Spotlight on Ruby and Teja place: Jeff Speakman Kenpo 5.0 World Championships in Las Vegas

In an earlier issue we spotlighted Ruby and Teja and their achievements in martial arts, an extracurricular activity that these young ladies are passionate about.

We are happy to provide an update to our earlier story. Ruby and Teja competed in the Jeff Speakman Kenpo 5.0 World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, in July.

Teja was successful in grading for her 1st degree black belt.

Both girls competed in Forms, Self-Defence and Sparring.

Ruby placed 2nd in Sparring.

Teja placed 3rd in Self-Defence, 3rd in Forms and 2nd in Sparring.

This was a highly competitive tournament, with over 900 competitors from all over the world.

Embodying this year’s College theme, ‘𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤 … 𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕣𝕠𝕝𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕐𝕆𝕌 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪?’, both Ruby and Teja stepped up to the challenge and performed incredibly well.

We are so proud of them! Congratulations on your achievements ladies!