March 2010 EBJI Promotional

The first promotional of the year was held Saturday March 27, 2010 at East Bay Judo Institute.

We had a great turnout with over 25 kids who participated. We also held a team tournament with over 15 matches taking place.

All the students that participated did an excellent job of showcasing what they have been learning the past four months in their respective classes. The promotional is not about winning or losing, but about having fun and getting to work with students from other classes.

We had numerous students from all the classes ready to be promoted. Promotions are based mainly on attendance, behavior and work ethic. All promotions are pre-determined a week before the promotional by the instructors of the various classes.

Here is a complete list of students who were promoted:

Beginning Kids Class

To White/Yellow Belt:
Adrian Thery, Brian Mandle, Nicholas Wood, Jason Wood, Nathaniel Attia, Amanuela Dearmey.

Intermediate Kids Class

To Yellow/Orange Belt:

Adonis DeLaCampa, Ariel DeLaCampa, Zac Beeche, Romeo Lok

To Orange Belt:
Nico Gonzalez, Estefany Gonzalez, Nathaniel Pollard-Martinez

To Green Belt:
Jackson Kim, Nathan Canadas, Ociane Canadas

Beginning Adult Class:

To Green Belt:
David Brown,  Jimmy McErlain, Marcus Ison

To Blue Belt:

John Thrower

To Ikkyu:
Erick Simms

Congratulations to all the students who were promoted, keep up the hard work!!