Siblings Heather and Peter Walski competed for Team USA in the World Martial Arts Games in London, England in late October and brought home some serious hardware. Both Heather and Peter competed in and won gold in their age groups in Traditional Japanese Weapons. Peter went on to also take home gold in Creative Weapons while Heather took home bronze. Both also performed well in Open Hand and came in fourth.
The 12th World Martial Arts Games took place in London from October 25 to October 27, 2019. Around 500 athletes of different ages and martial arts disciplines from 20 countries around the world competed in kata and weapons demonstrations, grappling, sparring, and wood and brick breaking. The 13th World Martial Arts Games will be held in 2021 in Acapulco, Mexico.
