08/14/2024
Recently six members of the Bautista Kajukenbo Self-Defense Institute of Vallejo under the direction of Grand Master Rob Peladeau attended a 2-day Martial Art Tournament and Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada and brought home 29 trophies including 7 Grand Champion trophies.
Hanale Wilson won a Grand Champion trophy and a 1st place medal in the adult men’s age 18 and above knife fighting division and and a 2nd place in the adult Kaju/Escrima stick fighting division. Fellow student Harry Sama brought home a Grand Champion trophy and 1st place medal in the Kaju/Escrima adult men’s age 18 and above division. He placed 2nd in knife-fighting adult men’s 18 and above, a 2nd place medal in the live stick adult men’s 18 and above division, a 2nd place in the men’s adult 18 and above self-defense division and a 3rd place medal in men’s 18 and above forms division, for a total of 6 trophies.
John Hall took home a Grand Champion trophy and a 1st place medal in the double padded stick boys 11 to 13 division, also a 2nd place in the single padded stick boys 11 to 13, a 1st place sparring boys 11 to 13 category and a 3rd place in the boys 11 to 13 self-defense division, for a total of 5 trophies. Chaisen Gonzales beat out 9 other competitors in 2 different Grand Champion divisions, the first Grand Champion was for boys ages 14 to 17 Kaju/Escrima stick fighting division and the second Grand Champion for boys 14 to 17 point sparring division. He also won 1st place for boys 14 to 17 Kaju/Escrima stick fighting and 1st for 14 to 17 point sparring division. He placed 3rd in 14 to 17 point sparring division, and 3rd in 14 to 17 self-defense category for a total of 6 trophies.
Akaiden Henderson won a Grand Champion trophy and a 1st place in the boys 8 to 12 years in the padded stick fighting division and a 2nd place in the boys 8 to 12 continuous sparring category. Brother, Colby Henderson, brought home a Grand Champion and a 1st place in the padded stick 11 to 13 boys intermediate division, a 2nd in the point sparring ages 11 to 13 boys, a 2nd in continuous live stick and a 3rd in the boys ages 11 to 13 point sparring division for a total of 5 medals. Joseph McDevitt won a 2nd place in the boys ages 8 to 12 padded stick division.