from the December, 2014 issue of Kiai!

Congratulations to Our November and December 2014 Promotees

See Who Advanced in Rank:

Junior Color Belts
November 8, 2014

To 5th Kyu
Advanced-Yellow Belt
Henry Hart

 To 6th Kyu
Yellow Belt
Adam Harper
Jasper Carlson
Madeleine Webster
Matias Prendergast
Max Singer
Maya Kevo 		To 7th Kyu
Advanced-Blue Belt
Brent Nickson
Collin Hubbard
Josephine McCloskey
Matthew Lerch
Nico Montalto
Oliver Pfau
William McCloskey 		To 8th Kyu
Blue Belt
Eva Acosta
Henry Chang
Joshua Leong
Luis Fernandez
Natalyse Luciano
Nicole Burris
Ramona Harold
Teagan Copeland
   Richards

Youth & Teen Color Belts

November 8, 2014
To 1st Kyu
Advanced-Brown Belt
Kamille Hamilton
Leo Daly		 To 2nd Kyu
Brown Belt
Dylan Wang
Jackson Menendez
Lukas Maksin
Noah Kevo 		To 3rd Kyu
Advanced-Green Belt
Bryce Bargowski
Caroline Bedell
Henry Lamitie
Lily Baumstark 		To 4th Kyu
Green Belt
Amanda Decker
To 5th Kyu
Advanced-Yellow Belt
Miranda Kelly
Noah Holzner
Rumeur Timble		 To 6th Kyu
Yellow Belt
David Alexander
Meghan McIntyre
Ned Herron
Rory Rencher
Rosetta Harold
Wyatt Anderson 		To 7th Kyu
Advanced-Blue Belt
Alair Korellis
Amélie Liebhaber
Carlotta Harold
Colin Luangrath
Elizabeth Barrett
Graham Hansen
Lyle Gordon
Matthew Barrett
Willem Wauters 		To 8th Kyu
Blue Belt
Damien Meraz
Ella McMahon
Jose Meraz
Ken Clark
Roan Copeland
   Richards


Adult Color Belts
December 6, 2014

To 4th Kyu
Green Belt
Douglas Knapp
Karen Weiner
Marlana Carlson		 To 5th Kyu
Advanced-Yellow Belt
Camille Rose		 To 7th Kyu
Advanced-Blue Belt
Jonathan Murphy		 To 8th Kyu
Blue Belt
Margie Powell
Trudy Rempel

November 18, 2014

To 7th Kyu
Advanced-Blue Belt
Hilary Becker (left)		 November 17, 2014

To 8th Kyu
Blue Belt
Kim Augustyn (left)

Junior Black Belts
November 1, 2014

To Junior Nidan
2nd Degree Black Belt
Clara Laden-Guindon		 To Junior Shodan
1st Degree Black Belt
Aaron Shaefer
Charlie Mazzeo
Ella Bruks
Ethan Balakumar
Isaiah Meadows
Joshua Baumstark
Michael Youngblood
Owen Balakumar
Payton Shearn 		 

See more photos of the new Junior Black Belts, and read Pearls from their promotion essays.

Click here to read one family’s story of preparing for Junior Black Belt.