2nd Annual Chinese Martial Arts Autumn Invitational ~ November 10th 2024
Shuai Jiao competitors celebrate their performances.
Sunday November 10th, along with Shifu Lindsay Lambert of Wu Dao Kung Fu & Tai Chi and Shifu Gary of New England Kung Fu, we hosted the Second Annual Chinese Martial Arts Autumn Invitational.
The tournament saw:
163 competitors, from
30 different martial arts schools, run by
50 amazing judges and administrative staff.
We had competitors from all over the country, including as far as Las Vegas! We saw amazing performances from children, teens, adults, and senior citizens in:
Kung Fu
Tai Chi
Sparring
Shuai Jiao
Push Hands
Metrowest Kung Fu had the most competitors out of any school, and we represented very well! Congratulations to the following students (in alphabetical order by last name):
COMPETITORS
Diya Arun
Hrishi Arun
Karli Cheung
Mason Cheung
Treven Force
Louisa Mahoney
Abby Merriam
Maya Merriam
Brighid Morgan
Cormac Morgan
Elias Nejad
Liam Quirk
MEDALISTS
Sherry Banks
3rd Place Adults (35+) Beginner Sparring
Kathy Dollard
1st Place Senior (55+) Tai Chi Beginner Empty Hand
Cassie Johnson
3rd Place Adults (35+) Intermediate Short Weapons
Rayhaan Kalvert
2nd Place Juniors Beginner & Intermediate Sparring
Shawn Klingener
1st Place Beginner & Intermediate Push Hands
3rd Place Internal Intermediate Weapons
Ryan Mahoney
2nd Place Adults (35+) Novice Empty Hand
2nd Place Adults (35+) Intermediate Sparring
Jackson Maslow
2nd Place Children Beginner Empty Hand
2nd Place Children Weapons
2nd Place Children Sparring
Scott Merriam
2nd Place Adults (35+) Beginner Short Weapons
2nd Place Adults (35+) Beginner Sparring
Bill Scott
2nd Place Senior (55+) Tai Chi Beginner Empty Hand
Kaitlin Shaughnessy
2nd Place Tai Chi Novice Empty Hand Forms
Olga Smirnov
2nd Place Adults (35+) Novice Empty Hand
3rd Place Seniors (55+) Tai Chi Beginner Empty Hand
Yolanda Stafford
2nd Place Adults (35+) Intermediate Short Weapon
2nd Place Seniors (55+) Tai Chi Intermediate Empty Hand
3rd Place Adults (35+) Intermediate Empty Hand
Andrew Stewart
3rd Place Teens Intermediate Sparring
Harvey Thompson
1st Place Children Sparring
3rd Place Children Novice Empty Hand
Lucas Wright
3rd Place Teens Advanced Short Weapons
The event would not have been possible without these amazing volunteers from the Metrowest Kung Fu Community:
Beth Foote
Megan France-Peterson
Allison Mondel
Mike Quirk
Karen Sheppard
Jo Gao Kevin Sheppard
Full results and photos are available on the tournament website!