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Karate: Master Juan's win three national titles
From staff reports
Competitors for Master Juan's Karate, which is based out of The Colony and has dojos throughout the Metroplex, recently found success competing at the United States Karate Alliance's Annual National Championships in Albuquerque, N.M.
In addition to the three National Grand Champion Titles Master Juan's 13 competitors brought home, the dojo earned 17 National Titles, overall.
Leading the way was Sensei Adrian Galvan, who defended his Kumite title and won his fourth USKA National Kumite Grand Championship.
Emma Elliott, meanwhile, took the Youth Beginner Kata Grand Champion Title at the age of eight. She also received the inaugural Trias-Hawkes Spirited Competitor Award, designated to students that demonstrate outstanding attitude and accomplishments during the weekend.
"I'm very proud to see all these students shine in competition as they work very hard in training," said Master Juan Galvan.
Listed below are the overall team results for competitors from Master Juan's:
Master Juan's Competitors
United States Karate Alliance Annual National Championships
(Albuquerque, N.M.)
Master Juan Galvan 3rd in Master Kata
Sensei Adrian Galvan - Black Belt Men's Kumite Grand Champion, 2nd Weapons, 3rd Kata
Jenna Brown - Black Belt Women's Kumite Grand Champion, 1st Kumite, 1st Kata, 3rd Weapons
Emma Elliott - Youth Beginner Kata Grand Champion, Trias-Hawkes Spirited Competitor Award Recipient, 1st Kumite, 1st Kata, 1st Weapons, 3rd Team Kata
Alex Laughlin - 2nd Kumite, 4th Chanabara
Alan Foley - 3rd Koshiki, 4th Weapons
Randy Cura - 1st Kumite, 1st Team Kumite
Brayden Foster - 1st Kata, 2nd Team Kumite
Manni Velez - 1st Koshiki, 1st Chanbara, 3rd Kumite
Jaedin Harris - 1st Chanbara, 3rd Team Kata
Jesse Forbes - 2nd Team Kumite
Jacob Valencia - 1st Koshiki, 1st Team Kumite, 2nd Kumite, 2nd Chanbara, 3rd Team Kata, 4th Kata
Anna Elliott - 1st Kumite, 2nd Weapons, 2nd Team Kumite, 3rd Kata
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