USAT Member Club Belt Promotions
World Taekwondo Academy
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Academic Taekwondo
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 The promotion test/evaluation begun with carrying cinder blocks during a warm-up run around the sun-baked Weiss School track. |
 Grant Lawrence, Paul Spirou, Ryenne Dietrick, Benjamin Wisehaupt, and Maximillian Krieg served a six-month probationary training period, during which their understanding of the art and their ability to carry out their Black Belt responsibilities were evaluated. They also completed a nine-week practical leadership and community service training program and wrote four-page essays, that were graded by their language arts teachers. |
 Max Krieg breaks a concrete block with a hammer fist. |
Black Eagle Martial Arts
Derby, Kansas
Belt Promotion Ceremony - June, 2010
Han's Taekwondo Academy
Bakersfield, California
Belt Testing - July 29, 2010
World Taekwondo Academy
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Belt Graduation Day - June 2010
United States Taekwondo Academy
Richardson, Texas
April 2010 Graduation & Belt Testing
World Taekwondo Academy & Family Martial Arts Center
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Belt Promotion
April 2010
Han's Taekwondo
Bakersfield, California
Belt Testing
April 1, 2010
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
Gup Testing
March 20, 2010
(L to R): George Dering (8th Gup), Patrick Brown (9th Gup), Carol Kuhnke (8th Gup) and Kai Garcia (7th Gup)
United States Taekwondo Academy
Richardson, Texas
January 2010 Graduation & Belt Testing
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
February Gup & Jaguar Testing
Gup Candidates (l to r): Ken Christensen (5th Gup), Jeffrey Brooks-Conrad (9th Gup) and Sarah Christensen (6th Gup)
Jaguar Candidates (l to r): Roma Azar and Sarah Grace Cattell
U.S. Taekwondo Academy
Richardson, Texas
Belt Testing & Graduation
World Taekwondo Academy
Maple Grove, Minn.
February 2010
Belt Graduation
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
January 2010
Rank Promotions
Katie Pascoe (9th Gup) and George Dering (9th Gup)
Caesar Azar, Sarah Suboski, Jaeson Hotaling and Sarah Grace Cattell
Lewis Tae Kwon Do
St. Helens, Oregon
September 2009
Dan Promotions
5th Dan Rank Testing (l to r): Master Marty Maye, Master Ashley Jobin, Master Kristine Clarke and Grandmaster James Wade Lewis
ISA Belgium
November 21, 2009
Belt Promotions
(l to r): Kenneth Pinkian, Viliam Grivna, Zdenka Grivnova, Juraj Grivna, Nebiyou Atlabatchew and Kristoffer Pinkihan
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
December 2009
Testing
Alex Kaipainen (9th Gup) and Sean Higgins (8th Gup)
Jaguar Testing Candidates (l to r): Katie Pascoe, Jessie Christensen, Tommy Carson and Eesharveer Sawhney
World Taekwondo Academy
Maple Grove, Minnesota
December 2009
Belt Graduation Day
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
November 2009
Belt Promotions
Mr. Jae Hotaling and Master Ana Hotaling with Billy Dering (3rd Gup)
Anders Finholt (7th Gup)
Jaguar Candidates (l to r): Yianni Govatsos, Nikhil Girish, Ralph Notz, Matthew Chang and Jeffrey Brooks-Conrad
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
October 2009
Belt Promotions
Gup Testing (l to r): Carol Kuhnke (9th Gup) and Lydia Jones (6th Gup)
Jaguar Testing (l to r): Simone Masing, Ben Chambers, Yug Chauhan, Aliya Spinner and Sarah Suboski
Dan Vigil's Academy of Taekwondo
Northville, Michigan
January 31, 2009
Belt Promotion Test
Little & Junior Champions
Jayson Saad (white/yellow belt - 10th Gup) and Spencer Jones (yellow belt - 9th Gup),
Michael Alameddine (orange belt - 8th Gup), Lucas Tafelski (orange belt - 8th Gup) and Christian Mauch (orange belt - 8th Gup)
Joe Aylor (green belt - 7th Gup), Nicole Whatley (senior green belt - 6th Gup), Max Bernard (senior green belt - 6th Gup) and Katie Michowski (senior green belt - 6th Gup)
Antonio Guajardo (blue belt - 4th Gup), Philip Marsalese (blue belt - 4th Gup), Emily Tallman (blue belt - 4th Gup), Thomas Martin (blue belt - 4th Gup) and Clare Baker (blue belt - 4th Gup)
Saajan Kikani (senior blue belt - 3rd Gup) and Brandon Spight (senior blue belt - 3rd Gup)
Nick Viola (red belt - 2nd Gup), Emily Robinson (red belt - 2nd Gup), Autumn Houghton (red belt - 2nd Gup) and Haley Broda (red-2 belt - 2nd Gup)
Adults
Stacey Caruana (orange belt - 8th Gup), Ann Guajardo (orange belt - 8th Gup), Marci Howes (orange belt - 8th Gup), Tony Guajardo (orange belt - 8th Gup), Dawn Bostwick (orange belt - 8th Gup), Mark Bostwick (orange belt - 8th Gup), Zach Yates (senior blue belt - 3rd Gup) and Rob Pray (red belt - 2nd Gup)
World Taekwondo Academy & Family Martial Arts Center
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Belt Promotion
October 2, 2009
Han's Taekwondo Academy
Bakersfield, California
Promotion Test
September 24, 2009
9 & under
10 & over
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
Gup Testing
September 2009
(L to R): Kirsten Meidlinger (8th Gup), Oscar Notz (8th Gup), Tricia Masing (5th Gup), Sarah Christensen (7th Gup) and Ken Christensen (6th Gup)
United States Taekwondo Academy
Richardson, Texas
Belt Review
July 2009
Miriam A., Leia B., Drake C., Nathanial B., Ruqayyah R., Briana D., Debra D., Steven D., Mohammad A., Grayson R., Yousef A., Jaffar A., Jason M., Mohammad K., Loura C., Jacob C., Janin M., Zahraa E., Kenneth S., Saadia M., Hajirah E., Aishah K., Amirah K., Hannah Z., Imtinan E., Mohammad E., Crystal, Aidan S., Antonilla M., John D., Master Atoun, Beteil, Sansome, Nadia A., Isam A., Tate, Trevor S., John B., Teresa S., Carlos, Berhane, Sofia K., Saura E., Sarah A.
