Ruth Tanti to represent Malta
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On June 23, Ruth Tanti from the Ying Yang Kickboxing Club will represent Malta in an International Kickboxing Competition organized by the World Kickboxing Network (WKN) in Lyon, France.
Tanti will be part of a group of 16 kick-boxers who will all compete to get back home their respective title.
This is not the first time that Ruth Tanti represented Malta abroad. A Black Belt 2nd Dan having 10 years of training, Ruth competed in a number of competitions organised locally and also abroad. In every occasion she managed to bring back a trophy and honour to Malta.
Way back in 1999, at the tender age of 11, Ruth managed to win the Gold medal during the World Kickboxing Association (WKA) World Championships held here in Malta. Last year she even took part in an international competition in the UK and won the Junior Category European Title.
Ruth is also two-times winner of the Interclub Competition; winner of the Maltese Kickboxing Championship 2004 and Runner-up in the World United Martial Arts Association (WUMA) World Championships.
She is the second Maltese kick-boxer to take part in a WKN competition. Last April Reuben Azzopardi was the first Maltese to compete in the WKN competition held in Italy. Unfortunately in the final match the judges awarded the victory to the Italian competitor. This served as a priceless experience for Azzopardi and Maltese kickboxing bringing new knowledge to the Maltese contingent preparing for WKN competitions.
The Maltese Contingent that will be heading for France will be made up of Master Noel Mercieca, Jonathan Curmi and Ruth Tanti.
The Ying Yang Kickboxing Club is part of the Malta Kickboxing Association (MKBA).
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