| Stef's results at World Championships since 1998 |
| Stephanie in the US Team in 2006 |
| Stephanie and Michelle 2006 |
| The WKA (World Karate/Kickboxing Association) holds one World Championship in a different country every year. After competeing for the German WAKO Team from 1994 until 1998, Stef competed for the WKA Team from 1998 until 2003. She competed at the WKA World Championships for the German WKA National Team in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003. She was also a member of the IJAKF (International Junior All-Style Karate Federation) where she competed for the German National Team during the IJAKF World Championships in 2001. In 2003 she emigrated into the USA. In 2004 she was not allowed to leave the US, because she waited for her Green Card, so she didn't even try to qualify. However Stef competed at the WKA World Championships with the IAKSA USA Team in Canada in 2005. Her 2nd year on the US Team she competed at the WKA World Championships in Spain, in 2006, while for the first time actually being a member of the actual WKA USA Team. In 2007 however qualified, she could not compete, because she was pregnant. This was somewhat devastating, because the World Championships were in Germany, her homecountry, that year. Then in 2008 Stephanie competed for the WKA USA Team at the WKA World Championships in Orlando, FL. That year for the first time there was also one of her students, Kathy, competing at a WKA World Championships. In 2009 Stephanie participated at the WKA World Championships again. This time they were held in Spain again. Following are the World Championships results from Stephanie in the different World Associations: |
| WKA World Championships 1998 in Canada: Silver medal for the women's team WKA World Championships 1999 in Germany: Bronze medal women's pointfighting -110lbs IJAKF World Championships 2001 in Hungary: Gold medal women's freestyle forms Gold medal women's pointfighting -110lbs WKA World Championships 2001 in Austria: Competed in women's musical forms WKA World Championships 2002 in Italy: Bronze medal women's musical forms WKA World Championships 2003 in Ireland: Competed in women's musical forms Competed in women's musical weapons WKA World Championships 2005 in Canada: Competed in women's pointfighting -110lbs Competed in women's musical forms Competed in women's musical weapons WKA World Championships 2006 in Spain: Competed in women's pointfighting -110lbs Competed in women's light contact -110lbs Competed in women's musical forms Competed in women's musical weapons WKA World Championships in 2007 in Germany: Qualified, but didn't compete, because of pregnancy! WKA World Championships in 2008 in the USA: Bronze medal in women's pointfighting -110lbs WKA World Championships in 2009 in Spain: Silver medal in women's pointfighting -110lbs Silver medal in women's musical forms Bronze medal in women's musical forms |
| Stephanie and son Lukas receiving the Bronze medal in 2008 |
| One of Stef's silver medals here in pointfighting at the Worlds in 2009 |
| Stef's vertical kick |
| Stephanie during a foto shoot at Training Camp in Greece 2003 |
| Gilbert's Martial Arts Academy 5900 Spring Road Shermansdale, PA 17090 Contact: Stephanie Gilbert Cell: 717-701-3308 (Verizon) E-Mail: stephanie@gma-academy.com |