Gary Steele teams notch big victories
The awards keep piling up for students at Gary Steele Karate Studio.
A small, but effective squad of karate fighters traveled to Dayton, Ohio, to bring back six trophies for GSKS recently.
Gathering points for a shot at the national karate championship is a tough assignment in any venue, and the Midwest circuit is very challenging, with many top martial arts champions competing for points.
Bringing home victories for GSKS were black belt James O. Morgan, who was second in karate forms; black belt Aaron Thomas, second in fighting; brown belt Michael Thrower, second in forms; and green belt Roy Tucker, who brought home third place in forms and second in fighting.
• “Team S,” one of the two GSKS competition teams, scored two big first-place wins in the 15th Annual Wado Karate Championship Tournament in Nashville May 25.
Karate teams from as far as Texas battled in fighting and forms to make for a very intense martial arts competition.
Out front for GSKS was black belt Debbie Ball, who was first in fighting and second in karate forms.
Thomas continued his winning ways, taking second in fighting and third in forms, while Thrower brought home another trophy with a first-place finish in fighting.
Brown belt Kasie Goodson was third in fighting, with teammate and fellow brown belt Casey Myers taking fourth, and gold belt Johnny Bell rounded out the successful team effort with a second-place finish in fighting.
Both GSKS teams, “Team S” and “Team Legacy,” will travel to Memphis and Nashville in the weeks ahead to gather points for a national title.