Events/Photo Album

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Events/Photo Album

On this page we recap Recent Events & display a brief Photo Album.

Testing: American Hard Style Japanese Swordsmanship (Founder: Robert Thomas Chang). Saturday, June 19, 2010. Held at A Place To B studio in Boulder CO.

Two students testing for Orange Belts
One student tested for Brown Belt
One student tested for 2nd Dan

The testing went very well and all students who tested were promoted. The testing was comprised of kata, sets, demonstrations & sparring. Following are some pictures of the testing by photographer Sergie Kaikov.

Student Tests for Orange Belt

Students Perform "Battlefield Drills"

Orange Belt Candidate Spars with Senior Member

Brown Belt Candidate Performs Kata

Brown Belt Candidate Sparring

Student Performs Kata Testing for Brown Belt

2nd Dan Candidate Performs with Two-swords in Kata of his Own Design

2nd Dan Candidate Performs "Katana no Tekki Sandan"

2nd Dan Candidate Performs Kata of his Own Design

2nd Dan Candidate Spars Against Two

Focus!

Afterwards some Fun!

Sensei Gene Starkey (photo done previously)

Group Picture at Testing 061910

Orange Belt Candidates Perform Kata

Student Performs "Box Drill" with Senior Member

Orange Belt Candidate Spars with Senior Member

More "Battlefield Drills"

More sparring for Brown Belt Candidate

Brown Belt Candidate Performs Kata

2nd Dan Candidate Demonstrates Kata of his Own Design

2nd Dan Candidate Performs "Himeji" Kata

2nd Dan Candidate Spars Against Two

Sensei Gene Starkey in Closing

Afterwards some Fun!

Pictures by photographer Sergie Kaikov.

Life is falling down seven times,

getting up eight.

"Jinsei nanakorobi, ya' oki"

Old Buddist saying

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