Front row left to right: Aiden Brandt, Katie Adesina, Ace Hatcher, Laken Jewkes, Oscar Bessenay, Sienna Miller, Sean Adesina, Adalind Nash, David Anderson and Jim Dean. Back row left to right: Gary Dean, Ron Rice, Acadia Brandt, Teegan Talbert, Emmett Hegewald, Cayden Barnett, Triss Nash, Amelia Hatcher and Victor Bessenay.
Front row left to right: Grand Champions Kaylin Warner, Strat Friel and Emery Friel. Back row left to right: Gary Dean, Ron Rice, Drew Beardall, Teegan Talbert, Jim Dean and Ayzleigh Ray.
Pineda's Kenpo Karate hosted the 43rd annual Western Wyoming Karate Championships on May 11, 2024, at the Green River Recreation Center. The event drew 220 competitors from Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Colorado and Idaho. Divisions offered included traditional and creative kata, weapons, and self-defense, point sparring, padded sword sparring, flag sparring, and board breaking. Twenty-eight Pineda's students participated in the championships. Twelve Grand Champion awards were earned by Black Belts and Under Belts. Local daughter and father team, Emery Friel and Strat Friel won the 12 & Under Overall Grand Champion and the Adult Overall Grand Champion for the second straight year. Both awards are based on cumulative points earned in kata, self-defense, weapons, and sparring. The tournament also featured "first-timers" divisions for beginning competitors.
Division Name Competitor Standing
POWER BREAKING 7 ALL M/F Katie Adesina 2
FT FORMS-TRADITIONAL 6-7 NOV M/F Katie Adesina 3
FT WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 8-12 NOV M/F Sean Adesina 1
POWER BREAKING 8 ALL M/F Sean Adesina 4
FT FORMS-TRADITIONAL 8-9 NOV M/F Sean Adesina 5
FLAG SPARRING 9 ALL M/F Cayden Barnett 1
UB WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 9-10 NOV M/F Cayden Barnett 3
FT FORMS-TRADITIONAL 8-9 NOV M/F - split (3) Cayden Barnett 4
FT SPARRING 8-9 NOV M/F Cayden Barnett 4
POWER BREAKING 9 ALL M/F Cayden Barnett 4
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 9 ALL M/F Cayden Barnett 9
UB WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 18+ INT/ADV M/F Drew Beardall 1
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 35+ INT/ADV M/F Drew Beardall 2
UB SELF DEFENSE-CREATIVE 18+ ALL M/F Drew Beardall 2
UB SPARRING 35+ ALL M Drew Beardall 6
FT WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 8-12 NOV M/F Oscar Bessenay 3
FT FORMS-TRADITIONAL 8-9 NOV M/F Oscar Bessenay 4
FT WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 8-12 NOV M/F Victor Bessenay 4
FT FORMS-TRADITIONAL 8-9 NOV M/F - split (3) Victor Bessenay 5
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 12 NOV M/F Acadia Brandt 2
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 11-12 ALL M/F - split Acadia Brandt 3
POWER BREAKING 11-12 ALL M/F Acadia Brandt 4
UB WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 11-12 NOV M/F Acadia Brandt 4
FLAG SPARRING 11-12 ALL M/F Acadia Brandt 5
FLAG SPARRING 8 ALL M/F Aiden Brandt 2
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 8 ALL M/F Aiden Brandt 2
FT WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 8-12 NOV M/F Aiden Brandt 4
POWER BREAKING 8 ALL M/F Aiden Brandt 4
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 8 NOV M/F Aiden Brandt 5
POWER BREAKING 9 ALL M/F Carter Corthell 2
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 9 NOV M/F Carter Corthell 2
UB SPARRING 9-10 NOV M Carter Corthell 2
UB WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 9-10 NOV M/F Carter Corthell 2
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 9 ALL M/F Carter Corthell 4
FLAG SPARRING 9 ALL M/F Carter Corthell 8
UB SELF DEFENSE-CREATIVE 18+ ALL M/F Joshua Finley 1
BB SPARRING 45+ ALL WEIGHTS M Joshua Finley 2
UB SPARRING 35+ ALL M Joshua Finley 2
UB SPARRING 45+ ALL M Joshua Finley 2
UB WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 18+ INT/ADV M/F Joshua Finley 2
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 18+ INT/ADV M/F Joshua Finley 3
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 35+ INT/ADV M/F Joshua Finley 3
UB SPARRING 18+ INT/ADV M Joshua Finley 4
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 11-12 ALL M/F - split Emery Friel 1
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 11 NOV M/F Emery Friel 1
UB SPARRING 11-12 NOV F Emery Friel 1
UB WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 11-12 NOV M/F Emery Friel 1
UB SELF DEFENSE-CREATIVE 10-12 NOV M/F Emery Friel 2
