The senior Kata category, Chevy Phillip placed first, Andre Louis Murray picked up the second spot while Gifford James had to settle for third place. In the Pee- Wee Kata division, Jed Joseph placed first, Kendall Joseph placed second and Jade Joseph came in third. In the Novice White Belt Kata division, Sherry Ann St Clair placed first and Hamiel Lubin was second. In this Kata competition, all participants performed the Heian Shodan, the first in a series of five Heian Katas. It employed the fundamental blocks, strikes and punches.
Emphasis is placed on perfecting correct form, breathing, focus, timing and balance.
Domino Championship continues this weekend with matches at two different venues. Today the action will be at Millan's Bar in Choiseul while tomorrow it will be the turn of Reno's Bar at Barre Denis. Tomorrow, Celine's Bar, at Goodlands, will be alive with slamming action while on the Sunday the focus shifts to Breeze Hideaway, at Laborie. With the victory, Panama joins three other teams who punched their tickets for a semifinal round berth this weekend. The most dramatic was Barbados, which defeated Cuba on penalty kicks after a second 1-1 draw in the return leg.