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the #21 Sept - Decof 2014 IssueNewsletter Trinidad Karate Association (TKA)

Issue #21 Sept. - dec. 2014

seek perfection of character ~ be faithful ~ endeavour ~ respect others ~ refrain from violent behaviour

welcome to our last edition of Zanshin for 2014. As we close 2014 and embark on a new journey in 2015, on behalf of the management of the TKA, I wish to sincerely thank everyone who contributed their time, talent and finances to ensure that the TKA had a successful year. We successfully hosted the 11th IKD/CKC Caribbean Championships in August and apart from doing very well in this event, we also gained many medals in TTKU hosted or recognized tournaments. As is also customary, some of our members got the opportunity to represent Trinidad and Tobago at an international level.

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Inside TTKU Biennual Awards Function

Announcing TKA’s Website

Tournaments

11th IKD Caribbean Tournament Results

TKA’s Newest Club

Training Schedule

2015 will be an important year for us as we intensify training for the 2nd IKD World tournament in July, at the Ryerson University, Toronto Canada. All members are encouraged to come out in their numbers to train for this prestigious event where TKA members will compete against some of the best in the world. In 2015, let us not just recite the Dojo Kun but live it as we Seek Perfection of Character, are Faithful to our friends, family and loved ones, Endeavour to achieve our goals, Refrain from Violent Behaviour and Respect Others.

Regards Shihan Wesley Dexter Shim Chairman & Chief Instructor TKA(IKD)

“Oss” - Tobago Shotokan Spirit Back 2 School - Christmas Issue

Warriors; Welcome!

TTKU Biennual Award Function On October 24th the TTKU held its 2nd Biennual Awards function for the period 2013 to 2014. •

Michelle Lue Fatt and Roshelle Lue Fatt won 1st place in 6 to 7 age group (girls);

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Dominic Lue Fatt received gold in the 8 to 9 age group (boys);

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Jesse Gonsales won 3rd place in Boys 16 to 17 years;

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Deane Avril received gold in Men’s Over 18.

Congratulations. Senseis Theo Faustin and Nigel Forde also received their certificates as TTKU Coaches. They were in the first batch of TTKU coaches to be certified in Trinidad and Tobago

Announcing TKA’s Website The TKA Website was launched in July this year. The link is http://ttka.org/#homepage. You can also view TKA on Facebook.

PROFILE

In Zanshin #20, the picture of our patron, Sir David Clarke, was inadvertently omitted from the Profile. Sensie Clarke was appointed President of the International Karate Daigaku In June 2011. His extensive travel schedule allowed him to promote IKD karate to many countries around the world. Zanshin - Trinidad Karate Association

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Issue #21 Sept - Dec 2014

Tournaments 11th IKD/Caribbean Tournament

The 11th IKD/Caribbean Tournament was held August 17-18th at Cascadia Hotel and Conference Centre Trinidad and Tobago. Results are presented below 11 IKD/Caribbean Tournament: Results Boys 8 - 10 th

Event 8 - 10 Boys Individual Kata

1st

2nd

3rd

Barbados

St.Vincent

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Kai Alleyne

Ajani Layne

Terrance Providence

Guyana GKC •

Anish Sharma

8 - 10 Boys Individual Kumite

Barbados

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8 - 10 Boys Team Kata

Barbados

Guyana ASK

Guyana GKC

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8 - 10 Boys Team Bunkai

Barbados

Guyana ASK

Guyana GKC

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8 - 10 Boys Team Enbu

Guyana

Barbados

Guyana ASK

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Kai Alleyne Tyrese Benskin Ajani Layne Kai Alleyne Tyrese Benskin Ajani Layne Kai Alleyne Aaron Connelly Deron Austin Anish Sharma

Ajani Layne Daniel Jailall Aryan Singh Jordan Fae Kong Daniel Jailall Aryan Singh Jordan Fae Kong Tyrese Benskin Ajani Layne Kai Alleyne

Tyrese Benskin Aaron Connelly Deron Austin Anish Sharma Aaron Connelly Deron Austin Anish Sharma Daniel Jailall Aryan Singh Jordan Fae Kong

