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PROMOTIONS
ALL BELTS
IAIDO: NEIL FARUKHI PROMOTED TO BROWN BELT, OTHER STUDENTS PROMOTED TO GREEN AND YELLOW BELT IN DECEMBER, 2011.
KARATE: GCC STUDENTS JOSHUA KNAUBER AND JOSHUA ECKER PROMOTED TO YELLOW BELT IN DECEMBER, 2011.
KARATE TESTS: STUDENTS PROMOTED TO ROKU-DAN & GO-DAN, SAN-DAN, AND SHO-DAN IN NOVEMBER, 2011 (PICTURES IN DESCENDING ORDER).
ROKU-DANS: SENSEI JERRY CIRIELLO & SENSEI GINA WYFFELS; GO-DAN SENSEI JIM KOUDELKA
SAN-DANS: SENSEI(S) STAN STEPHENSON, DAN BESZCZYNSKI, LYNN LA PIETRA AND ANDY LA PIETRA
SHO-DANS: SENSEI(S) CHRYSTIE RAKVICA, AARON BUCKLAND, TYKE LEMCKE, MARCELLO BALDUCCINI, AND NANCY LAURIE
KARATE TESTS: STUDENTS PROMOTED TO BLUE, GREEN, ORANGE AND YELLOW BELT IN SEPTEMBER, 2011.
IAIDO: FKA STUDENTS PROMOTED TO GREEN AND ORANGE BELT IN OCTOBER, 2011.
JKD: STUDENTS PROMOTED TO VARIOUS SASH LEVELS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 2011.
KEN JACKSON PROMOTED TO BROWN III
JOHN GARDNER PROMOTED TO GREEN III
DAVE SMITH PROMOTED TO GREEN III
JAMES WYAND, CYNTHIA SMITH AND DAN BESZCZYNSKI PROMOTED TO BROWN I
YOUTH AND MIKE COLUCCI PROMOTED TO WHITE AND GOLD SASH
KALI: STEVE FINTEL PROMOTED TO LEVEL III IN SEPTEMBER, 2011.
KARATE: YOUTH PROMOTED TO ORANGE BELT IN JULY, 2011.
KARATE TESTS: STUDENTS PROMOTED TO YON-DAN, SAN-DAN, NI-DAN, SHO-DAN AND SEMPAI IN JUNE, 2011 (PICTURES IN DESCENDING ORDER).
KARATE TESTS: STUDENTS PROMOTED TO GREEN, ORANGE AND YELLOW BELT IN MAY AND JUNE, 2011.
IAIDO TESTS: STUDENTS PROMOTED TO SHO-DAN (BLACK), BROWN, ORANGE AND YELLOW BELT IN JANUARY AND MARCH 2011.
 
 
KARATE TESTS: STUDENTS PROMOTED TO GREEN, ORANGE AND YELLOW BELT IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH, 2011.
 
 
 
JKD TESTS: STUDENTS PROMOTED TO WHITE AND BROWN SASH IN FEBRUARY, 2011.
 
GILLAM GRANT DOJO OCTOBER 30, 2010: KARATE BLACK BELT TESTING.
THE HIGH DAN AND ALL DAN BLACK BELT PANELS
BLACK BELT ROKU-DAN GROUP PROMOTED
BLACK BELT GO-DAN GROUP PROMOTED
ROKU-DANS, GO-DANS, AND YON-DAN PROMOTED
BLACK BELT NI-DAN GROUP PROMOTED
BLACK BELT SHO-DAN GROUP PROMOTED
BROWN BELT GROUP PROMOTED
JKD TEST: STEVE FINTEL PROMOTED TO GOLD SASH AND KEN JACKSON TO BROWN II ON OCTOBER 14, 2010.
 
KALI TEST (L TO R) STEVE FINTEL, NEIL FARUKHI, AND BOB FINN PROMOTED TO LEVEL II. ALSO, BOB BROOKS TO LEVEL I TEST ON OCTOBER 9, 2010.
KARATE TEST: STUDENTS PROMOTED TO GREEN AND ORANGE BELT IN SEPTEMBER, 2010.
 
