from the July, 2014 issue of Kiai!

Congratulations to Our
May & June 2014 Promotees

 

See Who Advanced in Rank:

Junior Color Belts

To 5th Kyu
Advanced-Yellow Belt
Joaquin Guzman
Nicholas Decker
Ryan Murray
Sebastian Parissi-Elsey		 To 6th Kyu
Yellow Belt
Avery Hendrix
Colin Crisp
Evan Stark
Larke Johnson		 To 7th Kyu
Advanced-Blue Belt
Adam Harper
Andrew Fukawa
Eli Fukawa
Grey Gandia
Indigo Wall
Lorenzo Antico
Max Singer
Molly Byrne
Ned Herron

To 8th Kyu
Blue Belt
Andrew Schuetz
Brent Nickson
Casey Koga-Dean
Deniana Clemente
Graham Brown
Jasper Carlson
Lukas Carlson
Madeleine Webster
Mason Dimas
Maya Kevo
Nathan Axelrod
Wyatt Anderson

Youth & Teen Color Belts

Special Note: You might notice a taller person in the above group promotion photo! That's new blue belt Hilary Becker, who began training with her son and daughter in our youth program, an opportunity available to any parent who wishes to give it a try. It was an inspiration watching Hilary test for blue belt with her son Peter. Now that she's promoted to blue belt, Hilary is continuing her training in our regular adult program. Dojo Parents: Set up your own trial class in any M/W/F youth class – inquire with any teacher or at the front desk! Also note that we have new classes available for beginner adults at 12:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Don't let your kids keep all the fun and benefits of our practice to themselves!

To 1st Kyu
Advanced-Brown Belt
Anna Byrne
Ben Hartman
Brody Schwartz
Dharma Seda
    Gonzalez
Lulu Daly
Michael Goodall
Sam Daly
Tommy Scholle
Zak Shearn		 To 2nd Kyu
Brown Belt
Alex Savkovic		 To 3rd Kyu
Advanced-Green Belt
Jackson Menendez
Lillian McCloskey
Noah Kevo
Shadein Ryman		 To 4th Kyu
Green Belt
Abad Viquez
Zach Joseph
To 5th Kyu
Advanced-Yellow Belt
Amanda Decker
Ashwin Menon
Cameron Grant
Chloe Kassir
Connor Murray
Eddy Jimenez
Hunter Whitney
Jack Sullivan
Sora Farahmand		 To 6th Kyu
Yellow Belt
Kyra Sieben
Miranda Kelly
Rumeur Timble
Zayd Ibrahim 		To 7th Kyu
Advanced-Blue Belt
David Alexander
Devin Sheedy
Jonah Sarno
Mia Engelmann
Rosetta Harold		 To 8th Kyu
Blue Belt
Amélie Liebhaber
Carlotta Harold
Colin Luangrath
Hilary Becker
Kayla Vasquez
Marcel Bieganski
Peter Jakubiak
Zarai Piñeiros

To 8th Kyu
Blue Belt on 4/21/14
James Fukawa

 

    

Adult Color Belts

To 1st Kyu
Advanced-Brown Belt
Gina Omiotek		 To 3rd Kyu
Advanced-Green Belt
Dan Keats
Jane Kollmer		 To 4th Kyu
Green Belt
Maribel Melendez		  

To 7th Kyu
Advanced-Blue Belt
Milton Graham (left)
Sougata Deb

To 8th Kyu
Blue Belt
Hilary Becker*
Erica Eichleay
Jamie Lundberg
Scott Rencher

* pictured in youth photo

 

Junior Black Belts

Click here to see more photos from the Junior Black Belt test.

To Junior Nidan
2nd Degree Black Belt
Kole Deighan

 To Junior Shodan
1st Degree Black Belt
Bryce Wolf
Gabrielle Wolf
Malia Washington
Katherine Hogenson
Alexis Fernando
Aiden Grant
Charles Laszuk		    

Adult 2nd & 3rd Degree Black Belts

Click here to see more photos and read Senpai Carmina's account of the Nidan/Sandan test.

To Sandan
3rd Degree Black Belt
Jordan Garcia
Carmina Andreuzzi
Bill Sacco
Aileen Geary

 To Nidan
2nd Degree Black Belt
Kelly Coomer
Thomas Keene
Hope Robinson
Saul Friedman