Fall Tournament Information

On Saturday, November 5, 2016, the 12th Annual International Karate League (IKL) Karate Championship was held at the Kealakehe High School Gymnasium in Kailua-Kona. The karate tournament was hosted by the International Karate League (IKL), Kona Branch, under the direction of Hanshi Julian SHIROMA. Presiding over the event was the Founder and Chief Instructor of the International Karate League, Shihan (Master) Walter K. NISHIOKA, who splits his time residing in California and Hawaii.

Approximately 100 competitors from Karate schools around the Big Island and Oahu, participated at the event. The tournament featured competition in 3 events: Kata (Forms), Kobudo (Weapons), and Kumite (Sparring). Winning the Most Outstanding Karate Competitor Perpetual Trophy was 13 year old, junior black belt Mason FUKUNAGA, of the Kailua-Kona Dojo. FUKUNAGA placed 1st in Kata Junior Black Belt, 1st in Kobudo Junior Advance, and 1st in Kumite Intermediate/Advance Older Junior Boys.

Winning the Most Outstanding Dojo Perpetual Trophy was the IKL Kailua-Kona Dojo with 112 points, IKL Captain Cook was 2nd with 83 points, and IKL Keaau was 3rd with 42 points.

Mason FUKUNAGA (right) of the Kailua-Kona Dojo sidekicks Kaiah KIDANI (left) of the Waikoloa Dojo in the Kumite Competition for Intermediate/Advance Junior Older Boys division. FUKUNAGA won the match and later earned the Most Outstanding Competitor Perpetual Trophy for placing 1st in the Kata (Forms), Kobudo (Weapons) and Kumite (Sparring) competition.

Jace SHIROMA (left) of the Captain Cook Dojo, roundhouse kicks Garrison HIRAMATSU of the Shinshu Kyokai Dojo of Oahu, in the Mens Open Brown and Black Belt Kumite (Sparring) competition. SHIROMA won the match and went on to place 1st in the division.

13 year old junior black belt Mason FUKUNAGA (right) of the Kailua-Kona Dojo, receives the Most Outstanding Competitor Perpetual Trophy from the Founder and Chief Instructor of the International Karate League Shihan (Master) Walter NISHIOKA(center). Tournament Director Julian SHIROMA, Hanshi of the IKL (left).

Individual results of the tournament are as follows:

KATA (FORMS) COMPETITION:
Junior Division:
Kata Junior White Belts 7-8 (age)

1st Place Josiah REDDY – Pahala
2nd Place Jake OTANI – Hawaii Wado Karate Association (HWKA), Hilo
3rd Place Amber JEFFRIES – HWKA, Hilo

Kata Junior White Belt 10-13

1st Place Elle OTANI – HWKA, Hilo
2nd Place Noah OTANI – HWKA, Hilo
3rd Place Jaiden BASDEN – Captain Cook

Kata Junior Purple Belt 6-8

1st Place Reigan KIDANI – Waikoloa
2nd Place Akira LAPINID – Paauilo
3rd Place Alajshae BARRIOS – Pahala

Kata Junior Purple Belt 9

1st Place Memphis SAVAGE – Keaau
2nd Place Kenyan KIDANI – Waikoloa
3rd Place Rihanna JOAQUIN – Waikoloa

Kata Junior Green Belt 7-8

1st Place Brennan NISHIHARA- Kailua-Kona
2nd Place Kawika FUKUNAGA – Kailua-Kona
3rd Place Ryan MEARS – Kailua-Kona

Kata Junior Green Belt 9

1st Place Kaedison ISHIBASHI – Keaau
2nd Place Adyn HUMPHRIES – Captain Cook
3rd Place Carma TABILISIMA – Keaau

Kata Junior Green Belt 10-12

1st Place Sebastian SATULLO-YAMASHITA – Waimea
2nd Place Jhai MOSES – Captain Cook
3rd Place Jo’tham MOSES – Captain Cook

Kata Junior Green Belt 13-14

1st Place Shiraz CORTES-KALEOPA’A – Keaau
2nd Place Alexandra HANKINS – Oahu
3rd Place Isaac JUAN – Keaau

