After an hour and a half of testing abilities at Basics, Kata (forms), Waza (self-defense) and Kumitye (sparring skills), students at Johnson’s Black Belt Academy were formally promoted to their next Belt Rank. In the front row, from the left, are Aleah Banks, promoted to Yellow Belt; and Hanshi Rick Johnson, 9th Dan Chief Instructor. In the second row, from the left, are Joe Sigmund promoted to Yellow Belt; Wehlan Hohman, promoted to Blue Belt; Joe Blasco, promoted to Blue Belt; and Carter McKee, promoted to Blue Belt. In the back row are Kyoshi Kyle Corbin, 8th Dan Testing Board; John Krueger, promoted to Yellow Belt; Adam Yurchisin, promoted to purple belt; and Kyoshi Don Nelson, 8th Dan Testing Board.

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