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Clary’s Motor Speedway is proud to present the Monk Clary Memorial Weekend featuring the I-95 Challenge series.
Clary’s Motor Speedway is proud to present the Monk Clary Memorial Weekend featuring the I-95 Challenge series.
The Roanoke Rapids Optimist Coach Pitch and T-ball league players of game Tuesday June 22nd, 27th and 29th at Emory Park.
The Roanoke Rapids Youth Baseball Association Under 10 All-stars fell short this past Sunday and Monday to finish 3rd in the 2017 Cal-Ripken Area tournament.
Christian Buffaloe, 17 year old local Kyokushin Karate fighter, recently competed in the "2017 All American Kyokushin Karate International Championships" in New York City on June 24th.
This prestigious annual event is sponsored and organized by the International Kyokushin Karate Organization in Tokyo, Japan and featured fighters from Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Brazil, Bolivia ,Greece, and France. This Kyokushin tournament is very different from other karate and martial arts competitions. Competitors are only allowed to enter after being evaluted by top officials in the Kyokushin organization based on their actual Kumite(Fighting) abilty. This tournament is a qualifying event to compete in the "International Kyokushin Karate Friendship Championships" in Tokyo, Japan in April, 2018. The matches in these competitions are fought under the Kyokushin full contact, knockdown rules, not the light touch, point system rules used by the other karate styles. In Kyokushin competitions, a fighter has to clearly show his superiority in order to win a match, which usually ends in a knock out, two knockdowns, or one competitor is unable to continue.
Christian Buffaloe fought in the very tough and competitive teen youth division (16-17 yearolds) of the "2017 All American Kyokushin Karate International Championships", working his way up into the Finals where he faced a strong European champion competitor from the Ukraine who was 40 pounds heavier and 9 inches taller than he was. After the match began, the larger Ukranian fighter pressed forward with a strong, aggressive attack style trying to knockout Buffaloe early. Buffaloe fought back strongly with many combinations and refused to surrender to his larger opponent. With only seconds left on the clock, Buffaloe threw a Jodan Mawashi-Geri(High Round Kick) that was countered by the Ukrainian with a high kick to Buffaloe's face that was a half point. Christian Buffaloe gained 2nd place in this prestigious championship and ends a 9 year career as a Kyokushin youth competitor. Christian Buffaloe is a 7 time Kyokushin Karate knockdown youth champion since first competing in 2008. Buffaloe was the most consistent American competitor, fighting in 19 Kyokushin international championship tournaments in the USA and 4 world championships in Japan in a 9 year period.
Kenny Buffaloe, local Kyokushin instructor & Christian Buffaloe's Father/Coach commented "Christian trained very hard under me for this last international Kyokushin championship for 2 1/2 months. I focused on Christian's on technique, power, speed, stamina, & conditioning to be able to fight larger, stronger, and more seasoned opponents. Christian always gains valuable fighting experience in all these international championships helping him to grow and develop. We are very grateful to Kancho Matsui, Shihan Gorai, and the International Kyokushin Karate Organization for offering Christian these great training & fighting opportunities. We are very isolated here in rural North Carolina, so Christian's successes and achievements are so much more significant and meaningful. This was Christian's last tournament as a youth competitor and we are not sure about his participation in the future. We are very grateful and humbled by the support and encouragement we have received locally over the years"..
The "2017 All American Kyokushin Karate International Championships" was covered by FUJI-TV, Japan's number #1 cable T.V. network and will be shown on national Japanese television next week and later posted online.
For more information on Kyokushin Karate and training classes, call:(252) 589 - 4281 or email:
The RVGSL Citizens Community Bank U18 softball double header results from Monday June 26th games reported to RRspin Sports.