11th IKD/Caribbean Tournament: Results Girls 8 - 10 Event

1st

2nd

3rd

8 - 10 Girls Individual Barbados Kata • Asha Stevenson

Trinidad & Tobago

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8 - 10 Girls Individual Barbados Kumite • Tia Archer

Trinidad & Tobago

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8 - 10 Girls Team Kata

Guyana GKC

8 - 10 Girls Team Bunkai

Guyana GKC

8 - 10 Girls Team Enbu

Guyana GKC

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Michelle Lue Fatt Michelle Lue Fatt

Rochelle Lue Fatt Rochelle Lue Fatt

Hannah Farinha Rachael Ramlal Rebecca Ramlal Hannah Farinha Rachael Ramlal Rebecca Ramlal Hannah Farinha Rachael Ramlal Rebecca Ramla

Girls 8 - 10

11th IKD/Caribbean Tournament: Results: 11 - 13 Event

1st

2nd

3rd

11 - 13 Boys Individual Kata

Trinidad & Tobago

Barbados

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11 - 13 Boys Individual Kumite

Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago

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11 - 13 Boys Team Kata

Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago - B

Trinidad & Tobago - A

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11 - 13 Boys Team Bunkai

Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago - B

Trinidad & Tobago - A

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11 - 13 Boys Team Enbu

Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago - A

Trinidad & Tobago - B

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11 - 13 Girls Individual Kata

Guyana GKC

Guyana ASK

Barbados

•

11 - 13 Girls Individual Kumite

Guyana ASK

Barbados

•

11 - 13 Girls Team Kata

Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago

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11 - 13 Girls Team Bunkai

Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago

• • •

11 - 13 Girls Team Enbu

Guyana GKC

Trinidad & Tobago

• • •

Anthony Thomas Shamar Forde Gerrad Seale Rashad Belgrave Ronaldo Gill Gerrad Seale Rashad Belgrave Ronaldo Gill Gerrad Seale Rashad Belgrave Ronaldo Gill Aliya Wong Theresa Sampat Reann Barker Tia Archer Asha Stevenson Reann Barker Tia Archer Asha Stevenson Hannah Farinha Rachael Ramlal Rebecca Ramlal

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Shamar Forde Mario Elliott Dominic Lue Fatt Dylan Maharaj Kobe Dylan Joseph Dominic Lue Fatt Dylan Maharaj Kobe Dylan Joseph Dominic Lue Fatt Dylan Maharaj Kobe Dylan Joseph Theresa Sampat Kelly-Ann Fortune Malaika Kerr Michelle Lue Fatt Rochelle Lue Fatt Malaika Kerr Michelle Lue Fatt Rochelle Lue Fatt Malaika Kerr Michelle Lue Fatt Rochelle Lue Fatt

Adult Women

Mario Elliott Ethan Forde Owen Murray Odin Williams Micheal Smith Owen Murray Odin Williams Micheal Smith Owen Murray Odin Williams Micheal Smith Reann Barker Reann Barker

Issue #21 Sept - Dec 2014 11th IKD/Caribbean Tournament: Results: 14 - 16 Event

1st

2nd

3rd

14 - 16 Boys Individual Kata

Guyana ASK

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14 - 16 Boys Individual Kumite

Guyana ASK

Jamaica

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14 - 16 Boys Team Kata

Guyana ASK

Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago

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14 - 16 Boys Team Bunkai

Guyana ASK

Barbados

Guyana GKC

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14 - 16 Boys Team Enbu

Guyana ASK

Guyana GKC

Barbados

• • •

14 - 16 Girls Individual Kata

Jamaica

Guyana GKC

Guyana ASK

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14 - 16 Girls Individual Kumite

