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Congratulations to the Newly Promoted Dragons!
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Sims "Few" Davenport is our newest, youngest and the first and only
black belt promotion we've had since our move into the new location in
Greenville. Recently he thought he was being tested for his brown
belt in Dragon Sen-I Jutsu, but he was actually being tested for his
junior black belt. Upon passing his test and getting a unanimous
approval from Shihan and the black belts he earned his junior black
belt. He is patient, humble, tough, smart, has strong character,
selfless, dedicated and a hard worker. Sims has been with us for around
four or five years now, made the move from Anderson and he is also one
of the Dragons that hung in there while we developed Dragon Sen-I Jutsu.
He was a brown belt in Isshin-ryu when we decided to no longer teach and
promote the Isshin-ryu style alone. He had to essentially start over
from white belt in Dragon Sen-I Jutsu and not once did he complain, he
just put his nose to the grindstone and went back to work. His Junior
Black Belt is certainly the fruits of his labor and dedication.
Congratulations Sims! We hope this junior black belt will one day have a
full black belt status!! |
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Kurt Vannatta was tested and promoted by Uriah Wood. His ability to
vocally and physically demonstrate his abilities enabled him to pass his
SG-6 yellow belt test. We hope this is the first of many promotions to
come, Congratulations Kurt! |
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Pictured here with Mr. Wood is Tommy Beadie. Tommie passed his SG-6
Green Belt test. Tommy is one of those quiet students that absorbs
everything like a sponge. His knowledge of the material and his work
ethic have earned him the next rank. This will hopefully be one of many
promotions to come! |
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As our dojo continues to grow, we are fortunate to have people like Chad
be a part of that growth. Chad Small received his SG-3 brown belt, he is
a tremendous work horse in the dojo and has plenty of potential. His
abilities push the black belts as well as his fellow kyu's.
Congratulations Chad! |
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From L - R: Darren Motes, Barry Phillips, Anthony Dumit, Ben Gardner |
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Mr Darren Motes is pictured here with the latest promoted dragons. Barry
and Anthony were promoted to SG-3, brown belt, and Ben earned his SG-5,
green belt. Master Shaffer and Mr Motes tested these up and comers.
Their knowledge, dedication and abilities have earned them their next
rank. Because of that partnered with their attitude and work
ethics, these three students have been a great addition to the dojo! |
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