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)
Ryoto Wakamatsu - Shodan (1st)
Jack Downing - Shodan (1st)
Brown Belt
Shin Masada - 2nd kyu
Ren Masada - 2nd kyu
Maxwell Vu - 2nd kyu
(Meenakshi Gangopadhyay) - 2nd kyu
Tom Vu - 2nd kyu
Andy Paredes - 2nd kyu
Vonzell Carter - 3rd kyu
Anthony Barton - 3rd kyu
Yihong Ding- 3rd kyu
Ariel Mancanares - 3rd kyu
Akos Rudas - 3rd kyu
Green Belt
Khairi Barton - 4th kyu
Eijiro Ozaki - 4th kyu
Kristen Hu - 4th kyu
Simon Schnelle - 4th kyu
Ramon Ramirez - 4th kyu
Oscar Guillermo Olvera - 4th kyu
Lucy Cohen - 5th kyu
Kyle Selby - 5th kyu
Max Lisenkov - 6th kyu
Makayla Gamble - 6th kyu
Yellow Belt
Colby Buddelmeyer - 7th kyu
Edgar Caballero-Velazquez - 8th kyu
Manuel Trotta - 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
Alina Huang - 2nd kyu
Jason Marx - 2nd kyu
Liya Gurevich - 2nd kyu
Susanna Lisenkov - 2nd kyu
(Abhi Chakraborty) - 3rd kyu
Abigel Rudas - 3rd kyu
Purple Belt
Mazzy Stanley - 4th kyu
Maanya Boyapati - 5th B kyu
Blue Belt
Radin Sadat - 5th kyu
Samuel Howard - 5th B kyu
Green Belt
Felipe Salcido - 6th kyu
Connor Williams - 6th kyu
Orange Belt
Ellie Lin - 7th kyu
Yuki Sellers - 7th kyu
Kira Lin - 7th B kyu
Lillian Sellers - 7th B kyu
Frank Rowan Mejia - 7th B kyu
Yellow Belt
Carter Wiggins - 8th kyu
(Siddhartha Darling) - 8th kyu