March Madness – Belt Demos

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 the 22nd. Quite an amazing accomplishment for both, a tribute to their dedication, and a coup for KajuKido and our dojo.

That was then followed by Skylar Hergenhahn being promoted to Blue Belt w/ Brown Stripe in Ichikan Aikido on the 26th. It was fun seeing how far Skylar has come, and I might add, he is also approaching a Demo in KajuKido very soon. Nice job Skylar!

Our newest student, Derek B*!#?ski, may have topped it all off by receiving his first Belt in two Arts on the 22nd. He received his White Belt w/ Purple Stripe in KajuKido and a Purple Belt in Ichikan Aikido. He did a great job.  I can’t tell you how much I love it when a new student receives their first Belts. Congrats guy!

I also want to note that we will be having more Demos coming up this Saturday … Mark Abdo, Joan Abdo, and Mike Dempsey will all be advancing in Ichikan Aikido. Mark will be doing a Demo for Brown Belt, Joan for Purple Belt w/ Blue Stripe, and Mike for Blue Belt.

I will “most likely” have good things to report about that next week …