TWO PinOz families won
top awards at the Black
Belt Martial Arts [BBMA]
Intramural 2015 held at the
Erina Adventist School last
month.
MARTIAL ARTS
By VIOLI CALVERT
Black Belt Martial Arts Intramural 2015
PinOz Families Shine
Thirty-eight year old
housewife-mother Hazel Lim
of Wahroonga won 1st place
kata in the women's veterans
(over 35yrs) novice division
while her son Elijah , 7, won 1st
place kata in the little dragons
hero division. Hazel's other son
Caleb, 10, also participated in
kata boys 10-12 age division,
which was a very tough
competition.
Carlo Selorio of Waitara
heads the second PinOz family
which achieved well in the
tournament. Carlo, who is
turning 36 soon, won 1st place
in kata men basic division and
2nd place kumite men's basic
division. His son Ethan, 7,
won kata and gladiators (bag
pushing) in little dragons (7-9
age division) while his other
son Julian, 5, won kata and
gladiators (bag pushing) in
little dragons (under 7).
There were 360 competitors,
from six BBMA schools from
Central Coast, Hornsby and
the Snowy Mountains. It
involved across different
divisions - kumite (sparring),
kata (choreographed patterns
of karate movement) and
weapons demonstrations, from
little dragons, white belts to
black belts.
Hazel, a digital media
advertising analyst, started her
karate journey in 2014:
“My kids started karate in
2013 and I always just sat on
the sidelines,” she said. “I was
encouraged by the instructors
to join as I had expressed that
I wanted to do something for
myself that was for the mind,
body and spirit. I found that
karate helped me, not only with
my fitness but also discipline,
focus, feeling empowered.
"Besides doing the kata
and kumite work, we also
do breathing/meditation
workshops, leadership sessions,
weapons training, self defence
and performance workshops.
This is what I love about karate it is wholistic. I aspire to get my
black belt. It is still a long way
to go.”
The Selorios joined Black
Belt Martial Arts Hornsby
after Carlo became involved
in amateur non-competitive
boxing. Carlo, a freelance
digital marketer helping small
businesses, said: "I've been
doing martial arts for almost one
year now. I love the discipline
that karate teaches. It's good
to just get fit no matter what
age you are. It doesn't have to
be karate or boxing. As long as
you're moving, eating well and
getting active that could help
you live a longer life.”
Carlo sa