Team Kirage http://teamkirage.com Site in development Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:10:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en An update…long overdue http://teamkirage.com/2008/12/23/an-updatelong-overdue/ http://teamkirage.com/2008/12/23/an-updatelong-overdue/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:10:17 +0000 Admin http://teamkirage.com/2008/12/23/an-updatelong-overdue/ I first want to apologize for the lack of information over the past few months, but things have been hectic both in an out of the martial arts forum.

 Team Kirage had a great inaugural season. Here are some of the highlights:

Pat Underwood made his debut in the Soft Style Forms division clinching a world title for 2008, was featured on ESPN 2 competing in the Tricks Battle on stage at US Open, and made his first night-time finals show at Battle of Atlanta. Pat also finished 4th in Men’s Extreme Weapons and 5th in Men’s Extreme Forms.

Dottie White continued to dominate with her 12th & 13th world titles in Women’s Fighting and Weapons and 2nd place in Women’s Forms. Dottie has been a great addition to the team not only as a member but also as a coach and friend.

Connor Griffith joined Pat Underwood on stage at Battle of Atlanta for Underbelt Grand Champion. He ended the year on top, winning national champion titles in three divisions, 13 & Under Musical Weapons, 12 & 13 Advanced Forms, and 12 & 13 Advanced Weapons. Connor also spent some time working with Team AKA attending the summer boot camp and making lots of new friends on the circuit.

Rita Lappert had a strong year by earning national champion titles in 14 & 15 Advanced Forms, 17 & Under Advanced Musical Weapons, 14 & 15 Advanced Weapons, and 14-17 Musical Weapons (all ranks). Rita finished the season by moving up to the 14 & 15 Girls Black Belt division and brought home two 1st place finishes in Extreme Weapons and Extreme Forms at Diamond Nationals.

Team Kirage has added a new team member for 2009, Terri Jacoby. For the 2008 season, Terri competed in the Women’s 18-29 division and placed 1st in Fighting and 2nd in Hard Style Traditional Weapons, Hard Style Creative Weapons, Soft Style Weapons, and Musical Weapons. Welcome to Team Kirage, Terri.

Thank you to all the members of Team Kirage and your efforts during the 2008 season. We hope to continue our success in 2009. I also want to thank all of the parents, friends, and family members who help support us, without you we would not have a team.

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Here is Lauren’s promo video:

]]> http://teamkirage.com/2008/08/21/lauren-kearney-bo-seminar/feed/ Silver Cup Karate Championship 2008 http://teamkirage.com/2008/08/21/silver-cup-karate-championship-2008/ http://teamkirage.com/2008/08/21/silver-cup-karate-championship-2008/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:25:31 +0000 Admin http://teamkirage.com/2008/08/21/silver-cup-karate-championship-2008/ August 15 - 16, 2008, Connor Griffith of Team Kirage competed at the Silver Cup Karate Championship, a 2A NASKA Tournament in Miami, FL. The following is a list of how Connor placed:
Connor Griffith:

  • 2nd Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Weapons
  • 4th Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Musical Weapons
  • 1st Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Forms
  • 1st Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Musical Forms
  • Runner-up Advanced Underbelt Grand Champion
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Pat Underwood:

  • 3rd Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Soft Style Forms
  • 3rd Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Extreme Weapons
  • 3rd Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Extreme Forms
  • 7th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Hard Style Traditional Weapons

Dottie White:

  • 2nd Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Weapons
  • 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Forms
  • 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Middleweight Fighting
  • 30 & Over Women’s Black Belt Fighting Grand Champion

Connor Griffith:

  • 1st Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Weapons
  • 6th Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Musical Weapons
  • 8th Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Forms
  • 6th Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Musical Forms
]]> http://teamkirage.com/2008/08/21/capital-classics-2008/feed/ Congratulations TK!!! http://teamkirage.com/2008/08/08/congratulations-tk/ http://teamkirage.com/2008/08/08/congratulations-tk/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:43:09 +0000 Admin http://teamkirage.com/2008/08/08/congratulations-tk/ Team Kirage had a huge weekend at Battle of Atlanta, bringing home 10 First Place Titles, 2 Grand Champions, and 2 members performing in the nighttime finals. A special congratulations goes out to Connor Griffith for appearing for the first time on stage as the Advanced Underbelt Grand Champion and to Pat Underwood competing for Grand Champion for the first time in nighttime finals. Great job everyone.

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Pat Underwood:

  • 1st Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Soft Style Forms
  • 3rd Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Extreme Weapons
  • 4th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Extreme Forms
  • 7th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Hard Style Traditional Weapons

Dottie White:

  • 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Weapons
  • 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Forms
  • 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Middleweight Fighting
  • 30 & Over Women’s Black Belt Fighting Grand Champion

Connor Griffith:

  • 1st Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Weapons
  • 1st Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Musical Weapons
  • 1st Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Forms
  • 6th Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Musical Forms
  • Advanced Underbelt Grand Champion

Rita Lappert:

  • 1st Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Weapons
  • 2nd Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Musical Forms
  • 1st Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Musical Forms
  • 2nd Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Forms

Jessica Coffey:

  • 7th Place - 12-13 Black Belt Creative/ExtremeWeapons
  • 8th Place - 12-13 Black Belt Creative/Extreme Forms

Greg Woodruff:

  • 5th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Creative Weapons

Jamie Webster:

  • 1st Place - 30 - 39 Men’s Black Belt Traditional Forms

Erica Light:

  • 6th Place - 14 - 15 Black Belt Traditional Forms

Congratulations to Team Kirage on all of their efforts and hard work. Look for the Team at the following upcoming events: Capital Classic (August 8-9) and Diamond Nationals (October 10-11).

