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Martial Arts: Kenyans flourish in South Korea

Member of the Kenya Tong-IL Moo-Do Federation National Team, Edwin Musungu 68kg category on arrival at JKIA after competing at the Cheongju World Martial Arts Mastership Tournament in South Korea [Courtesy]

Kenya took another leap of faith into Asian martial arts traditions with an encouraging return of medal harvest as the Chungju World Martial Masterships ended in South Korea yesterday.

The national team christened Team Jasiri went one better than the 2016 performance raking in two gold medals, two silver and five bronze in the unified martial arts competition often referred to as Tong-Il Moo-Do.

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