Due to snow storm and bad road condition, Dojo will be closed today, Wednesday March 23rd.
We will update everyone of the classes for tomorrow.
Stay safe!
News & Events
Rocky Mountain Championship
The “2016 Rocky Mountain Championship” date is set for Apr.30-May 1.
The 22nd anniversary of this championship promise to be even greater than previous years and with many other states and international confirming their participation, will provide another unique opportunity for all ages to have a great competition.
Whether a junior, senior or master competitor, you will most certainly find this tournament a wonderful experience.
Plan on also participating at the Referee Course on Saturday to get updated of the newest rules of competition as well as sharpen your technique for the competition by participating at the unique Kumite clinic on Saturday April 30th at the IMA HQ.
Please visit the web site to download all forms, get information or process all on line registration.
We hope you will join us!
Congratulation Black Belts
The IMA Family offers its sincere congratulations to everyone who successfully earned new black belt designations on January 30th!
Over 30 students and instructors endured 8 hours of training and testing this past Saturday as part of their black belt progression. In addition to multiple members of the IMA family earning advanced black belts through many years of dedicated training, one member of our family were also awarded the title of Shihan – making this past weekend one of the most memorable in IMA’s long history.
Jr. Black Belts
Kuro Shiro, Midori
Dylan Billinger
Arianna McCarty
Spencer Frank
Elliot Frank
Dylan Woods
Kyle Gordon
Ria Jansun
Kyle Sheridan
Zachary Smith
Rose Rampy
Shodan Ho
Linda Polanowski
Alex Quiachon
Ben Gygi
Shodan (1st Degree Black Belt)
Emily Horn
Idrissa N’Diaye
Anneka Pawlak
Kurt Nakasato
Nidan Ho
Sherri Murgallis
Rokudan (6th Degree Black Belt)
Shanta Thokar
Special Achievements
In addition to the numerous black belt awards given, additional awards were presented at our Black Belt Extravaganza Dinner on Saturday night:
Shihan
Shanta Thokar
Thanks also to all of the black belts and instructors who helped with the Dan testing and to all of the friends and family that came to support the students.
Unity Tournament
Once again, it is our tradition to finish the year with our IMA Unity Tournament. The purpose of this tradition is for IMA students and IMA friends from different locations to meet each other and have a nice, friendly gathering. This is designed for all ages and levels (white to black belt). In addition to the tournament, we will have our annual Holiday Party Potluck, (a free event) with dinner entertainment by our very own karate-ka at 6:00 p.m. (cocktail attire). This is a “Do Not Miss” event! The party will be at the Honbu dojo on Saturday the 12th, the same day as the tournament.
Please download the following information, fill out your registration form/s and submit it to the IMA Honbu dojo office no later than December 10, 2015.
21st Annual Unity Championship Divisions
Reminder!
Here are few reminder for our upcoming events of the next few weeks:
1. Our annual picture taken will be this Thursday from 4:00-7:00pm. It will only take couple of minutes and you can take individual or family pictures. The packages are very affordable and we will have a copy to post it on the Dojo wall to compare with previous or next year. Don’t miss it.
2. Silent Auction deadline is Friday 7:00pm. There are many gift cards, vacation week, baskets, … to bid on. All processed will go to Kamran and Kelara trip expenses to World Championship. Thank you for all your support.
3. IMA Utah Championship is around the corner. Please log in to www.imautah.com for all detail and information and registration. Shihan Gilca has arranged hotel and transportation for those of you who will be flying or Friday. Good luck everyone.