AC Phoenix, October 1990, Page 13
N.C. A&T Dominates Karate Competition
By Charles M. Boney
On August 18, 1990
four of the North
Carolina A&T Karate
Students participated in
one of the few
tournaments held in
Greensboro. The
tournament was
sponsored by Pizza
Hut. The four karate
students included
Malachi Parsons, Derek
Hart, Milton Pittman, and
Jawanza Moseley. The
tournament was a great
success for the Aggie
team. Derek Hart
participated in the
fighting. Kata, and self-
defense events. Hart
had the winning edge
after performing his Kata
and receiving first place.
The motivated karateka
went on to win first place
in fighting and the self-
defense competition.
Malachi Parsons won
fifth place in the fighting
competition and
continued with a
second place win in the
Kata performances. As
the tournament
progressed, it became
even more evident that
the Aggies would be
the tournaments top
winners.
Milton Pittman started
by taking second place
in the junior division
White and Yellow belt
Kata competition. He
proceeded to fake
second place in fighting
and in the self-defense
competition.
Jawanza Moseley
virtually dominated
every event he
participated in. Moseley
quickly eliminated all of
the competitors in his
division to secure first
place in the Kata
competition, first place
in the fighting
competition and first
place in the self
defense competition.
The head instructor and
coach. Dr. Gilbert
Casterlow, praised the
Aggie competitors for
the excellent way they
represented the A&T
State University karate
team. More recently the
Aggies participated in
another round of
tournament competition
in Burlington. N.C.
Steve Harper, a senior.
weapons competition.
After an excellent
performance with the
Tonfa, Harper was
awarded first place and
the Aggies were off to
another great display.
Derek Hart and Milton
Pittman were winners
again. Derek placed first
in the Yellow belt Kata
competition and Milton
battled his way to a first
place award in Kata anc
newest Aggie Black belt
karateka, fought in Black
belt competition for the
first time and secured a
very respectable
second place trophy.
The A&T karate team
entered four
competitors in the
Greensboro tournament
and earned 11 trophies
out of 12 possibilities for
a win. Five Aggie
karatekas competed in
last year and in previous
years, indicate that the
North Carolina A&T
karate team continues
to be the dominate
competition in North
Carolina and the
Southeastern United
Stales."
North Carolina A&T karate team continues to be the dominate
competition in North Carolina and the Southeastern United
States.
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set the pace for the
other karatekas be
competing in three
events. Harper, took
second place in the
Kata competition and
second in the Kumite
(fighting) event.
Harper's final challenge
in the Brown belt
division was the
a second place win ir
the Kumite competition.
After receiving thirc
place in the Kate
competition Tony Tayloi
fought in White anc
Yellow belt competition,
eliminating all of the
competition, to take first
place.
Willie Hairston, the
the Burlington
tournament and the
Aggies brought home
nine trophies given ten
opportunities to win. Dr.
Casterlow stated that
“The results from these
tournaments, being
very much in line with
the results of the ten
tournaments attended
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