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Women take up karate for self defence

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Mbita Karate Club members train in Homa Bay on Thursday, March 26/2015

When Canadians commissioned a world-class tae-won-do centre at the Kenya Fluorspar Mining in Elgeyo Marakwet County in 2012, the athletics-mad community celebrated the new sport.

It turned out to be a big boost for the region’s ability to churn out tae kwon-do talent after Canadian High Commissioner to Kenya David Collins –accompanied by former world tae-kwon-do champion Victor Luke and Grandmaster Am Lee, the founder of Tae Kwondo Canada Association – officially opened a ultra-modern tae-kwon-do centre at the mining firm.

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