79 Students Promoted at Local Martial Arts School

On Friday, 08/04/2017, the The Academy of Martial Arts & Personal Development held a promotion test for 79 students earning their next ranks! In the Korean Martial Art of DaeHanMooDo, a total of 61 students, 7 Little Dragons and 54 Youth and Adult martial artists, demonstrated their knowledge of, and proficiency in, various aspects of DaeHanMooDo, a dynamic martial art that. combines the kicking of Taekwondo, the throws and groundwork of Judo and joint locks of Hapkido. Each test is the result of many hours of dedicated training and personal commitment.

Students that were awarded their next Ranks:

Brenda Apt, Abigail Ather, Charles Ather, Dominic Attardo, Usman Avais, Siri Bandari, Diya Bhadange, Reyansh Bhargara, Willow Burt, Becca Buske, Maggie Caro, Edgar Cortez, Faith Crawford, Nina Crawford, Pam Crawford, Izaiah Crespo, Jadalyis Crespo, Leo DeMarco, Adam Figueroa, Alexis France, Diego Gonzalez, Elsa Harnois, Natalia Harnois, Niko Henderson, Angielee Hernando, Rocky Hernando, Eric Howard, Pamela Hyde, Jeffrey Jones, Arnav Kamineni, Amelia Kerr, Reagan Kerr, Becklyn Maguire, Angelina McCoy, Betsy Morgan, Cody Mousseau, Nicole Niwinski, Noah Osterloh, Gentiano Peci, Benji Peterson, Anthony Ramos, Siddharth Ranjan, Chase Rogers, Avantika Sahu, Rebecca Scanlon, Nathan Sehi, Tucker Sehi, Adam Skinner, Ethan Skinner, Stephanie Skinner, Vivien Stembridge, Lara Traczynski, Astha Tripathy, Xiaotong Xu

LITTLE DRAGONS: Aarav Gosrani, Kashvi Jain, Arav Khabiya, Vihaan Kota, Vihaan Pradhan, Ryan Rafferty, Harshit Verma

In addition, 18 students promoted to their next rank in the Academy’s “Train Like a Jedi Program”, a dynamic class that combines the athleticism and popularity of ‘American Ninja Warrior’ with the acrobatics and lightsaber training of ‘Star Wars’! In addition to having to demonstrate proficiency in tumbling, vaulting, climbing, gymnastics, martial arts & sword work, students were also required to complete Community Service.

JEDI PROGRAM: Nicholas Bova, Johnny Collas, Juan Collas, Nina Crawford, Mateo Garcia, Johnny Jeans, Connor Johnson, Aiden Junod, Cody Mousseau, Justin Nguyen, Damen Polance, Elijah Polance, Chase Rogers, Gabriel Sabella, Ben Salamatian, James Salamatian

An increasingly popular reason for enrolling children in the martial arts is to develop "Life Skills" in the students. The skills include discipline, self control, patience, confidence, courage, tolerance, honesty, respect and integrity among others. Training in a quality martial arts school reinforces those character building qualities that are timeless and transcend all cultural boundaries.

Grandmaster Waldron, 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, about The Academy of Martial Arts & Personal Development, contact them by calling 860-646-7993, emailing at masterwaldron@gmail.com, visiting their website at www.TheAcademy.us or visiting the school at 440 Oakland Street, Manchester.