Miguel Hunt top performer at Martial Arts competition

At the conclusion of the recently held “Best of the Best” fourth annual Martial Arts Competition 2016 at National Gymnasium, Miguel Hunt by far was the one of the top performers on show.
Participating in the 7-10 age group category, Hunt copped first places in the weapons, sparing, open freestyle and self defence events. Most notably, Hunt is the youngest black belt in Guyana after playing first in the open free style Kata, first in sparing and third in team Kata at the North American Federation of Martial Arts (NAFMA) World Championships in May.

In the Under-6 category, Daniel Brusters battled his way to 1st place in the traditional Kata, second in open free style and third in Sparing.
M Hutton got second in the traditional Kata, second in sparing, first in self defence, second in open freestyle and second in weapons.
Cledwin Adams also placed second in the traditional Kata, first in self-defence, second in open free style, second in weapons and third in sparing; Tevon Bell (2nd in self-defence and Akeem Baveghems 1st self-defence were the standouts in that age-group).
Antwona Allen, who placed second in sparing at NAFMA, put up a strong challenge in the 11-14 category, securing first in self defence and then second in traditional Kata, open freestyle, weapons; she also placed in sparing and team Kata.
Haroon Best romped to first place in traditional Kata and self-defence while his other events, open free style, weapons and sparing, he placed third.
Another exlleent performer was Collwin Adams, as he surged to first in traditional Kata, open freestyle and sparing while seeting for second in the weapons and third in team Kata; Adams was waded a plaque at NAFA world tournament.
For the seniors (17-34), Trenton Coates was adjudged first in the open freestyle Kata and self defence while placing second in the high jump kick; Coates was another awardee the World Championships.
Clinton John proved to be the most dominant force in this category, copping first places in weapons, sparing and self defence and third

team in team Kata. At the World Championships, John walked away with a plaque and two trophies from Master Torres, Director of NAFMA.
The event recived support from National Sports Commission, Mohammed’s Enterprise, Maggie’s, kirpalani, Broad Way fashion, P&P insurance and saw clubs such as Harpy Eagles Martial Arts Doja, Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Association, Stanley Town Karate  Club, Black Ox, Guyana Police force participating.