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Well done Jared!
Well done Jared!
02/07/2010 12:00:00
Park Primary School in Bargoed has it's very own Welsh Champion!
Jared Davies, a year 5 pupil of Park Primary School in Bargoed has been attending Bargoed Shotokan karate club since October 2008. He is currently a 3rd Kyu (brown belt) and hopes to achieve his 1st dan (black belt) during the summer of 2011.
Jared has so far attended 3 tournaments this year. The first being the North Wales Kyu championships in Prestatyn where he achieved a bronze medal position in Ippon Kumite (one step sparring).
Secondly, in the British National Championships in Birmingham, Jared reached the quarter finals again in Ippon Kumite.
Most recently, he took part in the Welsh Championships in Merthyr Tydfil where he reached the quarter finals in Kata, a silver medal for Ippon Kumite and a well deserved Gold medal in the Kumite (sparring) under 12`s category at his first attempt.