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armanox
Orange Belt
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Posts: 173
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Styles: Shorin (Kobayashi) Ryu Karatedo, Aikikai Aikido
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 Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:46 pm Post subject: And promotion to......1st kyu! |
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What a fun set of events for me Saturday through Monday. Saturday I participated in a tournament (US Eastern Regional Championships hosted by Tompkins Karate Association). I was in the under brown belt division (they combined beginner and intermediate mens divisions) for kata, sparring, and weapons. Fifth place kata, 15th place sparring, 3rd place weapons. Much fun.
Monday night in class was a surpise to me. Sensei had called a friend of mine up from college (a 1st dan in Hapkido) to attend class, and also was surpised to find Mr. Jim Lilley (8th dan), Mr. Bruce Charity (7th dan) and Mr David Rees (3rd Dan) all present as well (in addition to the regulars, Dan Simons (7th dan), Mr. Will Adams (7th dan), and Mr Dick Kelly (6th dan). I was up for promotion. By the end of class, I was promoted from 4th kyu (green belt) to 1st kyu (brown belt). But, to end a long story, once again I had no idea that a promotion was coming, and also it coincidentally came right after I was in tournament.
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DWx
KF Sensei
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 1035
Location: UK
Styles: Tae Kwon Do & Yang family Tai Chi
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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Wow thats quite a jump. Congrats.
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Patrick
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Joined: 01 May 2001
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Location: Harbinger, NC, U.S.A.
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armanox
Orange Belt
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Posts: 173
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Styles: Shorin (Kobayashi) Ryu Karatedo, Aikikai Aikido
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Thank you.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 11994
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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That is quite a jump. How did you pull that off? Congrats! 
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pittbullJudoka
KF Sempai
Joined: 25 Jun 2004
Posts: 458
Styles: Ryu Kyu Kempo, Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu, Japanese Jujitsu , Judo, Wrestling, Submission Wrestling, Hayastan, Mixed Martial Arts
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| Congrats that's a big jump. |
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NewEnglands_KyoSa
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 907
Location: New England
Styles: Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do , Chinese Kempo
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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wow, again, quite a jump. congrats
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white owl
Orange Belt
Joined: 29 Dec 2007
Posts: 165
Location: Pittsburgh PA
Styles: shotokan
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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on the post.