IAIDO TEST JOHN GARDNER AND FRANK JERGLER PROMOTED TO BROWN AND GREEN BELT, RESPECTIVELY ON JUNE 8, 2010.
GILLAM GRANT & COLLAMER-JONES DOJOS JUNE, 2010: ORANGE BELT IN IAIDO AND LEVEL III KALI TESTING.
CARESTREAM, GILLAM GRANT,GENESEE COMUNITY COLLEGE, COLLAMER-JONES & WHEATLAND CHILI DOJOS MAY-JUNE, 2010: KARATE BELT TESTING.
GILLAM GRANT DOJO MAY 22, 2010: KARATE BLACK BELT TESTING.
THE BLACK BELT PANEL
BLACK BELT NI-DAN GROUP PROMOTED
BLACK BELT SHO-DAN GROUP PROMOTED
SHO-DANS, NI-DANS AND BROWN BELTS PROMOTED
COLLAMER-JONES DOJO MAY, 2010: JKD BROWN, GREEN I, II, & III AND GOLD SASH TESTING.
GILLAM GRANT, COLLAMER-JONES DOJOS MARCH, 2010: KARATE BELT TESTING.
IAIDO TEST STEVE FINTEL, TYKE LEMCKE AND JIM BISHOP PROMOTED TO BROWN BELT, NI-DAN AND SHO-DAN, RESPECTIVELY ON MARCH 6, 2010.
GILLAM GRANT DOJO NOVEMBER 7, 2009: KARATE BLACK BELT TESTING.
THE BLACK BELT PANEL
THE GO-DANS PROMOTED
THE YON-DANS
THE SAN-DANS
GROUP WITH NEW NI-DAN AND AND SHO-DAN
CJ DOJO JULY 12, 2009: Sara Platek was promoted to Brown Belt in Karate and is joined by Karate family members, Sam and Mary .
CJ DOJO JULY 2, 2009: RAVI NABAR WAS PROMOTED TO LEVEL III IN KALI.
KODAK DOJO - B83 JUNE 26, 2009: NANCY LAURIE, CARMEN NEUSTAEDTER AND MARCELLO BALDUCCINI WERE PROMOTED TO GREEN BELT IN KARATE.
KODAK DOJO - B205 JUNE 24, 2009: CHRYSTIE RAKVICA AND JING WEI SHI WERE PROMOTED TO GREEN BELT AND AND DANIEL MACINTYRE WAS PROMOTED TO ORANGE BELT IN KARATE.
CJ DOJO JUNE 24, 2009: TIFFANY SMITH AND LARRY SUMERSKI WERE PROMOTED TO WHITE SASH IN JKD.
CJ DOJO MAY 6, 2009: KEN JACKSON WAS PROMOTED TO GREEN THREE SASH IN JKD.
GILLAM GRANT DOJO MAY 30, 2009: KARATE BLACK BELT TESTING. SENSEI JIM SNOW WAS PROMOTED TO RENSHI-GO.
THE BLACK BELT PANEL
BLACK BELT NI-DAN GROUP PROMOTED
THE NI-DANS WITH SHO-DANS IN FRONT
NI-DANS, BROWN BELTS (SEMPAIS) AND SHO-DANS
KAUAI, HAWAII DOJO MAY 21, 2009: BLUE AND YELLOW BELT TESTING. Note: see news section for more pictures.
THE TEST PANEL: SHIHAN JONES AND SENSEI LEHMANN
YELLOW BELTS AND BLUE BELT (Isaac Lehmann)
CJ DOJO APRIL 8, 2009: JOSHUA O'CAMPO WAS PROMOTED TO WHITE SASH IN JKD.
CARESTREAM DOJO APRIL 7, 2009: SUZAN ESEN WAS PROMOTED TO YELLOW BELT IN KARATE.
GILLAM GRANT DOJO MARCH 21, 2009: YOUNG STUDENTS WERE PROMOTED TO YELLOW BELT IN KARATE.
KODAK DOJO - B205 MARCH 9, 2009: CHRYSTIE RAKVICA AND JING WEI SHI WERE PROMOTED TO YELLOW BELT IN KARATE.
GILLAM GRANT DOJO MARCH 7, 2009: NONA SPITZNER WAS PROMOTED TO YELLOW BELT IN IAIDO.
CJ DOJO FEBRUARY 25, 2009: (TOP) ANGELO CARABALLO - GREEN SASH, JUSTIN AND NORMAN ROOF -WHITE SASH (LOWER) MIKE COLUCCI - WHITE SASH IN JKD..
KODAK DOJO - B83 FEBRUARY 23, 2009: NANCY LAURIE, CARMEN NEUSTAEDTER AND MARCELLO BALDUCCINI WERE PROMOTED TO ORANGE BELT IN KARATE.
GILLAM GRANT DOJO FEBRUARY 14, 2009: STUDENTS WERE PROMOTED TO GREEN, ORANGE AND YELLOW BELT IN KARATE.
GILLAM GRANT DOJO DURING FEBRUARY, 2009: JOSH AND MARK LYONS WERE PROMOTED TO LEVEL I, TYKE LEMCKE WAS PROMOTED TO LEVEL III AND MARTY AND TERESA ALLOCCO WERE PROMOTED TO LEVEL II IN KALI.(NO PICTURE)
CJ DOJO JANUARY 18, 2009: JOSEPH DIVENCENZO WAS PROMOTED TO GREEN BELT IN KARATE.
GILLAM GRANT DOJO DURING DECEMBER, 2008: JOHN GARDNER AND ALEC NEVIN WERE PROMOTED TO LEVEL I, CYNTHIA SMITH, DAVE SMITH AND BRAD DEUTSCH WERE PROMOTED TO LEVEL II IN KALI.(NO PICTURE)
Kodak B205 Dojo November 14, 2008: Three students were promoted to yellow belt in karate by Shihan Jones. Left to right: Sensei Gary Parrett, Jing Wei Shi, Dan Macintyre, Chrystie Rakvica, Sensei Lori Kloesz, Sensei Dusty Gutowski.
Kodak Park B28 Dojo November 13, 2008: At the Advanced (Black Belt) Class Shihan Jones announced the promotion of Brown Belt Dave Bishop to Sempai.
