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Friday, January 29, 1999

Indian karateka gets Black Belt in US

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NEW DELHI, January 28: Jagmohan Vij was awarded the IVth degree Black Belt after three months of rigorous training at San Francisco, headquarters of International Society of Okinawan Karatedo. Bernd W. Weiss of the Los Angeles Crime Department had conducted the belt grading. Jagmohan was also adjudged the best refree in West Valley Invitational tournament in California.

According to Dr Deepak Sharma, joint secretary of Punjab Amateur Karatedo Association, Jagmohan is the first karateka from the North to pass the fourth degree Black Belt (Yon Dan Kuro Obi) exams in the Gojuryu style of karate.

Jagmohan also won the second degree Black Belt in arnis -- the Filipino martial art of stick fighting of which Ernesto A. Presas of the Philippines is the Grand Master.

Jagmohan, who has been practising the game for last fourteen years, had finished second in the Black Belt men's individual kata competition at third annual International Kata Tournament at San Francisco. Apart from leading the Indian team at the IXth Super Grands World Games at Savannah Georzia (USA) where he finished fourth in Black Belt individual kata category, Jagmohan has led the Indian side eight times in various international karate and arnis championship.

Copyright © 1999 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.


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