In attendance were OMAS students Tyrone, Ben B, Ben, Sam, Cassidy, Jacob, Josh, Aiden, Helen Sarah, Livvy, Hunter and Calean, as well as YMCA students Eric, Anna, Lexi, Tasha and Liz. Many adult students showed up to help Brumbaugh, Sensei direct traffic and keep order [more or less, anyway] during the games. The teams were named the CRANES and the DRAGONS by the team captains. Competition was spirited and all team members put out their best efforts. This year the CRANES won the over-all competition, but the Dragons did not give up one bit! It was a contest to the very end of the events. In fact, competition was so stiff that we ran out of time and couldn't finish all of the planned events!!! Our hearty congratulations to the CRANES for their victory, as well as to all members of both teams for showing good sportmanship and keen competitive spirit.
Odayaka Martial Arts is a teaching school dedicated to the art of Shorei-ryu karatedo which has its roots in the antique Okinawan martial art of Naha-te. We emphasize self improvement and character development. We believe that anyone can be successful in the study of karate and provide training that is geared for the individual.
Shorei-ryu as taught at Odayaka Martial Arts consists of kihon waza, kata, bogyu waza, kumite waza and kumite.
Jim Brumbaugh is the head instructor. He has studied karate since 1963 and has been teaching for over 30 years.
Bruce Baird, Carolyn Berg and Lynn Forbes are also fully qualified instructors at Odayaka Martial Arts.
In 2008, the first Fastest Karateka contest was held at Odayaka. The contest is a series of events designed to measure the speed of the contestants as they perform different events and karate skills requiring speed. Among the events are Speed Punching, Speed Kicking, Obstacle Course, Timed Punching and Kicking and a host of other speed daemon events.
The winner of the 2008 Fastest Karateka contest was Calean McKenney, shown with Brumbaugh, sensei, in the picture on the left . Calean earned the title of "Fastest Karateka," a certificate and the right to wear on his gi, the kanji proclaiming his speed.
Contest will run until school ends in June. The more times you are in class to compete, the better chance you have to win!
Left: Stephen Blauch earned the 2nd place Fastest Karateka.
Right: Melissa Spoljaric and Jacob Eldridge tied for 3rd place Fastest Karateka
