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: 

Congratulations to Kyo Sa Nim Torchia for repeating as the Mens Sparring Grand Champion at the 8th Battle of LA on May 29th!  And congratulations to the other 17 OCKicks competitors who all received medals in at least one event that they entered.  Although the holiday weekend made for a smaller tournament than normal the level of competition was still quite high and we're proud of everyone for rising to the challenge.

On Sunday, Feb 21, OCKicks students competed in the 2010 Southern California Friendship Tournament and returned with 26 trophies!  We know that for many it was a great test of courage. Whether you came home with top honors or not we are very proud of you and look forward to seeing you compete again.  Parents you too should be proud of the efforts and courage your children displayed.

And now for the results...we had 16 students compete and 15 bring back a total of 26 trophies including 6 of the top honors in their divisions! To see a full list of the results read more below.  To add to the excitement 8 of our students have been invited to compete in the Disney Martial Arts Festival held at Disneyland in June.

Congratulations to everyone who competed! We are extremely proud of your efforts to prepare last week and the outcome of your competition regardless of the results.

The morning started with a chill in the air that was quickly replaced by heated competition!  Saturday morning's mini-tournaments were great fun for all that competed and those who watched.  Below are the results from the final prep events before the 2010 SoCal Friendship Tournament in Corona, CA tomorrow.  We have 14 competitors who'll be representing the school - GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

What a great night it was tonight - some really awesome sparring was on display tonight.  Here are the results:

Team Turtle: You Guys Rock!  Below are the results from a very busy night at the dojang on Wednesday night:

Although no trophies were handed out, our in-class competitions left a proud few with bragging rights leading up to the Corona tournament this Sunday.  All week we will be holding in-class "mini-tournaments" for Forms and Sparring to help our students get ready for the real deal on Sunday.  Keep up the great work guys!  Click the read more link to see the results.