Open Martial Arts Championships Part 1 - Tazewell, Virginia - 3/26/2011

On March 26, 2011 thirteen members of the Shanaki Martial Arts competition team attended the "Open Martial Arts Championships" in Tazewell, VA. Testing their skills against approximately 200 other competitors from surrounding states, including VA, WV, KY, NC, TN, and OH, Team Shanaki accumulated 21 first place wins, 4 second places, 3 third places, and the overall Tournament Grand Championship. Students competed in Weapons, Kata (form, or pre-planned fight routine), and open fighting. Each member, who competed, landed in the top three places of each their respective divisions. "More than the physical capability that our students displayed, I was most impressed with their attitude, sportsmanship, and overall character. All of our team members conducted themselves with utmost respect and integrity", states Master Scot Shannon.

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Sports

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• tournament
• karate
• martial
• arts
• sparring
• shotokan
• traditional
• sport
• open
• championships
• champion
• tazewell
• virginia
• wytheville
• shanaki

[lizzysan22]

Love it! Congratulations to everyone involved.... as far as i can see everyone represented Shanaki's mission & values to the utmost degree. Wish I could've been there to see it as well as participate....