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Here I am posing for the formal pictures after I received my blue belt. I'm half
way there! |
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This is Anna L.(me again), of the Denver area in Colorado practicing with her friend
Alex. |
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Vision Quest Kenpo Karate School sponsored a
series of workshops by Grandmaster Michael Robert Pick. He is the founder and senior
teaching black belt of the Universal Kenpo Federation, and an authority on American Kenpo
and American Kenpo knife fighting strategies. I learned a lot and it was a lot of
fun. |
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This is a picture of my friend Alex S. (who lives in Colorado). Alex is
currently an Advanced Red Belt in Kenpo Karate. |
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Here is a memory from Alex's mom that we think you'll enjoy: "TIMES
MAY BE A LITTLE ROUGHER IN MIDDLE SCHOOL THESE DAYS AND KIDS CAN BE VERY AGGRESSIVE AND
MEAN AT TIMES. I WAS TAKING ALEX FOR A SANDWICH AT SUBWAY WHEN I NOTICED THE VISION
QUEST KARATE SCHOOL NEXT DOOR. I URGED HER TO FOLLOW ME IN 'JUST TO SEE' WHAT WAS GOING ON
INSIDE. I WAS GREETED BY FORMER INSTRUCTOR MR. DOMINGUEZ , WHO ASKED ME IF I NEEDED
ANY ASSISTANCE. ALEX SHOOK HER HEAD 'NO' AND STARTED TO BACK OUT OF THE DOOR. I
ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY CLASSES FOR A GIRL HER AGE. HE ASSURED ME THAT THEY DID AND I
WAS INTERESTED IN ALEX'S TRYING IT OUT. AT THIS NOTION, ALEX WAS HORRIFIED. 'NO, I
DON'T WANT TO, THIS IS FOR BOYS.' WELL, SHE FOUGHT ME TILL SHE COULDN'T ANY MORE AND
I MADE HER 'JUST TRY IT.' NOW, SHE TOTALLY LOVES IT AND WILL NEVER GIVE IT UP.
SHE HAS FOUND AN ENTIRE NEW WORLD IN KARATE AND IT HAS GREATLY IMPROVED HER SELF ESTEEM,
CONFIDENCE, MANNERS, AND ATTITUDE. I CANNOT THINK OF A BETTER INVESTMENT TOWARD MY
DAUGHTER'S FUTURE THAN WHAT SHE IS GAINING FROM KARATE. KENPO IS THE BEST THING THAT HAS
EVER HAPPENED TO HER AND SHE HAS PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL OTHER VENTURES. KARATE IS
DEFINITELY NOT JUST FOR BOYS.
- BECKY Q." |
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Alex's birthday with kids from Karate and other friends. |
Belt Testing 11/01
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Here I am getting my advanced brown belt with my sister and some friends.
My mom also got her advanced white belt during this testing. |
Belt Testing 8/01
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This is a picture of my sister in her yellow belt test. Look how
high her kick is! |
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This is a picture of my friend Lauren getting her provisional black belt. |
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These are pictures of my sister and I with Lauren. |
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Here is me, Sonja, and my friends Alex and Beverly. |
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This picture is of all us girls. We're all happy for Lauren because
she's a black belt now. Lauren looks embarassed, though. |
Sarah, a.k.a. Crash
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Sarah, thanks for sending in this great picture! And your note ( in
the keepsake notes section)! |
Belt Testing 6/01
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Here's me with some of my friends--Alex, Andrea, and Miss Stough (one of
our instructors). |
From Stephanie
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This is a picture of her daughter Becky. |
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This is a picture of Becky and her brother, my friend, Timmy (from 1999). |
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This is Claudia F. She won a silver medal at a Central American and Caribbean
tournament. Here she is performaing a Kata. |
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Here is Claudia F. in a Kumite training attended by Sensei Nelson F., Salvadoran head
coach of the national team. |
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This is Leslie C., Central American champion performing Ura Mawashi with Marianel G.
(right) also Central American champion in her weight division. |
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Here are some of Carlo's students. Wendy is performing Yoki Geri Yodan with her
friend Rigo. Wendy is only 5 years old (and Rigo 11). As Carlo says, "Boy
is she good!!" |
Mar '01 Testing at Vision Quest
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I'm getting closer. Here I am after my successful green belt testing. |
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My sister Sonja has started on her quest for a black belt. Here she is at her
white belt testing. |
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This is Claudia. She won a silver medal at a Central American and Caribbean
tournament. Unfortunately she lost just by 1 point against a girl from Venezuela in
the last round. |
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This is Rebekah (with her brother). She is 8 years old, and is a Sr. Purple Belt
at Karate Plus in El Paso County in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She trains in
TaeKwonDo. |
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