 International Games in February.
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3 TC KYU BELT(S)
4 TC BLACK BELT(S)
