October 24,2024
Written by Evan Bloom
Standing L to R (Front): Isaac Bloom, Matthias Irby, Takeshi Schmeller, Benjamin Bloom and Eric Marcal. Standing at the rear: Holly Eich, Hanshi Rande Lawrence, and Gary Guidera.
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GRUELING EIGHT HOUR KARATE TEST DELIVERS FIVE NEW BLACKBELT STUDENTS
Lawrence World Class Karate promotes five students...
July 19, 2024
Written by Evan Bloom
LWC Karate Interviewed on WSYR/Channel 9’s Bridge Street
FAYETTEVILLE, NY. – July 19, 2024 – We were interviewed on Channel 9’s Bridge Street. Watch as Steve Infanti and Iris St. Meran interview Hanshi, Eric Scharoun, Srihari Mohan, and Sam Tadevossian about bringing home some medals...
July 11, 2024
Written by Evan Bloom
Fayetteville Karate Students Return Victorious With Medals From Amateur Athletic Union Karate Nationals In Florida
FAYETTEVILLE, NY. – July 11, 2024 – The three students from Lawrence World Class Karate who participated in the 2024 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Karate Nationals held recently in Ft....
June 28, 2024
Written by Evan Bloom
For Immediate Release
Three Fayetteville Karate Students To Compete In America’s Toughest And Most Prestigious Karate Tournament
Students from LWC Karate To Compete In The 2024 Amateur Athletic Union Karate Nationals In Florida
FAYETTEVILLE, NY. – June 28, 2024 – Three students from Lawrence World Class Karate...
March 18, 2024
Written by Evan Bloom
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LWC Karate and The Cuomo Family Announce The Launch Of The Christian Cuomo Scholarship Fund
Matthew Killian, a Blind, Autistic, and Epileptic Karate Student is The First Beneficiary
FAYETTEVILLE, NY., March 18, 2024 – To honor the life of the late Christian Cuomo (Chris),...
October 11, 2023
Written by Evan Bloom
For Immediate Release
Karate School Aims To Break Over 400 Wooden Boards For St. Jude This Sunday
Lawrence World Class Karate Unites To Raise Funds For Sick Children
FAYETTEVILLE, NY. – October 11, 2023 – Over 30 brave karate students, including some black belts, are aiming to...
July 16, 2023
Written by David Doyle
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July 16, 2023
Media Contact: David Doyle
Email: david@senatormannion.com
SENATOR MANNION HONORS BLIND, AUTISTIC, AND EPILEPTIC KARATE COMPETITOR FROM FAYETTEVILLE WHO OVERCAME CHALLENGES TO BECOME A CHAMPION
SYRACUSE, NY – Senator John W. Mannion today presented Matthew Killian of Fayetteville with an official Senate Commendation for...
April 25, 2023
By Evan Bloom
Blind, Autistic, and Epileptic Young Man from Fayetteville, NY, Enters First Karate Competition
FAYETTEVILLE, NY., April 25, 2023 – Matthew Killian, a blind 23-year-old with autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy, from Fayetteville, New York, has entered his first karate competition in Rochester, NY. He will compete...
Aug 29, 2022
Written By Evan Bloom
(Standing L to R) Hanshi Rande Lawrence and Eric Scharoun
Achievement believed to be the highest rank attained by a person with down syndrome in the United States
FAYETTEVILLE, NY. – August 29, 2022 – Eric Scharoun has just earned his 5th degree black...
Aug 14, 2022
Written By Evan Bloom
Physical test as a component of the overall black belt test.
After grueling test, 11 students awarded their new karate blackbelts
FAYETTEVILLE, NY. – August 14, 2022 – The largest group of karatekas (karate students) in Onondaga County, NY have graduated with karate’s coveted...
Dec 8, 2022
Written By Evan Bloom
By Hanshi Rande Lawrence
Photo by Robert Lukeman on Unsplash
When I start to teach a karate class I always begin with the question: “Karate begins with?” And my students, irrespective of their age or belt level, answer with the words “courtesy and respect.”
These two...
Jul 19, 2021
Written By Evan Bloom
FAYETTEVILLE, NY. – July 19, 2021 - Sam Tadevossian, a 14-year-old brown belt karate student at Lawrence World Class Karate dojo in Fayetteville, NY, excelled at the 2021 AAU Karate Nationals held recently in Greenville, South Carolina. For his demonstration of the...
Aug 12, 2020
Written By Evan Bloom
FAYETTEVILLE, NY. – August 12, 2020 – While gyms, yoga studios and all indoor exercise facilities are feeling the deep impact of closures due to the Coronavirus, a karate dojo...
Nov 6, 2019
Written By Evan Bloom
FAYETTEVILLE, NY. – November 6, 2019 - The mighty sound of one-inch thick hardened pinewood boards being shattered by the legs and fists of karate students will...
Jan 12, 2019
Written By Evan Bloom
FAYETTEVILLE, NY. - February 12, 2019 - The fighting shout of “Kiai” and the greeting of “Oss” will be heard loud and strong at the Lawrence World Class Karate dojo, which will...