And both Sameer Ali and Chelsea Mohan of Karate-Do Center answered the call to take the over 20 kata titles at the 4th Invitational Karate and Judo Tournament put on by the Trinidad and Tobago Karate Association. They put on a display of smooth symmetry at the Five Rivers Secondary School.
00:00The Five Rivers Secondary School hosted the Karate and Judo 4th Invitational Tournament put on by the Kuro Obi Dojo,
00:08one of the clubs that that falls under the Trinidad and Tobago Karate Association, entering the dojo, some for the first time, some not their last.
00:18Final score, 15.9.
00:2077 competitors from as young as five years old took part in the tournament, which included individual kata and kumite,
00:31as well as Team Kata, Team Bankai, which is another form of self-defense kata.
00:37Four judges surrounded them, watching intently from every angle.
00:41But who had more nerves, the students or the parents? And who was more excited?
00:50Synchronization was key, a synonymous flow of attack.
01:05And what was this all for?
01:08Some of the clubs taking part include Karate Do Center, Sochin, Ryu, Tora, Lions Shotokan Karate Academy, and Saishin Dojo out of St. Vincent.
01:19An approach to the mat in the men's over-20 category by eventual winner Samir Ali of Karate Do Center.
01:27Look at the intensity in his eyes.
01:29His focus caught the attention of the judges with a score of 26.
01:41Second and third place pots went to Brian Holder with 25.6 points and Caden Joseph, 25.5 points respectively.
01:49For the women over-20, Chelsea Mohan, also of Karate Do Center, scored 25.9 points and held that gaze of a champion.
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