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_ FAGK tRELAXING BEFORE TOURNEY — Pictured above are some of the contestants relaxing around trophies at Holiday Inn Friday prior to the Karate Grand Nationals set Sunday at the Anderson High School Gym. Contestants hove traveled from all over the U.S. to compete in the event. Pictured from left are, Sherry McLain of La Crosse, Wit.; Daniel Pai, from Hawaii; Norman Michaud of Hartford, Conn.; Robert Trias, head of the United States Karate Association; Bruce McLain of LaCrosse; and Den McCocrt of New York State. Qualifications begin Sunday at 10:30 a.m. with the finals set at 7 p.m.Contestants Begin To ArriveFor Karate Grand NationalsKathy Sullivan of Ft. Wayne, Ind., and Pete Rabino, defend-0\er 1,000 contestants have and found the task of trying tot Also returning will be defend-arrtved in the city and several spread the art of Karate in the ing women’s division champion hundred more are expected be- * United St ' ‘fore the United States Karate In 1946Grand Nationals get underway Karate school in the U.S ing Brown Belt winner from Sunday at the Anderson High in Phoenix, Arizona, and in 1948 Phoenix, Arizona.School Gym. he organized the first major j Heading the demonstrationGlen Keeney, owner of the Karate Organization, the United portion of the tournament will local Komakai Academy, and States Karate Association. be Daniel Pai, who will demon-director of this year’s Grand He formed the organization strate the art of breaking bricks Nationals has been busy for sev- for the purpose of coordinating Wjth his fist. The demonstra-eral months preparing for the karate activities under one ma-^jon portion of the event event, which has been called jor group representing all styles wui a[s0 feature Tadashi Yama-by Master Robert Trias, head within the United States. shita who will again this yearof the U.S.K.A, “The tourna- The organizations goal, ac- slice’s watermelon placed on ment of the Decade. cording to Trias, is to unify all a mans stomach, while blind-The firing opens at 10:30 a.m. karate - men in respect and folded Sunday with qualifications, and friendship, and to improve the‘ Xt* B !■ .tflk- ee I U. _ ,1. Ik ™the finals are slated to begin future of the art in this country.* 7:40 P m 1 « was also Trias who hosted ^°^#n5 “22Karate is a rapid growing the first major World Karate v ^i._; ^ ^spectator’s sport, as shown byth* kooo who attended last . TLouisheaded by KenneyTournament in Chicago in 1963as erown wiU takc 00 the a thi* t? q 1 one the tougbiRobert Trias. land all the big names in the Karate. headed by WrenA mmKawutrit? I one of u» toughest twms ____ ______ .Tickets for the tourney canBelt and founder and director wifi be competing Sunday at h* purchased at half-price be-of the USKA, has been a stu- the Wigwam. *ore Sunday a^ ah three Paydent of karate for the past 30 The list in the Black Belt divi- ^arket locations and at years. He began his studies un- sion is headed by Bill Wallace, komakai Academy. Tickets pui-der Shuri-de and Using Yi Mas- defending 1970 champion. Other chased at the door will be fullter Tung Gee Hsing, a Chinese top contenders include Wally Price missionary seeking conversion'Slocki, Canadien Champion, Bob of the Solomon Island natives Dolgleish, USKA director in during World War II. 'Canada; Fred Wren of St. LouisShortly after the close of the and Vic Moore of Cincinnati war Trias returned to the U.S. just to name a few.• * V . .• •' J . V.r ^ie ; » - lt;l\
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Anderson Herald
Anderson, Indiana, US
Sat, Jun 26, 1971
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