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)
Brown Belt
Ren Masada - 2nd kyu
Maxwell Vu - 2nd kyu
(Meenakshi Gangopadhyay) - 2nd kyu
Tom Vu - 2nd kyu
Andy Paredes - 2nd kyu
Liya Gurevich - 2nd kyu
Yihong Ding- 2nd kyu
Vonzell Carter - 3rd kyu
Anthony Barton - 3rd kyu
Ariel Mancanares - 3rd kyu
Akos Rudas - 3rd kyu
Khairi Barton - 3rd kyu
Green Belt
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
Makayla Gamble - 6th kyu
Yellow Belt
Colby Buddelmeyer - 7th kyu
Marko Jankovic - 7th 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
Alina Huang - 2nd kyu
Susanna Lisenkov - 2nd kyu
(Abhi Chakraborty) - 3rd kyu
Abigel Rudas - 3rd kyu
Purple Belt
Radin Sadat - 4th kyu
Blue Belt
Samuel Howard - 5th kyu
Felipe Salcido - 5th B kyu
Connor Williams - 5th B kyu
Green Belt
Ellie Lin - 6th B kyu
Orange Belt
Yuki Sellers - 7th kyu
Kira Lin - 7th kyu
Lillian Sellers - 7th kyu
Frank Rowan Mejia - 7th kyu
Siddhartha Darling - 7th kyu
Carter Wiggins - 7th kyu
Yellow Belt
Gregory Megerdichian - 8th B kyu