Science Tokyo women shine at 39th All Japan Science and Engineering Student Karate Championships
Three women in the Science Tokyo Karate Club put on strong performances at the 39th All Japan Science and Engineering Student Karate Championships, held on September 27 at the National Olympic Memorial Youth Center in Tokyo.
Kurara Takahashi, a 1st-year student in the School of Medicine, won the women’s individual kata category. After the preliminary round, she defeated three other competitors who advanced to the finals.
In the women’s team kumite competition, Science Tokyo took third place. In addition to Takahashi, the team consisted of Selene Cannelli, a 2nd-year doctoral student in Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Mayuko Hiroi, a 1st-year master’s student in Chemical Science and Engineering.
Science Tokyo Karate Club
The Science Tokyo Karate Club participates in competitions focused on kumite, or sparring, and kata, or set sequences, in accordance with the rules of the Japan University Karatedo Federation. Currently, nine club members practice three times a week at the dojo located in the basement of the Sports Center on Ookayama Campus. An alumni association called the Kuramae Karatekai, consisting of more than 200 Science Tokyo alumni now active in the professional world, supports the activities of current club members.