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42 students promote at Local Martial Arts School
Dedication and hard work allow students to achieve next belt rank.
On Friday, 02/03/2017, the The Academy of Martial Arts & Personal Development held a promotion test for 42 students earning their next ranks in the Korean Martial Art of DaeHanMooDo. Each test is the result of many hours of dedicated training and personal commitment. Students demonstrated their knowledge of, and proficiency in, various aspects of DaeHanMooDo, a dynamic martial art that. combines the kicking of Taekwondo, the throws and ground work of Judo and joint locks of Hapkido. Students that were awarded their next Ranks:
- Brenda Apt
- Abigail Ather
- Charles Ather
- Dominic Attardo
- Usman Avais
- Chris Banks
- Rebecca Buske
- Maggie Caro
- Faith Crawford
- Nina Crawford
- Pam Crawford
- Liana Francoeur
- Ryan Francoeur
- Stephanie Galarneau
- Libby Hannon
- Elsa Harnois
- Christopher Humphrey
- Pamela Hyde
- Jeffrey Jones
- Amelia Kerr
- Reagan Kerr
- Chris Klein
- Lisa Konieczny
- Abhijay Madanagopal
- Becklyn Maguire
- John Michael Margo
- Angelina McCoy
- Cody Mousseau
- Nicole Niwinski
- Avantika Sahu
- Rebecca Scanlon
- Tucker Sehi
- Vivien Stembridge
- Chen Su
- Brian Taylor
- Maritza Torres
- Lara Traczynski
- Samantha Traczynski
- Astha Tripathy
- Xiaotong Xu
GrandmasterJoel Waldron, owner of The Academy of Martial Arts & Personal Development believes that "the martial arts are an invaluable tool in developing children into confident, capable members of society. Adults benefit from a positive, safe and challenging environment as well as the chance to constantly grow mentally and physically. For more information:
The Academy of Martial Arts & Personal Development
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