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Nicholas Merlin

Nicholas started Karate when he was 4 years old and attended his first local competition, as a yellow belt, at the age of 5. Shortly after his first competition Nicholas excelled rapidly in his training and starting competing locally on a regular basis. Within a short period of time Nicholas was consistently finishing first place in his forms divisions and placing in the top three in his fighting divisions. 

In 2001 at the age of 8, Nicholas was invited to join the Canadian WKA National Karate Team in Vienna, Austria for the WKA World Championships. As the youngest athlete of the 130-member team, he finished an impressive 5th place in the 12 & under forms division, competing against many black belts from around the world.

In 2002 Nicholas became the Canadian WKA National Champion in both of his fighting divisions along with Silver medals in traditional forms and weapons forms. At the World Championships in Massa Carra, Italy, Nicholas became the youngest World Champion on the Canadian Team.

In 2003, over 1800 competitors from 57 Countries competed at the WKA World Championships in Killarney Ireland. Once again, Nicholas secured a World Championship Gold Medal as well as two Silvers and a Bronze.

As an Under belt Nicholas participated in numerous WKA, NBL and Tour Canada, competitions in Canada , USA and Europe. He has competed in multiple divisions and has taken a number of first place finishes and Grand Championships.

Now, as a new Black Belt, Nicholas has taken a keen interest in the NASKA circuit where he competed, in the last three tournaments of the 2003 season, with excellent results as an un-seeded competitor. 2004 marks his first full year competing as a Black Belt.

With a keen interest in Karate and a dedicated drive to continuously excel, the future looks bright for Nicholas, to continue to make his mark, in the competitive world of Martial Arts.

Born:  March 1993 

Residence:   Burlington, Ontario, Canada 

Started Martial Arts:  1997

Started Competition:  1998 

Current Rank:  Black Belt

Club:  United Family Martial Arts

Instructors:  Casey Marks – (Forms/Weapons)

 Trevor Nash   - (Sparring) 

Current Circuits: NASKA, WKA, NBL, Tour Canada.

Major Martial Arts Achievements

Achieved Black Belt ranking September, 2003 

WKA World Championships, Killarney, Ireland, 2003 

World Champion, Point Fighting

Silver Medal, Continuous Fighting

Silver Medal, Weapons

Bronze Medal, Team Fighting 

Canadian National Championships, 2003

National Champion, Continuous Fighting

Silver Medal, Musical Weapons

Silver Medal, Point Fighting 

WKA World Championships, Massa, Italy, 2002

World Champion, Continuous Fighting 

Canadian National Championships, 2002

National Champion, Continuous Fighting

National Champion, Point Fighting

Silver Medal, Traditional Forms

Recent Competitions

  Quebec Open, April 04. (NASKA)

1st Place, Traditional forms

1^st Place, Traditional Weapons

2^nd Place Creative Weapons

Grand Champion 13 & under Traditional Forms

Battle of Stoney Creek, April, 04 (Tour Canada)

Grand Champion, 17 & under Forms

Compete Nationals, Feb 04 (NASKA)

2^nd Place Sparring