Belizean Karate Students Shine at International Competition in Mexico

Two students from the House of Shotokan Karate Academy in Belize City secured a big win this weekend at a karate competition in Mexico. The Moo Kuk Lam Karate Championships was held in Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, on March 9. The tournament gathered more than two hundred competitors from Merida, Cancun, Chetumal, Chiapas, and Belize. Amphree Swasey won a historic four medals in the eight to nine-year-old boys division: gold for Kata, gold for Weapons, silver for Continuous Fighting, and bronze for Point Fighting. Meanwhile, Oliwia Ruta, who also competed in the eight to nine-year-old division, won gold for Continuous Fighting, silver for Point Fighting Division, bronze for Kata, and Bronze for Weapon Kata. Olivia Ruta and Amphree Swasey spoke to Love news about their accomplishment. 

Both students will be traveling to the United States in April 2024 to compete in the upcoming Shaolin Wushu Kungfu Championships to be held in Texas