It was an exciting day at Charles Water's Hwang Karate Studio, located at 122 Hillside Avenue in Williston Park.

It was the third annual in-house Sparring Tournament. Sparring, (martial arts confrontation skills used for self-defense), is a great way for students to put into action their technical skills while exercising their discipline.

This competition provided students with the opportunity to demonstrate the proficiency that they have developed through their training, exhibiting both their physical and mental finesse. There were 100 competitors, children, teens and adults.

From Searingtown: Eddie Metzner.

From Roslyn Heights: Andrew Bergner, Lauren Chan, Marshall Stief.

From East Williston: Edward Correia, Arianne Biggs.

From East Hills: Derek Orshan, Austin Blau, Trever Faden, Jake Feldstein, Samantha Orshan, Peter E. Johnson.

From Albertson: Justin Mazza, Ranjit Rajaram, Domenick Mazza, Joseph R. Mazza, Richard Baierwalter, Nimit Palicha.

From Roslyn: Aaron Kersch, Robert Sills, Scott Resnick, Alex Carfi.

From Williston Park: Brian Langone, Jack Wolf, Spencer Wolf, Michael Costabile, James Hackford, Salvatore Antolos.