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t If iiai By Chuck Wr /i A M ft all W?lll?kVlK JIBH Unknown to many Cj USC's Karate Club is in t Getting no help or recoj athletic department, the promote karate both at Ce intercollegiate level in ge "We don't teach traditic club treasurer Susan Morr oriented toward competiti tournament techniques. Ir get your publicity." TUn ni..k ..>u:Ak iuc uuu, wm^ii (ii atuu the combative room of t! Center, is planning a tw< this spring. The event wi two smaller tournaments The first day there will h East Karate Association,; tournament tollowea by r v ilGiya USC Karate member throws during a recent C7ADCIAM r|1|_ _ A|?r.L. 9C39IUI1. tllC C1UU home 10 trophies I Battle of Atlanta preparing for the u Augusta, Ga,, ln\ Tournament. I ^BMMBolnej Jurl VJ By Teresa G. 1 Oamtcock Staff "Judo, internreted lite gentle way* because it strength ? but on bala timing and physical ( cording to Cindy Taylor, Judo Club. As Taylor explained, < excel in judo. The ma primarily of throwing tec techniques , arm bars an "A match can be wor hold down or by throi -Mart ato "Ca ight tourname writer petition. Jrolina students, tercollegi heir 11th season. Morns, n gnition from the first day club is trying to nament t irolina and on the , neral. THE C i . . ii . i several S >nal karate,' said biggest I K>, XLiVCiyUUIlg ,s Atlanta on and perfecting 10 tr hi i tournaments you c K b irst p Tony Bel 38 twice a week in Goldman he Sol Blatt P.E. division, >-day tournament fighting 11 be divided into heavywe ta : j uaviu jcjo division. >e an official South Second SEKA, sanctioned the brow a non-sanctioned in the he rinh a kick IIP' 1 practice brought C^3, V:? rom the and are pcoming itational iu ? GAMECOCK^!^^|g||gfeSi o Club: Vfi/-/pll IIOn/v?in OtUi til Wrlt#r judges, rally, means 'the to fiver is not based on qj brovv nee, coordination, white fc conditioning," accoach of the USC Taylc year st< . ^ champi that s why women the pas irtial art consists tQ ^ 0 hniques, hold down d chokes. ..| T] i by submission, a said, tvs," Taylor said, as an a ial arti rolina geti ;nt open to intercollegiate comThe purpose is "to try to get inate karate going" according to le hopes the SEKA tournament the will bring attention to the tourhe second day. ;l.uk nas aireaay competed in >EKA tournaments this year, the Deing the Battle of Atlanta. In nine club members brought back es. lace winners included co-president 1 in the lightweight division, Mike in the super lightweight-black belt Susan Morris in the brown belt division, Tim Vinson in the ight white belt fighting division and tafano in the lightweight-white belt 1 place finishers included Morris in n belt-kata division, Rick Callahan ;avyweight-white belt division and frit* 9U IfCO Ji/l g is done by a referee and two ma Local matches are generally limite ninutes. Injuries are seldom the fauJ m or black belts, but are caused b >elts." >r, the club's instructor, was thre< *te champion and three year regions on. She competed in the nationals fo t two years and was the first womai n judo scholarship in this area. EACH competitive-style judo," sh rhis is different from studying jud rt; because you get out and spar fo 5 at US i 10 trophi Jennie Maupin in the white belt division Venessa Dorman was thi green belt women's fighting divi Renee Hill was fourth in the w women's fighting. Keith Vitali, ex-instructor of Karate Club, won the grand char at the Battle of Atlanta, which incl seeded fighters from all over th Oi _ A. auues. The USC club also sent six fig! tournament in Norfolk, Va. and ne trophies recently. Three fight* Carolina brought back trophies Petersburg, Fla., and five Gamec seven trophies in Nashville, Tenr Til IT MC YT PVPWT fnw. ^1. m. i V1J11 M JLU1 U1C VII the Augusta, Ga., Pro-Am. The being sponsored by Bell, and hi Melvin. It will be a regional toi drawing the best competition from Co-president along with Bell is J [? mmmm i Br ?fk ' " 5S? WMKBMBS?S!^ljMXbmm varsity sU t competition, instead of iust le d moves." Practices are held Monday, y and Thursday evenings in the room of the Sol Blatt P.E. Centc e is open to all interested person "We will definitely compete ir n/vnn# Aimn r\ rr? /trttc o nrl in f Vin tuddi iuui iiauiunu) auu 111 uic n naments in January," Taylor Eastern Collegiates will be held The Citadel in March. e o Finalists from this tournamen r to the National Collegiates. P5-? oo itrt A /inuf m fighting urcK, wno is not a stuaeni, \ rd in the time to the club free of charge sion and Morris, Orck is an excellent hite belt under his direction USC shoul the upcoming Augusta tourna the USC "The class is divided into t ipionshi said Bell. "The advanced uded top- mainly on fighting techniqu e United nament competition, while t work more on basic karate iters to a steps of tournament competit tted eight self defense." THE CLUB, which boasts s from ot. _ , r 4 . fimnncf 1 re momhnrc fnotnrnc I /vilrc U/nn 1W 1.1V1UUVJU, ivuhuw i i and Korean karate. Bell, whos in Japanese karate, adds jb will be structors teach "what they fe< event is points of each." s brother Bell indicated that the club ii irnament, expanding both in number an i the area. and urges any interested stu< ohn Orck. club. K'IMlif"""1" "" M itus arning the "We will start training competition in January wit ... . . weight lifting being added Wednesday *tices .. s?e saidB combative r r. The club 5. TAYLOR IS in hopes that . will be recognized as a varsi i most each fa? ? jt occurs ,he c,u j ,.^r financial assistance fron Th? department. this year at Ta trlAt* cQt/1 cha \IJAHM li a ujivfi oc?iu oiiv nwuivi ii t will go on support the club at a tentat to be held at USC sometimi ? \ 2 volunteers his . According to teacher, and d fare well in iment. wo sections," class works es and tour iie beginners with the first ion and some ix black belts 30th Japanese e black belt is that the inil are the best s interested in id financially, ients join the for national h running and I to the daily the Judo Club ty sport by next b will receive i the athletic ke students to ive tournament e in the spring.