Kodak B83 Dojo November 12, 2008: Three students were promoted to yellow belt in karate by Shihan Jones. Left to right: Sensei Jim Koudelka, Melanie Marshall, Sensei Mike Culver, Marcello Balduccini, Sensei Ron Cok, Nancy Laurie, and Brown Belt Dave Bishop (right) who was promoted to Sempai.
GILLAM GRANT DOJO NOVEMBER 1, 2008: KARATE BLACK BELT TESTING.
THE BLACK BELT PANEL
BLACK BELT GROUP PROMOTED
Go-Dans: Jerry Ciriello and Gina Wyffels
San-Dans: Ken Jackson, Vince Lanzalaco, Brian Jesse, Diana Dressler, Juliann Nelson
Ni-Dans: Marty Allocco and Irene Balla
Sho-Dans: Therese Smudzin, Jake Rada and Dean Bates
Carestream Dojo October, 2008: Mike Heath was promoted to Green Belt in Karate Pictured with Sensei Alan Uthman, Sensei Jay Schildkraut, and Shihan Cyndy Jones. Laura Baldo and Sherie Xueying Zhang were promoted to orange Belt in Karate.
Collamer Jones Dojo October 15, 2008: Amber McGraph was promoted to White Sash in JKD.
Collamer Jones Dojo September, 2008: Karate promotions were achieved in Brown, Blue, Green, Orange and Yellow Belt.
Collamer-Jones Dojo September, 2008: Two students earned Yellow Belts in Iaido.
Collamer Jones Dojo September, 2008: Matt Bolcar and Brad Deutsch earned Black Belts in Iaido. The are pictured with the Black Belt Panel left to right as follows: Matt Bolcar, Rick Hawley, Dave Riedel, Shihan Cyndy Jones, Tyke Lemcke, Dave Nagel, Ray Mondschein, and Brad Deutsch .
Kodak Park Dojo August, 2008: James Wyand and Jim Bishop earned Level II Green Sash in JKD.
Gillam Grant Dojo June, 2008: Iaido students were promoted as follows: left to right John Gardner to orange belt, Dave Smith, Bob Finn, and Cynthia Smith to green belt, Jim Bishop to brown belt, Tyke Lemcke to Sho-Dan and Sheri Dumire-Hamilton to Ni-Dan.
Fairport Karate Academy Dojo June, 2008: (top picture)Shihan Cyndy Jones promoted Sensei Jim Snow to RoKu-Dan 6th Degree Black Belt in Karate. (middle picture) FKA Students were promoted by Sensei Snow to Ni-Dan and Sho-Dan in Karate. (lower picture) The Black Panel at the FKA Test.
Wheatland-Chili Dojo May, 2008: Students were promoted yellow and orange belt in karate.
Gillan Grant Dojo May, 2008: Students were promoted to yellow, orange, green and blue belt in karate.
Genesee Community College Dojo May, 2008: Students were promoted to yellow belt in karate.
GILLAM GRANT DOJO May 17, 2008: KARATE BLACK AND BROWN BELT TESTING.
THE BLACK BELT PANEL
BLACK AND BROWN BELT GROUP PROMOTED
Gillan Grant Dojo May, 2008: Amie Fox was promoted to brown belt in karate.
Gillam Grant Dojo May 31, 2008: At Kevin Seaman Seminar: Sifu Kevin Seaman, Sifu Cyndy Jones (C) and Sifu Bob Gambetto (L) pictured with new JKD Black Sashes Dave Riedel (R) and Jerry Ciriello who were promted on April 30, 2008.
COLLAMER-JONES KARATE Dojo May 4, 2008: In karate Dylan Bates and Sensei Mike Starowitz were promoted to Black Belt Sho-Dan and Ni-Dan, respectively.
Kodak Park Dojo April 2, 2008: In JKD, Don Hammen (Upper) and Dave Smith (Lower) were promoted to Green Sash Level III and Green Sash, Level I, respectively.
Gillam Grant Dojo March, 2008: Students were promoted to yellow and orange belt in karate.
Gillam Grant Dojo March, 2008: Brad Deutsch (L) and Matt Bolcar (R) were promoted to brown belt in Iaido.
Kodak Park Dojo March, 2008: Ken Jackson (L) and John Gardner (R) were promoted to Green Sash Level II and Green Sash Level I, respectively in JKD.
Collamer-Jones Dojo March, 2008: Wendy Buckland was promoted to green belt in karate.
Carestream Dojo March, 2008: The first promotions were held at Carestream (see group picture) and four Students were promoted to yellow belt in karate.
Collamer-Jones Dojo March, 2008: Two students were promoted to orange belt in karate.
For earlier promotions Go to the promotions archive.
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