ISSUE № 27, DEC 2017
Keith Sammy
Karate
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Nikoli Blackman
Swimming
Sensei Sammy rank of 6th Degree Nikoli Blackman is a young emerging
Black Belt is now included in the Black swimmer who started swimming at
Belt registrar of the World United Ka- three. While a member of the Marlins
rate Organization (WUKO). Swim Club he made the Goodwill Na-
Sensei Sammy is a pioneer of TT kara- tional Swim Team in 2014 and 2016.
te and in 2000 was awarded 6th Dan by His current achievements include mak-
the USA Martial Arts Federation ing the Carifta and Central American
(USAMAF). He was responsible for and Caribbean Amateur Swimming
getting the Simba Ryu /Way of the Li- Confederation (CCCAN) open water
on system recognized by the USAMAF teams. Niko came 3rd in the Maracas
thereby bringing international recogni- open water 3000m and often competes
tion to another indigenous system of in Barbados. His goal is to swim at the
martial arts from T&T. He provided the Olympics in 2024 in either the pool or
official curriculum to USAMAF which open water events.
is used today by all Simba Ryu
schools; it is accepted by the WUKO
and the TTKF.
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