March 1st Tournament a Success!
On March 1st 2025, students from Surrey Black Belt Academy in Newton competed in the Dream, Achieve, Aspire Tournament at Johnston Heights Secondary in Surrey. With a total of 21 students competing including 3 Tigers, one white belt and eight Black Belts, our academy came away with over 62 Medals! Congratulations to all of our students. Very well done!
Nicholas (Tiger, 1st Tournament) Won Highest Kick Medal
Maya (Tiger, White Belt, 1st Tournament) Won Strongest Block Medal
Faizaan (Tiger) Won Weapon & Form Medal
Trenton (Teen, Leadership Member) 2nd Place Weapons, 3rd Place Forms, 3rd Place Combat Weapons
Samantha (Legacy Member, Karate Kid) 1st Place: Forms, Creative Forms, Weapons, Creative Weapons, 2nd Place: Sparring, Combat Sparring
Marcus (Legacy Member, Karate Kid) 2nd Place Creative Forms, 3rd Place: Weapons and Form
Sachin (Karate Kid, Leadership Member) 2nd Place: Forms, Weapons, Sparring, and Combat Sparring
Cypher (Karate Kid) 2nd Place Forms, 3rd Place Sparring
Chiazam (Recent Tiger Graduate to Karate Kid Leadership Member) 1st Place: Forms, Weapons, Creative Forms, Creative Weapons, Extreme Weapons, 2nd Place Sparring, 3rd Place Combat Sparring
Goksel (Karate Kid, Leadership Member) 2nd Place Sparring, 3rd Place Form, Weapons
JA (Karate Kid, Leadership Member) 1st Place Weapons, 2nd Place Form, 3rd Place Sparring
JL (Recent Tiger Graduate to Karate Kid Leadership Member) 2nd Place Weapons, Combat Sparring, 3rd Place Sparring
JV (Karate Kid, Leadership Member) First Place: Forms, Weapons, Sparring, 2nd Place Combat Weapons
Shivanth (Legacy Member, Karate Kid) 1st Place Forms, 2nd Place Combat Weapons, 3rd Place Creative Form
Hanniyah (Legacy Member 1st Degree BB) 1st Place Combat Weapons, 2nd Place Weapons, 3rd Place Sparring
Jahmauri (Legacy Member 2nd Degree BB) 3rd Place Combat Weapons, Creative Forms
Natasha (Legacy Adult 3rd Degree BB) 1st Place: Weapons, Team Combat & Team Sparring, 2nd Place Sparring, 3rd Place Forms
Phil (Legacy Adult 4th Degree BB) 1st Place: Weapons, Combat, Sparring, Team Combat & Sparring, 2nd Place Forms
Timothy (Legacy Instructor Adult 5th Degree BB) 1st Place Forms, 2nd Place Combat Weapons, Sparring
Competitor Awards: Ashmeet, Matthias, Chantra
Let’s get ready for April 5th Tournament of Champions held at Surrey Christian High School!
Submitted by
Chief Master Karpiuk
Academy Director, BA Education