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Karate students win medals on the Gold Coast

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Anthony makes a score with a a roundhouse kick at the AMAC tournament on the Gold Coast. Photo supplied

Students of the Byron Bay JWK Karate dojo competed at the first AMAC Gold Coast tournament of the year on March 10 with medal-winning success.

Anthony Dinh is a regular competitor from the dojo who was joined by Sam Canning (the dojo’s senior student) and 13-year-old Ari Gorman, who were competing in their first tournaments.

Sam won the veterans free-style sparring and the advanced/black belt free style sparring with a second in the veterans kata.

Ari placed second in the intermediate free style sparring.

Anthony won the beginners kata, placed second in intermediate kata, second in intermediate points sparring and open contact points sparring as well as coming third in the intermediate freestyle sparring.

These are great results for a small dojo with no real focus on competition, and the teaching of Sensei Ric Light who established the first martial arts club in Byron Bay in 1977.

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