NMAA Athletes – Taekwondo Champions

Celebrating Alberta’s Best Martial Artists

At Impact Martial Arts and through the Subzero Challenge, we are proud to train and produce top-tier athletes who represent the National Martial Arts Alliance (NMAA) at the regional, national, and world levels.

This page celebrates the incredible achievements of our Alberta Champions, World Championship Competitors, and World Champions in Taekwondo.

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 World Open Medalist

Jamieson Kirk

1st Degree

2024

2 World Top Ten Medals

World Open Medalist

Christopher Kirk

1st Degree

2024

3 World Top Ten Medals

World Open Medalist

2023

1 World Top Ten Medals

World Open Medalist

MASTERS MESSAGE

“These champions are not just skilled martial artists — they are leaders, role models, and ambassadors of the values we teach: discipline, respect, perseverance, and integrity. Every student has the potential to become a champion when they commit to the journey.”
— Master Hamilton Founder, Impact Martial Arts

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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

Forms / Weapons / Sparring / Escrima

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,