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Yellow Belt |
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Each finger on the hand represents one of the five animals that are the essence of kenpo; tiger, crane, leopard, dragon, and the snake. When the fingers are brought together to form a fist they will expose the hidden animal the monkey. |
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Tyler Belsito - Jul 9, 2009 Pat Burke - Jul 15, 2009 Trenten Douglas - Dec 21, 2009 James Friesen - Dec 19, 2009 Jennifer Giordano - Mar 3, 2010 Devon Harvey - Jul 9, 2009 Shea Haughton - Mar 24, 2010 Ciera Haughton - Mar 24, 2010 Willem Roelants - Nov 30, 2009 Jennifer Sampson - Jan 13, 2010 David Wetmore - Dec 11, 2009 |
Orange Belt - Tiger |
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This belt represents the tiger, the color corresponds to the harnessed strength and the element of the sun, lightning and fire. The tiger's image is a searing continuous and aggressive attack not wasting energy on defense. Fierce linear fighter that utilizes a pre-planned attack to get to its opponent first, a straight line between him and his foe. |
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Elijah Bentley - Oct 8, 2009 Austin Coates - Apr 12, 2007 Claire Coates - Apr 12, 2007 Chris Friesen - Jul 17, 2010 Sean Harvey - Oct 24, 2009 Courtenay Johnston - May 20, 2010 Mike Kelly - Mar 22, 2010 Amy Kelly - Mar 22, 2010 Linny Leung - Sep 4, 2008 Carson Schreiner - Feb 22, 2010 Vince Sponselee - Oct 26, 2007 Britany Sponselee - Oct 26, 2007 Tammy Sponselee - Oct 26, 2007 Pierce Therrien - Apr 25, 2009 Kallan Therrien - Apr 25, 2009 |
Purple Belt - Crane |
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The purple belt represents the Crane, the purple talons of the crane corresponds with evening smoke, shadow, and the wind. The crane continually tests and then suddenly attacks by initiating thought to evade, evaluate and then execute. A defensive counter fighter that relies on coordination and agility to see the exposed target of the enemy and attacks from an unexpected angle. |
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Sean Callioux - Mar 24, 2010 Simon Colgan - Dec 18, 2009 Gerald Fussell - Jul 10, 2008 Chrystal Nickerson - Apr 4, 2009 Branden Nickerson - Apr 4, 2009 |
Blue Belt - Leopard |
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This belt represents the Leopard, the color corresponds with Mercury, mirror and water. The Leopard stalks by the water with ferocity and rationality combined with blinding speed. A fighter that will not massively commit all body weight into its strike, it makes up loss of power by increasing speed. |
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Colton Derycke - Sep 28, 2009 Nancy Harris - Jan 19, 2006 Loralee Leclere - Apr 28, 2008 Eric Pickford - Jun 10, 2009 Sara Rahim - Sep 2, 2009 Benjamin Rahim - Sep 2, 2009 Haroon Rahim - Sep 2, 2009 Gabriel Roe - Jul 20, 2009 Brenda Stephen - Nov 6, 2009 Matt Stephen - Nov 6, 2009 |
Green Belt - Dragon |
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Represents the dragon, the color corresponds with heaven, cloud and mountain. The dragon sits high on the mountain top overlooking it's green domain and will react with controlled rage. A fighter known for its fury and intelligence that does not fear its enemy; rather fears what its power may do to it. |
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Brown Belts - Snake |
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Represents the snake, the color corresponds with rock, roots, and the ground. The snake has no neck; therefore it is the symbol of unification of body and soul. A fighter that would rather bluff its enemy to avoid confrontation and possible injury. Snakes do not play with their enemies; if forced they will disable or kill. |
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3rd Brown Roberta Evans - May 4, 2010 Jamil Rahim - May 25, 2010 |
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2nd Brown R.J. Fulton - Oct 9, 2008 |
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Black Belts - Monkey |
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The black belt represents the monkey whose image is that of space, emptiness and void applying to the first rule of self defense ...... distance. The monkey is the most intelligent of all animals because of it's ability to make use of tools. A fighter that is always thinking, the monkey is primarily defensive and sneaky, it usually adopts a mirror image to reflect an equal force with its enemy. |
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1st Degree Black - Shodan Sigmund Johannessen - Dec 16, 2009 Darian Nickerson - Mar 13, 2010 Corey Nickerson - Mar 13, 2010 Jon Woodhall - Aug 29, 2008 |
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2nd Degree Black - Nidan Julia Bennett - May 31, 2008 Keith Gregory - Feb 23, 2010 Pierre St. Onge - Mar 24, 2010 |
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3rd Degree Black - Sandan Andre Plamondon - Jun 12, 2009 Landon Rose - Jul 17, 2010 |
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4th Degree Black - Yodan Don Roe - May 18, 2008 |