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Following a surge in competitive participation at the Red Scorpion Dojo karate club in Warkworth, 11 members will head to Japan in April.
The trip will involve a training camp, visits to the karate founders shrine and museum, and a club competition.
Chief Instructor Andrew Goddard says the trip comes off the back of a growing appetite for the sport.
“I’ve run this club for 12 years and we’ve always had plenty of members, but recently the children seem to be really interested in competing and not just training,” Goddard says.
“I used to have a few members participate in competitions, but 18 went to the last one.”
The 18 competed in the Counties Shotokan Karate event. Warkworth club members picked up 11 first places in their respective age groups.
“It was a great performance, especially from our team entry. They had only practised together for a week and came third.
“We have some standouts at the club, such as Jayden Earley, Heath Rigby, Steph Earley and Amy Goddard, but all of the competitors are capable of making national level,” Goddard says.
The club is currently fundraising for the Japan trip. To support it contact Andrew redscorpiondojo@hotmail.com
