Five Bluffton Karate Center students advance
After 5 1/2 hours of testing in Augusut Bluffton Karate Center promoted five martial artists in the art of Shaolin Kempo karate.
The testing was administered by Master Instructor Sensei Rey Almanon and Sensei Diane Almanon of the Bluffton Karate Center and Sensei Teresa Coombs of Forest City, Iowa.
Students, front row:
Jacob Colwell - Ada Junior High School - Brown Belt, First Degree
Brady Boehm - Cory-Rawson Elementary School - Brown Belt, Third Degree
Claire Bateson - Arlington Junior High School - Brown Belt, Third Degree
Back row:
Joseph Coombs - Forest City, Iowa - Brown Belt, Second Degree
Jeff Robson - Forest City, Iowa - Brown Belt, Second Degree
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