After a four-year hiatus, Kona’s longest-running and popular karate competition returned for its 16th edition. On Saturday, November 4, the 16th Annual International Karate League (IKL) Karate Championship was held at the Kekuaokalani Gymnasium in Kailua-Kona with 84 competitors of various age groups from Karate schools around the Big Island and the State of Hawai‘i.
After a four-year hiatus, Kona’s longest-running and popular karate competition returned for its 16th edition. On Saturday, November 4, the 16th Annual International Karate League (IKL) Karate Championship was held at the Kekuaokalani Gymnasium in Kailua-Kona with 84 competitors of various age groups from Karate schools around the Big Island and the State of Hawai‘i.
“After a 4 year absence, I was very pleased with the strong turnout of participants and supporters,” said Tournament Director Julian Shiroma. “We are also happy that the overwhelming majority of the participants were youth from 6 to 15 years old, because traditional Karate can be very beneficial for their personal development.”
The tournament featured competition in three events: Kata (Forms), Kobudo (Weapons), and Kumite (Sparring).
Tying for the Most Outstanding Karate Competitor Perpetual Trophy was Jenna Shiroma of the IKL Captain Cook Dojo and Jace Shiroma of the IKL Captain Cook Dojo. Jenna placed first in the Blackbelt Women’s Kata, Kumite and Kobudo divisions, while Jace placed first in the Blackbelt Men’s Kata, Kumite and Kobudo divisions.
Winning the Most Outstanding Dojo Perpetual Trophy was the Captain Cook Dojo (IKL) with 59 points, the World Karate Academy was 2nd with 53 points, and the Keaau Dojo (IKL) was 3rd with 46 points. The full results can be found on Page 3B.
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