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Shito-Kai Canada's success at
11th Kubota World Championships
Toronto, Canada
July 12-13, 2003
Photographs courtesy of Sam Moledzki.
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Nigel
Nikolaisen, Shito-Kai Canada's Campbell River,
B.C. representative (present UCHI-DESHI) of Shihan
Sam Moledzki, was crowned Grand Champion of Kata.
Nigel accomplished this by winning 1st Place in the Men's Black Belt Japanese Kata Division; 2nd Place in the Men's Black Belt Okinawan Kata Division; 1st Place in the Men's Black Belt Open Kata Division; and, then, defeating all other Black Belt Kata Division winners and runner-ups to capture the coveted 11th Kubota World Cup Kata Grand Champion title. |
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Margaret Maclennan, a recently new Black Belt (May 2003) from Sensei Dave Leduc's Midland, Ontario Shito-Kai Canada YMCA Karate Club, won 1st Place in the Women's Black Belt 35+ Kata Division; 2nd Place in the Women's Black Belt Japanese Kata Division; 2nd Place in the Women's Black Belt Grand Champion Kata Division; and 2nd Place in the Women's Black Belt Kumite Division. |
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Stephanie Cole, a Brown Belt from Sensei Dave Leduc's Midland, Ontario Shito-Kai Canada YMCA Karate Club, was the 1st Place winner in the Girl's 14-15 Intermediate Kata Division. |
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Moledzki sensei with Piotr Szymala from Poland (3rd Place, Men's Black Belt Japanese Kata and 3rd Place, Men's Black Belt Open Kata Division). |
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Moledzki sensei and Soke Takayuki Kubota sharing a laugh together. |
