Version Française!  Quebec Coaches 2007(Vancouver)
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Musical vidéo-clip of Gabriel!Clic on the image.(and be patient if you don'have high speed internet)
My BIO
Name:Gabriel Sylla
Nick Name: Black Dragon.
Date of birth:11/04/ 1965
Country:Canada
Weight: 165 lbs
Stance:south paw
reach:74"
Height:5'10''
* works with sensei katsumata Sensei and Benoit Joyal.
Quebec coach :Germain Bisson and Gérard Lauzière.
*Started karate at the age of 8 and
*At twenty six in 1991, when most comptitors retire he started high level competitions after his university studies. In March 2003 he was the oldest fighter on the National Podium(38).
*Teaches karate to 200 students.
*Coaches high level athletes, up and coming youngsters from Quebec.
*Favorite technic: ura Mawashi gueri
*Off-Dojo interests include fashion, Bass guitar, jazz dancing and movies (favorite is Fist of fury and Enter the Dragon)
*Enjoys reading books
*Favors Senegalese music, Senegalese food and chinese food
*Says favorite dessert is 'French pastry.'
*Favorite Athletes: Mohamed Ali, Pélé and Michael Jordan.
*Pride: At the age of 40, he can still hang with and beat some athletes 20 years younger than him.
Please sign my gestbook ! 
My pictures here 
"The ultimate goal of karate-do does not reside in victory
or defeat, but it does in the fleurishment of the personality of its followers." -Gichin Funakoshi 
For those who don't know it Karate is not an olympic sport yet!
The main reason?
There are many federations including the two main ones: WKF and ITKF.
The IOC recognises the sports federations that only have one governing body(ex: curlling, beach volleyball, field hockey etc...)
The ratio between the two federations is 80% for the WKF and 20% for the ITKF concerning members.
So let's work together to get our art , our sport to the Olympics where it should be.
Please sign this petition : Petition for karate at the olympicsClick on the master ,with respect please!
Shotokan katas here! NEWS 
Gabriel is a proud spokesperson FOR PEACE,
DEVELOPMENT & MALNUTRITION in the United Nations System via his website
He has competed until the age of 41 many times national champion University,ITKF and NKA. He couldn't go out of the country for personal reasons, so he couldn't test himself internationally...
he has appointed to the position of assistant coach of the wkf Quebec karate team since 2004.
05-2004
always been in good shape at an advance age for figthers.
He made it to the gold metal match at the NKA nationals against Gary Sebean(2003 but i couldn't fight because of broken ribs. He won all my matches in spectacular fashion!(march 2003 at the laval NKA championships)
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 Gabriel Sylla many times Gold metal finalist at Shotokan championships
Open category
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May 21 st 2007 I lost the person who brought me into this world, my mother!
This was the bigest, and the worst news i ever got in my life because she was back in Senegal when it happened, my faith in god, my dear wife Émilie and my friends helped me through this difficult period. I have accepted it but i will never fully recover from it, because it feels like one part of me left with her. But i'm going to stay strong and make sure her memory and her teachings are still alive. God blesss you Mom! I will always love you!
It is with deep regret that we have received the news that Asai Sensei died in the afternoon of Tuesday 15th August after a long battle against leukaemia. It is a very sad day for his family, friends and students and the karate knowledge that is lost with him is a blow to every practitioner of Shotokan Karate.
ALAIN LEHETE(1964-2001)RIP
OTHER NEWS:
Two Tragic losses for world karate Michael Millon(world Kata champion) Also died this year in march at the age of 30 from a hart attack.
Alain Lehetet
Winner of the French cup (89-91)
Winner of the mediterranean cup (90-93)
3 times champion of France (+80kg) (91-92-94)
Champion of France (Open) (1993)
International winner of France (93-94)
European champion (open) (1993)
European champion Team (1993, 1995)
World champion +80kg. (1994)
World champion team (1994)
The world karate is deeply affected by the sudden loss of one of its greatest representatives, the French Alain Le Hetet, world champion, national champion and finally one of the French national team trainers.
His passion for life and athleticism, his many years of experience and his global knowledge of karate has contributed in the great success of France in world karate. The WKF expresses its heartfelt sympathy.
Tourament karate here is a very good link. |
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