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Pat Underwood:

  • 1st Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Soft Style Forms
  • 4th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Extreme Weapons

Dottie White:

  • 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Weapons
  • 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Forms
  • 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Middleweight Fighting
  • 30 & Over Women’s Black Belt Fighting Grand Champion

Connor Griffith:

  • 2nd Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Trad. Weapons
  • 2nd Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Musical Weapons
  • 7th Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Forms

Rita Lappert:

  • 2nd Place - 14-17 Advanced Underbelt Extreme Weapons
  • 2nd Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Musical Forms
  • 2nd Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Extreme Forms
  • 6th Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Trad. Forms

A special congratulations goes to Pat Underwood for his first 1st Place in the 18-29 Men’s division. Pat will also be featured on ESPN in the XMA Tricks Competition at the US Open Nighttime Finals representing Team Kirage. Great job Pat!! Congratulations to Team Kirage on all of their efforts and hard work. Look for the Team at the following upcoming events: Battle of Atlanta (August 1-2), and Capital Classic (August 8-9).

]]> http://teamkirage.com/2008/07/07/us-open-2008/feed/ Bluegrass/AKA Grand Nationals http://teamkirage.com/2008/07/03/bluegrassaka-grand-nationals/ http://teamkirage.com/2008/07/03/bluegrassaka-grand-nationals/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:29:39 +0000 Admin http://teamkirage.com/2008/07/03/bluegrassaka-grand-nationals/ June 20 - 21, 2008, Team Kirage competed at the Bluegrass/AKA Grand Nationals, a 5A NASKA World Tournament in Louisville, KY. The following is a list of how each team member placed in their respective divisions:
Pat Underwood:

  • 2nd Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Soft Style Forms
  • 7th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Extreme Weapons
  • 6th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Extreme Forms
  • 7th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Hard Style Traditional Weapons
  • 6th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Japanese/Okinawan Traditional Forms

Dottie White:

  • 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Weapons
  • 2nd Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Forms
  • 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Middleweight Fighting
  • 30 & Over Women’s Black Belt Fighting Grand Champion

Connor Griffith:

  • 2nd Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Weapons
  • 3rd Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Musical Weapons
  • 3rd Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Forms
  • 4th Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Musical Forms

Rita Lappert:

  • 1st Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Weapons
  • 2nd Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Musical Forms
  • 3rd Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Forms

Jessica Coffey:

  • 8th Place - 12-13 Black Belt Creative Forms

Greg Woodruff:

  • 9th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Creative Weapons
  • 10th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Hard Style Traditional Weapons
  • 9th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Korean Traditional Forms

Congratulations to Team Kirage on all of their efforts and hard work. Look for the Team at the following upcoming events: US Open (July 4-5), Battle of Atlanta (August 1-2), and Capital Classic (August 8-9).

]]> http://teamkirage.com/2008/07/03/bluegrassaka-grand-nationals/feed/ New England Open 2008 http://teamkirage.com/2008/05/31/new-england-open-2008/ http://teamkirage.com/2008/05/31/new-england-open-2008/#comments Sat, 31 May 2008 18:29:45 +0000 Admin http://teamkirage.com/2008/05/31/new-england-open-2008/ May 30 -31, 2008, Team Kirage competed at the New England Open, a 5A NASKA World Tournament in Marlboro, MA. The following is a list of how each team member placed in their respective divisions:

Pat Underwood:

  • 3rd Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Soft Style Forms
  • 4th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Extreme Weapons
  • 6th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Extreme Forms
  • 7th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Hard Style Traditional Weapons
  • 9th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Japanese/Okinawan Traditional Forms

Dottie White:

  • 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Weapons
  • 2nd Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Forms
  • 2nd Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Middleweight Fighting

Connor Griffith:

  • 3rd Place -  13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Weapons
  • 5th Place -  13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Musical Weapons
  • 7th Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Forms

Rita Lappert:

  • 1st Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Forms
  • 2nd Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Weapons

Congratulations to Team Kirage on all of their efforts and hard work. Pat had a great showing for his first time in the Soft Style Division. Dottie continues to show why she was an awesome addition to Team Kirage. Rita was outstanding at her first World Tournament representing Team Kirage. Connor continues to place in the top finalist in all of his divisions. Look for the Team at the following upcoming events: Bluegrass/AKA Nationals (June 20-21) and US Open (July 4-5).

]]> http://teamkirage.com/2008/05/31/new-england-open-2008/feed/ Gator Nationals http://teamkirage.com/2008/05/22/gator-nationals/ http://teamkirage.com/2008/05/22/gator-nationals/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 20:28:31 +0000 Admin http://teamkirage.com/2008/05/22/gator-nationals/ Congratulations to Dottie White for winning Women’s Sparring Grand Champion at the Gator Nationals World Karate Championships in Daytona Beach, FL, May 16-17, 2008.

Dottie placed 1st in the 30-39 Women’s Sparring Division and fought for the Women’s Grand Champion in the Saturday Night Finals.

Again, congratulations to Dottie on her victory and  for bringing the first NASKA rated Grand Championship to Team Kirage in 2008.

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