Four Winds Kung Fu does well in Orlando

A small team of eight Kung Fu athletes went to Orlando recently to compete in the 11th Annual International Chinese Martial Arts Championship (ICMAC). They were led by 4th degree black belt Lynden French, and 1st degree black belt Kent Bazard, and are students of the Bai Sung Institute “Four Winds Of Kung Fu”  an internationally recognized system founded by a Bahamian, Grandmaster Kenneth P. Lewis. “The group did very well,” says Mr. French, “especially the kids. They worked very hard.”  Each of the athletes placed in at least one event, and the team came home with three gold, two silver, and four bronze medals. The team also won a grant title best performance by a foreign Kung Fu school, beating out Italy, Puerto Rico, France and Canada. The event is hosted by Master Nick Scrima, and is part of an international competition circuit. It hosted over 2000 competitors, judges, and spectators at each event.

In December of 2009 the Bahamas will host the first ICMAC event outside of the United States at the Atlantis Resort, and will become host for the yearly World Championships starting in 2010. “The Bahamas ICMAC will be a world class Kung Fu competition; and the finale on the international circuit,” says Kent Bazard. “The circuit will include Washington, Las Vegas, San Diego, Japan, Italy and Costa Rica. All the competitors will come to our country for the grand championships.”  “The Four Winds System hopes to win the support of local sponsors and the Ministry of Sports. Bazard says,” Martial Art sports are the fastest growing competitive sport events today. “We need support to make an international impression of the talent we have here in the Bahamas. This December though, will be another chance to prove to the world that we are small, but we are the best!”
By Kent Bazard