The U.S. National Martial Arts Team “Alliance” – based out of Centerville, Indiana – has ranked Team Wright No. 1 in the state out of Alliance members.
There are so many old and new champions between 2005 and 2009 on a monthly basis that team Wright can only bring the “best of their best” to the World International Freedom Games in Trelawney, Jamaica, held in January 2010.
Top rated athletes/champions who qualified include the Wrights, O’Brien, Shaws, Jacksons, Wilsons, friends and the Doria family, to name a few. All students who qualified compete against open styles like Kung-Fu, Taekwondo, Karate-Do, Ju-Jutsu and Martial Arts competitions in open and invitational championships and karate tournaments across the globe.
N.J. Team Wright’s UWA Martial Arts athletes are heading back for the gold because over four years ago (in 2005), Grand Master Dr. Wright Sr., Austin Wright Jr. and Priscilla Wright won the most gold medals for first places for the U.S. National Team under Dr. Jim Thomas, head coach.
Despite the fierce competition that all martial arts bring, Team Wright continues to evolve and keep authentic traditions alive with mixed martial arts. U.S. national team member will compete in musical forms, sparring, weapons, self-defense, continuous sparring, forms and breaking.
Team Wright will be seeking donations from friends, family and corporate sponsors to help pay for kids who will be representing NJ in the International World Freedom Games to compete internationally. Presently, the Everlast company is sponsoring Sensei Shannon Friend. Friend recently won the state, regionals and nationals in 2009.
For information or to help sponsor a child for the holidays, contact Kim Stazak, chairwoman, at (201) 437-1820 or email universalwarriorarts.com.