FEATURE - Brandon Hansen

Brandon is our senior member of the Bobby Lawrence Karate SWAT team and has done a fantastic job of leading this year's team. We can always count on Brandon to come with a great attitude and ready to work. He does a great job of looking out for the new members of this years team. And through his example of Black Belt Excellence he has inspired his little brother AND his dad to pursue their own black belt goals. Brandon is a great part of the team and we are grateful for the commitment he gives to all his karate goals.

JUSTUS TUMBLING

I believe that in order to be a good teacher, you need to work on continually improving yourself in your studies. I had a great time this weekend working on my kicks & tricks with my kids.

SUPER STUDENT - Lindsay Shimanek

Lindsay was one of our first students when we opened our school in Lindon and she has continued to take first in so many other ways. Lindsay is a hard worker and dedicated to truly bringing out the best in herself and others. She has now competed in many tournaments where her numerous trophies show off where all that hard work has taken her. She is an excellent team member and a great part of the SWAT team. She is always cheering and encouraging the members of her team, her classmates and teachers at events and Black Belt tests. She is a great example of Black Belt Excellence and we LOVE having her as part of the Bobby Lawrence Karate Lindon SWAT team.

BLK LINDON Belt Promotion 9.08

Congratulations to the September Bobby Lawrence Karate Test candidates!
After a busy summer and an even busier back to school, we are proud of all the hard work you put in to earn your belt.
(want to feature photos of your students from the belt promotion, email them to blklindon@gmail.com and they may be posted on the blog!)

Jr. INTERMEDIATE (purple, blue, green belts)




ADULT PROMOTION

BLK Lindon Black Belt Pre-Test 8.2008

Last month we hosted our Bobby Lawrence Karate Lindon Black Belt test. This serves as a test for those working through their provisional status and as a pre-test for those wanting to advance to the regional test. We had a large group this round and each of them had to complete:
- physical fitness portion (run, push ups, sit ups, pull ups)
- kata (forms)
- self defense techniques
- overall preparedness
The testing is an intense forum which follows years of practice and learning. This is an important point to gage whether or not we feel that they are ready to test at the regional test and then ultimately the national test.
Congratultions to the Ban Bu's who passed their test and Good luck to all of you advancing to the regional test.

POTENTIAL CANDIDATES

DRILLS

3RD DEGREES

LEADERSHIP MEMBER - Kayla Bevard

We would like to take the chance to highlight one of our wonderful leadership team members - Kayla Bevard.
Kayla just celebrated her 16th birthday and we are so proud to have had Kayla as a member of the Lindon leadership team. She has been with us since we opened and has studied karate with Justus for over 7 years! She is an extremely hard worker, great motivator and caring instructor. We know we can always count on Kayla to be our best cheerleader! She is a fantastic example of what the Leadership Team is all about.
Kayla will be testing for her 3rd degree black belt this fall and we look forward to being their and cheering her on.

PAGES FROM KAYLA'S SCRAPBOOK - road to blackbelt

LINDON PARADE

Woohoo - way to go SWAT and STORM at our last parade of the season. It was a smaller parade but the enthusiasm was high and had a great home town feel. Both teams did FANTASTIC. STORM team looked phenomenal and did a great job keeping things in sync and sharp. And it's been especially fun to watch how far our SWAT team has come this season (many of them are first time members of the team.
We are so proud of you guys!
And a special thanks to our invited karate guests. As a reward for hard work in class and at karate kamp, we invited these students to attend the parade. They all did a great job and were great examples of BLK Lindon!
Be sure to thank your parents because we couldn't do it with out them! We appreciate all the time you have taken to get them to practices and events. The kids have been doing so well because of the commitment both you and your demo team member have put in.
You guys ROCK!

STORM TEAM


SWAT TEAM


SPECIAL GUESTS