The finished with an even 100 medals, including 32 gold, last weekend at the 琉璃神社 Karate Spring Championship Cup.

One of the dojo鈥檚 elite young students, Tyson Cragg, who recently competed at the World Championships, was awarded the Grand Champion of the event.

Tyson won gold in Kata, Kumite, Kihon Ippon Kumite and Team Kumite, and silver in Team Kata, to claim the Grand Champion Cup.

鈥淚鈥檓 really happy with my results and I figured out a lot of what I need to improve moving forward to get better for the next level of competition,鈥� Tyson said of his performance. 鈥淚t was a really exciting experience to be a part of.鈥�

Sensei Paul Atkin was pleased with his team鈥檚 overall effort at the tournament.

鈥淧henomenal event for our members to take part in and with incredible results. It was great to see our member Tyson Cragg be awarded the grand champion this year.鈥�

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