Jamaica

Guyana GKC

Guyana ASK

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14 - 16 Girls Team Kata

Guyana ASK

Guyana GKC -1

Guyana GKC -2

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14 - 16 Girls Team Bunkai

Guyana GKC -1

Guyana ASK

Guyana GKC -2

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14 - 16 Girls Team Enbu

Kemo Cornellius Nixon Cheeks Kemo Cornellius Shane Wilkinson Nixon Cheeks Kemo Cornellius Shane Wilkinson Nixon Cheeks Kemo Cornellius Shane Wilkinson Nixon Cheeks Ariel Garriques Ariel Garriques Leah Shariff Kelly-Ann Fortune Theresa Sampat Aliya Wong Alyssa Persaud Tashana Wong

Shane Wilkinson Shane Wilkinson Shamar Forde Joseph Tseu Mario Elliott Shamar Forde Joseph Tseu Mario Elliott Otho Harris Stefon Smith Samuel Munroe Christy Dey Christy Dey Aliya Wong Alyssa Persaud Tashana Wong Leah Shariff Kelly-Ann Fortune Theresa Sampat

Shaquille Agard Malawi Bogle Ethan Forde Mikhail Mangroo Anthony Thomas Otho Harris Stefon Smith Samuel Munroe Shamar Forde Joseph Tseu Mario Elliott Leah Shariff Leah Shariff Christy Dey Rhea Connelly Britney Bettencourt Christy Dey Rhea Connelly Britney Bettencourt

Guyana GKC -1

Guyana ASK

Guyana GKC -2

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Aliya Wong Alyssa Persaud Tashana Wong

Leah Shariff Kelly-Ann Fortune Theresa Sampat

Christy Dey Rhea Connelly Britney Bettencourt

Adult Women

11th IKD/Caribbean Tournament: Results: 17 - 19 Event

1st

2nd

3rd

17 - 19 Boys Individual Kata

Trinidad & Tobago

Jamaica

Guyana ASK

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17 - 19 Boys Individual Kumite

Trinidad & Tobago

Jamaica

Guyana ASK

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17 - 19 Boys Team Kata

Trinidad & Tobago

Jamaica

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17 - 19 Boys Team Bunkai

Trinidad & Tobago

Jamaica

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17 - 19 Boys Team Enbu

Trinidad & Tobago

17 - 19 Girls Individual Kata

Guyana ASK

Barbados

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17 - 19 Girls Individual Kumite

Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago

Guyana ASK

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Jesse Gonsalves Jesse Gonsalves Isaiah Colthrust Jesse Gonsalves Isaac Cozier Isaiah Colthrust Jesse Gonsalves Isaac Cozier

Javani Garwood Javani Garwood

Shane Rahaman Shane Rahaman

Javauoi Garwood Darielle Nicholson Malawi Bogle Javauoi Garwood Darielle Nicholson Malawi Bogle

Isaiah Colthrust Jesse Gonsalves Isaac Cozier Kristina Cheeks Shannon Skeete

Lakeisha Pearson Sinead Aleung

Shannon Skeete Kristina Cheeks

Team T&T

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11th IKD/Caribbean Tournament: Results: Adult Men Event Individual Kata Individual Kumite A Team Kata

Team Kumite

Team Bunkai

Team Enbu

1st

2nd

3rd

Barbados

Guyana ASK

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Corey Greaves

Andre Lovell

Roger Peroune

Barbados

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Andre Lovell

Corey Greaves

Kevin Cox

Trinidad & Tobago

Guyana ASK

Barbados

• • •

Kiran Bholasingh Dean Avril Marc Phillip

Roger Peroune Patrick Cheeks Shane Rahaman

Corey Greaves Kevin Cox Andre Lovell

Barbados

Guyana ASK

St. Vincent

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Corey Greaves Kevin Cox Andre Lovell

Keith Beaton Roger Peroune Patrick Cheeks

Claude Bascombe Jr Jahmito James Jahvad James

Trinidad & Tobago

Barbados

St. Vincent

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Kiran Bholasingh Dean Avril Marc Phillip

Corey Greaves Kevin Cox Andre Lovell

Claude Bascombe Jr Jahmito James Jahvad James

Trinidad & Tobago - A

Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago - B

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Adrian Cruickshank Dean Avril Marc Phillip

