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By Chuck Wr
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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."
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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
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USC Karate
member throws
during a recent
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home 10 trophies I
Battle of Atlanta
preparing for the u
Augusta, Ga,, ln\
Tournament.
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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
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"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
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>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
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division.
>e an official South Second
SEKA, sanctioned the brow
a non-sanctioned in the he
rinh
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practice
brought C^3, V:?
rom the
and are
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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
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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
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i Br
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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
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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.
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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.