ProForce MA’s Kieran Tamondong: Martial Artist Year In Review

0 Posted by - December 30, 2014 - Martial Artist, Tournaments

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Asian World of Martial Arts is extremely proud and thankful for all the athletes that we sponsor.  The newest member to the AWMA team, Kieran Tamondong, had a very busy and successful year in the tournament circuit.  With the help of his coach Marc Canonizado, his Sensei Randy Word at Rising Sun Karate, and his family, Kieran has been able to excel in his division.  But those are not the only things that keeps 12 year old Kieran at the top of his game.  Determination, passion for the sport, and the desire to train on average three to four hours each day make him the fierce competitor he has become.

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ProForce® 6 oz. Lightweight Student Uniform in Black

Kieran is currently ranked #1 by SportMartialArts.com in the Youth Forms division, and has achieved 8 World Championship titles.  Kieran appeared twice on the live ESPN broadcast on July 12, 2014 for ISKA Overall Forms & Weapons World Championship
Competition. We look forward to seeing him on stage representing ProForce in 2015 for the ESPN broadcast of the ISKA World Championship in July.

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ProForce® 6oz Lightweight Student Uniform

Kieran has been practicing martial arts for 7 years.  We look forward to seeing what 2015 has in store for him!  See below for a list of all Kieran’s titles this year.  It is an extremely impressive list!

2014 USA-NKF  USA Open Champion – Gold Medalist in Kata
2014 USA-NKF  Junior International Cup – Bronze Medalist in Kata

2014 WKA WTKA Sport Karate Team USA member (attended the 2014 World Championships held in Italy in October)

2014 NASKA OVERALL GRAND CHAMPION – 13 & under Forms

8 World Championship Titles:
2014 NASKA World Champion – Traditional Forms
2014 NASKA World Champion – Extreme Forms
2014 NASKA World Champion – Creative Forms
2014 NASKA World Champion – Creative Weapons
2014 ISKA World Champion – 13 & Under Overall Forms
2014 WKA WTKA World Champion – Japanese Kata
2014 WKA WTKA World Champion – All Styles Traditional Weapons
2014 WKA WTKA World Champion –  All Styles Traditional Forms

11 Overall Grand Championships
2014 Amerikick – Overall Grand Champion Forms (NASKA)
2014 Ocean State Grands – Overall Grand Champion Forms (NASKA)
2014 Quebec Open – Overall Grand Champion Forms (NASKA)
2014 Battle of Atlanta – Overall Grand Champion Forms (NASKA)
2014 New England Open – Overall Grand Champion Forms (NASKA)
2014 US OPEN – Overall Grand Champion Forms (NASKA)
2014 US Capitol Classics – Overall Grand Champion Forms (NASKA)
2014 Diamond Nationals – Overall Grand Champion Forms (NASKA)
2014 Amerikick – Overall Grand Champion Weapons (NASKA)
2014 Ocean State Grands – Overall Grand Champion Weapons (NASKA)
2014 US OPEN – Overall Grand Champion Weapons (NASKA)

15 Grand Championships
Amerikick :  Traditional Forms, Traditional Weapons
Ocean State: Traditional Forms, Traditional Weapons
Quebec Open: Traditional Forms
Battle of Atlanta: Traditional Forms, CMX Forms
New England Open: Traditional Forms
US OPEN: Traditional Forms, CMX Weapons
US Capitol Classics: Traditional Forms
Dixieland Nationals: Traditional Forms
Diamond Nationals: Traditional Forms
Pan American Internationals: Traditional Forms, CMX Forms

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ProForce® 14oz Diamond Gi

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