The Uechi Ryu Karate School held its annual karate and kobudo weapons grading test and felicitation ceremony at the NKC Stadium here on Sunday.
As many as 40 karate trainees mainly students below 10 years of school participated in the test, conducted by international Karate and Kobudo master KV Manoharan and assisted by Odisha Karate master and State head Sensei Sarat Kumar Rout, Sandeep Kumar Rout, Sensei Roja Manoharan from Kerala, school organiser Ashok Kumar Behera and district manager Subhasini Behera.
The test was conducted on Saturday and successful trainees were felicitated in an award-giving ceremony on Sunday. Chief guest scientist Kishor Kumar Sahoo attended the belts and certificate distributions ceremony. District Cricket Association secretary Devidatta Mohanty, social activist Laxmidhar Swain, scribe Kahnu Nanda, head Uechi Ryu Karate School India KV Manoharan and Sensei Roja Manoharan, parents and guardians of the Karate School were present.
