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armanox
Blue Belt
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Posts: 326
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Styles: Shorin Ryu, Hapkido, Aikido
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 Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 9:06 pm Post subject: And we have promotion to...Blackbelt. |
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Here we go! After 9 years of training, 5 of which have been since my last promotion, last night I was awarded the rank of Shodan in class.
A few highlight pictures (images and videos are still coming in to me).
Instructors (plus me):
Class Picture:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilx_KsxaSFE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlKqBJX-R9g
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wagnerk
Purple Belt
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Posts: 576
Location: UK
Styles: TSD, Karate & Kickboxing
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 12:24 am Post subject: |
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Cool, congrats mate 
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Safroot
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 22 Dec 2013
Posts: 911
Location: Sydney, Australia
Styles: Kyokushin
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 1:37 am Post subject: |
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Congrats ... Nice pics
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mal103
Purple Belt
Joined: 21 May 2011
Posts: 559
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 7:03 am Post subject: |
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| Well done, first big hurdle |
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jaypo
Purple Belt
Joined: 26 Apr 2012
Posts: 520
Styles: Shotokan, Shorin Ryu
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 7:23 am Post subject: |
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Congrats, mate! Great job!
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ps1
Black Belt
Joined: 09 Nov 2004
Posts: 3025
Location: NE Ohio
Styles: Chuan Fa, Shotokan, JJJ, BJJ
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 7:31 am Post subject: |
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Congratulations
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Zaine
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 2284
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Matsumura-Seito, Shobayashi-Ryu, Shudokan, Long Fist, American Street Karate, Southern Mantis, HEMA
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AdamKralic
Blue Belt
Joined: 11 Jan 2013
Posts: 313
Location: Chicagoland
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 8:52 am Post subject: |
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| Congrats! |
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Patrick
KF Administrator
Joined: 01 May 2001
Posts: 28787
Location: Los Angeles, California
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CredoTe
Red Belt
Joined: 26 Jul 2013
Posts: 776
Location: Ohio, USA
Styles: Matsubayashi-Ryu (Shorin-Ryu), Hung Gar (Hung Siu Lum)
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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Congrats! The journey continues!
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