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)
Chloe Jaffa Torres - Shodan (1st)
Tadane Smartt - Shodan (1st)
Brown Belt
Ryoto Wakamatsu - 1st kyu
Sarah Popjes - 2nd kyu
Joe Arquilla - 3rd kyu
Vonzell Carter - 3rd kyu
Shin Masada - 3rd kyu
Ren Masada - 3rd kyu
Green Belt
Keita Uechi - 4th kyu
Tom Vu - 4th kyu
Lucy Cohen - 5th kyu
Khairi Barton - 5th kyu
Anthony Barton - 5th kyu
Andy Paredes - 5th kyu
Yihong Ding- 5th kyu
Eijiro Ozaki - 6th kyu
Jacqueline Cuna - 6th kyu
Kristen Hu - 6th kyu
Ruhshona Ismatova - 6th kyu
Ramon Ramirez - 6th kyu
Yellow Belt
Simon Schnelle - 7th kyu
Colby Buddelmeyer - 8th kyu
Oscar Guillermo Olvera - 8th kyu
Wayne Smith - 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 - 3rd kyu
Maxwell Vu - 3rd kyu
Purple Belt
Liya Gurevich - 4th kyu
Alina Huang - 4th kyu
Kaila Uechi - 4th kyu
Jason Marx - 4th kyu
Kai Delos Reyes - 4th kyu
Mazzy Stanley - 4th kyu
Abigel Rudas - 4th kyu
Konstantin Kondrakhin - 4th kyu
Augustus Carter - 4th B kyu
Blue Belt
Susanna Lisenkov - 5th kyu
Elek Stanley - 5th B kyu
Maanya Boyapati - 5th B kyu
Green Belt
Tristan Nogami - 6th kyu
Emi Takayama - 6th kyu
Orange Belt
Carson Henderson - 7th B kyu
Lyric Smille - 7th B kyu
Yellow Belt
Dustin Greenstone - 8th kyu
Daniel Greenstone - 8th kyu
Samuel Howard - 8th kyu
Elvira Kazaryan - 9th kyu
Radin Sadat - 9th kyu
Benjamin Rudas - 9th kyu
Felipe Salcido - 9th kyu
*(name) members who received rank at another dojo.