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The results are in and I now have a Shodan in my family. - 09 Dec 2009
I’ll start with the best news first! My son Donald is now a Shodan. After almost eight years of hard training, that he started when he was just a little boy, he took his Shodan test last Saturday and earned his black belt.
He spent the last six months, training in Karate class four days a [...]
Kick for Cures 2009 - 18 Oct 2009
Sorry about not having any class updates since Tuesday. I caught some type of stomach virus and wasn’t able to take class on Thursday.
With that said, no better time than to the present to talk about this years Kick for Cures that my club is sponsoring. This event helps sick or needy Karate students and [...]
ASKC Karate tournament – 10/11/09 - 11 Oct 2009
Today was the American Shotokan Karate Championship held by my club, the ISKC, at Harper college. It was a good tournament overall and my wife and son came home with five medals between the two of them.
My son took 2nd place in kumite, 3rd place in kata and 4th place in kihon. He did really [...]
Jennifer Malloy Karate Tournament – 2/22/09 - 22 Feb 2009
Today was the annual Jennifer Malloy Karate Tournament.
This event is always a good tournament since many competitors show up from all over the country. This year, the tournament hosted the US team trials for kumite. Many of the best kumite athletes in the country were present and competing today. Since I was a judge [...]
Test results and a really good class – 12/15/08 – Monday Karate class - 15 Dec 2008
Well, I am a bit disappointed in myself. I didn’t do as well at my test as I wanted to and received my results today. I ended up clearing my keri from the last test and am now a full second kyu. I really felt that I put everything I had into training and preparation [...]
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