United States Taekwondo Academy
Richardson, Texas
Graduation
July 2009
Mariam A., Leia B., Drake C., Nathanial B., Ruqayyah R., Briana D., Debra D., Steven D., Mohammad A., Grayson R., Yousef A., Jaffar A., Jason M., Mohammad K., Loura C., Jacob C., Janin M., Zahraa E., Kenneth S., Saadia M., Hajirah E., Aishah K., Amirah K., Hannah Z., Imtinan E., Mohammad E., Crystal, Aidan S., Antonilla M., John D., Master Atoun, Beteil, Samsome, Nadia A., Isam A., Tate, Trevor S., John B., Teresa S., Carlos, Berhane, Sofia K., Saura E., Sarah A.
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
Testing Candidates
February 2009
Back Row: Sarah Christensen (8th Gup) and Brian Jones (5th Gup)
Front Row: Kai Garcia (9th Gup) and Claire Christensen (8th Gup)
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
Testing Candidates
March 2009
Ken Christensen (7th Gup), Preethi Gopal (6th Gup) and Oscar Notz (5th Gup)
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
Testing Candidates
April 2009
Back Row: Kim Lippert (7th Gup), Chris Lippert (7th Gup), Laura Adams (5th Gup) and Dhanuj Girish (9th Gup)
Front Row: Sam Lippert (9th Gup) and Navya Arigapudi (8th Gup)
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
Gup Testing
August 2009
Brian Jones (4th Gup) and Nathalie Vandecan (1st Gup)
Bakersfield, California
Belt Testing - July 29, 2010
World Taekwondo Academy
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Belt Graduation Day - June 2010
United States Taekwondo Academy
Richardson, Texas
April 2010 Graduation & Belt Testing
World Taekwondo Academy & Family Martial Arts Center
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Belt Promotion
April 2010
Han's Taekwondo
Bakersfield, California
Belt Testing
April 1, 2010
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
Gup Testing
March 20, 2010
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Belt Graduation Day - June 2010
Richardson, Texas
April 2010 Graduation & Belt Testing
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Belt Promotion
April 2010
Bakersfield, California
Belt Testing
April 1, 2010
Chelsea, Michigan
Gup Testing
March 20, 2010
(L to R): George Dering (8th Gup), Patrick Brown (9th Gup), Carol Kuhnke (8th Gup) and Kai Garcia (7th Gup)
United States Taekwondo Academy
Richardson, Texas
January 2010 Graduation & Belt Testing
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
February Gup & Jaguar Testing
Gup Candidates (l to r): Ken Christensen (5th Gup), Jeffrey Brooks-Conrad (9th Gup) and Sarah Christensen (6th Gup)
Jaguar Candidates (l to r): Roma Azar and Sarah Grace Cattell
U.S. Taekwondo Academy
Richardson, Texas
Belt Testing & Graduation
World Taekwondo Academy
Maple Grove, Minn.
