Karate: World Tang Soo Do European Championship |28 October 2019

32 medals for the Northern Tang Soo Do team at European Championship

The Northern Tang Soo Do team which took part in the World Tang Soo Do Association’s European Championship held in the Netherlands from October 24-26 has harvested a grand total of 32 medals.

Lead by Master James Faure, who also served as an international judge during the championship, the team made up of 15 competitors won 10 gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze medals.

The medallists are David Boniface (three gold), Steve Marie (two gold and a silver), Alvin Bistoquet (two gold and a silver), Mastura Shah-Faure (one gold, one silver and a bronze), Dean Athanase (one gold and two silver), Martin Cedras (one gold and two bronze), Jean-Paul Philo (one silver and one bronze),

Tara Michel (one silver and two bronze), Justine Madeleine (one silver and one bronze), Daniel Bedier (two silver and one bronze), Lindy Bedier (one silver and one bronze), Joseph Bibi (one silver) and Louis Vidot (one bronze).

The team also won two grand champions Cup courtesy of Steve Marie in the 1st dan black belt category and David Boniface in the brown belt to blue belt senior category.

During the championship, the karatekas also took part in clinics organised both for Gup (colour belt holders) and Dan (black belt holders).