The Banks DIH Limited based Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association held its annual junior karate championships at the Banks DIH Sports Club, Thirst Park last Saturday.
Over 90 students from three dojos, Wales, Mae’s and the host Banks DIH participated in the championships which were sponsored by the beverage company. Banks DIH Sports Club manager, Collis Willie, declared the championships open and also assisted with the distribution of prizes.
The club, which has been in existence for the past 19 years, is run by Sensei Winston Dunbar, 5th Dan Black Belt and Technical Advisor and his assistants Fazal Mohammed and Darren Nurse who are both 1st Dan Black belts.
The results of the championships which saw the top four finishers receiving prizes are as follows:
Mixed Kata Under-8: Madhurie Dhanraj (1st), Alyssa Nurse (2nd), Noah Ferouz (3rd) and Dwight Peters (4th).
Mixed Kumite Under-8: Alyssa Nurse, Noah Ferouz, Arvin Gobin and Dwight Peters.
Mixed Kumite Under-10: Jermaine Kendall, Dylan Nurse, Lawrence Payne and Nicholas Rampersaud.
Mixed Kumite Under-10: Raymond Nurse, Thakurprasad Mathura, Trevon Bourne and Nicholas Kissoon.
Female Open Kumite: Shantel Mussenden, Khadija Ba, Mahadevi Prasad and Shevone Charles.
Male Open Kumite: Elimane Ba, Shankar Prasad and Shawn Levi.
Persons who are desirous of enrolling in the Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association which conduct its classes on Sundays from 9.30am to 11am and from 1730 to 1930 hrs on Tuesdays and Thursdays can contact sensei Dunbar on telephone number 650-6836 or Darren Nurse on telephone numbers 227-1140 or 624-7052.
