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New club making its presence felt

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Medals galore: Twelve members of Tu Mana Toa Combat Systems travelled to Hastings for the Bay City Taekwondo Tournament, and all brought back medals. Members are (from left): Jaykayaar Wimutu-Muir, Skye Briggs, Toa Burns-Karauria, Awhina Burns-Karauria, Serita Karauria, TeKapua Burns-Karauria, Iain McClutchie, Ztivilye Wimutu-Muir, Alex Karauria. Absent: Kamaya Lockley, Rungatera Hokianga, Alex Kawiti, Jamie Hema. Picture by Paul Rickard

Medals galore: Twelve members of Tu Mana Toa Combat Systems travelled to Hastings for the Bay City Taekwondo Tournament, and all brought back medals. Members are (from left): Jaykayaar Wimutu-Muir, Skye Briggs, Toa Burns-Karauria, Awhina Burns-Karauria, Serita Karauria, TeKapua Burns-Karauria, Iain McClutchie, Ztivilye Wimutu-Muir, Alex Karauria. Absent: Kamaya Lockley, Rungatera Hokianga, Alex Kawiti, Jamie Hema. Picture by Paul Rickard

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MARTIAL ARTS

A NEW martial arts club is making its presence felt in the competitive arena.

Twelve members of Tu Mana Toa Combat Systems travelled to Hastings for the Bay City Taekwondo Tournament.

They brought home four gold, one silver and seven bronze medals.

Tu Mana Toa Combat Systems NZ Inc is an organisation that was established in June last year and has 40 members.

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Alex Karauria, who has over 30 years of martial arts experience, formed the club with the help of like-minded people to make martial arts affordable and accessible to people of all ages.

Martial arts taught in the club include taekwondo, Haidong Gumdo (traditional weaponry) and Topana Taurite (a combined martial art formulated and taught by Alex Karauria).

The club operates from Te Wharau school hall, and has secured funding from First Sovereign Trust and New Zealand Community Trust for equipment and coaching.

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Results from the Bay City tournament —

Toa Burns-Karauria: bronze in the yellow-tip division, 5yrs male.

TeKapua Burns-Karauria: gold in the green-tip division, 8yrs male.

Iain McClutchie: bronze in the yellow-belt division, 11yrs male.

Awhina Burns-Karauria: silver in the blue-belt division, 11yrs female.

Ztivilye Wimutu-Muir: bronze in the green-belt division, 11yrs female.

Jaykayaar Wimutu-Muir: gold in the blue-belt division, 11yrs female.

Alex Kawiti: bronze in the green-belt division, open men.

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Rungatera Hokianga: bronze in the green-belt division, open men.

Jamie Hema: bronze in the blue-belt division, open men.

Skye Briggs: gold in the blue-belt division, 15yrs female.

Serita Karauria: gold in the black-belt division, 11yrs female.

Kamaya Lockley: bronze in the black-belt division, 15yrs female.

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