Dear IMA Family;
Please join me to congratulate the following people who successfully pass their black belt test on last Saturday (6/18/11). The Dan testing took 7 hours and we had very good time in our annual picnic after the Dan testing.
1st test to Jr.BB (black with white belt)
Zack MacDonald Honbu Dojo
Jr. Black belt (black with white belt))
Jacob Peters Honbu Dojo
Anna Bradford Honbu Dojo
Scott MacDonald Honbu Dojo
Levie Sturua IMA Utah
Chance Heise IMA Utah
Jr. BB (black with green belt)
Daria Petropavlovskikh Honbu Dojo
Shodan-ho
Doris Danielsen IMA North Fork
Shodan (1st Degree black belt)
Andrew Eyler IMA North Fork
Alexander Andruzzi IMA Utah
Nino Sturua IMA Utah
Ken Meland IMA Utah
James Heise IMA Utah
Kai Funk IMA North Fork
Collin Scherba IMA North Fork
Wendy Fayles IMA Bodukan International
Nidan ( 2nd degree black Belt)
Brittany Pham IMA Utah
Nikita Maharov IMA Houston
Ernesto Barnabas IMA Bethlehem Pennsylvania
Sarah Barnabas IMA Bethlehem Pennsylvania
Sandan-ho
Rita Vali Honbu Dojo
Sara Martinelli Honbu Dojo
Sandan ( 3rd Degree black belt)
Debbie Keyek-Franssen Honbu Dojo
Saeed Saatchi Las Vegas
Godan
Sensei Fariba Madani 1st women in IMA organization to make to this level, Honbu dojo
Thanks to the black belts who came to the Dan testing and support their friends. Also, thanks to IMA instructors; Sensei Mcgavin, Peonia, Sensei Marius, Utah, Sensei Meyer, Sensei Prud’Homme, Honbu Dojo as evaluators.
Keep training.
Hanshi