This last February test was one of the largest to date. A total of 28 students and their families showed up for testing from all our rec center locations and the dojo. The test ended up being so large because Christmas and new years vacation altered many students testing eligibity in January.
This was also an important test not just because Master Thompson was there, but also because 9 or our students tested for their junior black belt. These 9 students were among the original students that helped Richard Bennett start teaching karate in Erie, first at the Erie CC, and then later at the Bennett family’s first commercial school.
We held our monthly colored belt testing for our karate students October 5th, 2012. Kyoshi Allen Bennett was out of town that weekend, but thank you to Sensei Amanda, Sensei Bill Haggard, Brian Mckenzie, and Heather Fennert for showing up to help and pick up the slack!
The 15th annual Gasshuku was hosted by 6th dan Sensei Franco Sanguinetti, Renshi – Matayoshi Kobudo. His dojo, like the dojo in Boulder, Colorado, is among only a handful of Matayoshi Kobudo dojo in the United States that is directly associated with the Matayoshi family in Okinawa, Japan.
This last February test was one of the largest to date. A total of 28 students and their families showed up for testing from all our rec center locations and the dojo. The test ended up being so large because Christmas and new years vacation altered many students testing eligibity in January. Read more
On November 4th, 2012 the Bennetts Karate dojo hosted it’s second annual black belt test for 2012. Master James Thompson, Hanshi was on our testing board this November in order to test some of our black belt instructors like Shihan Richard Bennett for 5th degree black belt and Shihan Amanda Bennett for 6th degree black belt.
This was also an important test not just because Master Thompson was there, but also because 9 or our students tested for their junior black belt. These 9 students were among the original students that helped Richard Bennett start teaching karate in Erie, first at the Erie CC, and then later at the Bennett family’s first commercial school. Read more
We held our monthly colored belt testing for our karate students October 5th, 2012. Kyoshi Allen Bennett was out of town that weekend, but thank you to Sensei Amanda, Sensei Bill Haggard, Brian Mckenzie, and Heather Fennert for showing up to help and pick up the slack! Read more
The 15th annual Gasshuku was hosted by 6th dan Sensei Franco Sanguinetti, Renshi – Matayoshi Kobudo. His dojo, like the dojo in Boulder, Colorado, is among only a handful of Matayoshi Kobudo dojo in the United States that is directly associated with the Matayoshi family in Okinawa, Japan. Read more
The Bennetts Karate dojo held their monthly colored belt testing this last weekend, Saturday Sept. 8th in Erie, CO. We usually have our testing on the first Saturday of the month, but because of Labor Day weekend we decided to postpone it by a week. Read more