Corey Greaves Kevin Cox Andre Lovell

Kiran Bholasingh David Mannick Adrian Moreno

11th IKD/Caribbean Tournament: Results: Adult Women Event Individual Kata Individual Kumite Team Kata

Team Bunkai

Team Kumite

Team Enbu

1st

2nd

3rd

Trinidad & Tobago

Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago

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Tamara Joseph

Janelle Linton

Nataki Hypolite

Grenada

Guyana

Barbados

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Adanna Moore

Nathalie Gibson

Allison James

Trinidad & Tobago

Barbados

Grenada

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Nicole Lambie Tamara Joseph Nataki Hypolite

Janelle Linton Allison James Shari Cadogan

Racquel Campbell Anya Chow Chung Adanna Moore

Trinidad & Tobago - A

Barbados

Grenada

• • •

Nicole Lambie Tamara Joseph Nataki Hypolite

Janelle Linton Allison James Shari Cadogan

Racquel Campbell Anya Chow Chung Adanna Moore

Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago - A

Grenada

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Janelle Linton Allison James Shari Cadogan

Tamara Joseph Nikita Fenty Katherine-Ann Pyke

Adanna Moore Anya Chow Chung Keisha Campbell

Trinidad & Tobago

Grenada

Barbados

• • •

Nicole Lambie Tamara Joseph Nataki Hypolite

Racquel Campbell Anya Chow Chung Adanna Moore

Janelle Linton Allison James Shannon Skeete

11th IKD/Caribbean Tournament: Results: Masters Men Individual Kata Individual Kumite Team Kata

Team Kumite

Barbados

Guyana GKC

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Team Enbu

James Marshall

Medharishi Ramdhani

Saint Lucia

Barbados

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Patrick Edward

James Marshall

Robert Chase

Trinidad & Tobago

Barbados

Guyana GKC

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Richard Robertson Nigel Forde Ian Benjamin

James Marshall Martin King Winston Mascoll

Kenrick Cheeks Medharishi Ramdhani Aubrey Bettancourt

Barbados • • •

Team Bunkai

Martin King

Robert Chase Martin King Winston Mascoll

Trinidad & Tobago

Barbados

Guyana GKC

• • •

Richard Robertson Nigel Forde Ian Benjamin

James Marshall Martin King Winston Mascoll

Kenrick Cheeks Medharishi Ramdhani Aubrey Bettancourt

Trinidad & Tobago

Guyana GKC

Barbados

• • •

Richard Robertson Nigel Forde Gregory Placide

Kenrick Cheeks Medharishi Ramdhani Aubrey Bettancourt

Winston Mascoll Robert Chase Martin King

11th IKD/Caribbean Tournament: Results: Masters Women Event Individual Kata Individual Kumite Team Bunkai

1st

2nd

3rd

Trinidad & Tobago

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Nicole Lambie

Maria Thorne

Trinidad & Tobago

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Simone Thorne Mora

Simone Thorne-Mora

Maria Thorne

Trinidad & Tobago - A • • •

Nicole Lambie Maria Thorne Simone Thorne-Mora

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Issue #21 Sept - Dec 2014 11th IKD/Caribbean Tournament: Results: Medal Tally Country

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

• Barbados

• Trinidad

• Guyana ASK

• Guyana GKC

• Jamaica

• Grenada

• SVG

• St Lucia

Masters Women

Tournaments

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OSKK National Tournament OSKK National Tournament was also held on 6th July, 2014 at Maloney Sporting Complex. As usual TKA did very well. Competitors such as Michael Thomas, Michelle and Roshelle Lue Fatt, Anthony Thomas, Dominic Lue Fatt, Nicole Lambie and Tamara Joseph all won medals. Congratulations.

