The 2010 Sparring Extravaganza and Kick-A-Thon, put on by Kensho-Do Karate, was held on March 14, 2010 at Siena College as a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project. This is the fourth year this event has been held and CASL Productions has been at all of them to create a keepsake video. This year’s event consisted of sparring matches by age category, a kick-a-thon (non-stop kicking), Kata demonstrations by Jeff Melander of Red Dragon Karate, more sparring matches - this time by choice (so the kids could choose, and sometimes gang up on the black belts), and a 5 minute sparring match where everyone changed partners every 30 seconds or so. I was tired just watching them.
When all was said and done, there were 25 rounds of sparring, consisting of 406 matches. The kick-a-thon racked up 2,069 kicks and the amount raised for the Wounded Warrior Project was $2,200. It was a great day and a lot of fun. Thanks to Glenn Ward of Kensho-Do Karate for organizing this event and helping such a great cause. I have a son in the military and knowing there are organizations like this out there to help them when they are in need is a great feeling.
Enjoy the video!
For best viewing results, press Play, then press Pause and allow the video to load completely before playing. For slower connections, turn off the HD feature. Sparring Extravaganza from Cheryl Lighthall on Vimeo.