Rank Promotions
August 28, 2026

Nice Job
Congratulations to all of you who have successfully passed your Rank Promotion exam this August. We look forward to seeing more of you in the future months.

Appreciation
Every step is important. It is each step that makes the next step a possibility. Remember to increase the value of the journey by appreciating each step.

This month's rank promotions are as follows:

Advanced White Belt
David Silver
Makenna Kaltur

Orange Belt
Cayden Peters
Jeff Putterman
Liam Norman
Tom Gerrie

Advanced Orange Belt
Mac McPhee
Steve Barragar

Blue Belt
Clay Courtright
Ira Gerry
Lisa Murphy

Advanced Blue Belt
Shelley Aisner

Advanced Purple Belt
Kevin Kelleher

Brown Belt
Cameron Caldwell
Ethan Punsalan

Advanced Brown Belt
Joshua Zubritskiy
William Zubritskiy

First Degree Black Belt
level two
Ash Rosset

First Degree Black Belt
level seven
Blake Norman

Recognition
If you happen to see any of these recently promoted students, be sure to congratulate them on their progress. It is always very important when a person dedicates themselves to self improvement and follows through with commitment.

Each of these students are taking important steps to make a positive impact on themselves and the people around them and we want to recognize their accomplishments.