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Published on 11/20/1995 All articles from this issue

Karate kids claw awards at NorCal championship

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Karate students from Los Altos' United Studios of Self Defense kicked up a storm at the recent Northern California Grand Championship match.

In the Nov. 5 competition at Chabot Junior College in Hayward, four Los Altans clawed first-place awards, while nine others received special honors.

The winners were: Becky Shatsky (age 11, first place in girls orange belt sparring); Olya Milenkaya (13, first in orange belt Kata); Nick Williams (15, first in boys blue belt sparring); Brian Lin (first in adult brown belt sparring); Tiny Tigers Jenna Maki, Deanna Alexander, James Hickman, John Melon and Craeme Radlos (most inspirational); Tiny Tiger Brian Gwynn (most improved); Little Dragons Maggie Drew, Scott Mattes and Tim McCrone (most inspirational).

Other locals who performed well at the competition were: chief instructor Ben Pegis, Nick Mattes, Keith Jensen, Chris Schnoor and Brian Burch. In all, 68 Los Altans - ages 4 through 48 - participated.