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rI1-2-3-4s-47417547-I1-7y4y47(417y45-47IBlack Belts in ActionMembers of the retrntlv.formed N.H. State Black Belt Federation held a workout at theRom* School of Karate at 8 Bow St recently Shown practicing are Linda Gibbs of Laconia and Paul f)useaher of Durham, In the background are. from left. Sheldon Bedell of Laconia. George ( hartier of Laconia and Peter Rom* of Portsmouth. (Herald Photo)i7y45475Herald SpotlightBlack Belt Federation1734%412To Educate the Public345 47I1 !By TIMOTHY BRFWSTER the federation like the Nen nd a et ified first decreeHerald Sports Writer Hampshire better business its senior vice president. InA statewide federation of bureau for the martial arts. 1 October, 1973 he was appointedblack belt instructors has “We’re trying to educate thejRegional Director for theformed in response to fraudulent public, to do the public a ser- National Karate Association ofpractices in the martial arts. vice. ‘ Rose continued, “The(the Eastern United States.The N.H. State Black Belt public doesn't even know there 4..Federation was organized this is a problem ” T() an instructor aspast winter, after reports cir- a meniber, the federation willciliated that the legislature was ‘Jo my knowledge, there is, examine his background of about to act to police the pro- nntin£ more beneficial than a*experience, watch his classes fcssmn training in the martial arts,” and evaluate his teachingPresently, a so-called instruc- R®8® u’onl on “But don t go ability._ _ _ _ _ i_ i r :_ nut .inn n-u mo-OVi'ill *r%Membership is open to anvhlark * be I7 and' f oo 1 the ouhlic in *he groin, and then say you’ve I Hied black bolts from allDiack ben ana tool ine f^mnc. . j,aratp •lt; J - the martial arts who are atwhich usually has only limited warned KarKe. |oast ]R ycars ojH and ^knowledge of the martial aits. **You can check all of ourihave either their residence orsomebodyThis has happened to such credentials in the federation ”, school located in New Hamp-■ 0ther sa,c* Wc credible, we’re I shire.an extreme degree in states that it’s almost funnv legitimate and we’re accepted ”,it’s so bad. The problem , Hose for example, began his1/•rn.r in NTeu» karate training atis beginning to occur m NewThe federation also plans to a National sP°nsor events like workouts forA .A.. a a. . A ... —lUHamnshire ” according to Peter Harate Association School in , ,n*iln*Ctlt;?rs, tournaments,| Charleston II. . shortly afterof the federation's board of!^l£rinR college in Sepiomhcr,, (orm („r irislance Semmarsdirectors•| ‘The problem we’re dealing A,:or receiving his Bachelor ^aSal* anrts will alsobe held! with in the martial arts is that !f Science degree in physics manla‘ win alio he Mid.tithe public really doesn't know [n \ . came to New \Ve are now in the processwhat it’s all about/' he said. England and began his own 0f working with the Legislature1 “Now we have to police the SC™X)1 «• karate. to gain recognition,” Rose? art ourselves, or we’re going , present.y holds a certified pointed out. That will have to’ to be policed.” Tgr£r b,ack bplt !n .fhr wait. though, at least until the- National Karate Association, Legislature’s next session.iTii“The Legislature is verv worr ..about people being ripped black belt in Shudo-Kan karate.ut some federation to gitimate black belts,” | according to GeorgeMeanwhile, the federation isoff without some federation to Rose is on the Board of Direc- frying to insure the public olk belts,” ■ors p» ‘be National Karate a current source of informationAssociation, and also servesa?i3of Laconia, chairman of thefederation’s board of directors. 3lHlSet Lofton legitimate schools and instructors.Several bills were introduced f** , m r» *? in the Senate, but never got VjrTGDS lOp oDOl“It’s unfortunate,” Rose con eluded, ‘‘but you can get oneout of committee, according to i Chartier. These would have 1 established a commissionbum guy and he can spoil ilThe Port City Pigeon Racing for all the rest, dub race was flown from Op-ft■ J'IJ'.J.i ^ •lt; TT ' ' ' W 'u instnictors in the state.But a “grandfather clause” would have certified all instrucponheim, N.Y., Sunday with 106birds fromseven lofts partici-pating.The winning bird from the... .. ... Sunset I»ft, owned by Harrytors currently teaching in New BlBci Hampton Falls/coveredHampshire, which would tend lh‘ ml|c‘s fo„r'h0„r, andn‘,ue thirty-eight minutes. The Sunset~ entry, a blue three-year-oldcock, won by six yards per-min-hen from the Collins Loft, TheThe purpose of the N.H.State Black Belt Federation is llte over the vearling blue checkto form an organization of L v,;!v!people we know to be legitimate,qualified instructors in the , D .. . .T v e.martial arts,” according to r? ^ I1. .,0:^X,”^,1!RoseSimilar federations already . ,no. _ _ ...exist in states like Connecticut, l;0.. ’ 2ns’ . ' •and others are starting in Ver- 1(n0 s' 1157.09; Sprague, mont and Massachusetts. j 1131.93; Sprague, 1 1 25.46; The federation certifies an 1121.06; Jackson,day with the Northeast Center. The results included SunsetiV#1110.60; DelValle, 1100.78, and Lindsey, 1093.71.instructor as legitimate, and thepublic can tell which school to sign up with, Rose said. This)j way, a person won’t end up Bret's Champ was the first paying $40 each month to New England-owned winner of someone who has had only eight the $25,000 Romeo Hanover Invi-months of training. jtational in the eight year historyft“It’s only right that if a man of the event. Bret’s Champ is• A t At At • A. S % rdKis going to pay givxi1 he should get2Rose pointed out. “What we. ..... • CP WRodnev Andrews of Concord.w I11 want to do some day is makeAtlanticHobHt
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