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*m M.»tWallaceBrownKeeneyDavenportForemanLocal Komakai Teams Meets St. Louis Team SundayJk **2'.;« .18i'm fi' 181rII■.jj■*4iVYarnallWrenWhitenerHootselleAndersonrDaniel Pai Does His Thing With Cementfo ttle HighIigh t Flt;i7 Natml EventBv DAVE (ACE)SOVERLYForeman is the youngest member of the Komakai team.son t^am captain Keeney fullback at LSU. Whitener isHerald Co-Sports Editor against the St. Louis captain a strong fighter but has had The 1971 Grand Nationals Wren- Originally for Dallas, trouble controling his tech-set Sunday at the Anderson High Tuex ’ . Wr1en bcKan winning i niques. Whitener has last to High School Gym will have one i chamP,onshlPs in ltle Southwest j Brown twice in competition but added attraction this vear. ^ ^ge of 1/. Now six years the match should be a close one.The event will be team black !al,er ^ ** a rugged veteranbelt competition which was en- who believes in nevereimwwi into tnurnpv hv backing up from his opponent. -------i*^ w*™™ icam.K teadem? GlenX tiM-raied man in karate He was pmmoted to black belt ter^SSEn 5!'w« the U.S. Karate Grand while in Korea with the army. wrXnaka? aSH telm «iamp.nn in 1%9 and 70. foreman « an aggressive fight-LS, Kuri Keeney, his opponent and host '** I*™*The St. Louis team is a well for the Grand Nationals, is rated * HooLselle is T'hit and seasoned group of veterans cap- as one of the finest competitors J® J. elle a ancK ^ in the country. Keenev, age 30. | ™n fighter who uses speed andmay be a slight underdog in 1to defeat ^ (pponenU.members include Larry White- the ma*ch; but his experience H^ln^biS^this bou^enuld n„r oou v__ has gotten him past younger 1 bout couldcomoetitors before.tained bv fifth-ranked karate-man Fred Wren. Other teamner, Mike Anderson, Bob Yarnall and Rich Hootselle.The St. Louis squad is considered one of the toughestIn 1969 Keeney won four ma-go either way.The alternates for the twoteams if not the toughest team champion. Hyde Park cham-jor titles. He was Illinois Grand teams are Hoyle for the localin the United States today.pion, Mid-East National Grand Komakai Academy, located Coampion and Southern Cham-2301 Main Street, has never pion. Keeney must stop Wrenif Komakai is to win the event. In the second match Wallace,who is enjoying his best yearm , .„.r-■wlfought as a team before and will be considered big underdogs to the St. Louis team. Al-thought the local academy has never fought as a team, indivi-academy and Walt Bone of St. Louis. They will fight if any of their respective team mem-compete.The scoring for each bout willww ll\7 • v 11J —— ’ * * * V %.A A ^in Karate, Ls favored to retainj be the out of five pointsor the leader after three min-his tourney title and a big pick. n _ *over Anderson in the team u*es- St. kouis presently holdsKim Pisut, Rand Williams Practiceduals in the club have won over400 trophies in state, regional match. Wallace, currently rank-and national competition. The ed third in karate, has defeated Association in thelocal club also has more stu- almost everv top U.S. competi H Anderson doesnderson Chosen HostgainBY DAVE ( \CE)SOVERLYHerald Co-Sports Editordents on the United States Karate Association competitor list than any club in the nation’the franchise for the Pro TeamMid-West, well and chooses to accept, they couldtor in Karate.be offered a spot in professionmany, won the European cham- a*team fighting.event brought this statement Wallace has captured over 14 sixth-rated man in Karate, from Master Robert Trias, titles across the United Joining Keeney on the Ander-Anderson will host the Karate eighth degree Black Belt and States and has moved up son team will be Bill Wallace. Grand Nationals for the sec- director of the USKA. from sixth to third in the defending 1970 Grand Nationalond straight year, but there is “I never dreamed a town current Karate ratings. A champion, Jerry Brown, Larry a different reason for bring- of this size could support a w‘n next Sunday could move Davenport, Dave Foreman and ing the event to the Anderson major karate tournev. This him up into the number alternate Larry Hoyle.Head instructor and owner pionship three straight years.Keeney has won over 73 tro- but he will have his hands fullphies and awards and is the with Wallace.Davenport has been in Karateigh School Wigwam this year.