Celebrating the World Class Athletes of the Sub Zero Challenge
The Sub Zero Challenge brings together an extraordinary group of martial artists from all belt levels and age divisions—Little Dragons to seasoned Black Belts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitors to Taekwondo champions. These athletes represent the values of respect, discipline, focus, and confidence while striving for excellence on the tournament floor.
Why We Celebrate Our Athletes
Skill & Dedication – Years of training and discipline go into every match.
Sportsmanship – Competitors uphold martial arts values in victory and defeat.
Inspiration – Their journeys motivate the next generation to step onto the mat.
Path to the Podium
Our athletes don’t just compete locally—they use the Sub Zero Challenge as a qualifying step toward NMAA world championships. Many have gone on to represent Impact Martial Arts Team Canada on the global stage, bringing home medals , World Titles and building lifelong friendships.
Message to Sponsors
When you support the Sub Zero Challenge, you’re investing in these athletes’ dreams—Sponsorships cover our National competition team fees, which provide athletes free training seminars at Nationals and Worlds. ( 2 seminars at Each National Event and 3 Seminars at Worlds) additionally world wide online training resources, and help us provide them a world class qualifying tournament.
Jesse Cormier
4th Degree
2025
Top Ten World
2nd Forms, 3rd Weapons, 3rd Escrima
World Open
2nd Escrima, 2nd Sword, 3rd Forms, 3rd Weapons
Nationals
2024
Top Ten World
2nd Forms, 2nd Weapons, 2nd Sword, 3rd Escrima, 3rd Sparring
2023
World Open
1st Forms, 2nd Weapons, 2nd Escrima
2022
World Open
2nd Forms
Landon Deweever
3rd Degree
2025
World Top Ten - 2nd Sparring
World Open - Sparring 1st, Weapons 1st, Sword 1st, 3rd Escrima, 3rd Forms
2024
World Open - Competitor
Duncan McNabb
3rd Degree
2025
World Open Medals
2024
Competitor
Asher Woo
2nd Degree
2025
World Open - 3rd Weapons Forms, 3rd Escrima, 2nd Sword Sparring
2024
World Escrima Champion Title
World Sword Champion Title
2024 World Open - Competitor
Maxim Kononov
2nd Degree
2024 X World Open Medals
Jamieson Kirk
1st Degree
2024
2 World Top Ten Medals
X World Open Medals
Christopher Kirk
1st Degree
2024
3 World Top Ten Medals
X World Open Medals
2023
1 World Top Ten Medals
X World Open Medals
2025 Alberta Champions
Duncan McNabb
Sword Sparring
Jesse Cormier
Forms, Weapons, Escrima, Sparring
Anisha Churchill
Forms, Weapons, Sparring
Sophie Docherty
Forms, Weapons, Sparring, Escrima, Sword Sparring
Kai Sinclair
Sword Sparring
Maxim Kononov
Forms, Weapons, Sparring, Escrima
Austin Knight
Forms, Weapons, Sparring
Landon Deweever
Forms, Weapons, Sparring, Escrima, Sword Sparring
2024 Alberta Champions
Landon Deweever
Forms, Weapons, Sparring, Escrima, Sword Sparring
Jesse Cormier
Forms, Weapons, Sparring, Escrima, Sword Sparring
Jamieson Kirk
Elevated Weapons, Elevated Forms
Maxim Kononov
Forms, Weapons, Sparring
Asher Woo
Escrima, Sword Sparring
Christopher Kirk
Forms, Weapons, Elevated Weapons, Elevated Forms
Xavier Frierre-Gibb
Forms, Sparring
Jaan Rai
Weapons
Rhett Schellenberg
Sparring , Escrima
Anisha Churchhill
Forms, Weapons
Archer Macdonald
Elevated Weapons
Sophie Docherty
Forms, Weapons, Sparring Escrima
Rylan Sinclair
Forms, Weapons, Escrima
Kaidin Mcdonald
Sparring
Yuija Jiang
Forms, Sparring
Liam Wilson
Elevated Forms, Elevated Weapons
Aaron Stobbe
Weapons, Escrima
Kai Sinclair
Forms, Sparring
Heather Manweiller
Forms Weapons , Sparring
Taylor Bittman
Forms, Sparring
2023 Alberta Champions
Jacob Forero
Forms, Sparring, Escrima
Imran Yusuf
Weapons
Matthew Caton
Forms, Weapons, Sparring, Escrima
Fenton Wondaga
Forms, Weapons, Sparring, Escrima
Mattias Haydo
Forms, Weapons
Grace Flaim
Weapons
Manal Yusuf
Sparring (Self Defense)
Aubrey Lazaga Snider
Forms
Malika Yusuf
Forms, Weapons, Sparring
Maneli Zahedi
Forms, SParring
Skye Caudron
Weapons
Jack Sweet
Sparring, Escrima
Samuel Forero
Forms, Weapons
Kouth Heron
Escrima
Aaron Stobbe
Forms, Weapons, Sparring
Antonio Barbosa
Forms, Weapons, Sparring
Tethoach Heron
Forms, Weapons, Sparring
Aaryana Waddell
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Kourtney Mcdonald
Forms, Weapons, Sparring
Rhett Schellenberg
Weapons
Rylan Sinclair
Forms, Sparring, Escrima
Rylie Wong
Forms, Weapons, Sparring
Charanjeev Pabla
Forms, Weapons, Sparring
Don Peterson
Forms, Weapons Sparring
Heather Manweiller
Forms, Weapons, Sparring
Sharleen Heinrichs
Forms, Weapons, Sparring
Suhkjit Pabla
Escrima
Christopher Kirk
Forms, Weapons, Sparring
Maxim Kononov
Forms, Weapons, Escrima
Dan Yusal Parry
Sparring
Landon Deweever
Forms, Weapons
Jesse Cormier
Forms, Weapons,
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