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Ley & Azel Navarro with their grandchildern, Elias Navarro - 1st Place Sparring (age 5-6), Connor Navarro 3rd Place Sparring (ages 8-9) |
Twenty-five competitors from the Winnipeg Sikaran Arnis Academy (WSAA) brought home a massive haul of awards from the Diamond Nationals Martial Arts Championships at the Nicollet Mall in Minnesota from October 21-22, 2022.
Over 1600 registered competitors from different parts of North and South America took part in the tournament.
Congratulations to all the students and their proud parents and families. The WSAA instructors thank you for your love and support and for entrusting your kids’ training with them.
Here is the list of the WSAA winners.
Winnipeg Sikaran Arnis Academy 3rd Place - Team Demo
Double AA
Lee Angela Igne
2nd place - Creative Forms
4th place - Traditional hardstyle non-bladed
5th place - Japanese/Okinawan forms finalist - musical forms
A
Red Jr Igne
1st - Traditional Weapons
1st Creative Weapons
1st - Traditional Forms
2nd - Creative Forms
Finalist – Sparring
Lynlyn Igne
3rd - Traditional Weapons
1st - Creative Weapons
1st - Traditional Forms
1st - Creative Forms
1st – Sparring
Jayzelle Policarpio
2nd place - Traditional Weapon
1st place - Creative Weapon
1st place -Traditional Forms
1st place -Creative Forms
1st place -Sparring
Mark Rainier Soriano
1st place - Traditional Form
1st place - Creative Weapon
2nd place - Traditional weapon
2nd place – Sparring
Kyle Dalandan
1st place - Traditional Form
2nd place - Creative Weapon
2nd place - Sparring
3rd place - Traditional Weapon
Liane Dalandan
1st place - Traditional Form
2nd place - Traditional Weapon
2nd place - Musical Form
4th place - Creative Weapon
Mia Dalandan
1st place - Traditonal Form
1st place - Traditional Weapon
2nd place - Creative Weapon
2nd place - Sparring
Jedd Florendo
1st place - Point Sparring
1st place - Traditional Form
2nd place - Traditional Weapon
3rd place - Creative Weapon
Sedrich Balaswit
1st place - Point Sparring
2nd place - Traditional Forms
3rd place - Traditional Weapon
3rd place - Musical Weapon
5th place (Finalist) - Musical Forms
Sheina Denise Balaswit
1st place - Point Sparring
1st place - Traditional Weapon
2nd place - Traditional Forms
3rd place - Creative Weapon
4th place - Musical Forms
Raelyn Dayanghirang
1st place - Traditional form
2nd place - Traditional Weapon
2nd place - Sparring
Reilly Dayanghirang
3rd place - Sparring
3rd place - Traditional Weapon
Finalist - Traditional Forms
14) Rhienne Lapitan
1st place -Traditional Form
4th place -Traditional Weapons
Consolation -Sparring
Markus Castres-Ramirez
2nd place - Traditional Weapon
2nd place - Sparring
Kaash Dhaliwal
2nd place - Traditional Weapons
2nd place - Sparring
Ian Enano
1st place -Traditional Weapon
2nd place -Sparring
4th place - Traditinal Form
Ivan Enano
1st place - Sparring
Finalist - Traditional Form and Weapon
Jasraj Philloura
2nd place - Sparring
Connor Navarro
Finalist - Traditional Weapon and Forms
3rd place - Sparring
Elias Navarro
2nd place - Traditional Weapon
1st place - Sparring
JC Hernandez
1st place - traditional weapons
1st place - traditional forms
1st place - sparring
Princess Nicole Dela Cruz
1st place - Musical Form
1st place -Traditional Weapon
1st place - Traditional Hand Form
1st place - Point Sparring
Liam Dela Cruz
3rd place -Traditional Weapon
2nd place -Traditional Hand Form
3rd place -Point Sparring
Eira Dela Cruz
1st place -Traditional Weapon
1st place -Traditional Hand Form
Finalist-Point Sparring