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Congrats to Dave for earning his Purple Stripe in KajuKido on Tuesday. He had an excellent Demo. Part of what he also demonstrated is how far he has come in his study of the Martial Arts. He is now studying all three of our Arts … Kajukenbo, KajuKido, and Ichikan Aikido. That will certainly accelerate his learning curve. I also […]

Mike Dempsey did his Demo for his Brown Belt w/ Black Stripe in Ichikan Aikido on Saturday. He did an outstanding job and we are excited for him and proud of him. This follows on the heels of his having earned a Black Belt in KajuKido recently. Mike is a wonderful addition to our dojo. It is really fun to […]

Congratulations to Hannah for earning her Brown Belt w/ Black Stipe In KajuKido. That makes her one step away from having a Black Belt in a Martial Art … quite an accomplishment for anyone. Hannah is an extraordinarily devoted individual to her own growth as a human being … but also devoted to being part of a community that love […]

Congratulations to Hannah on her advancement to Blue Belt in Kajukenbo. Her Demo was very impressive. She has come a long, long way in all three Arts of Kajukenbo, KajuKido, and Ichikan Aikido. She is one of our most devoted students. Advancement to Blue Belt means that Hannah has completed the intermediate ranks, Purple and Blue, and will begin studying […]

Major, major congratulations to Joanie for her advancement to Black Belt in Ichikan Aikido. I thought her performance at the Demo was stellar. I’m very proud of her, so glad she is part of our dojo, and am excited about her contribution to our dojo community through her more “officially” being an Instructor. That is what is next on her […]

Congratulations to Kumar for starting down the Martial Art path and earning is Purple Stripe in KajuKido. He is a very welcomed addition to our dojo community. He has a great attitude and fits in well. I would also like to commend Kumar for his work ethic. It is very clear that he doesn’t just rely on class time to […]

I can’t tell you how thrilled I … and we … Mark and Keith … are to have another student join the ranks of Black Belt at our dojo. Mike is just the 4th student to achieve that rank. Outside of nerves … which everyone can absolutely relate with … Mike did a great job.  Let me take this opportunity […]

Igor is our newest student to our dojo … but not new to the Martial Arts. Igor studied Aikido in a different more classical style and earned the rank of 3rd Kyu. He is now concentrating on learning how we practice the Art using smaller circles and different foot work in our techniques. All of the Senseis consider Igor to […]

Congratulations to Hannah … she went and did again. She advanced to Blue Belt w/ Brown Stripe in Ichikan Aikido. This means that in the last couple of months, Hannah has advanced in all three Martial Art systems that we teach. Hannah did an outstanding job on her Demo and actually just demonstrated how far she has come in her […]

Major congratulations to Hannah for an Outstanding Demo for her advancement to Brown Belt in KajuKido. It was very clear in the Demo that she had been working on Kata and her techniques outside of class. She did a great job. I think Hannah should be the poster adult for Tenchi One Martial Arts. She had an advancement last week […]