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Ken Sumner Martial Arts Highlights
Received Hap-Ki-Do Black Belt June 1, 1999
Ken was the youngest person ever outside of Korea to ever achieve this rank. At Age 13 Ken Sumner received his first degree Black Belt. Also Hap-Ki-Do does not have junior blacks, so this is the same Black Belt as all other adults
Received Arashi-Do Karate Black Belt May 23, 2001
Received Arashi-Do Black Belt from Kiyoshi Gary Vig and Kiyoshi Mike Bonde.
Received Arashi-Do Karate 2nd Degree, June 27, 2009
Received Arashi-Do Karate 3rd Degree, June 8, 2015
Only one of nine Karate Students in Arashi-Do with this rank or higher. Minimum eight years of training after black belt.
Received Arashi-Do Behring Brazilian Jiujtisu Black Belt April 8th, 2018
Received Arashi-Do Lom Pa Yu Muay Thai Black/Blue Rank November 4, 2017
Received Arashi-Do Shootfighting (MMA) Red Shirt (Rank) May 2, 2013
Arashi-Do Sylvan Lake Head Instructor Since September 2008
Arashi-Do Instructor for 10 Years as of 2015
Canadian National Sport Jiujitsu Champion, 2002-2004
Won the Canadian Sport Jiujitsu Championship three years in a row. Sport Jiujitsu is similar to MMA but with a Gi on.
Tiger Balm International Karate Sparring Champion 2002, 2004, Runner Up 2003
The Tiger Balm International is a yearly tournament in Vancouver. With large numbers of competitors from Canada and the United States, this tournament is also a qualifier for Team Canada. Ken Sumner was the first choice for that team in 2002 and 2004.
Alberta 2012 Submission Series Champion Heavyweight The Submission Series is a Yearly event held in Alberta. Competitors gain points through No-Gi tournaments throughout the year, then are seeded and compete at the year end tournament. Ken Sumner won the final tournament by submission against a huge wrestler.
Trainer of WKC Karate World Champion Silver and Bronze Medalist 2011
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