Young Kicks Competition In Philadelphia

15-year-old black belt Tressa Young continues the 2010 tournament season reaping positive results.  The black belt
from RMA Karate Centres attended the Amerikick Internationals karate tournament in Philadelphia this past weekend. 

The event sanctioned by the North America Sport Karate Association (NASKA) attracted competitors from across
the continent and Europe.  Amerkick Internationals brought together black belts who have proven themselves to be the
cream of the crop.  Young, relatively new to the NASKA circuit, found she would have to prove herself worthy of
competing among these elite martial artists and she did not disappoint.

Young’s divisions started on the Friday night where she competed in the musical and extreme events.  A slow start to
the weekend tournament Young finished the Friday night events placing fifth in the musical weapons division and sixth in
the extreme forms division. 

Putting the disappointment of Friday’s results behind her and full of determination to show her skill, Young competed in the
traditional divisions on Saturday giving her fellow competitors a reason to worry.

Young shook up the divisions’ regular NASKA competitors leaving them and the spectators reason to watch the Canadian
girl find her place.  She finished Saturday’s events placing second in traditional weapons and second in the traditional forms
division. 

“I am happy with my results from Saturday but I still want that first place division”, Young stated. “There are a lot of really
good competitors in the NASKA circuit, especially the musical and extreme divisions.  I’m going to be working my butt off
to make sure I improve not only with my skill but also with where I place at the tournaments” she continued. 

Young has a busy month of competition ahead in April attending the Ocean State Grands in Rhode Island ( the 9^th &10^th) ,
the Ontario regional qualifiers in London (17^th) and the Quebec Open in Quebec City (23^rd & 24^th).

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