Andrea Popa was born on 3rd of December 1995, in Targu Mures, Romania. She spent her childhood in Targoviste, and at the age of 5 she started to practice Karate, Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu style in Alex Club, Targoviste.

       In these 6 years and a half of studying karate, she had an outstanding evolution. In spite of her early age, she was a karateka with special qualities: orderly, conscientious and very ambitious.

       She was also passionate by other sports, such as: swimming, riding, football, and she was always emphasizing in her group.

					Place
2003	The National Championship	kata		8 years	3
2004	The National Championship	kata kumite		10 years	3 2
2005	The National Championship	kumite kata kata	individual team	10 years	2 1 2
2006	The National Championship	kumite kumite	individual team	12 years	1 1
2006	Romanian Shorin Ryu Coup	kumite kata			2 1
2007	The National Championship	kumite kata	individual team	12 years	2 1 2
2007	The USKK World Championship	kata		13 years	4

       Her performances had manifested not only on sportive plan, but in scholar plan too. Andrea was pupil at The General School Matei Basarab from Targoviste, an eminent one, receiving awards in every year for her scholar performances. She was Olympic at Mathematic, where she had won several awards.

       Unfortunately, the "flight" of this special child ended too soon. She passed away, at nearly 12 years, on 30th of June 2007, on The Kennedy Airpot, New York.

       USKK International and Shorin Ryu people from Romania brings her a last homage and are next to her family in this hard situation which happened in this sorrowful event.

       God rest her in peace!