Ohio State’s martial arts club collected more trophies than it had competitors in this weekend’s U.S. Open Martial Arts Championship.Five members of the OSU Tae Kwon Do Club took part in Saturday’s 13th annual championship, where more than 600 top national martial artists competed. The team brought home six trophies.”I am really proud of my students,” said OSU coach Young Jae Ko, a multiple Tae Kwon Do national champion in Korea. The championship featured fighters of tae kwon do, karate, kung fu and taijiquan. They competed in five categories: fighting, self-defense, weaponry, forms and breaking. “Doing well helps build my confidence to keep going,” said Sim Huang, first-place winner in beginner division sparing.The club had previously competed in several tournaments, but Saturday’s competition marked their best success. “Because it’s been only 10 months since I started Tae Kwon Do, I thought I wasn’t ready to compete, but I wanted to fight for experience. I am grateful for Master Ko,” said Yoshinori Inagaki, graduate student in education. Inagaki was a first place winner in intermediate division forms and third place winner in intermediate division sparing.Other trophy winners included: Timothy Drake, who took second in advanced division sparing; Angela Kathumbi, who placed third in intermediate women division sparing; and Roger Pelphrey, who placed third in the black belt division sparing. The OSU Tae Kwon Do Club meets four times a week for two-hour practice sessions in Larkins Hall.”They tried hard and did well,” Pelphrey said. “Win or lose, they all should be happy.”