This past weekend Mady's Karate School in Cookstown took a team of 12 students and 9 competitors to New York State to the 15 th Annual American International Karate Championships in Rochester . The Cookstown School accompanied the main school, Mady's Karate School from Windsor . Between the two schools their was a total of 25 competitors, with 17 Full Contact Knock Down Fighters, and 6 Full Contact Bare Knuckle Knock Down Fighters, 5 Point Fighters and 15 Kata Competitors. The team brought back 40 trophies in total.

A number of students at the Dojo in Cookstown, Ontario successfully graded and were promoted to their next rank.  The Dojo in Cookstown is run by Sensei Harri Makivirta. Congratulations to everyone that successfully earned their next belt!