Karatekas promoted

GKC vice chairman and 6th Dan Jeffrey Wong instructs karatekas as their guardians look on, during the ceremony held at the Malteenoes Dojo.

The Guyana Karate College hosted a ceremony at the Malteenoes Dojo on Tuesday evening to honour students who had successfully completed their exams and promote them to higher Kyu rankings.

According to a press release Kyu is a Japanese term used in martial arts, for academic tests and in other similar activities to designate various grades, levels or class of proficiency or experience. In his address, President of the Guyana Karate College (GKC) Shaun McGrath said the certificates would be given to the most successful karatekas from April 2011, as the organisation had