Junior Choreographed Fight (N-57)
I’m not sure what inspired Gene Middleton to try this had at a self defense skit and pop out his glass eye as an exciting part of the routine. In the usual good versus evil routine he beat up the bad guys tieing Karina Hipolito. In the eliminations the Judges all favored Middleton 9.99 to 9.98 and once again in the Finale each gave Middleton the one one-hundredth edge for him to win the title. He is from Corky Sikes’ World Class Karate in Georgia. Hipolito is from Mike Tobin’s Pinnacle Martial Arts in Utah. Alexandra Pyles of Elite Combat in Virginia took third.

Adult Choreographed Fight (N-58)
Dean Pyles of Elite Combat in Galax, Virginia returned to defend his title and again utilized his school members to play the people of both good and bad. He topped Brandon Allen of Toledo, Ohio 29.93 to 29.90 in the eliminations and again in the Finale 29.96 to 29.93 to make it two golds in a row. Joanne Elliott of Team United in Canada took third.

Junior Traditional Self Defense (N-59)
Nick Cain had to pinch himself to make sure he wasn’t dreaming when he topped the eliminations 29.95 over Whittany Pyles 29.91 insuring his qualification into the Grand Finale. He proceeded to conquer Pyles once again by six one-hundredths to win the title and with the highest score of his Finale grouping to qualify him to compete in the overall junior traditional grandchampionship. He hails from Team SMAC and is trained by father Ron Cain in Batavia, New York. Whittany Pyles is also trained by her father Dean Pyles in Galax, Virginia, Jelisse Landon from Jeremy Elliott’s Team United in Canada took third.

Adult Traditional Self Defense (N-60)
Dean Pyles took adult traditional self defense in the daytime eliminations as well as the choreographed fighting division, this time topping NBL rookie Jose Rivera by a mere one one-hundredth. But he lost the final bid to win the traditional version for the first time as Rivera came back to top him in the Grand Finale 49.96 to 49.92. Rivera calls Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania home and Pyles, Galax, Virginia. Second runner-up Terry Gore of South Carolina was the 2005 runner-up champion.

BREAKING

Junior Breaking (N-61)
Taking a second place back seat in 2006 after winning the breaking title in 2005, Mike Spizzuco returned with his cement blocks to once again pummel the piled up sculptures into pieces. As breaking isn’t in the Grand Finale, the eliminations is the world title where Spizzuco barely got by Justin Scott of Doug Armstrong’s famed MVKC breakers, 29.95 to 29.94. Spizzuco calls Egg Harbor, New Jersey his home, while Scott is from Hickory, North Carolina. John Helmes, also of MVKC, took third.

Adult Breaking (N-62)
29.92 and 29.91 Doug Armstrong’s MVKC Team won the top two honors this year. Last year’s third place winner, Steve Shockley, of North Carolina rose to the occasion taking the world title, Tim McConnell also of Noth Carolina took second. The 2005 champion, David Cantrel of Tennessee, took third.