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Kyu Belt Testing on Saturday, May 17, 2014

Posted on by IMA Karate

belt progression for IMA Karate in Louisville, ColoradoThe Dojo will be closed for regular classes on Saturday, May 17th for Kyu Belt Testing.

  • If your current belt level is white through orange/white stripe, your testing time is 9:30am.
  • If your current belt level is full orange belt (and up), your testing time is 11:30am.

All students who are testing must be at the Dojo at least 15 minutes prior to your testing time.

If you or your child are testing, please pick up an application at the Dojo and return it no later than Thursday, May 15th. Applications will not be accepted on testing day.

Please check your Student Handbook and visit our Belt Testing Guidelines for additional information about how to prepare for your test.

May 2014 Newsletter

Posted on by IMA Karate

A Note from Mr. M

I would like to congratulate all the competitors who competed in the Rocky Mountain Championship (IMA World Championship) on May 4, 2014, from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Northern California, Southern California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin, and from other countries, El Salvador and Venezuela.

I am honored and proud to congratulate Mr. Patrick Richoux for being awarded 7th dan, the first in our IMA history, as well as the title of “Kyoshi”. Kyoshi Richoux has over 45 years of martial arts experience and has been with IMA close to 20 years. His dojo is located in Houston, Texas.

Also, a special thank you to our national and international referees, and our staff who came together to make this championship the greatest ever.

Click this link to download the full PDF version of the May 2014 newsletter.

Another Successful Rocky Mountain Championship!

Posted on by IMA Karate Website Admin

A heartfelt thank you goes out to all of the competitors, referees, volunteers and families who made our 19th Annual Rocky Mountain Championship a great success!

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We had over 300 competitors from the United States (including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Northern California, Southern California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin) as well as some international competitors from El Salvador and Venezuela!

Over 50 nationally and internationally ranked, high level referees and more than 30 hard working, faithful, volunteers made sure the tournament ran smoothly for a gym packed full of excited, supportive families.

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Our event could not happen without every single one of you, and we sincerely and humbly thank you for your presence. Looking forward to seeing you all again next year!

We Need Your Help at the Rocky Mountain Championship

Posted on by IMA Karate

The 19th Annual Rocky Mountain Championship is fast approaching!  This world class competition and national qualifier will host competitors from all over the nation, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin.

You can go to www.rockymountainchampionship.com for more information, online registration, referee course information and a direct link to make your hotel reservations.

In order to prepare ourselves for this event, IMA is depending once again on all of its members to help with set up and break down of over 500 pieces of mats, 70 chairs, tables, supplies etc. Please find the schedule below.

We also encourage all of our members to sign up at the dojo reception desk to help out in any capacity throughout the tournament.

Friday, May 2nd, 8:00 to 9:00 PM
Load the truck at the dojo

Saturday, May 3rd 2:15 PM Start time
Unload the truck and set up at Monarch High School

Sunday, May 4th, 4:00 PM Start time
Load the truck at Monarch High School

Unload the truck at the dojo around 6:30 PM

Thank you all for your continued support to make our event another success.