By Gary Lloyd
TRUSSVILLE — A Trussville karate team needs approximately $8,000 to travel to a competition in Reno, Nev., in July.
A team from Japan International Karate Do Academy needs the funds for the July trip.
Those wishing to donate may do so at http://www.gofundme.com/Karate-Nationals. The academy has produced a national champion four years in a row, said the academy’s instructor Michele Perkins.
Top row from left are Alex Tran, John Henry Glenn and Sensei Michele Perkins. Bottom row from left are Logan Miller, Samson Glenn and Sensei Chris Butts.
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Last year, four karate students — Alex Tran, John Henry Glenn, Logan Miller and Samson Glenn — earned their black belts. Last July, Tran won a silver medal at the USA National Karate Federation’s national competition in Greenville, S.C.
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