Karate
Published 12:00 am Friday, June 11, 2010
Members of the Batesville Karate Club and Quitman County Martial Arts include (first row, l to r) Brice Griffin, Austin Hobbs, Leigh Taylor Griffin; (back row, l to r) chief instructor Master Allen Grantham, Ezell Mayes, Brandon McCorkle, Josh Dodson and assistant instructor Dawayne Lloyd. Photo submitted
Austin Hobbs of the Batesville Karate Club and Russell Furr, Jr. of the Quitman County Martial Arts attended the “Heavy Hitters ’10 “ Tournament in Greenwood on May 22. This was the final tournament of the Southern Martial Arts Championships and was attended by approximately 150 competitors.
Results were: Russell Furr Jr., first in forms, first in weapons, second in sparring; and Austin Hobbs, first in forms and first in sparring.
Hobbs also won the Grand Champion Jacket for the spring tournament series.
The Batesville Karate Club is sponsored by the City of Batesville Parks and Recreation Commission. For further information, call 563-7273.
