Local Karate Dojo Performed Well At A.O.K State Championship

SAN ANGELO,TX-- The Karate Institute of San Angelo competed in the Amateur Organization of Karate (A.O.K.) in Galveston the weekend of Dec. 16, 2018.

Nine individuals went to Galveston to try and earn the top spot, and five of them are now state champions. The other four did go home with a 2nd or 3rd place medals as well.

The karateka's did two types of events sparring, or where two individuals use their skills on one another, and form.

The Following is the complete results of the tournament.

First Row

• Grandmaster Walter Bryant
  • Texas State Champion - Sparring
• Grandmaster Clarence Bowman
  • Texas State Champion - Sparring
  • 2nd Place - Forms
• Master James Smith -
  • 3rd Place - Forms

Second Row

• Jarrell Britton
  • Texas State Champion - Forms
  • 2nd Place - Sparring
• Dio Gutierrez -
  • 2nd Place -Forms
  • 3rd Place - Sparring

Third Row

• Deborah Bowman
  • - 2nd Place - Sparring
• Tim Longoria -
  • Texas State Champion- Sparring
• Joanna Coy-
  • Texas State Champion - Sparring
  • 2nd Place - Forms
• Cash Coy
  • 3rd Place - Forms
  • 3rd Place - Sparring