Last Saturday Carnalea Wado Kai held its annual Basho (tournament).
This year an amazing eighty competitors from all over North Down
and Ards took part. This probably demonstrated why the club has
such a fantastic success record in karate competitions. The standard
as ever was very high, with all competitors giving their best
performance to try and secure some silverware.
Special thanks must be given to In-Sport of
Newtownards for suppling eleven categories of trophies and also
to the Red Cross for their medical support.
The special awards this year were as follows:
Student of the Year - The Brashaw Cup - Kealin Murdock,
who last Autumn secured a silver medal at the European Championships
Hardest Trier The Willis Cup - Crisanto Espana, who was part of the boys
U13 Championship of the Isles winning team. Spirit Award - The James Griffin Memorial Shield - Peter
Eves, who showed fantastic spirit in his first competition,
The North West Open, to secure two medals.
