Lakewood Dojo

Strong performance by Lakewood Dojo athletes at the WSKF Invitational tournament on April 13 at Edmonds Community College.  There were 35 athletes competing.  They won 60 medals–26 gold, 17 silver, and 17 bronze.  Way to go!  See you all at the Washington Karate Association tournament in May.

Twelve athletes represented the Lakewood Dojo at the 2013 Junior International Cup and US Open in Las Vegas in March.  Athletes brought home 15 gold, 3 silver, and 5 bronze medals.  Great job!  Congratulations to everyone that competed. 

Congratulations again to The Lakewood Dojo for an unprecedented showing at the USA Karate National Championships that were held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from July 12-15. Six Athletes earned 15 medals, 12 of those Gold. Here are the results:

Gary Rose                 Mens 45+ Novice          Gold in Kata and Kumite
Stephanie Hillyer  Girls 7 yr. Novice          Bronze in Kata Gold in Kumite
Zoe Rose                   Girls 9 yr. Novice          Gold in Kata, Kumite, Kobudo
Matthew Hillyer     Boys 8 yr. Adv.              Gold in Kata, Kumite, Team Kumite

Nico Rose                 Boys 6 yr. Novice          Silver in Kata, Gold Kumite

Christopher Penna ( WKA Bellevue Dojo)

13 yr. Boys Adv.            Gold in Open Kumite, Open Kata

Bronze in 12-13 -50 kg Kumite

USA Karate has recently partnered with WatchmeSports to stream every match of the USA Karate National Championships LIVE and archived over the internet. Now karate family and fans can watch the biggest karate event of the year live from anywhere in the world. View the first three days for only $25.95. Enjoy watching the best of the best in the Elite Finals on Sunday, July 15, 2012, for only $14.95.

Lakewood Dojo will once again be presenting its highly acclaimed series of day camps.  This year’s camp will focus on self-defense techniques and strategies.  Campers will learn highly effective skills to prevent and overcome physical, verbal and emotional bullying. Campers will also experience lots of fun activities including touch kumite, fun and games, parks, movies, barbecue, and much, much more.

     Session 1:      Monday, June 18th – Friday, June 22nd
     Session 2:      Monday, June 25th – Friday, June 29th
     Fun Camp*:  Monday, July 9th – Friday, July 13th
     Session 3:      Monday, July 16th – Friday, July 20th

     Times:  9am – 3:30 pm

For more information please contact us at 253-589-6924.

*Fun Camp – This camp will focus on fun summer activities like field trips, arts and crafts, etc. We will not be covering any anti-bullying or karate topics.

Congratulations to all the Lakewood Dojo students who competed in this year’s Junior Olympics and US Open in Las Vegas.

With the generosity of our local Avon representative, our booster club will receive 40% of sales generated from the “Lakewood Ninjas” fundraiser campaign!  Click on the picture above to be directed to our campaign.  Avon is a well known brand, and there is something for everybody.  Please help support our athletes! And thank you Rose Vlad Godinez for your support and generosity!

The West Coast Open was a huge success! The Lakewood Dojo earned an impressive 92 medals. See the results at: http://westcoastopen2011.com

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Five Lakewood Dojo members travelled to Arlington, Texas for the USANKF National Championships from July 14-17, 2011. The results are as follows:

Nico Rose      5 yr. boys beg. Kata-Bronze   Kumite-Silver

Stephanie Hillyer     6 yr. girls nov. Kata-Bronze     Kumite-Bronze

Matthew Hillyer       7 yr. boys int. Kata-Gold    Kumite-Gold                                 Kumite Team-Gold

Zoe Rose     8 yr. girls Beg. Kata-Gold     Kumite-Gold     Weapons-Gold

Gary Rose     45+ mens beg. Kata-Bronze

In addition, Sensei Sweigart coached the USA Grassroots team and helped them to earn more than 12 spots on the junior national team.

Congratulations to all for a great showing.