Curacao Open Tournament Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Karate Union National Team competed in the Curacao Open International Tournament which took place on the 17th and 18th October 2014. TKA’s Tamara Joseph did us proud by winning a bronze medal in Kata. Senior members and instructors ‘breaking bread’ during the CKC Training Camp in Curacao

TKA’s Newest Club The TKA’s newest club the ‘Tobago Shotokan Spirit Warriors’ was founded on January 2, 2014 by Sensei Leo Grant Jr. and his wife Fiona Grant Jr. Since its inception the club has been very active. In April the club hosted its first event called ‘Fitness Blast,’ which was a mixture of physical challenges such as the person who could do the most pushups and a kata competition. Sensei Dean Avril of the UWI Shotokan Karate Club was present as a guest judge.

Meet our Senior Instructors

The club also held its first grading in April. Eighteen (18) students qualified to be graded. Senseis Dexter Shim and Earl Wilson conducted the examinations. All students were successful and the club received favourable comments on its performance to the delight of their Sensei.

8th Dan

Shihan Dexter Shim Shihan Frieda Shim

5th Dan

On June 29th, 2014 the club participated in the TAK Demo Classic tournament. This was the club’s first tournament, and it sent up nine (9) competitors with excellent results. The second grading was held on the 26th July, 2014 and all sixteen (16) students. Were successful with two (2) brown belts moving up to 1st Kyu.

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Sensei Ritche Richardson

Sensei Earle Wilson

Sensei Nicole Lambie

Sensei Gregory Placide

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Training Schedules Day

Time

Rank - Belts

TORA- Chinese Association,

Directors: Senseis Nigel Forde and John George

St. Ann’s

Contact No: 680-5234

Tuesday Thursday

6.00pm - 7.15pm

Adults and Juniors- All ranks

7.30pm - 9:00pm

Team training- brown and black belts( Shihan Shim)

6.00pm - 7.15pm

Adults and Juniors- All ranks

7.30pm - 9:00pm

Team training- brown and black belts( Shihan Shim)

UWI Shotokan Club,

President- Sensei Dean Avril

UWI, St. Augustine

Contact No: 723 6655

Monday

6.00pm – 7:30pm

Engineering Undercroft- All ages and ranks

Tuesday

6.00pm – 7:30pm

Engineering Undercroft; No Gi - SWAG Tuesdays - All ages /ranks

Wednesday

6.00pm – 7:30pm

SAC- All ages and ranks

Friday

5.00pm – 7.00pm

SPEC- All ages and ranks

Realspring Karate Dojo

Director: Sensei Theophilus Faustin

Valsayn Community Centre

Contact No: 645-7208

Wednesday

7.00pm - 8.30pm

Saturday

10.00am - 11.30am

Sunday

8.00am - 9.00am

Adults and Juniors- All ranks

Saturday Kaizen

Director: Sensei Marc Mollentheil

1 Primco Drive, Glencoe

Contact No. 476-8895

Wednesday Friday

3:30p.m to 5:00.p.m

Adults and Juniors- All ranks

Mushin

Director: Sensei Earl Wilson

Ritmo del Rey Dance Studio, Long

Contact No.-379-6918

Circular Road Monday

6.00pm - 7.00pm

All ranks

Wednesday

6.00pm - 7.00pm

All ranks

Saturday

3.00pm

Black belt adults only, brown belts by invitation (Dr. Shim)

Tobago-

Director: Sensei Arthur Morris

Scarborough Secondary School

Contact No: 781-7371

Tuesday

5.30pm - 7.30pm

Thursday

5.30pm - 7.30pm

Saturday

9.30am - 12.00 noon

Tobago SHOTOKAN SPIRIT WARRIORS

Adults and Juniors- All ranks Director- Sensei Leo Grant

TTKU TRAINING TTKU training which is also open to TKA brown and black belts desirous of representing Trinidad and Tobago at the national level takes place at Tacarigua Sports Complex from 7.00am to 9.00am every Saturday

Picture Perfect Memories 11th IKD/Caribbean Tournament

For more tournament photos,visit: https://www.facebook.com/guyanakaratecollege/photos/ a.956172131075536.1073741834.132205376805553/956239424402140/?type=3&theater

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Editor-in-Chief: Simone Thorne-Mora Layout: Diana Francis Proof-reading: Sensei Richie Robertson Photos: Sean Powell & Guyana Karate College

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