Third Annual Chinese Martial Arts Autumn Invitational
Congratulations to all on another amazing event!
We had:
155 competitors, from
27 different schools, competing in
87 different divisions, including Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Shuai Jiao, Push Hands, Xingyiquan, point sparring, weapons (long, short, and other), and continuous sparring!
AND we were done by 1pm, a great accomplishment from our amazing administrative staff!
A HUGE thank you to Metrowest Kung Fu students and their families, who had the strongest representation at the event, both in terms of competition and of staff. Your dedicated effort made this wonderful day possible and I am so grateful to all of you for your hard work, and your support of the school. The effort is enormous, time-consuming, and expensive, but it keeps the arts we love alive and thriving in our communities.
Congratulations and thank you to the following Metrowest Kung Fu competitors and staff (alphabetical by last name):
Sachi Amatya
Hrishi Arun
3rd Place Juniors Intermediate Empty Hand
Mason Cheung
Ryan Dougherty
Corner Judge
Aviv Dar
1st Place Teens Novice Empty Hand
Beth Foote
Administration
Jo Gao Justen Force
Treven Force
3rd Place Teens Intermediate Short Weapons
Jo Gao Irene Gruber
Corner Judge
Stuart Jacobs
Scorekeeper
Jo Gao Cassie Johnson
1st Place Adults (35-54) Intermediate Other Weapons
3rd Place Adults (35-54) Intermediate Empty Hand
Soham Kalavagunta
Rayhaan Kalvert
Louisa Mahoney
1st Place Children Beginner Sparring
Ryan Mahoney
3rd Place Adults (35-54) Beginner Empty Hand
Jackson Maslow
1st Place Children Intermediate Empty Hand
1st Place Children Intermediate Weapons
1st Place Children Intermediate Sparring
Julie Massi
Scorekeeper
Maya Merriam
1st Place Juniors Intermediate Sparring
Scott Merriam
1st Place Adults (35-54) Beginner Long Weapons
3rd Place Adults (35-54) Intermediate Short Weapons
Cormac Morgan
Allison Mondel
Scorekeeper
Ursula Prisby
Liam Quirk
2nd Place Teens Intermediate Sparring (Male)
Lindsay Rogers
Scorekeeper
Jo Gao Grey Shea
Scorekeeper
Jo Gao Kevin Sheppard
Shawn Klingener
2nd Place Intermediate Tai Chi Empty Hand
2nd Place Intermediate Internal Weapons
3rd Place Intermediate Push Hands
Olga Smirnov
1st Place (55+) Beginner Internal Weapons
2nd Place Adults (55+) Beginner Empty Hand
Jo Gao Yolanda Stafford
1st Place Adults (55+) Intermediate Empty Hand
1st Place Adults (55+) Intermediate Short Weapons
1st Place Adults (55+) Intermediate Other Weapons
2nd Place (55+) Intermediate Tai Chi Empty Hand
2nd Place Intermediate Push Hands
3rd Place (55+) Intermediate Internal Weapons
Jo Gao Elizabeth Webb
Administration
Willoughby Wolf
1st Place Children Novice Sparring
2nd Place Children Novice Empty Hand
Lucas Wright
Even if you did not medal, I know how brave you have to be to put yourself out there, and I am proud of how hard everyone worked in advance of the tournament. Excellent job, you should all be proud of yourselves. Carry the momentum forward to our final tournament of the year, the 17th Annual F.A.M.A. Tournament November 30th!
~ Shifu