Congrats to the Newest Black Belts

A big congratulations to the newest black belts: Garen Chiloyan through the JKA and Ann Xu through the HDKI. This past fall, these students tested for their Shodan rank and successfully passed. Ann graduated from Wellesley College and started her Shotokan Karate training there with the Wellesley Karate club. After training for several years in the club and continuing to train after graduating, she successfully tested for her Shodan with Empi as her kata with Scott Langley Sensei of the HDKI. Garen started his Karate training in the summer of 2017 with Vazrik Sensei, then joined the UConn Karate club and trained with Sensei Bob Jacobs and Sensei Mike Jacobs. Garen went to New York to take his JKA black belt test and passed successfully this past fall. We congratulate both students on their success, and hope they continue their Karate life journey and keep enjoying practicing Shotokan Karate.