Kata Junior Blue Belts 10-11

1st Place Jaxon HUMPHRIES – Captain Cook
2nd Place Lalelei McCLEAN – Kailua-Kona
3rd Place Aydin AWANA – Kailua-Kona

Kata Junior Blue Belts 12-13

1st Place Ethan BAISON – Pahala
2nd Place Brayden OKUBO -Kailua-Kona
3rd Place Helena GOTO -Waimea

Kata Junior Blue Belts 14

1st Place Holly SUNADA – Oahu
2nd Place Branden OKUBO – Kailua-Kona
3rd Place Janice QUEBRAL -Keaau

Kata Junior Brown Belt 9-12

1st Place Riki FURUTO -Kailua-Kona
2nd Place Mia JOAQUIN -Waikoloa
3rd Place Rome JOAQUIN -Waikoloa

Kata Junior Brown Belt 13-14

1ST Place Hunter MERCADO -Kailua-Kona
2nd Place Ray-Anthony SOUZA -Paauilo
3rd Place Harley KELL -Kailua-Kona

Kata Junior Black Belt

1st Place Mason FUKUNAGA – Kailua-Kona
2nd Place Jake VILLA – Pahala

Open Division:

Kata Open White Belt

1st Place Katelina HOLZWARTH – Paauilo
2nd Plac Mark KUAHIWINUI – Keaau
3rd Place Joshua MORRIS – Paauilo

Kata Open Green Belt

1st Place Catricia RAMA – HWKA
2nd Place Cerwin CABRERA – Kailua-Kona

Kata Open Blue Belt

1st Place Kenny HUMPHRIES – Captain Cook
2nd Place Trinity BALLESTEROS -Kailua-Kona
3rd Place Josiah BARRIOS – Pahala

Kata Open Brown Belt

1st Place Tristen DeAGUIAR – Captain Cook
2nd Place Kailee KUHAULUA-STACY – Pahala
3rd Place Maiki COFER – Pahala

Kata Black Belt Women

1st Place Jenna SHIROMA – Captain Cook
2nd Place Britt HURLEY – Kailua-Kona

Kata Black Belt Men Open

1st Place Jace SHIROMA – Captain Cook
2nd Place Gavin HIRAMATSU – Oahu
3rd Place Garrison HIRAMATSU – Oahu

Kata Black Belt Senior Men

1st Place Robert MATSUSHITA – Oahu
2nd Place Francisco VILLA Jr. – Pahala
3rd Place Wilbur MINA – Keaau

Kata Black Belt Masters

1st Place Hanson KAPELIELA – North Kohala
2nd Place Roland YAMAMOTO – Kailua-Kona
3rd Place Charles SAKODA – Keaau

KOBUDO (WEAPONS) COMPETITION:

Kobudo Junior Novice 8-11

1st Place Rome JOAQUIN – Waikoloa
2nd Place Landon HARADA -Waimea
3rd Place Lalelei McCLEAN – Kailua-Kona

Kobudo Junior Novice 12-15

1st Place Mia JOAQUIN – Waikoloa
2nd Place Cerwin CABRERA -Kailua-Kona
3rd Place Katelin HOLZWARTH – Paauilo

Kobudo Junior Intermediate 10-12

1st Place Mitchell BARTELS – Hawaii Kubodo League (HKL), Hilo
2nd Place Tatiana LAPINID – Paauilo
3rd Place Jaxon HUMPHRIES – Captain Cook

Kobudo Junior Intermediate 13-14

1st Place Faith KNAPPE – North Kohala
2nd Place Branden OKUBO – Kailua-Kona
3RD Place Kaliko KAPELIELA – North Kohala

Kobudo Junior Advance

1st Place Mason FUKUNAGA – Kailua-Kona
2nd Place Jake VILLA – Pahala
3rd Place Hunter MERCADO – Kailua-Kona

Kobudo Open Colored Belt

1st Place Trinity BALLESTEROS – Kailua-Kona
2nd Place Kenny HUMPHRIES – Captain Cook
3rd Place Josiah BARRIOS – Pahala

