Guyana Karate College hosts its End of Year Grading Examinations

With well over 100 students from the various dojos of the Guyana Karate College yesterday being graded to move up a rank, the main dojo of the GKC located at the Transport Sports Club was abuzz with nervous excitement particularly amongst the younger students and their parents and grandparents alike.

This grading exam, the final one for 2018, which was a grand and exhilarating affair was undertaken by Shuseki Shihan Frank Woon-a-Tai 9^th Degree Black Belt and Chairman and Chief Instructor of the International Karate Daigaku (IKD), Shihan Maureen Woon-a-Tai 8^th Degree Black Belt and Sihan Bernice Hughes 7^th Degree Black Belt also of the IKD and Shihan Jeffrey Wong 7^th Degree Black Belt Vice Chairman and Vice Chief Instructor of the Guyana Karate College. They were assisted by the local instructors of the Guyana Karate College Dr. Guy Low, Aubrey Bettancourt, and Lawrence Low along with Roger Peroune of Association do Shotokan Karate Guyana – YMCA.

Awards were given out to the GKC Karatekas that excelled at their Grade Six and CSEC examinations.

With the recent appointment of its new Board of Trustees, Administrative Board and a Shihan Kai or Masters Committee, the Guyana Karate College is gearing up to host the next Caribbean Karate Cup which is scheduled for August of next year and for the completion of its main dojo and headquarters which is currently under construction in Liliendaal and which is approximately 50% complete.

The following Karatakas were graded:

From 10^th kyu (White Belt) to 9^th kyu (White with Yellow Stripe Belt): Jonathan Singh, Zhuosen Yang, Chelsea Maria Lall, Julia Mohabir, Sariah Henry, Abdul Hopkinson, Liam Van Sluytman, Liam Da Silva, Dominic Loaknauth, Ethan Faerber, Liara Chanderpaul, Justino De Cunha, KiranDrubahadur, Steven Neblett.

Skipping from 10^th kyu (White Belt to 8^th kyu (Yellow Belt): Wei Long Huang, Malachi Sumner, Kevan Drubahadur, Jonathan Ramdass, Tyler Hargobin, Taylor Hargobin, Blake Hack, Jacob Mc Donald, Adam Kirsta Mana, Zi Yan Cao, Alex Johnson, Serena Meihai, Yu Sheng Yang, Kylan Mullis, Anjalaka Persaud, David Kalamadeen, Julie Yang, Shaquan Headly, Abdel Mitchell, Fadelah Mc Wilfred Hemendra Singh, Sean Bennett,  and Cristina Rahman.

From 8^th kyu (Yellow Belt) to 7^th kyu (Orange Belt): Britney Balkaran, Chad Campbell, Brandon Balkaran, Javi Christof Pierre, Roshel Barron, Nicasey Abrams, Jamiyla Morian Aden Robertson, .

From 7^th kyu (Orange Belt) to 6^th kyu (Green Belt): Sven Douglas, Antwan Chester, Nathan Jabar, A’olfe Baird, Godfrey Gibson, Amit Prasad, Leanna Rodney, Micah Saul, Johnathan Phang Jeremiah Aginam, Ezekiel  Jones, and Carlyn Grahame.

Skipping from 7^th kyu (Orange Belt) to 5^th kyu (Blue Belt): Zi Yan Zhang, Alonzo Christian Pierre and Rozario Chappell

From 6^th kyu (Green Belt) to 5^th kyu (Blue Belt): Omari John, Sanjana Rupchand, Layshtianna Hansraj, Ethan Muneshwar, Sarah Maraj, Jared Rahman, James Michael Griffith, Saffiya Singh, Alex Matthew Peniston, Julian Yang, Aiden Gomes, Nicholas Welcome, Kevin Seokumar, Farah Mc Wilfred, and Zamal Khan.

From 5^th kyu (Blue Belt) to 4^th kyu (Purple Belt): Ameer Shariff, Janiya Lee, Jaiya Harricharran, Darnell Klass, Jeremiah Williams, Zion Rambarran, Kadre Henry, Bibi Shabeena Farool, Jaden Clarke, Shiquana Corlette

From 4^th kyu (Purple Belt) to 3^rd kyu (Brown Belt): Jazara Hewitt, Zhuohong Yang, Justin Persaud, Devanand Smrits, Roy Khadoo, Navita Gunraj, Jonothan Yong, Aaliyah Shania Mc Adam, Murduoq Boyce, Chad Lall, Cyrus Alex Ramsaran, Anaaya Jain and Jayden Chichester.

From 3^rd kyu (1^st Brown Belt) to 2^nd kyu (2^nd Brown Belt): Lemuel Wilson, Jian Hong Zhang, Jared Hurry, Prosper Jacobus, Nick Nicholas Sookdeo, Yi Jun Huang, Navindra Singh and Malcolm Sparman.

Skipping from 3^rd kyu (1^st Brown Belt) to 1^st kyu (3^rd Brown) was Caleb Martin

From 2^nd kyu (2^nd Brown Belt) to 1^st kyu (1^st Brown Belt): Rehana Bascom

From 1^st kyu (3^rd Brown Belt) to Shodan (1^st Degree Black Belt): Anya Insanally, Lateef Alkeel Moffatt, Omar Shariff and Randolph Sherlock Scott.

From Shodan (1^st Degree Black Belt) to Nidan (2^nd Degree Black Belt): Paula Lois-Grant and William Wayne-Embry Grant

Third Degree Black Belt Karateka Aliya Wong receives her award from New President of the GKC Father Compton Meerabux