November     6   Patrick Munger

November     7   Summer Malanders

November     8   Jameson Hussey

November   10   Abby Couvillion

November   10   Brandon McShane

November   10   Tyler Fisher

November   10   Rachel Waesche

November   10   Beatrice Waesche

November   18   DAnn Stephens

November   26   Patrick Strom

November   29   Peyton Cuccia

November   29   Grace Hebert

To Purple Belt: Grant Holmes

To Blue Belt: Scott Carbajal

To Orange Belt: Dylan Fisher, Tyler Fisher

To Yellow Belt: Hailey Holmes, Dominick Fontana, Trent Hernandez, Nathan Kiern

3 were approved to test for black belts next month in Colorado on Nov 20 & 21:

Kristin Dupaquier (from Jr to Adult Black), Grace Hebert (Jr Black), Dominick Paternostro (Youth Black)

Chase Appe: 3rd in Sparring

Stephen Barrios: 3rd in Sparring

Kenneth Cooley: 4th in Sparring, 1st in Forms

Dominick Paternostro: 1st in Weapons, 1st in Forms

Joe Dupaquier: 1st and Grand Champion in Forms

Kristin Dupaquier: 2nd in Forms, 3rd in Sparring

Ben Richardson: 3rd in Chambara, 1st in Sparring

Matt Richardson: 4th in Chambara

Kyle Dozier: 1st Sparring, 4th in Forms

Ryan Gould: 1st in Forms

Grace Hebert: 1st in Sparring, 4th in Forms

Trent Hernandez: 3rd in Forms

Grant Holmes: 3rd in Sparring

September 25 Belt Test

Front Left: Charles Ansardi, Marshall Unkauf, Matthew Aupied, Jake Bodie, Gabbie Bush, John Santos, Ryan Gould

2nd Row Left: Kyle Trombatore, Kyle Beckham, Keri Frisard, Josh Van Houten

Back Row Left, Examiners: Joe Dupaquier, Monique Dupaquier, Kristin Dupaquier, Ashleigh Bridges, Trevor Buck,

Kenneth Cooley, Travis Bush.

To  Brown Belt: Joshua Van Houten (1st degree)

To Green Belt: Matthew Aupied

To Blue Belt: Jake Bodie, Marshall Unkauf

To Orange Belt: Charles Ansardi, Kyle Trombatore, Kyle Beckham, Ryan Gould, John Santos

To Yellow Belt:   Gabbie Bush, Keri Frisard

September 3 Yellow Stripe Test

4 individuals earned their Yellow Stripe Belts and graduated from the Youth beginners

program into the intermediate program.

Front Row(L): Evan Miller, Brock McNeill

Back Row(L): Chase Appe, Marissa Vincent, Instructor Joe Dupaquier.

During the summer, MKTC's Black Belt Club and Master's Club members were given opportunities

 to record attempts at max amounts of push-ups, deep knee bend, bridges, and sit-ups.

They were also awarded bonus points for extra classes and tournament attendance.

The students were divided into youth, teen, and 16 and over divisions, the following received awards:

Ultimate Sit-Ups: Dominick Paternostro, Caleb Landreth, Walter Delle.

Ultimate Push-Ups: Joey Medina, Peter Mariano, Kenneth Cooley.

Ultimate Knee Bends: Joey Medina, Caleb Landreth, Sean Goodgion.

Ultimate Bridge: Ethan Lafont, Abby Lafont, Kenneth Cooley

Ultimate Class Attendance: Kyle Pennino, Stephen Barrios, Kristin Dupaquier.

Ultimate Fitness (total points): Joey Medina, Peter Mariano, Kenneth Cooley

Future Instructor Award: Kyle Pennino

Not only did MKTC do well at the event, But Sensei Dupaquier, a Karate Hall of Fame inductee in 1990, had one of his students inducted in the 2009 class. James Lee started training with Sensei Dupaquier as a teenager and later opened up his own dojo in Vail (Eagle), Colorado. James is not only a fierce, top ranked fighter, but was also this years USKA Instructor of the Year.

Ashleigh Bridges: 4^th in Forms

Kenneth Cooley: 3^rd in Sparring

Katherine Cousins: 4^th in Sparring

Katy Hoogerwerf: 3^rd Sparring,

Bart Loomis: 4^th in Weapons

Matthew O'Brien: 4^th in Sparring

Thomas Cousins: 4^th in Sparring

Monique Dupaquier: 4^th in Forms

Grace Hebert: 4^th in Sparring

Dominick Paternostro: 3^rd in Forms

James Lee: 2^nd in Sparring, 1^st in Forms

Sean Cousins: 4^th in Sparring, 2^nd in Forms

Walter Delle: 3^rd in Weapons, 1^st in Forms, 2^nd in Sparring

Kristin Dupaquier: 3^rd in Sparring, 2^nd in Forms

Kyle Trombatore: 4^th in Sparring, 2^nd in Forms

Ben Richardson/Matt Richardson/Sean Cousins: 4^th in Team Forms

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