Ocean State Grand National Karate Tournament
Press release
Did you ever watch a Bruce Lee movie and wish you could kick, spin and fight like a martial arts legend? Maybe you can’t throw a punch to save your life, but coming to town are men, women and children who you wouldn’t want to meet in a dark alley. It’s the 25th annual
The Crowne Plaza is the venue for most of the Tournament. There will be weapons, fighting, forms and demo teams all competing for prestige and prizes.
The Nighttime Finals Extravaganza, on the evening of Saturday, April 9th at the Providence Convention Center, is an awe-inspiring evening of kicks, leaps, extreme weapons, power-packed forms, and plenty of thrills. With more than 5,000 spectators, competitors and officials expected, the Ocean State Grand National Karate Championships will continue to be one of the most successful Karate tournaments in the country.
Grandmaster Don Rodrigues and his wife, Sensei Christine Bannon-Rodrigues, owners of the Don Rodrigues Karate Academy in Warwick, produce and direct the Ocean State Grand National Karate Tournament. For more information call 401-737-0125.
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