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The last Grand Finale at 2011 NBL Supergrands

By |2017-11-24T21:08:41-06:00December 31st, 2011|NBL, Tournament Review|

The last official grand finale of the Super Grands was filled with adults, vying for the right to be called World Champion.  The first event of this evening was the Hard Choreographed Musical Forms division, contested by Jeff Doss and Ghandi Lewis.  A slight stumble by Doss allowed Ghandi to capture his first [...]

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Youth on stage in Supergrands Grand Finale 4

By |2017-11-24T21:08:41-06:00December 30th, 2011|NBL, Tournament Review|

The fourth finale was all juniors and the young guns were excited to show off what they could do.  The first division up was 11 and under Hard Choreographed Musical Forms.  Zach Gaona of Team International faced off against Hayden Smith of Team Strike Force for the honor of becoming champion.  Gaona came away [...]

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Adult weapons and fighting dominate Supergrands finale 3

By |2017-11-24T21:08:41-06:00December 30th, 2011|NBL, Tournament Review|

Finale three was adults-only competition and it proved incredibly exciting.  The first division was the Hard Choreographed Musical competition.  Jeff Doss and Josh Durbin renewed their WestPac rivalry on this night and they both performed very well.  But in the end, Durbin’s tricks and flips were too much for Doss to overcome.  The [...]

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Contemporary weapons and youth point sparring in Supergrands finale 2

By |2017-11-24T21:08:41-06:00December 29th, 2011|NBL, Tournament Review|

Day three of the Super Grands was as exciting as the last two.  Creative, traditional and point fighting were all on hand for those in attendance.  Raymond Daniels and Jamal Albini wildcarded their point sparring divisions and made it all the way to the finals.  Jeff Doss and Josh Durbin edged Darrell "Ghandi" Lewis to [...]

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Team Proper and Team All Stars dominate team divisions at NBL Supergrands

By |2017-11-24T21:08:41-06:00December 28th, 2011|NBL, Tournament Review|

The NBL Super Grands are always an exciting end to the competition season, and that start to this year’s event proved no different.  Already on the first day, Team All-Stars were knocking people out showing off who the number one fighting team in Sport Karate is.  Also, Nick Cain will take the stage [...]

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