Kobudo Women Open Brown & Black Belt

1st Place Jenna SHIROMA – Captain Cook
2nd Place Maiki COFER – Pahala
3rd Place Kailee KUHAULUA-STACY – Pahala

Kobudo Men Open Brown & Black Belt

1st Place Jace SHIROMA – Captain Cook
2nd Place Tristan DeAGUIAR – Captain Cook
3rd Place Francisco VILLA Jr. -Pahala

Kobudo Masters Division

1st Place Hansen KAPELIELA – North Kohala
2nd Place Robert MATSUSHITA – Oahu
3rd Place Craig SHIIGI – HKL Hilo

KUMITE (SPARRING) COMPETITON:

Junior Division:

Kumite Novice/Beginner Junior Pee Wee

1st Place Kawika FUKUNAGA – Kailua-Kona
2nd Place Reigan KIDANI – Waikoloa
3rd Place Arzel BAUTISTA – HKL, Hilo

Kumite Novice/Beginner Junior Lightweight

1st Place Memphis SAVAGE – Keaau
2nd Place Ryan MEARS – Kailua-Kona
3rd Place Kenyan KIDANI – Waikoloa

Kumite Novice/Beginner Junior Middleweight

1st Place Jhai MOSES – Captain Cook
2nd Place Jo’tham MOSES – Captain Cook
3rd Place Adyn HUMPHRIES – Captain Cook

Kumite Novice/Beginner Junior Heavyweight

1st Place Elle OTANI – HWKA, Hilo
2nd Place Faith KNAPPE – North Kohala
3rd Place Noah OTANI – HWKA, Hilo

Kumite Intermediate/Advance Junior Lightweight

1st Place Haiden KAY – HKL, Hilo
2nd Place Brayden OKUBO – Kailua-Kona
3rd Place Rome JOAQUIN – Waikoloa

Kumite Intermediate/Advance Junior Middleweight

1st Place Riki FURUTO – Kailua-Kona
2nd Place Presley KELL – Kailua-Kona
3rd Place Hunter MERCADO – Kailua-Kona

Kumite Intermediate/Advance Older Junior Girls

1st Place Harley KELL – Kailua-Kona
2nd Place Mia JOAQUIN – Waikoloa
3rd Place Janice QUEBRAL – Keaau

Kumite Intermediate/Advance Junior Heavyweight Boys

1st Place Issac JUAN – Keaau
2nd Place Dylan WROTEN – Captain Cook
3rd Place Seth BELLO – HWKA, Hilo

Kumite Intermediate/Advance Older Junior Boys

1st Place Mason FUKUNAGA – Kailua-Kona
2nd Place Aukai PILAGO – Kailua-Kona
3rd Place Kaiah KIDANI – Waikoloa

Open:

Kumite Colored Belt Women

1st Place Trinity BALLESTEROS -Kailua-Kona
2nd Place Catricia RAMA – HWKA, Hilo
3rd Place Jenny HUMPHRIES – Captain Cook

Kumite Colored Belt Men

1st Place Kenny HUMPRIES – Captain Cook
2nd Place Roger ACDAL – Honokaa
3rd Place Mark KUAHIWINUI – Keaau

Kumite Brown & Black Women

1st Place Jenna SHIROMA – Captain Cook
2nd Place Kailee KUHAULUA-STACY – Pahala

Kumite Brown & Black Men Open

1st Place Jace SHIROMA – Captain Cook
2nd Place Gavin HIRAMATSU – Oahu
3rd Place Ryan NAGO – Hilo

Kumite Brown & Black Senior Men

1st Place Robert MATSUSHITA – Oahu
2nd Place Roland YAMAMOTO – Kailua-Kona
3rd Place Dane ACDAL – Honokaa

Most Outstanding Dojo Perpetual Trophy

1st Place Kailua Kona Dojo – 112 points
2nd Place Captain Cook Dojo – 83 points
3rd Place Keaau Dojo – 42 points

Most Outstanding Competitor:

Mason FUKUNAGA – Kailua Kona Dojo