Karateka Martin goes to the US

PRINCESS MARTIN has been a member of the Victorious Chris-tian Soldiers Youth Organisation for one and a half years, and during this period as a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service Youth Club’s karate team she has shown great promise in both local and regional competition. A student of St Joseph College, Martin has secured 13 medals and 19 trophies as evidence of  her prowess, 20 of these being first places, procured bet-ween  July last year and the same month this year and as a result, the 14-year-old karateka has been recommended by the Olympic Committee to represent Trinidad and Tobago in the United States later this year. At the Tiger Claw Karate Tournament in June this year, Martin took first place trophies in the kata, team kata and fighting categories, and in Castries, St Lucia, at the Clash of Champions Karate Tournament 2003 on August 3, she again won the kata and fighting divisions.

Described by both  her parents and her Shihan (Master) John Davis as being dedicated to her training, pleasant, honest and responsible, Martin is poised to make Trinidad and Tobago proud at the tournament  to be held at a US indoor stadium. But Martin needs sponsorship if she is to  attend the tournament which will cost a total of  $5,000 inclusive of airfare, accommodation, ground transfer and tournament fees. Interested persons may contact the Victorious Christian Soldiers Youth Organisation-Trinidad and Tobago Youth Club to help Princess make this trip possible.