Published February 22, 2008 3:29 pm
Martial arts students get promotions
By ED PIERCE
For FLORIDA TODAY
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Brevard County Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu Karate students participated in biannual testing and promotion ceremony Feb. 17 in Cocoa Beach.
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No matter what activity a student may pursue, the key to success usually involves practice, practice and even more practice.
With that maxim in mind, more than 70 Brevard County Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu karate students participated in a testing and promotion event on Feb. 17 to show instructors how much they have mastered.
Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu has five schools across the Space Coast — Cocoa Beach, Suntree, Cocoa, Viera and Merritt Island — and is led by Hanshi Robert Scaglione, a 10th degree black belt.
Scaglione, a Viera resident, also directs 22 Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu karate schools worldwide. He learned the discipline from Grand Master Ansei Ueshiro of Okinawa, who foudned the Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu progranm in 1962.
Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu is a traditional form of Okinawan karate for all ages, and relies heavily on the practice of basic techniques.Students also learn about the mental, philosophical and spiritual aspects of karate.
Forty-six students were promoted at the event, including 19 from Cocoa Beach, 11 from Suntree, eight from Cocoa and seven from Merritt Island.
Earning promotion to Ro-Kyu (one green tip) were:
-- Cassidy Karl of Cocoa Beach, Alexis Shagena of Cocoa Beach, Mathew Bradford of Cocoa Beach, Gabriel Gomez of Suntree, Allison Lee of Suntree, Kaan Okul of Suntree, Justin Lansing of Merritt Island, Kyle Lansing of Merritt Island, Jessica Wright of Merritt Island, Saxon Birdsall of Cocoa, Andrew McIntosh of Suntree, David Laderwarg of Suntree and Andrew Jackson of Cocoa.
Earning promotion to Go-Ryu (two green tips) were:
-- Dakota Anderson of Cocoa Beach, Damien Anderson of Cocoa Beach, Ryan Vetch of Merritt Island, Grace Kavanaugh of Cocoa Beach and Tom Goldcamp of Cocoa Beach.
Earning promotion to yellow belt were:
-- Helena Denemark of Cocoa Beach, Keyana Mariani of Cocoa Beach, Maleko Mariani of Cocoa Beach, Anthony Clarke of Cocoa Beach, Jordan Tomberlin of Merritt Island and Stephanie Glass of Merritt Island.
Earning promotion to Yon-Kyu (green belt) were:
-- Xander Boggs of Cocoa Beach, Ricky Cupoli of Suntree, Conner LaMontagne of Cocoa, Maghan Giordano of Cocoa, Marilyn Mariani of Cocoa Beach, Mark Mariani of Cocoa Beach, Steven Clarke of Cocoa Beach, Rick Cupoli of Suntree and Steve Quirion of Suntree.
Earning promotion to San-Kyu (brown tips) were:
-- Hannah Carter of Cocoa), Dakota Lora of Cocoa), Taran Lora of Cocoa and Brian Boggs of Cocoa Beach.
Earning promotion to orange belt were;
-- Brandon Springsten of Suntree and Danielle Delgado of Suntree.
Earning promotion to Ni-Kyu (brown belt) were:
Joshua Adams of Cocoa Beach, Kevin Tezel of Merritt Island, Michael Adams of Cocoa Beach and Matt Snodgrass of Cocoa.
Earning promotion to Ik-Kyu (black tips) were:
Danny Parker of Cocoa, Lori Brunotte of Suntree and Kathleen Lemire of Cocoa.
Contact Pierce at 242-3690 or epierce@floridatoday.com
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