Finke wins karate titles

Glenn Finke, who owns and operates the Karate Quest Dojo with locations in Warwick and Port Jervis, recently won two gold medals and one silver medal at the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) New Jersey State Karate Championships. The competition was held at the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown, N.J. Finke, who has been training in the martial arts since 1979, competed in the Adult Male Black Belt Division and won gold medals in kumite (sparring) and kata (formal exercise) as well as a silver medal in kobudo (weapons). The tournament, which attracted over 150 athletes, served as a qualifier for the AAU National Karate Championships being held in Fort Lauderdale later this year.