SHOTOKAN KARATE STUDENT RANKING
Below is the Valley Martial Arts Center Shotokan Karate student ranking. Our student ranking system, which is designed to help track individual progress, proper techniques and disciplinary values.
Our experienced instructors will provide you with the guidance and training you need to reach your full potential.
At the end of each phase, the student completes an exam that determines the level of proficiency they have achieved. By doing this, we empower them towards their goals and achievements.
ADULT KARATE INSTRUCTORS
Black Belt
Taichiro Kaijima - Godan (5th)
Eiko Murata - Sandan (3rd)
Jon Budd - Nidan (2nd)
ADULT KARATE MEMBERS
Black Belt
Emmanuel Yumul - Shodan (1st)
(Orlando Nolledo) - Shodan (1st)
(Hiroshi Arakawa) - Shodan (1st)
Brown Belt
Ryoto Wakamatsu - 1st kyu
Jack Downing - 1st kyu
Shin Masada - 2nd kyu
Ren Masada - 2nd kyu
Vonzell Carter - 3rd kyu
Tom Vu - 3rd kyu
Anthony Barton - 3rd kyu
Andy Paredes - 3rd kyu
Yihong Ding- 3rd kyu
Green Belt
Khairi Barton - 4th kyu
Eijiro Ozaki - 4th kyu
Kristen Hu - 4th kyu
Lucy Cohen - 5th kyu
Ramon Ramirez - 5th kyu
Simon Schnelle - 5th kyu
Ariel Mancanares - 5th kyu
Akos Rudas - 5th kyu
Oscar Guillermo Olvera - 6th kyu
Kyle Selby - 6th kyu
Yellow Belt
Colby Buddelmeyer - 8th kyu
Makayla Gamble - 8th kyu
Edgar Caballero-Velazquez - 8th kyu
Sean Donnely - 8th kyu
KIDS KARATE INSTRUCTORS
Black Belt
Taichiro Kaijima - Godan (5th)
Eiko Murata - Sandan (3rd)
Jon Budd - Nidan (2nd)
Emmanuel Yumul - Shodan (1st)
KIDS KARATE MEMBERS
Brown Belt
Mia Vu - 2nd kyu
Maxwell Vu - 2nd kyu
Alina Huang - 2nd kyu
Jason Marx - 2nd kyu
Liya Gurevich - 3rd kyu
Susanna Lisenkov - 3rd kyu
Purple Belt
Mazzy Stanley - 4th kyu
Abigel Rudas - 4th kyu
Blue Belt
Maanya Boyapati - 5th kyu
Green Belt
Carson Henderson - 6th kyu
Radin Sadat - 6th kyu
Lyric Smille - 6th B kyu
Samuel Howard - 6th B kyu
Orange Belt
Felipe Salcido - 7th kyu
Connor Williams - 7th kyu
Yellow Belt
Ellie Lin - 8th kyu
Yuki Sellers - 8th kyu
Kira Lin - 9th kyu
Lillian Sellers - 9th kyu
Citlali Lopez - 9th kyu
Valentina Seibold - 9th kyu