Featured Student – March 2011

Featured Student – March 2011

A rising blue belt in our adult program, Anthony’s influence over our Plano dojo is widespread. Never having met a stranger, Anthony’s quick-witted commentary coupled with an Irishman’s ability to tell a story results in the occasional bottleneck at our dojo entrance. Indeed, his limitless optimism rivals only that of our Sensei Doug Manfra. If you lack the courage to start, you have...

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Featured Student – November 2010

Featured Student – November 2010

Recently, Sensei David was showing first-degree brown belt Kyle Gonzalez, age 12, a flipping technique. Kyle says he came home from his lesson satisfied that he could flip kids his size but wondering, “if I could flip a grown-up”. His mother, Alison, delighted by his enthusiasm, obliged him in his experiment. They went into their large living room, with its soft blue carpeting, and Kyle...

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