April 11th we took our students to the AAU regional qualifiers.

Brittany Shelley (Yellow Belt) took third place 16-17 year old womens Adv Kumite

Paul Riling (Yellow Belt) took third place 18-34 year old mens Int. Kumite

Close friend of the dojo and student of Sensei Braz’s dojo Madison Hampton took first place in the 18-34 year old men’s Int. Kumite. Great job to all who went!

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We were very fortunate to have the privledge of hosting a Seminar on February 15th by FCS Kali Lakan Guro, Rico Cortes. The seminar laster two hours and covered knife fighting, disarming and flow drills. It was a great opportunity for all to be able to train with Rico Cortes. Everyone had a great time and we all look forward to seeing him again!

January 14th 2010, Ryan Schow tested and earned the rank of Sho Dan.

We had a great showing at the GSKA Tournament in September.  It was many students first tournament and while they may have been understandably nervous, I couldn’t have been happier with their performance.  They carried themselves with a healthy fighting spirit tempered with humility and respect for their fellow competitors.

• Jacob Lawrence – 4th place sparring – 9-10 beginning boys
• Thomas Patton – 3rd place sparring – 11-13 beginning boys
• Melissa Webber – 1st place sparring – 18-34 beginning women
• Dionne Spivey – 2nd place sparring – 18-34 beginning men
• Ryan Schow – 1st place sparring – 35-40 advanced men
• Patric Lawrence – 3rd place sparring – 40-50 black belt men
• Dionne Spivey – 1st place kata – 18-34 beginning men
• Ryan Schow – 2nd place kata – 35-40 advanced men and women

Great job everybody!

Sensei Debord was kind enough to come visit the dojo last night.  He shared his extensive experience with the class and was kind enough to share fighting techniques that he’s found to be effective.  It was great to see him and the school is lucky to have a friend like him!

“More than seventy percent of women in Amerca encounter a violent crime within their life time. Every nine seconds a woman is battered. One out of every eight women currently living in the U.S. has been a rape victim. Each day approximately three thousand women report that they have been victims of some force aggression…” – From “Personal Protection for Women” By: Julio Anta

This is a FREE class for you or your loved ones, that will empower them with basic self defense principles and techniques.

The class is Friday August 21st at 6:30PM-7:30PM.  It will take place at Bedwell’s Karate at 5833 Horseshoe Bar Rd. in Loomis.

We’re starting our first commercial school.  It’s at 5833 Horseshoe Bar Rd. in Loomis.  Right off of Interstate 80 at the intersection of Horseshoe Bar and Taylor.

Congratulations to the students that participated in the 2009 Golden Gate Internationals! This event was a 3 day event sanctioned by the NBL (National Black belt League) 21 point / SKIL “AAA” and A.M.A.P.A.. The competition was Top Notch with competitors from all around the country. Our students did a great job demonstrating their Martial Arts, in fact they won the hearts of the other schools looking on! To those who went, thank you for taking the time to demonstrate good quality Isshin Ryu in Northern California.

• Christen Bedwell – Grand Champion Women’s Under Black Belt (Sparring)
• Christen Bedwell- 1st Place Women’s 18-34 134+ Novice (Sparring)
• Curtis Bedwell – 1st Place Men 18-34 Adv. (Sparring)
• Ryan Schow – 2nd Place Men’s 34+ Adv. (Sparring)

New Black Belt!

• Congratulations to Mr. Lawrence for passing his Sho Dan exam on September 18th.