Three local youths competed in the 7th Korean Martial Arts World Championships held in Seoul Korea on April third.

Three local youths competed in the 7th Korean Martial Arts World Championships held in Seoul Korea on April third. Master John Murphy owner of Progressive Martial Arts was very happy to take his students on the bi-annual trip to Korea hosted by World Kido Federation and the south Korean government.

Murphy’s students competed and did fantastically with over 1,000 talented competitors from Korea, Canada, Panama, Brazil, Sweden, and Turkey (just to list a few of the nations represented). With our three competitors from Fannin county that made up a fourth of the total U.S. team the kids felt the pressure. All three of Master Murphy’s students not only did a fantastic job at the World Championships they ALL placed and received bronze medals as well as a certificate of achievement from World KIDO federation and the South Korean government.

 Winners from Fannin County were: Anthony Johnson: bronze medal in teen black belt weapons from Ravenna, TX

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