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Junior Rank Demonstration Team Day
July 24, 2001
This is a day set aside each summer for the members of
the demonstration team of the American Martial Arts Institute School. The students get to
perform a martial arts demonstration in the morning and one in the afternoon. The day starts
at 9:00 a.m. and goes until 5:00 p.m., although some students who do not have so far to drive also
stay to participate in the evening classes at the Utica location. Lunch is provided by the
school and eaten at the Utica location after the morning's demonstrations. This year a demonstration
was done at the Remsen school at 10:00 a.m. for their summer program and then another done
at the Ilion summer parks program outdoors at 11:00 a.m.. In the afternoon there was an exciting
performance at the Utica Zoo with food and a walk through the Zoo afterwards. Then back to the
training hall at Utica.
This year the demonstration team members in attendance were
assisted by four black belt instructors. Top row left to right: Mr. Donley, Mr. E. Stalloch,
(center)Grand Master Crandall, Mr. Cumings and Mrs. Merren. Front row left to right: Susan
Turner, Nicole Stanulevich, Dan Boak and Ian Ramsey.
Dan Boak doing a combination break at the Remsen school demonstration.
 
(picture left)The team doing basic forms in the Ilion park.
(right picture)Susan executing an axe kick for the kids at the Ilion park summer program.
Nicole Stanulevich executing a jump center kick through a board
while it was being held by Mr. Stalloch and Mr. Donley who were standing on two chairs.
Ian Ramsey demonstrating the use of Escrima sticks in a block
and count skit with Nicole Stanulevich.
Here the team members pose holding the martial arts tools they
demonstrated for the groups during the day. The Bo, Tonfa, Sai's and Escrima Sticks.
It was a fun day and also a day of learning and sharing
knowledge with audiences and each other.
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