The following promotions are
from the June 2009 exam
|
Karate
|
Rank |
Belt
|
| John
Tomlinson |
1st
Kyu |
Brown |
| Keiran
Hutchison |
2nd
Kyu |
Brown |
| Brendon
Ridar |
5th
Kyu |
Purple |
| Dawn
Croft |
6th Kyu |
Purple |
| Marcos
Breguez |
6th Kyu |
Purple |
| Sarah
Craver |
6th Kyu |
Purple |
| Ian
McCoy |
7th
Kyu |
Yellow |
| Samir
Binna |
7th
Kyu |
Yellow |
| Anthony
Isaac |
8th
Kyu |
Yellow |
| Eddie
Isaac |
8th
Kyu |
Yellow |
2009 Grand Canyon Games,
Phoenix, AZ
|
Kobudo
|
Division |
Place
|
| Brenden
Rider |
Long
Weapons Under 15yrs. Beginner
Short
Weapons
Under 15yrs. Beginner
|
2nd
2nd
|
| Sarah
Craver |
Long
Weapons Under 15yrs. Beginner
Short
Weapons Under 15yrs. Beginner
|
3rd
3rd
|
| Matt
Brock |
Short
Weapons Under 15yrs. Advanced |
2nd |
| Brianna
Hutchinson
|
Long
Weapons Under
15yrs. Advanced
Short
Weapons Under 15yrs. Advanced
|
2nd
3rd
|
| Kieran
Hutchinson |
Long
Weapons Under
15yrs. Advanced
|
3rd
|
| Dawn
Watanabe |
Long
Weapons Adult Beginners
Short
Weapons Adult Beginners
|
1st
1st |
| Ian
McCoy
|
Long
Weapons Adult Beginners
Short
Weapons Adult Beginners
|
2nd
2nd
|
| John
Tomlinson |
Long
Weapons Adult Advanced
Short
Weapons Adult Advanced
|
1st
1st
|
|
Kata
|
Division |
Place
|
| Sarah
Craver |
Kids
8-10yrs. Novice |
1st |
| Kieran
Hutchinson
|
Kids 8-10yrs. Intermediate |
3rd |
| Briana
Hutchinson |
Kids
11-13yrs. Intermediate |
1st |
| Dawn
Watanabe |
Adult
Women's Beginners |
1st |
| Ian
McCoy
|
Adult
Men's Beginners |
1st |
| Marcos
Breguez |
Adult
Men's 39+ Beginners |
1st |
| John
Tomlinson |
Adult
Men's Brown Belt |
1st |
|
Kumite
|
Division |
Place
|
| Sarah
Craver |
Kids
8-10yrs. Novice |
1st |
| Kieran
Hutchinson
|
Kids 8-10yrs. Intermediate |
3rd |
| Briana
Hutchinson |
Kids
11-13yrs. Intermediate |
1st |
| Dawn
Watanabe |
Adult
Women's Beginners |
1st |
| Ian
McCoy
|
Adult
Men's Beginners |
1st |
| Marcos
Breguez |
Adult
Men's 39+ Beginners |
1st |
| John
Tomlinson |
Adult
Men's Brown Belt |
1st |
Special kudos to Dawn Watanabe who did us proud with four
1st Place medals!! Wow. Also to
John Tomlinson, Brianna Hutchison, Sarah Craver, and Ian Mc Coy all who
took home four
medals in their divisions. In all we brought home 28 medals. I'm very
proud of all of you.
Congratulations on a job well done!
Special Note
Shihan
Crosswell was recognized for his many years of community service in the martial
arts
and
presented with the APS Service Award. (see
photo).
Mr. Edward Barry and Mr. Keita Takawaki, senior students of Shihan Crosswell,
were granted the title of SENSEI
as of 1/2/09. Both of these gentlemen started their training with Hanshi
Crosswell fourteen years ago
within weeks of each other. Mr. Barry holds the rank of 3rd Dan in both Shitoryu
Karate and Okinawan
Kobudo,
as well as a Black
Belt grade in Shinkendo Sword. Mr. Takawaki is also graded 3rd Dan
in both Shitoryu
Karate and Okinawan Kobudo. Their long dedication to their arts and their
instructor, with hard work and
many hours of teaching was rewarded with the Certification of Sensei. Congratulations
Sensei Barry and
Sensei Takawaki !!
Shihan Crosswell,
Hanshi, 10th Dan
2008 Shitokai
Invitational Annual Food Drive Tournament,
Phoenix, AZ
|
Kobudo
|
Division |
Place
|
| Brenden
Rider |
Long
Weapons Kids 8-10yrs. Novice
Short
Weapons Kids 8-10yrs. Novice
|
1st
1st
|
| Sarah
Craver |
Long
Weapons Kids 8-10yrs. Novice
|
3rd |
| Dylan
Sorrell |
Short
Weapons Kids 8-10yrs. Intermediate |
3rd |
| Kieran
Hutchinson
|
Long
Weapons Kids 8-10yrs. Intermediate
Short
Weapons Kids 8-10yrs.
