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Eighty-seven Students Successful at JKA/WF Guyana Final Grading Exercise
A total of 87 students came out successful at the final Grading exercise this year for the Japan Karate Association/World Federation Guyana (JKA/WFG), held on Saturday Nov 23 at their Headquarters Dojo, Thomas Lands, Georgetown.
Parents and other persons attending noted their pleasure with the marked improvements they observed at the exercise.
Chief Instructor (fourth Dan) Sensei Christopher Chaves and his team conducted grading which saw 72 students from their Georgetown and Craig East Bank Demerara Dojo’s graded.
Some of the successful students pose with their Instructors.
Sensei Chaves and his team also travelled to Berbice to conduct grading there with the combined Dojo’s of Port Mourant and Canje. There they graded another 15 students to conclude all grading and promotion exercises for 2013.
On completion, Sensei and his team enjoyed the hospitality and company of the Berbice students who catered for, showing off their culinary skills.
In his and closing remarks, Sensei Chaves took the time to emphasise the need for students to continue to train as that’s the secret to Karate-do, announcing that the next grading exercise will be huge and will be held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in March/April and will be done by Sixth Dan – Japanese “A” Class Instructor and Judge, Sensei Yasuaki Nagatomo.
In addition to the colour ranks, students will also be testing for Shodan (First Dan) and Nidan (Second Dan) and the first batch of students from the newly opened Mae’s Primary School Dojo will be graded. Also notable he said, is their upcoming participation in the 2014 Japan Karate Association/World Federation America Karate Camp and Tournament, set for Panama City, Panama in June.
The JKA/WF Guyana during 2013 was able to establish two (2) additional Dojo’s, the Craig NDC, EBD (Buzz Bee Dam, operable since Sept 2102) and The Mae’s Primary School at Millington Street, Campbellville which now boasts a membership in excess of 22 students.
Sensei Chaves stated that these are in line with their aim to spread this rich Japanese Art Form throughout Guyana, also noting that they will be aspiring in 2014 to have Dojo’s on the East Coast of Demerara as well as the West Bank/West Coast Demerara.
Special thanks is being expressed to Sensei Chaves’ team, parents, spectators, sponsors and well wishers for their collective contributions that made the Grading Exercise a success.
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