Jake Hood (green belt) was among five Whanganui karate athletes to score podium places at the recent 2022 Mas Oyama Karate New Zealand Kata and Kumite Tournament. Photo / Supplied
Five members of Whanganui's Kyokushin Karate Club scored podium places at the Mas Oyama Karate New Zealand Kata and Kumite Tournament in Wellington.
Kyokushin Whanganui Club coach Richard Hood took part in the July 30 tournament and supported the club's other fighters.
Emily Benson, 19, took out the open
women's category, winning her two fights, Hood said.
Benson was a relative novice to karate so she did really well to win, he said.
Jake Hood, 19, came second in the open men's category.