STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 

TORI ANDREOZZI

APRIL 2003

TORI ANDREOZZI

Twelve year old Tori Andreozzi has had many accomplishments in martial arts some of them include becoming the 2002 Naska World Champion in Traditional Forms, capturing the 2001 Krane National and State Championships in forms and weapons and repeating it in 2002 by capturing the title once more, she was also the IASKA Jr World's silver medalist in both forms and fighting. Her martial arts training includes open hand form, soft and hard style forms and fighting, as well as weapons. Her instructors are Don and Christine Rodrigues and she is a part of Team Paul Mitchell.

Young Tori has come in first place in various tournaments including the Battle of Atlanta, New England Open, Ocean State Grand Nationals, World Series of Martial Arts, Boston International, US Open, Bluegrass National, Diamond Nationals Total Impact (monteal) and the Battle of Boston. She is also involved in dancing, gymnastics, music and modeling, she also enjoys assisting her instructors in seminars and workshops.

She has appeared on a few television programs such as the Special Olympics, Cox Communications Community Programming and An Hour with Bob Variety Talk Show. She has been featured in various newspapers and magazines such as the Warwick Beacon, Providence Sunday Journal, Sport Karate Illustrated and Action Martial Arts Magazine.

She is one inspirational young martial artist and we see her future getting brighter as the years go on. She is our choice for April 2003.

*Tori Andreozzi was critically injured in a hit and run car accident on March 26, 2003, our prayers are with this incredible child, we urge the martial arts community to keep her in their thoughts and for those that want to show their support please forward all correspondence to the following address: