Results for the testing held at the American Martial Arts Institute on August 22, 2020 The following students have tested for new rank: Junior Rank Elijah Case is now an Orange Belt Hailey Miller is now an Orange Belt Drake Sebastian is now a Green Belt Jenna Smith is now a Green Belt Christopher Case is now a Blue Belt Jason Salatino is now a Purple Belt James Sanson is now a Purple Belt Adult Rank Cesare Elliott is now a Yellow Belt Arpan Dasgupta is now a Green Belt Arda Sencicek is now a Green Belt Hassan Bryant is now a Blue Belt John Eldevik is now a Blue Belt David Bauer is now a 3rd Rank Brown Belt Isaiah Handy is now a 1st Rank Brown Belt This testing was held outside, wearing masks
We asked our students to share their experience and feelings about training with us during the pandemic at home and through private in-person sessions (when regulations permitted) Shana King (Adult Student and Parent) As our world has been altered around us, restricting and even closing where and when we can go places, we look to find a new "normal" to our day. As we navigate through these challenges, it is vital that we achieve balance, that we are able to take time, to close our eyes, take a deep breath, hold it for a moment and allow ourselves to open our minds. At the American Martial Arts Institute, we have the opportunity to focus on the traditions and techniques of the Martial Arts
We asked our students to share their experiences training with us through the pandemic, both at home and in small group, private sessions (when regulations permitted). Edna Rodriguez-Plate (Adult Student) When the stay at home order descended upon us back in March, one of the first things I was bummed about was the closing of our martial arts school. However, I was surprised to see how much material and informational videos [our school] had put on the web to help our training as we go through the tough period of the pandemic. Training at home during these months helped me focus on the positive while it also helped to release many of the emotions that came with the unexpected changes of our
