This past Sunday, 13th June, has seen a very good open martial arts competition at the not-so-far-away Body & Mind Leisure Centre in Canterbury. The competition was held by the Martial Arts All Style International Federation (M.A.A.S.I.F.). It catered for many competitors from all ages and styles such as Karate, Kung Fu, Kickboxing, Taekwondo, Tang So Do, Freestyle, Kickboxing, Low Kick Fighting, San-DA, and MMA to name a few; and there were over 40 categories, a few of them being Hard Style Forms - Kata, Soft Style Forms - Chinese, Weapons Forms/Kata, Points Fighting, Continuous Fighting - with leg kicks, and Amateur MMA.
The University of Kent Karate Club has sent its "Mini Squad" formed from Mohammad Reza, Deniz Kayimbasioglu and Fatma Salahioglu, who had all previously been very successful at the Art of Movement Kata Competition.
Deniz and Fatma competed in the novice kata category, and Fatma obtained a second place whereas Deniz managed to get a first place, each coming back home with trophies. In the same category for seniors, Mohammad obtained a stunning first place that came with a great trophy.
Mohammad also competed in the Points Fighting category against people from different styles of martial arts. This change did not affect him and he made his way to a first place by putting up amazing fights, obtaining another great trophy for his achievement.
Therefore, the University's "Mini Squad" returned home with three golds and a silver!
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