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Becca Ross

Becca Ross age 12 started learning martial arts at 4 years of age. Originally studied Wing Chun Kung Fu under the tutelage of Sensei Chai Eun at Chai Karate in Ardsley, N.Y. By the time she was 5 years old she was breaking wood, sparring, and competing in tournaments on a statewide level. She received three gold medals at West Point Military Academy for point sparring, self-defense, and continuous fighting. She went on to capture first place in every N.Y. State tournament that she competed in between the ages of 6 and 7.

Becca received her Black Belt in American Kenpo Karate in May of 2000. She is currently training at All Star Karate in Boca Raton under the tutelage of Mr. Michael Demchak. She also trains with World champions Adam Faldetta, Daniel Sterling, and World Champion Lauren Kearney.

Since moving to Florida a little more than 3 years ago Becca has been ranked number 1 in the State of Florida for her division in point sparring. She was the 2001 NASKA World Sparring Champion in her Black Belt division. She is  now the 2002 NASKA World Weapons Champion, as well as the 2002 NASKA World Open Forms Champion.

She has chalked up impressive first place victories at the World Series of Martial Arts, The New England Open, The Blue Grass Nationals The South American Championship, The Ocean State Nationals, The Battle of Atlanta, The Diamond Nationals.

Most recently was a triple Crown winner at the U.S. Open, where she competed on stage for the ISKA World Weapons and Forms Championship which was filmed by ESPN.

In her Dojo, at All Star Karate, Becca is a member of the Leadership Team as well as a member of SWAT (Special Winning Attitude Team). She has performed at numerous school functions, as well as local fairs and charity events. She has performed at the Paul Mitchell Fitness Festival as well as The Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

She is the leader of the School's Demo Team and does solo forms and weapons performances. Becca is also a member of DS Performance Team and spends several hours every week just practicing synchronized team forms.

Becca was recently drafted onto TEAM USA as a result of her four first place wins in the WKA World Championship Eliminations. She competed in Pisa Italy in Aug. and captured 2 silver and 3 Bronze medals. Over 8000 athletes from 80 countries competed in this International competition. She was the only athlete to win a medal in every division she competed in.

She was given the honor of carrying the American Flag in the procession of the March Of Nations, and commended for her success and inspiration to the rest of the team. On Dec 7 Becca was inducted into the Florida Martial Arts Hall Of Fame as “Youth Competitor of the Year”.

SCHOLASTIC BACKGROUND

Becca was an honor roll student at Del Prado Elementary school where  she consistently maintained a 4.0 average. She is now an honor student at Logger's Run Middle School .She  loves to perform. She likes to entertain her friends and her teachers by singing, dancing and acting out play roll skits.

She has many friends, and is an outgoing, outspoken individual. She hopes to compete in the Olympics.