2011MAUI OPEN TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP
NOVEMBER 26, 2011 MAUI WAR MEMORIAL GYM

BLACK BELT MEDALISTS SPARRING:
Johnathan Baisa-Gold
Jim Campbell-Bronze
Adounay Dabo-Silver
Camryn Henry-Silver
Tristan Kanekoa-Silver
Po'ai Keahi-Silver
Joshua Kepler-Gold
William Kepler-Silver
Justin Koja-Bronze
Kai Nishibayashi-Gold
Isaac Owades-Silver
Makoa Palos-Bronze
Burt Riveira-Gold
Gabriel Valdez-Silver

RED BELT FINALISTS SPARRING:
Deven Bio-Silver
Jim Campbell-Gold
Ronson Ishikawa-Gold
William Kepler-Silver
Justin Koja-Silver
Kai Nishibayashi-Gold
Isaac Owades-Gold
Tristan Kanekoa-Gold

Performance Hilites: Josh Kepler beats Canada and wins Gold in 10-11Black Belt middle weight sparring.Justin Koja's back and forth battle with Pan Am Open finalist from Texas. Kai Nishibayashi defeats 35lbs heavier opponent from Maui TKD.

ALL Kiffmann male Color Belts won every single match against other schools (including the mainland)

15 Gold medals for Kiffmann Team at 2011 Hawaiian Islands Taekwondo Championships, August 27, 2011, Waipahu, HI

Hilites: Adounay Dabo won the men’s Bantam weight Olympic Black Belt sparring division as a blue belt. He also won Gold at the 2011 US Nationals earlier this year.

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2011 USAT Junior/ Senior Nationals
June 28-July 3, San Jose, CA

Junior Olympics - Sparring Results:

Color Belt (Grass Roots) Medalists:
Jim Campbell: Bronze
Justin Koja: Silver
Joshua Kepler: Bronze
Makoa Palos: Gold

Black Belt World Division Quarter finalists:
Brandon Yoshikawa
Camryn Henry

Technical Event(Forms):
Jim Campbell:Silver

Senior Nationals Sparring Results:

Color Belt (Grass Roots) Medalists:
Adounay Dabo – Gold

Black Belt Olympic Division Quarter finalist:
Miles Kiffmann

Note: Great performance by the team in very competitive divisions. Most of our medalists had to win 3-4 matches to medal while some of our players did not medal after winning 2 matches.

 

2011 USAT HAWAII STATE TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS/NATIONAL QUALIFIER
March 12, 2011, WAIPAHU, HI

Highlites: Willliam Kepler defeats opponent from Oahu in the finals of the 8-9 year old boys red belt division 36:0. Joshua Kepler defeats opponent from Maui Taekwondo by point gap 12:0 in boys 10-11 red belt division.

Kiffmann Taekwondo Results:

Black Belts: Sparring/Forms
Jonathan Baisa: Silver
Bradley Castro: Bronze
Camryn Henry: Gold
Miles Kiffmann: Silver
Brandon Yoshikawa: Gold/Gold

Color Belts: Sparring/ Forms
Tristan Kanekoa -red - Gold
Will Kepler - red- Gold/ Gold
Josh Kepler - red- Gold/ Silver
Edward Omine - red- Gold/ Gold
Isaac Owades - red- Gold
Justin Koja - blue- Bronze/ Gold
Adounay Dabo - blue- Gold
Jim Campbell - blue- Gold/ Gold
Makoa Palos - blue- Gold
Kai Nishibayashi- blue-Gold/ Gold
Ponia Matsumoto - green- Gold
Gabriel Valdez - green- Gold
Jaden Pladera - yellow- Silver

The team also won several Gold medals in non qualifying exhibition matches
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