Karate dojo starts well in 2008

From Staff Reports

Mon, May 12 2008

— OAK HILL — The 2008 tournament season is looking bright for the Heiandjin-li Karate Dojo.
On March 15, Sensei Rick Pyatt and his instructor, Sensei Jim Grubb, took 17 of their students to Jamestown, Ohio for the 40th annual Ohio State Championship hosted by Sensei Don Madden, chairman of AKJU Team America.
“The AKJU is a tough organization and I am proud of all my students who went and competed,” said Pyatt.
In the event, participants who placed first in either karate, ju-jitsu, randori or gappling were awarded a certificate that is registered with the state of Ohio which says, “This person is recognized as an ‘All Ohioan Martial Artist’ and is No. 1 in the state of Ohio in their individual division.”
“I think that is something the students can really be proud of,” said Sensei Pyatt.
The students brought home a total of 44 trophies.
Heiandjin-li Karate had the following students who were registered with the state of Ohio: Elijah Pyatt, Noah Pyatt, Jason Bowles, Hannah Jiles, Leairra Avery, Samuel Lyke and Jordan Hart.
The dojo’s next tournament will be the Spring Showdown Open Martial Arts Championship, to be held on April 26 at Oak Hill High School. The dojo will have a yard sale and bake sale in order to raise money so all of the students can compete in this tournament. The sale will be held on April 4-5 from 8 a.m. onward, and will take place at the old Exxon on Main Street, next to Little Caesar’s Pizza in Oak Hill. Call Pyatt at 222-1509 for more information.
Following is a list of students who placed in their divisions in Ohio recently:

Ju-jitsu and karate

-- Elijah Pyatt — Ju-jitsu: 2nd place randori, 1st place grappling; karate: 1st place kumite (sparring), 2nd place kata (forms);
-- Noah Pyatt — Ju-jitsu: 1st place randori, 1st place grappling; karate: 1st place kumite (sparring);
-- Adrian Surbaugh — Ju-jitsu: 2nd grappling; karate: 3rd place kumite (sparring), 2nd place kata (forms), 3rd place weapons, 2nd place team kata (forms);
-- Jason Bowles — Ju-jitsu: 1st place randori, 2nd place grappling; karate: 2nd place kumite (sparring), 1st place kata (forms), 3rd place weapons, 2nd place team kata (forms);
-- Jacob Smith — Ju-jitsu: 2nd place grappling; karate: 3rd place kumite (sparring);
-- Colton Elkins — Ju-jitsu: 2nd place randori, 3rd place grappling; karate: 3rd place team kata (forms); and
-- William Moats — Ju-jitsu: 2nd place randori, 3rd place grappling; karate: 3rd place team kata (forms).

Karate only

-- River Terry — 2nd place kumite (sparring); 3rd place team kata (forms);
-- Hannah Jiles — 1st place kumite (sparring); 3rd place kata (forms);
-- Amber Davis — 2nd place kumite (sparring); 2nd place kata (forms);
-- Leairra Avery — 1st place kumite (sparring); 1st place kata (forms);
-- Cassidy Greenwood — 2nd place kumite (sparring); 3rd place kata (forms);
-- Jessica Greenwood — 2nd place kumite (sparring); 2nd place kata (forms);
-- McCayla Greenwood — 3rd place kumite (sparring); 3rd place kata (forms);
-- Sam Lyke — 1st place kumite;
-- Jordan Hart — 1st place kata (forms); and
-- Kelly Lyke — 2nd place kumite (sparring); 2nd place kata (forms).
Pyatt and the Heiandjin-li Karate Dojo wants to publicly thank Sensei Stanley Blanks for his support and help with preparing the students for the Ohio tournament, and they offered a special thanks to Seinsei Jim Washington for his support and help coaching the students while at the event.

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