Health & Fitness
Valley Karate Students Represent Team America at International Tournament
Valley Karate students from Shelton competed as part of Team America at the 3rd Biennial Worldwide Tang Soo Do World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, October 07, 2013 to October 14, 2013. While making friends from all over the world, Team America (32 competitors) competed against 18 countries in the International Tang Soo Do Championship. Karl Weber (3rd degree black belt), Derik Weber (3rd degree black belt), Rebecca Weber (2nd degree black belt) and Sarah Heines (3rd Degree black belt) competed and collectively won six medals. Sarah Heines and Derik Weber, both instructors at Valley Karate, won first place in the forms divisions and 2nd place in Team Forms. Sarah Heines continued on and won Grand Champion in Forms. Their success at the tournament was the culmination of many months of training for this event. To learn more about martial arts training and Valley Karate, visit www.valleykarate.org