10/03/2026
PKC Sensei are incredibly proud to announce our newest Sensei after today's Black Belt testing. All of these young men did a wonderful job showing off their karate, knowing their history, persevering, dedication, and showing respect during testing and corrections.
They have worked very hard over the last 6 months preparing, studying, taking extra lessons, doing extra classes, asking for guidance, and so much more. We do not hand out black belts at PKC and these young men earned these today through true grit.
Congratulations to Sensei Ethan S., Zen S., Weston J., Aiden B., and Max D. - We can't wait to see what's in store for you in the future.
Additionally, every testing we give the Sensei Gary True Budo Spirit Award to a Sensei who exemplifies and embodies everything that Sensei Gary taught. All the signs in the dojo speaking about respect, discipline, motivation, believe in yourself, perseverance, and so much more. This testing we were honored to award this to Sensei Tristan Gregory. He has been a huge staple within the dojo for many years, always happy to be there, encouraging others and this was truly deserved for him to be recognized. Thank you Tristan for all that you do for the dojo and our students, we appreciate you and Sensei Gary is looking down from heaven extremely proud as well, I am sure of it. *Edited to add Tristan's photo.
Thank you to our amazing panel of Black Belts today, this dojo has a special culture and community and you are all appreciated tremendously.