The monthly intermediate
/ advanced belt test was
held on Thursday August
21. The two and a half
hour test required the 7
invited individuals to
perform the all the
kicks, blocks, and
punches i\utilized in
Tae Kwon Do as well as
the applications of how
they are used through
various one step drills
and sparring. D'Ann,
Sophie, and Kyle also
showed off their board
breaking skills.
To Brown Belt:
D'Ann Stephens (2nd
degree), Sophie Goodgion
(2nd degree)
To Green Belt:
Kyle Pennino
To Orange Belt:
Emily Boylan
To Yellow Belt:
Alex Rapson, Peter
Mariano, Daniel
Provenzano
To Weapons Green Belt:
Kyle Pennino
Front Row (left): Daniel
Provenzano, Alex Rapson,
Peter Mariano, Emily
Boylan
Middle Row (left): Kyle
Pennino, D'Ann Stephens,
Sophie Goodgion.
Back row (instructors):
Monique Dupaquier, Joe
Dupaquier, Travis Bush,
Brandon Pohlmann.
Baby Copping Arrives
Pete and Dixie had a beautiful
7lbs 13 oz, 20"
baby girl on August 4.
Her name is Ava Marie, stay tuned for pictures
of her first kick.........
August 16th Keichu Classic in
Tioga
Mandeville Karate Training
Center brought a 13 person team
to compete at the 2008 Keichu
Classis held in Alexandria, La.
Here is how the faired:
New Yellow Stripes
Marshall Unkauf(L) and
Logan Lee(R)
with instructor Travis
Bush
August 9th Dojo Competition
Yellow Stripe Alex
Rapson was
the lone student
standing at the end
of the August Dojo
Competition
Weapons Training and Testing - Reading, PA
Aug 1-3, 9 MKTC instructors and students
participated in the IKKF. Some traveled by plane, others spent 18 hours in the
team van, but a great time was had by all and three students were promoted to
new Kobudo ranks. Monique Dupaquier, a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do was promoted to
1st degree black belt in weapons (Kobudo). Allison Gilmore, a 1st degree black
belt in Tae Kwon Do was promoted to 1st degree black belt in weapons (Kobudo).
And Bart Loomis 2nd degree brown belt in weapons was promoted to 1st degree
brown belt in weapons (Kobudo).
Front Row
(left):
Joseph Wolff, Collin Copeland, Katie
Hulett, Reese McNeal, Matthew
Medina, Stefan Sundeen
Middle Row (left):
Paris Weathersby, Pauli Cortes, Pablo Cortes,
Grace Hebert, Tyler
Gegenheimer, Joey
Medina, Michael O’Brien
Back Row (Examiners): Monique
Dupaquier, Joe Dupaquier, Travis
Bush, Kristin Dupaquier
On June 13th a Belt
Test was held following
the Summer Karate Kamp
and Molly Rice and
Steven Bickham were
promoted to Yellow Belt
On June 6th a Yellow
Stripe Test was held
following week 2 of
MKTC's Summer Karate
Kamp. Jameson
Hussey, Jack Harper and
Madeline Hamel graduated
the beginners program by
earning their Yellow
Stripe Belts.
Back Row (left): Summer Malanders,
Kyle Pennino, Pablo Cortes
Sensei and Mrs. Dupaquier
Celebrate Their 20th Wedding Anniversary
Sensei Dupaquier would like to thank Travis, Brandon, Jeffery, Brittany, Katie
for keeping the dojo running while he took his wonderful wife on a trip to
Hawaii.
More Pictures
Day Long Boot Camp Helps
Prepare for Word Championships
Do to the Memorial Day holiday,
The Monday "Staff Meeting" was
held at the New Orleans Area.
Although no major decisions were
made, a good time was had by
all.
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