Coastal Martial Arts Open Tournament

Even more CMAO 2026 photos 😊

A few more photos 📸🖼

A little late but worth the wait! Our amazing tournament photographer Al captured some awesome photos at the Coastal Martial Arts Open, and I'm finally getting around to posting some. Enjoy!

A massive thank you to everyone who came out for the Coastal Martial Arts Open; Celebrating a Legacy Tournament and memorial this weekend.

The sheer number of volunteers and judges, the caliber of martial artists officiating, the amazing competitors, families and clubs, packed stands and awesome vibe were a testament to the impact that Sensei Sukwinder had on each of us.

It was fantastic to have highly competitive blackbelt divisions again and it was truly the perfect tribute to the life we celebrate, dedicated to sport martial arts and a lifetime of competitive point fighting.

A big congratulations to Karim Abu Khadra for taking home the Sukwinder Manhas Men’s Blackbelt Memorial Grand Championship Trophy sponsored by Manbir Narang of Remax Mid-Island Realty.

Thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors who have supported us through these challenging times as we rallied to pull the tournament together and continue in his footsteps:

Thomson Excavating Ltd
The See Group of Companies
Alberni Auto Group
Manbir Narang, Clark Power, Sonia Sutton and Wendy Cassels of REMAX Mid-Island Realty
L.B. Woodchoppers
Beaver Creek Home Centre
Dolan’s Gas Fitting and Heating
Jowsey’s Furniture & Matress
Bowmark Concrete Ltd
The Flooring Depot

A most sincere thank you to JAL Design for bringing our vision to life yet again with our amazing tournament t-shirts, memorial shirts, banners and CMAO officials ties and tournament director dress.

Thank you to Black Magic Design for retrofitting our vintage grand championship trophy with our tournament logo and memorial name.

Another big thank you to Granny’s Original Chicken and Royal Canadian 3 for 1 Pizza, Quality Foods, Buy Low Foods, Coombs Country Candy and The Donut Shop for helping us to feed our judges, volunteers and guests.

Tremendous thanks to Fighting Spirit Events for helping to ensure the tournament ran smoothly and providing tech support throughout the process.

This community came together in a big way to honour a great man and create a symbol of our ongoing dedication to the sport. THANK YOU to each and every one of you!

The calm before the storm, see you in the morning.

Who has the best volunteers? We do! These wonderful folks have been working hard to get things ready for all of our amazing competitors, awesome officials and fantastic volunteers.

Your t-shirts are ready! We have a few of these terrific tribute t’s available for sale at the event, as well as a surprise memorial shirt design.

The Coastal Martial Arts Open is nearly here! See you all in THREE DAYS! 🗓️

Officiating at the Coastal Martial Arts Open on Saturday?

Head Officials! Sensei says bring your CMAO tie or else! 😉🇨🇦🥋🤵🏽‍♂️

A massive thank you in advance to all the wonderful officials and volunteers who allow an event like this happen. Looking forward to seeing you all THIS WEEKEND!

Final day to register online for the CMA Open. Registering today saves you money, time at check in and makes for a smoother running event.

See ya on the 6th

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See you at the CMA Open Saturday June 6th.
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