Arigato to the black belts and Ik-Kyu who participated on the two boards of judges and calling up of the students.
The white belt board was headed by Sense Kurt Tezel (San-Dan) and assisted by Ms. Connie Rutkowski (Ni-Dan), Ms. Carla Eddy (Sho-Dan), Mr. Trevor Tezel (Sho-Dan), Bill Jones (Ik-kyu) with calling up by Michael Motro (Ik-kyu).
The yon-kyu and above board was headed by Sensei David Tamir (Go-Dan) and assisted by Sensei Des Chaskelson (Yon-Dan), Sensei Ron Marchetti (San-Dan), Mr. Joe Motro (Sho-Dan), with calling up by Julio Cabellero (Ik-kyu).
Arigato to Sensei Tamir, Sensei Marchetti, Sempai Eddy and Kathleen Holland (san-kyu), who train at the Cocoa YMCA Dojo, for showing up to lend support to our test here in Cocoa Beach.
Arigato to those students who were not testing but showed up to lend support: Ik-yu’s: Bill Jones, Julio Cabellero, Michael Motro, Ni-Kyu’s: Sheila Gagne and Steve Turner, Clay Tezel (orange belt), Trey Arnold (yellow belt), and white belts: Larry Lyon, Rueben Darancou Snr, Rueben Darancou Jnr. and Sarah Darancou, Anthony Clarke, Steven Clarke, and Delaney Hill.
The following students were promoted to the rank of:
Congratulations to all those that were promoted. As Hanshi Scaglione states in the “Green Book” (Building Warrior Spirit): “
Rank is as much a responsibility as it is an honor”.
Congratulations also to our sister school at the Cocoa YMCA headed up by Sensei Oscarson who held their test on Saturday with over twenty students promoted,
Congratulations also to Sensei Tamir for stepping up to head a new Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu School to be located in this area at the Suntree YMCA with five classes per week starting in September.
Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu Karate is growing from strength to strength here in Florida and worldwide with all of our schools and clubs. The primary reason for this strength and growth is the tireless leadership and support of the head of Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu Karate, Hanshi Robert Scaglione. We in Florida are extremely fortunate to have Hanshi living and teaching here, and the results of this are showing up in the growth of Ueshiro Shorin Ryu Karate in Cocoa Beach, Cocoa and Suntree. Arigato Hanshi!
To those that tested and to those that did not test, keep training, with joy and vigor. A black belt is just a white belt who did not quit.
Arigato
Sensei Des Chaskelson
Shihan
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