Indigenous karate sisters create local history at maiden grading exercise

Sisters Pauline and Rose Moses, posing alongside Master Frank Woon-A-Tai

Sisters Rose and Pauline Moses of Wowetta Village in the Rupununi region, have created local history by advancing from white to brown belt at their maiden grading exercise which was conducted on April 30, taking them a step closer to their goal of becoming instructors of the discipline.

This achievement was announced in an official correspondence from the Guyana Karate College (GKC). According to the release, “They were training privately for two years under their instructor, Shihan John Fernandes, 7th dan. The close-knit sisters represent all females in Guyana with their achievements. And, as well, the Amerindian community in which they are fiercely proud of their heritage.”