Author: Frank Allen

We are very excited to share that we have our first serious Kajukenbo student … Andrew Zwelling … who earned his Yellow Belt.  He has most definitely started his journey towards Black Belt.  Kudos to him in his performance.  He also advanced to Purple Belt in KajuKido on the same day.  What a day. We are also very excited to […]

I am very excited to announce that we will be having three KajuKido advancements on Saturday April 29th at 10:00 AM.  The following students will be advancing on that day: Skylar Hergenhahn          Brown Belt w/ Black Stripe Mike Dempsey                 Brown Belt Andrew Zwelling           […]

Skylar and Mark are both really coming along in their training, honing their skill sets.  They are both fine tuning certain techniques to be able to advance to Brown Belt in Kajukido.  Their Brown Belt Demo will be scheduled within the next month.

Two important items:  there are two Belt Advancements coming up … and Sensei Daniel is coming in. Mark and Joanie Abdo will be doing Demos this coming Saturday … Oct 1st.  Mark will be advancing to Brown Belt with a Black Stripe in Ichikan Aikido … and Joanie will be advancing to Blue Belt. Also, Sensei Daniel Friedman will be […]

On Aug 13th, Mark Abdo had his Demo for advancement to 1st Degree Black Belt in KajuKido. I can’t say enough good things about his performance.  His Katas were crisp, and his techniques were outstanding.  Keith and I are very proud of him. I also want to take the time to thank Mark for his contribution to the other students […]

The next few weeks will be an exciting time for the dojo. We will be having 5 Demos for Belt Advancements, 3 in KajuKido and 2 in Ichikan Aikido. We begin with KajuKido Demos, with Mike Dempsey advancing on September 10th to Purple Belt w/ Brown Stripe, followed the next weekend, the 17th, with Keith Hergenhahn presenting 2nd Degree Black Belt material […]

Congratulations to Tim Hald on receiving his 1st Degree Black Belt in KajuKido! There are a number of things to say about this particular advancement.  First and foremost, Tim did a great job.  His dedication to learning this Art, the time and energy he has put into practicing, and his commitment to our dojo is inspiring.  This is quite a […]

Congratulations to three of our dojo students for their advancements in Ichikan Aikido … Mark Abdo to Brown Belt, Joan Abdo to Purple Belt with a Blue Stripe, and Mike Dempsey to Blue Belt.  They all did an outstanding job on their Demos. I can’t tell you what an exciting month it has been for our dojo and for Ichikan Aikido. […]

March has been quite a productive month for our dojo. Everyone has made advancements in the Arts they are pursuing. Therefore, major Congrats are in order for all of our students. To begin with, Tim Hald became the first-ever Brown Belt w/ Black Stipe in KajuKido on the 19th.  He was quickly followed by Mark Abdo advancing to the same rank on […]

Congrats to Tim Hald for being the first EVER Brown Belt w/ a Black Stripe in KajuKido history.  He had an excellent Demo, proving that all of his dedication and hard work has paid off.  Great job Tim!