NEWS: Grueling Eight Hour Karate Test Delivers Five New Blackbelt Students

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...

NEWS: LWC Karate Interviewed on WSYR/Channel 9’s Bridge Street

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...

Fayetteville Karate Students Return Victorious With Medals From Amateur Athletic Union Karate Nationals In Florida

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....

Three Fayetteville Karate Students To Compete In America’s Toughest And Most Prestigious Karate Tournament

June 28, 2024

Written by Evan Bloom

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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...

LWC Karate and The Cuomo Family Announce The Launch Of The Christian Cuomo Scholarship Fund

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),...

Karate School Aims To Break Over 400 Wooden Boards For St. Jude This Sunday

October 11, 2023

Written by Evan Bloom


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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...

SENATOR MANNION HONORS BLIND, AUTISTIC, AND EPILEPTIC KARATE COMPETITOR FROM FAYETTEVILLE WHO OVERCAME CHALLENGES TO BECOME A CHAMPION

July 16, 2023

Written by David Doyle


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July 16, 2023

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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...

Blind, Autistic, and Epileptic Young Man from Fayetteville, NY, Enters First Karate Competition

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...

DOWN SYNDROME KARATE STUDENT EARNS HIS 5TH-DEGREE BLACK BELT - BELIEVED TO BE A FIRST IN THE USA

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...

LARGEST GROUP OF KARATE STUDENTS IN ONONDAGA COUNTY AWARDED BLACK BELTS BY LAWRENCE WORLD CLASS KARATE

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...

THE CONCEPTS OF COURTESY AND RESPECT

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...

FAYETTEVILLE KARATE STUDENT PLACES THIRD ACROSS AMERICA AND WINS BRONZE MEDAL IN NATIONAL KARATE COMPETITION

Jul 19, 2021

Written By Evan Bloom

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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...

CORONAVIRUS KNOCKED OUT BY KARATE DOJO

Aug 12, 2020

Written By Evan Bloom

Central NY Karate Dojo Pivots To Zoom and Outdoor Classes, Suspends Contact Sparring

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...

LAWRENCE WORLD CLASS KARATE HOSTS BREAK-A-THON FOR ST. JUDE

Nov 6, 2019

Written By Evan Bloom

Up to 400 boards could be broken at annual event to raise funds for sick children

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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...

LAWRENCE WORLD CLASS KARATE HOSTS THE 2019 SYRACUSE KARATE AND MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPIONSHIP

Jan 12, 2019

Written By Evan Bloom

Onondaga County’s Top Karate Competition to be held in Fayetteville, NY

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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...