(is a first for Anderson and one spot.Prior to last vear the event i a first for Karate.” With onlyAlthough Komakai willsix years, but has only been a black belt the past year. He has a lot to learn vet, but heV rhopes to learn quick against Yarnall Sunday.Yarnall is a 13-year veteran be!and was the 1%3 U.S. chamThe tourney will begin at 10:30a.m. with finals, demonstrations and the team match slated to begin at 7:30 p.m.Pre-tournevwill be helddemonstrations in three locations Saturday. The first oneis set from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Court House Square. The second isweek left an underdoK in the battle they P'on. He is a veteran and hasl!.rcni 12:30 to 2 p m J.n tbehad been held in big cities The event which stalled with before the tourney Kenney have fine talent and Keeney nnlt;1 “f ,h“ Scars Parkm* lot* and theonethe has received overLs certain his team will perform1.2(H) ap- ..... r*..| K-. — ...until plications and the total num- beb,re lbe home fans at the Wig-■ oknow they’re tough,such as Chicago and Kansas qualifications early inCity, but through the efforts morning didn’t end u..m K*, r „ , . ,of Glenn Keeney, owner of close to midnight when Bill her of contestants may reach *?,??.' un*lavthe local Komakai Academy. ; Wallace of Muncie defeated j U500. . e knovv . , .the United States Karate reigning World Champion Joe The event will feature com- ^ Jm^thin^'to nrov«Association decided to bring Lew is of Las Angeles. 2-1. petition in eight divisions.! 1*^ -?i u son)€,hl g to.P,ove the event to Anderson. in five rounds to win (he The divisions include, mini ^ P1-°ve U Sun-Over 1,200 contestants par- Grand National black belt nee wee ages 6-9* Dee wee y'ticipated and 6.000 spectators title JutiioT aglswere on hand for the all-day Wallace, who has worked 13-16: plus an open divisionevent last June. Ttie turnout out at Komakai since 196lt; for women and white, green,was so great the world of will be on hand to defend his brown and black belt for mengladly brought the title ait the W’igwam next Sun-one of the quickest round-house j , . iS ... .kicks in Karate tiurd demonstration will beBrown is the heavyweight hf“ f™m ,n0?.n „until 6 P ■ fighter for Komakai. He is an Mounds Mallaggressive fighter and was the Illinois state heavyweight cham-Tickets for the Grand Nationals can be purchasedThe key match will pit Ander-pion in 1969 and the Tennessee at Komakai Academy, the Open Champion in 1970. His op- Mounds Mall, and Pay Less ponent will he Larry Whitener, Markets for half price who is a former All-American to the event.priorkarate gladly broughttourney back to Anderson, j day. The success of last year’s Sincehis win lastrFormer Champ LewisBesides competition, demonstrations will also be held. Topping the list of demonstrators will be Tadashi Vamashita and Daniel Pai.Y am ash it a is the leading weapons expert in Karate in the United States. One of thedemonstrations he will perform Sunday will be to slice and quarter and watermelon placed on a man’s stomach. He will do the feat while blindfolded. Pai will demonstrate the art of breaking in half several cement blocks with his bare hands.Pai is shown breaking blocks in last year's eventin photo in upper righthand corner, while swordsman Yamashita is pictured in center at bottom of page. Below Pai Wallace blocks kick thrown by Lewis in title match last year and lower right photo shows happy champ, Keeney and Triasafter tourney.Photo at lower left is former champ Lewis, who will return in hopes of capturing the title he lost to Wallace. In photo above Lewis six year old Kim Pisut of Highland, Indiana squares off against Rhand Williams of Komakai Academy. Kim, who has been on such television shows as Jinn Gerard, Mike Douglas and To Tell The Truth, will also be on hand at the Grand Nationals.•Hi-ij'* Ilf!' 1mrnm ijip!■lt; t tflf1:1L 11MPttlli ’l r if*'iit.; illiim (I!P!•I. '.I r :r: Jlilpiliimiii'iUlililiti; A':iiteii®liiili; HIMrlllilllitini»’ill■■■I**■BBr; ii ali 4 I1 .j. f/wt m i i*’ Ii....... /' 'ii*' 'i; ;■ . - 'ti iil;; „t■'.3 *liPSSwifiii I i3:7-LImrn■ miHi'UfiifmiiHiuffii 1! ifaih ram!i4likJHMif Sim.in:’ihsfiiitiwBlSiSWimMif!IBMfMi. ,iam'Hi')i --I•.:teil ■InMm i.j; ■$Miv '.Him!Vamashita The SwordsmaniI......TIi:'(•WMMkhh,mmiNdtrtM*•nimmfl-i «' I-'PillMmsHI-M)«Lewis. Wallace Battle For TitleIiWallace, Keeney, Trias All Smiles\
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Anderson Sunday Herald
Anderson, Indiana, US
Sun, Jun 20, 1971
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