Local fighters succeed at tourney

Hamlet Nalbandyan

The Bejanian Brothers World Class Training Center, based in

Glendale, had several of its students claim first-place trophies in

the International Martial Arts Championship on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1

in Las Vegas.

Gevo Khachadoorian and Edgar Vartanyan, both 11, made it to the

Grand Championship in continuous fighting, with Vartanian taking the

title, and 16-year-old Arno Isayan took first place both in kata and

fighting.

Khachadoorian was first in sparring and Vartanyan took top honors

in kata.

Gevork and Alex Zalyan, 8 and 9, respectively, took second and

third in fighting and Vrej Bejanian, 6, won second place in the kata

competition and took third in fighters.

Other finishers included:

* Erik Khachaturyan, first in kata.

* Erick Aroustamians, second in sparring.

* Christina Khachaturyan, second in kata.

* Hrair Oganesyan, third in fighting.

* Alex Zalyan, third in sparring.

* Aring Aroustamians, third in sparring.

* Manuk Lelikyan, fourth in kata and fighting.

* Edward Vartanyan, fourth in kata and fighting.

* Razmik Babayan, fourth in sparring.

* Teddy Arakelian, fourth in fighting.

* Gevork Zalyan, second in sparring and third in fighting.

* Sergey Davtyan, second in kata and fourth in fighting.

* Anthony Quesada, second in kata.

* Andrik Karapetyan, third in sparring.

* Sipan Hagopyan, third in fighting and fourth in sparring.

* Meroujan Karapetyan, third in fighting.

* Lusine Arakelian, second in sparring.

* Ramon Nickfosian, fourth in fighting.

* David Bagumyan, fourth in sparring.

* Christopher Derhartounian, third in sparring.

The Bejanian Brothers World Class Training Center, located at 725

East Broadway in Glendale, is open Monday through Friday 3 to 10

p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call

242-3684 or visit their Web site at www.Bejanianbrothers.com or

www.haiki.com.