The Haines Goju-Ryu karate dojo closed recently on a high note, awarding its fourth black belt to Tia Heywood, age 16.
Heywood was one of about 50 students to receive instruction at the school held at the Chilkat Center. It was launched by black belts Joe Ordonez and Russ Lyman in the early 1990s.
The three other students who earned black belts during the school’s operation also were women. All four attended a party to…
