March 4, 2023 Alpha Secondary, Burnaby British Columbia

On March 4, 2023, ITF Taekwon-Do schools from all over British Columbia participated at the 2023 ITF of BC  Provincial Taekwon-Do championships. Hosted in the beautiful city of Burnaby, BC (The City of Parks), the event was the first Provincial Championships in BC after the Covid Pandemic halted all competitions in the country in 2020.

A total of 188 athletes from 11 schools descended on the lower mainland to vie for a chance to be called a BC Taekwon-Do Champion. Included in this year’s events are the heart warming Adapted (Special Needs) Taekwon-Do Divisions which highlighted the skills of our students with disabilities. Championed by Mr. Andaya and his family for over 10 years, this is the first time the Adapted divisions became an actual competition instead of just an exhibition. 

Following is the overall medal tally.

RANKSCHOOLGOLDSILVERBRONZE
1DSA Royal International Taekwon-Do, Burnaby332322
2Sundance Martial Arts, Vernon201829
3Richmond Martial Arts, Richmond1086
4Sage Taekwon-Do, Pitt meadows6612
5Pacific Rim, Institute of Taekwon-Do, Coquitlam51214
6Jon Sun’s Taekwon-Do, Vancouver524
7Atlantis Taekwon-Do, Terrace421
8Family Taekwon-Do, Prince George294
9Lakes Taekwon-Do, Burns Lake201
10Freedom Taekwon-Do, Prince George121
11Northern Taekwon-Do,  SunPeaks112

The host Mr. Darius Andaya, VI degree of  DSA Taekwon-Do,  would like to thank all the instructors, officials, volunteers, sponsors, parents and athletes who made the success of this event possible. Congratulations to everyone!  Don’t forget: We win or we learn! 

DSA Team ResultsPatternsSparringPowerSpecialty
Andaya Darren_Ross12 1
Andaya Darryl_Paul[1]11  
Andaya Manuel_Darson211 
Biju Nikhil33  
Bishop Connor_Alexander34  
Blanchette Rachel13  
Bradshaw Rachel22  
Bush TrevorDid not Compete3  
Chakrabarti Aryadit24  
Cruz Edmon22  
Dimalibot Bryssen32  
Downie Jayden11  
Fragoso Tiego31  
Gibbs Slade31  
Gupta Veer22 3
Hunt Ethan11  
Hunt Lukas14  
Indicio Leonor11  
Keller Martin12  
Keu Jenny13  
Kim Anatoly14  
Krishnan Prasanna[1]1Good Effort  
Kutsche Solenne21  
Kyer Ryan23  
Lau Adrian13  
Lian IsaacGood effort3  
Li Hayden3Good effort  
Litonjua Lucas_Jan11  
Mao FinneganGood effortGood effort  
McGill Qorianka2   
Meherier Md_Izaan3Good Effort  
Nambiar SaawanGood Effort1  
Noguera_Vega Joseph_AlexanderGood effort3  
Noguera_Vega Liliany_ElizabethGood effort3  
Romero Riley_AlexDid not Compete1  
Sandhu Parsin11  
Schmitke Sebastian22  
Tam Jasper32  
Tang TylerGood effortDid not Compete  
Tissira Isaac22  
Waddingham Aaron11  
Weber Christopher_Amos32  
Wu Lucille22  
Wu Raymond13  
Yamada Azusa12  
Yim Sarah33