February 2010
Belt Graduation
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
January 2010
Rank Promotions
Katie Pascoe (9th Gup) and George Dering (9th Gup)
Caesar Azar, Sarah Suboski, Jaeson Hotaling and Sarah Grace Cattell
Lewis Tae Kwon Do
St. Helens, Oregon
September 2009
Dan Promotions
5th Dan Rank Testing (l to r): Master Marty Maye, Master Ashley Jobin, Master Kristine Clarke and Grandmaster James Wade Lewis
ISA Belgium
November 21, 2009
Belt Promotions
(l to r): Kenneth Pinkian, Viliam Grivna, Zdenka Grivnova, Juraj Grivna, Nebiyou Atlabatchew and Kristoffer Pinkihan
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
December 2009
Testing
Alex Kaipainen (9th Gup) and Sean Higgins (8th Gup)
Jaguar Testing Candidates (l to r): Katie Pascoe, Jessie Christensen, Tommy Carson and Eesharveer Sawhney
World Taekwondo Academy
Maple Grove, Minnesota
December 2009
Belt Graduation Day
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
November 2009
Belt Promotions
Mr. Jae Hotaling and Master Ana Hotaling with Billy Dering (3rd Gup)
Anders Finholt (7th Gup)
Jaguar Candidates (l to r): Yianni Govatsos, Nikhil Girish, Ralph Notz, Matthew Chang and Jeffrey Brooks-Conrad
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
October 2009
Belt Promotions
Gup Testing (l to r): Carol Kuhnke (9th Gup) and Lydia Jones (6th Gup)
Jaguar Testing (l to r): Simone Masing, Ben Chambers, Yug Chauhan, Aliya Spinner and Sarah Suboski
Dan Vigil's Academy of Taekwondo
Northville, Michigan
January 31, 2009
Belt Promotion Test
Little & Junior Champions
Jayson Saad (white/yellow belt - 10th Gup) and Spencer Jones (yellow belt - 9th Gup),
Michael Alameddine (orange belt - 8th Gup), Lucas Tafelski (orange belt - 8th Gup) and Christian Mauch (orange belt - 8th Gup)
Joe Aylor (green belt - 7th Gup), Nicole Whatley (senior green belt - 6th Gup), Max Bernard (senior green belt - 6th Gup) and Katie Michowski (senior green belt - 6th Gup)
Antonio Guajardo (blue belt - 4th Gup), Philip Marsalese (blue belt - 4th Gup), Emily Tallman (blue belt - 4th Gup), Thomas Martin (blue belt - 4th Gup) and Clare Baker (blue belt - 4th Gup)
Saajan Kikani (senior blue belt - 3rd Gup) and Brandon Spight (senior blue belt - 3rd Gup)
Nick Viola (red belt - 2nd Gup), Emily Robinson (red belt - 2nd Gup), Autumn Houghton (red belt - 2nd Gup) and Haley Broda (red-2 belt - 2nd Gup)
Adults
Stacey Caruana (orange belt - 8th Gup), Ann Guajardo (orange belt - 8th Gup), Marci Howes (orange belt - 8th Gup), Tony Guajardo (orange belt - 8th Gup), Dawn Bostwick (orange belt - 8th Gup), Mark Bostwick (orange belt - 8th Gup), Zach Yates (senior blue belt - 3rd Gup) and Rob Pray (red belt - 2nd Gup)
World Taekwondo Academy & Family Martial Arts Center
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Belt Promotion
October 2, 2009
Han's Taekwondo Academy
Bakersfield, California
Promotion Test
September 24, 2009
9 & under
10 & over
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
Gup Testing
September 2009
(L to R): Kirsten Meidlinger (8th Gup), Oscar Notz (8th Gup), Tricia Masing (5th Gup), Sarah Christensen (7th Gup) and Ken Christensen (6th Gup)
United States Taekwondo Academy
Richardson, Texas
Belt Review
July 2009
Miriam A., Leia B., Drake C., Nathanial B., Ruqayyah R., Briana D., Debra D., Steven D., Mohammad A., Grayson R., Yousef A., Jaffar A., Jason M., Mohammad K., Loura C., Jacob C., Janin M., Zahraa E., Kenneth S., Saadia M., Hajirah E., Aishah K., Amirah K., Hannah Z., Imtinan E., Mohammad E., Crystal, Aidan S., Antonilla M., John D., Master Atoun, Beteil, Sansome, Nadia A., Isam A., Tate, Trevor S., John B., Teresa S., Carlos, Berhane, Sofia K., Saura E., Sarah A.
United States Taekwondo Academy
Richardson, Texas
Graduation
July 2009
Mariam A., Leia B., Drake C., Nathanial B., Ruqayyah R., Briana D., Debra D., Steven D., Mohammad A., Grayson R., Yousef A., Jaffar A., Jason M., Mohammad K., Loura C., Jacob C., Janin M., Zahraa E., Kenneth S., Saadia M., Hajirah E., Aishah K., Amirah K., Hannah Z., Imtinan E., Mohammad E., Crystal, Aidan S., Antonilla M., John D., Master Atoun, Beteil, Samsome, Nadia A., Isam A., Tate, Trevor S., John B., Teresa S., Carlos, Berhane, Sofia K., Saura E., Sarah A.
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
Testing Candidates
February 2009
Back Row: Sarah Christensen (8th Gup) and Brian Jones (5th Gup)
Front Row: Kai Garcia (9th Gup) and Claire Christensen (8th Gup)
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
Testing Candidates
March 2009
Ken Christensen (7th Gup), Preethi Gopal (6th Gup) and Oscar Notz (5th Gup)
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
Testing Candidates
April 2009
Back Row: Kim Lippert (7th Gup), Chris Lippert (7th Gup), Laura Adams (5th Gup) and Dhanuj Girish (9th Gup)
Front Row: Sam Lippert (9th Gup) and Navya Arigapudi (8th Gup)
Family Martial Arts
Chelsea, Michigan
Gup Testing
August 2009
Brian Jones (4th Gup) and Nathalie Vandecan (1st Gup)
