This past Sunday, head of the International Karate Daigaku, Ninth Dan Shuseki Shihan Frank Woon-A-Tai, Eighth Dan Shihan Maureen Woon-A-Tai (IKD Vice Chief Instructor) and Eighth Dan Shihan Bernice Hughes, along with Amir Khouri (Seventh Dan), Tejram Harichand (Six Dan) & Roger Peroune (Fourth Dan), conducted a high-level three-prong karate examination at the YMCA, Thomas Lands.
As per norm, the day saw ASK-G students and parents awaiting the commencement of the examination whereby the White, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple, third and second kyu Brown Belts were conducted.
Examinations then resumed with the commencing of the Dan levels, which started off with the two youngest females and males followed by two teens who presented their abilities in front of a packed audience. The intensity in the room then changed when the competition for Third Dan arose. It was a heated exchange of fists and feet from both parties equally competent. What really blew it was when Malcolm Francis had to face off against Trevon Miller and two other opponents at the same time; then, Miller had to do the same with Francis and the other two opponents. There was non-stop action as well as some humour that had the audience in awe over the performances.
Miller, Francis and Shakeem Walcott were all promoted to Third Dan black belt while Emily Santana, Danielle Persaud, Jamar Pile, Shamar Francis, Andes Roberts, and D’Andre DaSilva stepped up to First Dan.