FLAG SPARRING 11-12 ALL M/F Emery Friel 4
POWER BREAKING 11-12 ALL M/F Emery Friel 4
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 35+ NOV M/F Strat Friel 1
UB SPARRING 45+ ALL M Strat Friel 1
UB WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 18+ NOV M/F Strat Friel 1
Division Name Competitor Standing
FLAG SPARRING 18+ ALL M/F Strat Friel 2
POWER BREAKING 18+ ALL M/F Strat Friel 2
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 18+ ALL M/F Strat Friel 3
UB SELF DEFENSE-CREATIVE 18+ ALL M/F Strat Friel 3
UB SPARRING 35+ ALL M Strat Friel 3
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 7 ALL M/F Ace Hatcher 1
FLAG SPARRING 7 ALL M/F Ace Hatcher 3
POWER BREAKING 7 ALL M/F Ace Hatcher 3
UB SPARRING 7-8 NOV F Ace Hatcher 4
UB WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 8&- NOV M/F Ace Hatcher 5
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 7 NOV M/F Ace Hatcher 6
UB WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 9-10 NOV M/F Amelia Hatcher 1
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 10 NOV M/F Amelia Hatcher 3
POWER BREAKING 10 ALL M/F Amelia Hatcher 4
FLAG SPARRING 10 ALL M/F Amelia Hatcher 7
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 10 ALL M/F Amelia Hatcher 8
POWER BREAKING 8 ALL M/F Campbell Hegewald 4
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 8 NOV M/F Campbell Hegewald 5
UB WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 8&- NOV M/F Campbell Hegewald 7
FT FORMS-TRADITIONAL 10-11 NOV M/F Emmett Hegewald 1
FT WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 8-12 NOV M/F Emmett Hegewald 4
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 10 ALL M/F Emmett Hegewald 6
FLAG SPARRING 8 ALL M/F Laken Jewkes 1
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 8 ALL M/F Laken Jewkes 1
POWER BREAKING 8 ALL M/F - split Laken Jewkes 1
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 8 NOV M/F Laken Jewkes 1
UB WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 8&- NOV M/F Laken Jewkes 1
UB SPARRING 7-8 NOV M Laken Jewkes 2
POWER BREAKING 15-17 ALL M/F Jesse Kniep 3
FT FORMS-TRADITIONAL 8-9 NOV M/F - split (3) Adalind Nash 2
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 8 ALL M/F - split Adalind Nash 2
POWER BREAKING 8 ALL M/F - split Adalind Nash 3
UB SPARRING 7-8 NOV F Adalind Nash 3
FLAG SPARRING 8 ALL M/F Adalind Nash 4
FT SPARRING 8-9 NOV M/F - split Adalind Nash 5
FT SPARRING 8-9 NOV M/F Triss Nash 2
UB SELF DEFENSE-CREATIVE 9&- NOV M/F Triss Nash 2
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 9 NOV M/F Triss Nash 3
UB SPARRING 9-10 NOV F Triss Nash 3
POWER BREAKING 9 ALL M/F Triss Nash 4
FLAG SPARRING 9 ALL M/F Triss Nash 5
FT FORMS-TRADITIONAL 8-9 NOV M/F Triss Nash 6
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 9 ALL M/F Triss Nash 7
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 18+ INT/ADV M/F - split Andrew Pavey 1
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 35+ INT/ADV M/F - split (3) Andrew Pavey 1
UB SPARRING 35+ ALL M Andrew Pavey 1
UB SPARRING 18+ INT/ADV M Andrew Pavey 2
UB SELF DEFENSE-CREATIVE 10-12 NOV M/F Ayzleigh Ray 1
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 11-12 ALL M/F - split Ayzleigh Ray 2
UB SPARRING 11-12 NOV F Ayzleigh Ray 2
UB WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 11-12 NOV M/F Ayzleigh Ray 2
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 12 NOV M/F Ayzleigh Ray 3
POWER BREAKING 11-12 ALL M/F Ayzleigh Ray 4
UB WEAPONS-CREATIVE 18+ ALL M/F Ron Rice 2
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 8 ALL M/F - split Anthony St. John 1
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 8 NOV M/F Anthony St. John 2
UB SPARRING 7-8 NOV M Anthony St. John 4
POWER BREAKING 10 ALL M/F Evan St. John 3
UB SPARRING 9-10 NOV M Evan St. John 3
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 10 ALL M/F Evan St. John 5
UB FORMS-TRADITIONAL 10 NOV M/F Evan St. John 5
FT SPARRING 12-14 NOV M/F Teegan Talbert 1
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 11-12 ALL M/F Teegan Talbert 1
POWER BREAKING 11-12 ALL M/F Teegan Talbert 4
FT SPARRING 8-9 NOV M/F Adalynn Warner 3
POWER BREAKING 9 ALL M/F Adalynn Warner 4
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 9 ALL M/F Adalynn Warner 6
PADDED SWORD SPARRING 11-12 ALL M/F Johnathan Warner 3
UB SPARRING 12 INT/ADV M Johnathan Warner 6
UB WEAPONS-TRADITIONAL 11-12 INT/ADV M/F Johnathan Warner 7
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