Tashana Wong, a Caribbean and World Champion Saturday was promoted to a third degree black belt (Sandan) when the Guyana Karate College (GKC) held its final exam for 2016 at the St. Joseph’s High School, Woolford Avenue, and Thomas Lands.
According to a press release, the promotion was held to mark the GKC’s 10th year and overlooking the day’s exam was an elite panel of top local Martial artists led by Shuseki Shihan Frank Woon-a-Tai, 9th degree black belt with over 50 years of experience in karate, Sensei Jeffrey Wong, a 6th Dan and Senior Instructor and Vice Chairman of the College, Sensei Dr. Guy Low 5th Dan, Sensei Lavern Jones, a 5th Dan and Sensei Aubrey Bettencourt also a 5th Dan Black Belt.
The other successful karatekas and the ranks the attained are: Moving from 10th Kyu to 9th Kyu (White to White with Yellow Stripe) – Eli Jordan, Ameer Shariff, Daniel Amos, Prosper Jacobus, Josiah Ramnarine and David Persaud.
From 10th Kyu to 8th Kyu (Yellow) were: Chinelo Enekwechi, Anusha Jodhan.
Skipping from 10th Kyu (White) all the way to 5th Kyu (Blue) were Najuma Gibbs and Jermain Holder.
Moving from 9thkyu to (White with Yellow Stripe) to 8thKyu was Rizwan Mahadeo.
Moving from 7thKyu (Orange) to 6th Kyu (Green) were Rishabh Ramessar, Micaiah DePeazer, Omar Shariff, Joshua Aaron and Adisa Congreaves while skipping 7th Kyu (Orange) and moving to 5th Kyu (Blue) were Jared Bird, Daniel Gonsalves, Jadon Lee, Laurie Baptiste, Aretha Trisho Persaud and Esha Fredericks.
Moving from 6th kyu (Green) to 5th Kyu (Blue) were Laurence Baptiste, Angelina Campayne, Amber De Goeas while skipping from 6th Kyu (Green) to 4th Kyu (Purple) was Jose Rodrigues.
Moving from 5th Kyu (Blue) to 4th Kyu (Purple) was Sherlock Scott while Somlata Bispat, Sophia Mittelholzer, Joshua Gibbs Grant (Snr.) skipped from 5th Kyu to 3rd Kyu.
Daniel Denny jumped from 4th (Purple) Kyu to 3rd Kyu (Brown), whilst Brandon Yong moved from 4th Kyu (Purple) to 2nd Kyu (Brown) Moving from 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 2nd Kyu Brown were Paula Louis-Grant, Jayden Jettoo-Sewnarine, Nathanael Archer and Nalini Rampersaud, while Javed Nurhausain skipped 3rd Kyu (Brown) to 1st Kyu (Brown. Moving from 2nd Kyu (Brown) to 1stKyu (Brown) were Diego De Nobrega, Zaine Bispat, Jonathan Ng-A-Fook, Taissa De Nobrega and Josiah Dyall.
