Spirit Lake martial artist Winland gets perfect score in major karate tournament

Spirit Lake Three Stripe Brown Belt Alannah Winland of Team UKKA (Universal Kenpo Kung Fu Association) of Spirit Lake and Sandpoint took first place in the 17-and-under open self-defense division with a perfect score of (99,99,99) from each judge at the Compete Karate Championships held Feb. 20-22 in Ontario, Calif.

The Compete tournament is one of the largest open karate tournaments held on the West Coast with over 1,000 competitors.

A video of Alannah's performance: https://youtube.com/shorts/90QkH7RvAM0?si=lvZu1DRV57lXkLbW

Although they faced tough competition, the rest of the team also found success, placing first in multiple divisions including weapons, open hand forms and sparring. Team UKKA was the only team at the tournament representing Idaho.

Instructor Mike “Ziggy” Siegfried of Spirit Lake won a second-place medal and a fourth-place medal

Alannah Winland won a first-place trophy, second-place trophy, and two fourth-place medals

Saydie Green won two first-place trophies and two second-place trophies

Taylor Jenkins of Sandpoint won one three first-place trophies and two second-place trophies

Jesse Winland of Spirit Lake won two fourth-place medals

Jessika Winland of Spirt Lake won a second-place trophy and two fourth-place medals

Audrey Jenkins of Sandpoint won one a third-place trophy and a fourth-place medal

Michael Jenkins of Sandpoint won one a third-place trophy and a fourth-place medal

“This was a major tournament," Siegfried said. "The competition was the toughest we have seen in many years, yet the team performed brilliantly. We were stunned when Miss Alannah Winland (our team captain) received a perfect score in the self-defense division. Our team is known for self-defense, but her performance was exceptional, and judges scores reflected that. Although I am enormously proud of the entire team for their performances individually and collectively, I am most thankful for the way they interacted their parents, themselves, their teammates and their competitors. They treated everyone they met with honor, dignity and respect, which is the most performance of all.”

Team Idaho UKKA is sponsored by the Verbal Judo Institute, Inc., Golden Rule Brake, Embroidered Corporate Image (ECI) and Mi Pueblo Restaurant. If you are interested in supporting Team UKKA as a sponsor, you can contact Mr. Siegfried at [email protected]. You can also support them by watching their journey on YouTube and subscribing at http://www.youtube.com/@idahoukka