NJ Elite Team Wright’s Rising Stars Tomco, Peterson, Jackson and O’Brien Aim High at Karate Regional’s
Make no mistake about it when it comes to fight and you want to do it right then call on Coach and Motivator Austin Wright. Mr. Wright can inspire just about any student to championship levels, says Parent and Coach Kenneth Jackson Sr. His son, Kenneth Jackson Jr., Black Belt, won a Karate Grand Championship in 2010 Trelawney Jamaica and placed 1st in the A.O.K.A. Championship and in this past U.S Regional’s. The proof is in the consistent annual Championship Titles since 1985.
Elite Team Wright, Out Kicked, Out Shouted and Out Punched their Opponents to win various divisions at the U.S. Open Regional Martial Arts and Karate Championship held at St. Andrews Gym in Bayonne, NJ. The Tournament Director and Hall of Fame Promoter was Grand Master Dr. Austin Wright Sr., New Jersey State Director of the Team USA. The Tournament was to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The electrifying highlight of the day was watching Lionel Peterson of Bayonne, Green Belt, 13 years old ask to compete out of his age group and more to the 14-16 years old Sparring Division. He beat all 5 of his Opponents to take the 1st Kumite Championship Division.
Joe Tomca, Yellow Belt, won 5 matches as well. However, later he beat the under Brown Belt Grand Championship Division as a Yellow Belt.
Johnny O’Brien, Jr. Black Belt, placed 1st in all Divisions Kumite, Forms and Weapons.
Alyssa Moran, Brown Belt, fought a fantastic fighter and took first place in her Kumite Division. Alyssa Moran also won 1st place in Trelawney Jamaica. Chynna William, Green Belt, placed 1st in the Forms Division.
Other Champions included in no specific order
Gabriel Wright, 6 Years Old, 4TH Generation of the Wright Legacy, took 1st place in Breaking.
Joseph Demmy, Jerome Otis-Williams, Raquel Thompson, Emilio Ortiz, Kyle Jackson, Johnny O’Brien, Hezekiah Ibarasa, Jordan Jerez, Keith Hampton, Sydney Tse, Jacob Tse, Ibrahem Husain, Paul Osanya, Colin Guralli.
Armani Bell, Samuel Elizarouv, Mathew Olsen, LeShawn Fryson, Lenox Nunez, Elias Stathan, Justin Bonner, Chynna Williams, Ariel Elizarouv, Lionel Peterson, Alyssa Moran, Joseph Bizzaroque, Kenneth Jackson, Justin Gomez, Alicia McCray, Ziggy Niebank, Jordan Archibald, Tre McKenzie, Joe Tomco.
Judges and Coaches who attended
Master Wilson, Master Shivers, Dr. Jim Thomas, Shannan Friend, Anthony Newman, Joseph McNamara, Gary O’Brien, Chris Simpson, Priscilla Wright, Kevin Rankin, Mr. Jackson Sr., Smail Haddad, Kenneth Thompson Sr., Kenneth Thompson Jr., Grand Master Ki Nam Yum, Hwa-Rang Do Academy, Jonas Nunez, America Finest Kick-Boxing Academy, Jim Burton and Will Toolen, Bayonne Martial Arts Center.
All Students train at the Main HQ’s 250 Broadway, Bayonne, NJ under the Direct Supervision of Grand Master Dr. Wright and Certified UWA and MMA Coaches. For more information please visit us at www.uwa-martialarts.com or call us at 201-437-1820 or email us at universalwarriorarts@yahoo.com
Elite Team Regional Martial Arts Championship.
