Eight team members of Valley Karate School Tournament Club and their Sensei Steven Smith traveled 2,800 miles from Lewiston, ID to Groton, CT to compete at the National American Championships (NAC). This past weekend on October 6th and 7th, the students competed and earned 11 Gold Metals, 11 Silver Metals, and 5 Bronze Metals. Kiyoshi Nishime, world renouned weapons expert, was also in attendance teaching a weapons seminar.
The Valley Karate School Tournament club consists of students ranging from ages 5-67, who practice Goju-Ryu Karate at Valley Karate School in Lewiston, ID. After training and attending many tournaments throughout the year, the NAC is the grand finale for the LC Valley tournament team.
Valley Karate Tournament Team Results
Eloise Brown-Hayes
1st Kata Open
2nd Blocker Sparring
Hattie Brown-Hayes
2nd Kata Open
1st Team Continuous Sparring
2nd Full contact fight
Flick Vinyard
2nd Team Sparring
1st Full contact fight
Blake Dobyns
2nd Team Continuous Sparring
Devin Minnugh
2nd Kata Traditional
2nd Continuous Sparring
2nd Team Continuous Sparring
Cameron Sotin
1st Kata Open
1st Team Continuous Sparring
2nd Kata Weapons
3rd Continuous Sparring
Gunner Seekins
3rd Kata Open
3rd Kata Traditional
1st Points Sparring
1st Continuous Sparring
1st Team Continuous Sparring
1st Full contact fight
Chase Seekins
1st Kata Open
1st Team Continuous Sparring
2nd Points Sparring
2nd Grappling
Sensei Steven Smith
3rd Kata Open
3rd Kata Traditional