Students Rock at Origins Championships

Team OCKicks, 25 strong, competed Saturday in the 2012 Origins Tang Soo Do Championships sponsored by Disneyland Sports. This year's tournament was well attended with some really good competition and especially challenging in the red and black belt divisions. OCKicks instructors are very proud of the great effort put forth by our students. We were especially proud of everyone's discipline and sportsmanship. Our students represented thier fellow students, their instructors and their school very well. A number of spectators commented on how well our students conducted themselves and for the precision with which they demonstrated their skills. Team OCKicks really stood out and made a strong impression. In all our team brought back 12 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze medals plus the Men's Black Belt Grand Champion trophy which went to Adam Gilliland. Way to go Adam! All of our competitors should feel a great deal of pride.

For more photos/video from the event please visit our phanfare site at photos.ockicks.com. And if you have hi-res photos or hd video that you can share with us you can upload them as well.

Now for the results: 

Black Belt Grand Champion (Male) - Adam Gilliland

1st Place
Adam Gilliland - Youth Black Belt Forms
Griffin Bentley - Youth Black Belt Sparring
Greg Marks - Adult Red Belt Forms & Weapons Forms
Jack Riccardi - Kids 10-11 Red Belt Sparring
Michael Stevens - Kids 8-9 Red Belt SparringJennifer Greig-Ratz - Adult Green Belt Forms
Greg Gevorkian - Kids 10-11 Green Belt Forms
Francesca Paturzo - Kids 10-11 Orange Belt Forms
Samantha McCarthy - Kids 8-9 Orange Belt Forms
Aidan Van Vliet - Kids 6-7 Orange Belt Forms & Sparring

2nd Place
Adam Gilliland - Youth Black Belt Weapons Forms
Abbie Douglas - Youth Black Belt Forms 
Ed Collins - Adult Men's Black Belt Sparring
Jen Marks - Adult Red Belt Forms
Erin Gilliland - Kids 10-11 Red Belt Forms & Sparring
Mailyn Greig-Ratz - Adult Women's Green Belt Sparring
Samantha McCarthy - Kids 8-9 Orange Belt Sparring
Tommy Marks - Kids 6-7 Orange Belt Forms

3rd Place
Adam Gilliland - Youth Black Belt Sparring
Takoda Romero - Youth 12-13 Red Belt Sparring
Jack Riccardi - Kids 10-11 Red Belt Forms & Weapons Forms
Jennifer Greig-Ratz - Adult Women's Green Belt Sparring
Mailyn Greig-Ratz - Adult Green Belt Forms
Jessica Olmos - Kids 10-11 Green Belt Forms
Sophie Gevorkian - Kids 8-9 Green Belt Forms
Brandon Del Rosario - Kids 6-7 White/Yellow Forms & Sparring

Honorable Mentions
Blake Evans
Ethan Daniel
Katie Marks
Martin Efremov
Nathan Coppersmith