Tiger Claw clutch schools karate prize

THE TIGER CLAW Karate Club held their annual 2003 Karate Championship at the Woodbrook Youth Facility, Port-of-Spain recently.

Fourteen (14) schools participated in the action-packed tournament before a large crowd. Other than Tiger Claw Karate Club, the other participating martial arts schools were Sensei Thorn’s Martial Arts Academy, Peaceful Warriors Martial Arts Academy, Tobago Shotokan Karate Club, Jian Wu Kung Fu Asssociation, Black Hawks Martial Arts International, The University of the West Indies (UWI) Tae Kwon-Do, TTMASI-Tiger System Karate, Taekajudo-Ryu, TT Capoeira All Stars, Al-Hikmah School of Kung Fu International, Black Lion Martial Arts, Sanuans USA VSK, TAK Mighty Warriors Martial Arts and the Victorious Christian Soldiers Karate Club.

Several sponsors provided financial assistance for the competition. Among them were the Port Authority of  TT, LJ Williams, New India Assurance Company of TT Ltd, Arrem Restaurants Ltd, First Citizens Bank (FCB) Ltd, Hilo Food Stores Ltd, Clamens Associates 2003, Premier Road, Maintenance Company Ltd, CLICO and GTM Insurance Ltd. Sensei Thorn’s Martial Arts Academy won the challenge trophy for being the most supportive club, while the Tiger Claw Karate Club won the other challenge trophy for the most points in the Schools Martial Arts Programme.