Karatatot®, at Charles Water's Hwang Karate Studio in Williston Park, is the martial arts program that teaches children starting at age 4. The students who have received their TIP promotions are those students who have shown their respect by listening; they have increased their physical coordination; and they have built upon their strengths and their confidence. These are the children who will not be bullies. These are the children who are aware of their surroundings. These are the children who are the leaders of tomorrow.

"Our goal at Hwang Karate is to facilitate mental growth enabling our students to reach their highest potential as human beings," said Charles Water, owner and director of the school. "Our studio teaches students how to defend themselves responsibly, while instilling self-confidence, self-discipline and respect for others."

Charles Water's Hwang Karate Studio, Inc. is a full- time professional martial arts school with classes for children, adults and teen-agers. The school is the only one on Long Island that also offers Karatatot®, the program specifically designed for preschool children starting at 4 years of age.

The school specializes in providing complimentary workshops for those individuals or groups who are interested in either the mental or physical aspects of the martial arts. The school has been in Williston Park for 11 years.

We are extremely proud of the following students:

From Garden City: Joseph Truzzolino, Johnny Ring and Kyle Irwin

From Albertson: Dominick Mazza

From Carle Place: Alysia Santos

From East Williston: Kristen McSorley

From East Hills: Derek Orshan

From Manhasset: Edward Seaman and Austij Smilovic

From Bellmore: Jayna Nelson

From Mineola: Seth Kornfeld, Eric Ryan, Jeff Mota, Kristopher Vale and Nikolas Vale

From Old Westbury: Alex Estis

From Roslyn: Aaron Aberle, Craig Todd and Aaron Kersch

From Roslyn Heights: Zachary Porges

From Searingtown: Eddie Matzner

From Williston Park: Regina Laube and Sammy Tabibzadeh

From Hempstead: Randy Warner

From South Hempstead: Dana Yberg

A big thank you to those students who assisted the instructors during the TIP presentation: Evan Ryan and John Ryan from Mineola and Sara Kennedy from Westbury.