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Campbell Earns 4th-degree Black Belt

Brianne Campbell, 17, received the high rank of 4th degree Black Belt in Plainview on Sunday May 6.


Brianne has been studying Martial Arts since she was 4 1/2. She has studied the art of Kung Fu under the tutelage of Sifu Rafael Gomez.


Brianne is the youngest practitioner on Long Island to receive such a high honor. She had to fight for 15 consecutive minutes after three grueling hours of performing and continually defending herself using her Martial Arts skills.

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Brianne currently assists in the Kids Kung Fu classes in Plainview at . She continues to train at MAX Martial Arts & Fitness with the goal of achieving the rank of Sifu which is the highest rank in Chinese Martial Arts.

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