| PAST
EVENTS 5th North Los Angeles Tournament On
July 26th, Eagle Rock hosted the 5th Annual North L.A. full-contact Kyokushin
tournament. Of the 8 fighters competing from Eagle Rock Dojo, 4 captured the title
in their division, 2 won second place, and the remaining 2 fighters earned bronze.
In four divisions, we won all four titles. This was a testament to hard work and
many hours spent training in the dojo, and running up long staircases on hot summer
mornings. Congratulations to all fighters for their efforts & achievements.
Look for further details in the upcoming newsletter.
 CHAMPIONS Boys
10-11 Champion: Steven Kaplan (ERock) 2nd
Place: John Ventenilla (ERock) 3rd
Place: Zack Balcaceres (ERock)
Girls
11-12 Champion: Christen Pena (ERock) 2nd
Place: Lyrianne Gonzalez (Reseda) 3rd Place: Brianna
Rancor-Ibarra (ERock)
Girls 13-15 Champion:
Amanda Morales (ERock) 2nd Place: Marla Magana
(Burbank) 3rd Place: Karina Dardon (Reseda)
Boys
13-14 Champion: Donald Kaplan (ERock)
2nd Place: Andrew Ibarra (ERock) 3rd Place: Henry
Dardon & Luis Soto (Reseda) Burbank
Promotion On May 24th, North L.A. Youth Branch
held a promotion at Burbank Dojo. Zack "Ballistic" Balcaceres promoted
to Ju Kyu. John "Bonecrusher" Ventenilla and Brianna "Scrappy"
Rancour-Ibarra promoted to Ku Kyu. Christen "The Cannonball"
& Jeffrey "The Punisher" Pena promoted to Hachi Kyu.
All five karate-ka performed kata, push-ups, and kumite admirably. Freshman
Tournament Geghard "G-Man" Arakelian,
fighting in his first tournament, won 2nd place at Pacoima on Sunday, October
7th. Fighting as a lightweight in a division with middleweight fighters, G-Man
consistently outfought his opponents with strong punch combinations. He eventually
lost in the final match by the slimmest of margins, 3-2, in double overtime. In
spite of the potential controversy of the decision, Geghard showed the utmost
class, raising his opponent's hand at the end of the match. He fought and behaved
like a true champion. 4th
North Los Angeles Championships 9/15/2007 Fighters
from Burbank, Eagle Rock, Reseda, & West L.A. fought for championships in
4 categories. 6 of the 8 fighters to reach title fights were from Eagle Rock.
Our 8 fighters ultimately captured 3 titles, 3 second places, and 2 third places.
See NEWS & Photos for upcoming
reports & pictures.
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| | March
2009 Class
Schedule YOUTH CLASS... LEADER
3/3 Tuesday
KO Kid 3/6 Friday
Crusher 3/9 MONDAY
(Sign
Up) (4:30-6:30) 3/13 Friday
(Sign Up) 3/17 Tuesday
(Sign
Up) 3/20 Friday
(Sign Up) 3/24 Tuesday
(Sign Up) 3/27 Friday
(Sign Up) 3/31 Tuesday
(Sign Up)
Tuesday
& Friday classes at American Legion (5pm-7pm)
ADULT/ADVANCED
CLASS 3/3 Tuesday 3/7 Saturday 3/9
Monday (6:30-8:00) 3/15 Sunday RUN @ 3:00 3/17 Tuesday 3/21 Saturday 3/24
Tuesday 3/28 Saturday 3/31 Tuesday
Tuesday
Classes 7:00-9:00
Saturday 12:00-2:00 Sunday 3:00-5:00 *
Special Events * Class Run Sunday 3/15 @ 3:00 April
Promotion Date TBA QUOTES
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you
didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from
the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~Mark
Twain "Know your enemy and know yourself and
you can fight a hundred battles without disaster."
~Sun Tzu
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WHAT'S NEW! Photos
of Holiday Demo Tournament Results
New
Newsletter! Students of the Month Each
month, a new student is featured. Selections are made based on criteria such as
attendance, effort, attitude, and improvement. Our Student of the Month
is Andrew "The Ice Man" Ibarra Check out his fighter profile.
Our Students in Duh News
Donald
"KO Kid" Kaplan and his lovely assistant, Jeremy Kaplan "Crunch"
are once again training for the L.A. Marathon. They recently ran the Chinatown
10K Firecracker Run. Brianna "Scrappy Rancour-Ibarra
is starting up a book club for elementary school children, as well as a rock'n'roll
book club for teenagers, at READ Books in Eagle Rock. For further info, contact: www.readbookseaglerock.com
Upcoming Events
Class
Run Sunday 3/15 @ 3:00 Promotion in April (date tba)
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