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)
Leroy Brazile - Shodan (1st)
Tadane Smartt - Shodan (1st)
Brown Belt
Ryoto Wakamatsu - 1st kyu
Jack Downing - 1st kyu
Shin Masada - 2nd kyu
Vonzell Carter - 3rd kyu
Ren Masada - 3rd kyu
Tom Vu - 3rd kyu
Green Belt
Keita Uechi - 4th kyu
Khairi Barton - 4th kyu
Kaila Uechi - 4th kyu
Anthony Barton - 4th kyu
Andy Paredes - 4th kyu
Yihong Ding- 4th kyu
Lucy Cohen - 5th kyu
Eijiro Ozaki - 5th kyu
Jacqueline Cuna - 5th kyu
Kristen Hu - 5th kyu
Ramon Ramirez - 5th kyu
Simon Schnelle - 5th kyu
Oscar Guillermo Olvera - 6th kyu
Ariel Mancanares - 6th kyu
Akos Rudas - 6kyu
Yellow Belt
Kyle Selby - 7th kyu
Colby Buddelmeyer - 8th kyu
Makayla Gamble - 8th kyu
Edgar Caballero-Velazquez - 8th kyu
KIDS KARATE INSTRUCTORS
Black Belt
Taichiro Kaijima - Godan (5th)
Eiko Murata - Sandan (3rd)
Jon Budd - Nidan (2nd)
KIDS KARATE MEMBERS
Brown Belt
Mia Vu - 2nd kyu
Maxwell Vu - 2nd kyu
Alina Huang - 3rd kyu
Jason Marx - 3rd kyu
Liya Gurevich - 3rd kyu
Purple Belt
Mazzy Stanley - 4th kyu
Augustus Carter - 4th kyu
Susanna Lisenkov - 4th kyu
Katie Chan-Barajas - 4th kyu
Blue Belt
Maanya Boyapati - 5th kyu
Tristan Nogami - 5th kyu
Green Belt
Carson Henderson - 6th B kyu
Lyric Smille - 6th B kyu
Orange Belt
Samuel Howard - 7th kyu
Radin Sadat - 7th kyu
Felipe Salcido - 7th B kyu
Yellow Belt
Dustin Greenstone - 8th kyu
Daniel Greenstone - 8th kyu
August Morea Steingieser - 8th kyu
Connor Williams - 8th kyu
Benjamin Rudas - 9th kyu
Ember Favreau - 9th kyu
Citlali Lopez - 9th kyu
Valentina Seibold - 9th kyu
*(name) members who received rank at another dojo.