Guyana’s Harpy Eagles Martial Arts Academy has continued its fine showing at Regional and International events, this time the Academy led by Sensei Troy Bobb raked in a total of 12 medals at the just concluded Trinidad and Tobago Martial Arts Karate Championships held on Sunday April 7.
Proud Achievers! Sensei Troy Bobb (right) pose with the other members of his Academy in Trinidad & Tobago.
Bobb, no stranger to doing Guyana proud led from the front when he won gold in the Kata competition and was also declared the Wind Grand Kata champion, he campaigned in the 35 years and over category.
The baby of the team, Twyle Kirk Shuman competing in the 5-years and under male competition, won silver medals both the Kata and Sparring.
Marcus Massiah Stevenson who contested the 8 to 9 years male division took silver in Kata and bronze in Sparring.
One of two females on the team, Zoann Breann Shuman took silver in Sparring contesting the 10 to 12 years competition.
The other female, Crystal Emanuel captured gold in Sparring for her Academy in the 13 to 14 competition along with silver in Kata and bronze in Weapons.
The other gold medalist was Isaiah Makonnen Stevenson in the Sparring competition. Stevenson also hauled in a silver medal in the Kata and bronze in Weapons.
According to Sensei Bobb, the next event for the Harpy Eagles Martial Arts Academy will be the ANFMA National Championships scheduled for May 24 and 25 in the United States of America.