UW Seiyo Kai Students Receive Kyu Promotions and Host June Clinic

June 18, 2010 - PRLog -- After five months of training, several UW Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate students were recently recognized for Kyu promotions. Crystal Cooling and Erik Mitchell were promoted to 9th Kyu (yellow belt), Catherine Kissner was promoted to 7th Kyu (blue belt), Eddie Yaracz was promoted to 5th Kyu (green belt) and Deanna Hurless was promoted to 3rd Kyu (brown belt). The testing for promotion involves participation in over 65 hours of instructed training followed by three days of testing. Each of these students exceeded the minimum requirements for promotion and are an excellent example of strong work ethic and discipline.

The UW Club will be hosting a Mudansha Clinic June 26th at the Education building Gym/Seiyo Kai dojo in Laramie. All current members of Seiyo Shorin Ryu are welcome to attend. All you need is your Gi and membership card to participate. We expect to have members attending our clinic from Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Hanshi Finley 7th Dan will be instructing and focusing on Taikyoku Kata, it's Bunkai and waza and teaching Kiog Kata, waza and Bunkai. If time permits we’ll explore the use of cane and hanbo in self defense applications as well.  Our next clinic is scheduled for July 31st and will focus on Naihanchi Kata, waza and bunkai.

The dojo is open at 9:00 a.m. for early arrivals and training starts promptly at 10:00 a.m. Bring your own sack lunch, we'll break around noon and resume at 12:30, training wraps up at 3:00 p.m. On behalf of the UW Seiyo Kai Dojo, we would love to have anyone interested in Traditional Okinawan Karate come and join us, you don’t have to be a University of Wyoming student. We train Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday all summer from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and have weekend workouts as well. For more information visit us online at http://www.uwyo.edu/karate and/or send an email to uwkarateclub@gmail.com if you need driving instructions to the dojo.

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The University of Wyoming Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate & Kobudo Club was founded in 1978 by Grand Master Dan Hausel 10th Dan. Our club has trained some of the most highly educated Karate Ka in the world. We train in Traditional Okinawan Martial Arts.