Double Feature:
It was the aim of 600 competitors from 12 countries to be crowned Grand Champion, but the honour seems to belong to Jamaica's McFarlene who was winning for the third consecutive time - having done so in South Africa in 2004 and Britain in 2005.
But other Jamaicans were dominant in the two-day competition. Omar Rose, called 'The Untouchable' because of his amazing ring craft, retained his middleweight title that he won in South Africa, plus got bronze in the Kata competition.
Betty Salmon, also three-peated, as she once again got gold in Kata and also fighting, creating martial arts history. Everett Simms, the veteran, got silver in black belt middleweight fighting, losing out to Rose in the semis. The Jamaicans dominated the finals, often making them an all-Jamaican affair.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport..._IN_JAPAN_.asp
It was the aim of 600 competitors from 12 countries to be crowned Grand Champion, but the honour seems to belong to Jamaica's McFarlene who was winning for the third consecutive time - having done so in South Africa in 2004 and Britain in 2005.
But other Jamaicans were dominant in the two-day competition. Omar Rose, called 'The Untouchable' because of his amazing ring craft, retained his middleweight title that he won in South Africa, plus got bronze in the Kata competition.
Betty Salmon, also three-peated, as she once again got gold in Kata and also fighting, creating martial arts history. Everett Simms, the veteran, got silver in black belt middleweight fighting, losing out to Rose in the semis. The Jamaicans dominated the finals, often making them an all-Jamaican affair.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport..._IN_JAPAN_.asp
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