Intermediate
|
2nd
2nd
|
| Brianna
Hutchinson |
Long
Weapons Kids 11-13yrs. Intermediate
|
3rd
|
| Ryanne
Boice |
Short
Weapons Adult Intermediate
|
2nd |
| Whitney
Sorrell |
Long
Weapons Adult Beginners
Short
Weapons Adult Beginners
|
2nd
2nd
|
| John
Tomlinson |
Long
Weapons Adult Intermediate
Short
Weapons Adult Intermediate
|
2nd
1st
|
| Jay
Jay Carwell |
Long
Weapons Adult Intermediate
Short
Weapons Adult
Intermediate
|
3rd
3rd |
| Dawn
Watanabe |
Long
Weapons Adult Novice
Short
Weapons Adult Novice
|
1st
1st
|
| Ian
McCoy |
Short
Weapons Adult Novice
|
3rd |
|
Kata
|
Division |
Place
|
| Brenden
Rider |
Kids
8-10yrs. Novice |
1st |
| Eddie
Isaac |
Kids
8-10yrs. Novice |
2nd |
|
Dylan Sorrell
|
Kids
5-7yrs. Intermediate |
1st |
| Kieran
Hutchinson
|
Kids 8-10yrs. Intermediate |
3rd |
| Briana
Hutchinson |
Kids
11-13yrs. Intermediate |
1st |
| Ryanne
Boice |
Adult
Women's Black Belt |
1st |
| Whitney
Sorrell |
Adult
Men's 40+ Green Belt |
3rd |
| John
Tomlinson |
Adult
Men's 40+ Brown Belt |
1st |
| Jay
Jay Carwell |
Adult Men's Brown Belt |
1st |
| Sam
Binna |
Adult
|
2nd |
| Ian
McCoy |
Adult |
2nd |
| Dawn
Watanabe |
Adult |
1st |
|
Kumite
|
Division |
Place
|
| Brenden
Rider |
Kids
8-10yrs. Novice |
3rd |
|
Dylan Sorrell
|
Kids
5-7yrs. Intermediate |
1st |
| Kieran
Hutchinson
|
Kids 8-10yrs. Intermediate |
1st |
| Kieran
Hutchinson
|
Kids 8-10yrs.
Advanced |
1st |
| Briana
Hutchinson |
Kids
11-13yrs. Intermediate |
2nd |
| Whitney
Sorrell |
Adult
Men's 40+ Green Belt |
1st |
| Whitney
Sorrell |
Adult
Men's 40+ Brown Belt |
1st |
| John
Tomlinson |
Adult
Men's 40+ Brown Belt |
2nd |
| Jay
Jay Carwell |
Adult Men's Brown Belt |
2nd |
| Marcos
Breguez |
Adult |
1st |
| Sam
Binna |
Adult
|
2nd |
| Ian
McCoy |
Adult |
2nd |
Congratulations
Congratulations to everyone. You all did a fine job!
Special kudos to Kieran Hutchison and Whitney Sorrell who both took
five awards including 1st Place Kumite in the Brown Belt Division,
competing as Green Belts. Also of special note are J.J. Carwell, John Tomlinson, and Brenden Rider who all won four awards
each. Dawn Watanabe took no less than three 1st places and Royanne Boice with her Black Belt only a week old, took 1st in Kata
in the Womens Black Belt. I am very proud of all of you.
Shihan Crosswell,
Hanshi, 10th Dan
The following promotions are
from the Dec 2008 exam
|
Karate
|
Rank |
Belt
|
| Ryanne
Boice |
ShoDanHo
(1st) |
Black |
| John
Tomlinson |
2nd
Kyu |
Brown |
| Dylan
Sorrell |
4th
Kyu |
Green |
| Matt
Brock |
4th
Kyu |
Green |
| Brendon
Rider |
6th Kyu
|
Purple |
| Marcos
Breguez |
7th Kyu
|
Yellow |
| Sarah
Craver |
7th Kyu
|
Yellow |
| Ian
McCoy |
8th Kyu |
Yellow |
| Samir
Binna |
8th Kyu |
Yellow |
| Dawn
Watanabe |
8th Kyu |
Yellow |
| Anthony
Isaac |
9th
Kyu |
Orange |
| Eddie
Isaac |
9th
Kyu |
Orange |
|
Kobudo
|
Rank |
Belt
|
| Edward
Barry |
SanDan
(3rd) |
Black |
| John
Tomlinson |
2nd
Kyu |
Brown |
| Ryanne
Boice |
4th
Kyu |
Green |
| Dylan
Sorrell |
4th
Kyu |
Green |
| Matt
Brock |
4th
Kyu |
Green |
| Brendon
Rider |
6th Kyu |
Purple |
| Sarah
Craver |
7th Kyu
|
Yellow |
| Marcos
Breguez |
8th
Kyu |
Yellow |
| Ian
McCoy |
8th
Kyu |
Yellow |
| Dawn
Watanabe |
8th
Kyu |
Yellow |
| Anthony
Isaac |
9th
Kyu |
Orange |
| Eddie
Isaac |
9th
Kyu |
Orange |
Everyone did a good job of demonstrating increased skill and
understanding of the technique and the application on their respective levels. Special congratulations goes to
Sensei Ed Barry for his practical application of six different weapons, one vs another, as well as numerous kata with each.
Also, congratulations to Ryanne Boice and John Tomlison our newest Black and Brown belts respectively. Great job!
Shihan Crosswell, Hanshi, 10th Dan
The following promotions are
from the Aug 2008 exam
Shinkendo
|
Rank |
| Jim
Christopher |
Shidoin
instructor grade |
| John
Tomlinson |
Shidoin
instructor grade
|
| John
Tomlinson |
Kirigami |
| Ryanne
Boice |
Santen |
| Zack
Park |
Jiho |
| Alec
Fletez Brant |
Ichimonji |
| Ian
McCoy |
Ichimonji |
| Kieran
Hutchison |
Ichimonji |
| Brianna
Hutchison |
Ichimonji |
Seminar
- Shihan Demura
Tucson
& Phoenix
 | May 7, 2009
Tournament
in Phoenix - Marlon Moore Sponsor
|
| April 25 - 26, 2009
White
Crane Seminar - Shihan Mike Jones
|
| March 2009 |
Dojo Visit from Hanshi Chuck
Merriman
Photo
|
