
Arigato to the following black belts and Ik-Kyu who judged the students: Sensei Tom Du-Jardin; Sensei Kurt tezel; Sempai Connie Rutkowski; Sempai Carla Eddy; Sempai Trevor Tezel.
Arigato to those students who were not testing but showed up to show support: Trica Tezel, San-Kyu; Megan Tezel, San-Kyu and Clay Tezel, San-Kyu.
The following twenty-one students were promoted to the rank of:
Green Stripes
Ro-Kyu
Go-Kyu
Yellow Belt
Yon-Kyu
San-Kyu
Ni-Kyu
Ik-Kyu
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 to our sister schools in Cocoa and Suntree for their testing and promotion yesterday. As always, domo arigato to Hanshi Scaglione for his tireless leadership and support upon which the growth of our Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu Karate is based. 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 / Director Cocoa Beach Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu Karate www.CocoaBeachKarate.com 321.693.7831 “A black belt is just a white belt who did not quit”
Arigato
Sensei Des Chaskelson
Shihan
Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu Cocoa Beach Karate
www.CocoaBeachKarate.com
321.693.7831
“A black belt is just a white belt who never quit”
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