Guyana bag 66 gold medals at GSA Undiscovered martial arts championships

The Guyana Police Force (GPF), in collaboration with the Harpy Eagle Martial Arts Academy, recently concluded the White Tiger Open Martial Arts Championship under the name, “Rumble in Berbice”.

They also competed in the 4th Annual Guyana South America Undiscovered martial arts championships hosted by the Korean International Martial Arts Guyana.
Rumble in Berbice was held on Sunday July 14, 2019 at the New Amsterdam Town Hall. A total of (30) competitors comprising both members of the Guyana Police Force and the Harpy Eagle Martial Arts Club attended.
The competition continued on July 28, 2019 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). The tournament held on July 14 saw the achievement of 48 gold medals, 10 silver medals and 4 bronze medals being won; while the tournament held on Sunday July 28 at the CASH resulted in the achievement of 10 gold medals, 8 silver medals along with 2 bronze medals.
The tournament saw participation from countries such as Suriname, Trinidad, Barbados, USA, Canada and India. The students participated in categories of Empty Hand kata, Weapons Kata, Point Sparring, Submission Grappling, Team Sparring, Team Kata.
The GPF was part of the Guyanese contingent that walked away with a total of 66 gold medals, 72 silver and 33 bronze medals.
According to Sensei Troy Bobb, an instructor at both the GPF and Harpy Eagle, he is extremely happy with the results, which have always been good, as every year there is an increase in the amount of participants. Bobb declared he is very proud of the GPF, who continues to improve in their every outing.
This event was sponsored by the National Sports Commission, Farfan and Mendes, Mines Services Ltd., Greg Trucking Services, Urling Shipping, and Modern Optical.