USKA California State Championships

Our Five Cities Keichu-Do team made an impressive showing at the United States Karate Alliance California State Championships held November 12 in Riverside. There were well over 400 competitors, and all of them were eager to win as many trophies as possible.

Our team may have been small, but we were impressive.

Sempai Benjamin Prewett, double crown California State Champion: 1st in weapons, 1st in kata, 3rd in sparring.

Daniel Prewett, California State Champion: 1st in kata, 2nd in weapons, 3rd in sparring

Trevor Maas, California State Champion in kata.

Peyton Maas, California State Champion: 1st in sparring, 3rd in kata.

Sarah Hickman: 2nd in both weapons and kata

Jesse Prewett: 2nd in both weapons and kata

Sempai Miriam Prewett competes with the "big kids" now. She took 3rd place in kata in the Women's Black Belt Division.

Tough competition! Sempai fought Cassandra Shults.

One of the benefits of competing is the people you meet on the tournament circuit. States was like a family reunion, with competitors coming from all across the country to help celebrate Maria Evans-Colgan's 40 years in the martial arts. Here Sensei Prewett enjoys conversing with Cassandra Shults while waiting to compete in weapons. Sensei placed 3rd in kata.