Northwest Kenpo Karate

This last week we had Jayden graduate from the Jr to a full on adult level Yellow Belt. Great job Jayden!

We had a good group move up in promotions this month. Congratulations to Liam, Elijah, Abby, Clare, Virginia, Julian, Ryle, Lewis, Layla, BJ, and I even got a good technique out of Grayson. Great job everybody.

Northwest Kenpo was proud to participate in the Creekside Kenpo tournament last night. Both Caleb and Leam pulled a first place in both of their divisions.
Great job guys!

Got a cool tumbler for Christmas.
My students are pretty awesome.

This week has the largest group of Jr.s to get promoted. Congrats to Caleb, Rigdon, Abby, Virginia, Dexter, Rylee, Franklin, Elijah, Nicholas, lieam, Jayden, Jace, Claire, Tessa and Leam.

🥋 Who inspires you most in the martial arts world?

Join us in celebrating John Sepulveda as he enters the Black Belt Hall of Fame as a 2024 Instructor of the Year! His dedication to Kenpo and commitment to his students has inspired many across the world for over five decades.

Read more: https://www.blackbeltmag.com/black-belt-hall-of-fame-2024-instructor-of-the-year-celebrating-john-sepulveda

Reminder that there are no classes tonight due to floor maintenance at the Hub.
And no classes Monday the 2nd due to Labor day.
Enjoy your time off

These days, the term "Master" gets tossed around quite a bit & with so many high-ranking martial artists claiming titles like Master, Grandmaster, or even Great-Grandmaster, it can be pretty confusing to figure out who's who.

So, we decided to cut through the noise by asking some of the most respected black belts from various generations to share their criteria for what truly makes a Master in Martial Arts.

Read more: https://www.blackbeltmag.com/what-is-a-master-13-of-the-most-acclaimed-black-belts-answer

Shout out to our high school grads, Madeleine and Balin.

Last week we had a lot of hard working kids and adults getting promotions all over the place. Great job Elijah, Liam, Jude, Finn, Virginia and Caleb on your strips. Clara, Franklin, and Rigdon on your next belts.
Over the weekend we had some of the adults push thru their nerves and the their hard work show. Congratulations to Dave for going to yellow, George to advanced orange, Ashleigh to purple and big shot out to Ty and Bryn, both tested for 2nd degree black. Keep up the good work.

Congratulations to those that made it in last night for promotions. All made it to their next stripe and shout out to Jude, Liam, and Elijah for promoting to beginning jr. Yellow.