BUKA 1st Anniversary Celebration

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LenTesta
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Last night the Brockton Uechi-ryu Karate Academy celebrated our 1st anniversary with a student karate demonstration, board breaking, raffles, and pizza.

I would like to thank the following for their attendance at this special event.

<font color="red">Our special guests:</font>
Sensei George E Mattson
Sensei Robert Bethoney
Peter Blackman

<font color="red">The BUKA TC group:</font>
Rico Paone
Fred Channell
Dave Titelbaum
Kevin Mackie

<font color="red">From Sensei Bethoney's Dojo:</font>
Ed Cragin
Michael Cragin
Dylan Cragin
...thank you for the wonderful card

All The parents of the junior students.

Lynn Morrissey - for the beautiful cake
Mr. Pantous, and Steve at City Side Pizza in Brockton

The invited guests of the students.

<font color="red">The BUKA Instructors:</font>
Christin Murphy (who performed a great Dan Kumite, I think I may have found a partner for the Tournament! "Watch out Fedele we are comming after your title." Image)
Greg Murphy

All the BUKA students.

Special Thanks to George Pantous for EVERYTHING you did!

and <font color="blue"> a VERY SPECIAL THANKS to Gary Khoury for giving me the idea to hold this celebration.</font> Gary it was every much as fun and exciting as you said it would be. I will tell you about it at the regional on Saturday.

The students perfomed well for the masters, and although it was their first official demonstration, they were really giving it all they had, no one was nervous.

I am very proud of the performance of my students and I look foward to another year of hard training with them at the BUKA.

Domo Arigato to all who attended.

Pictures of the event can be viewed by clicking BUKA 1st Anniversary Pictures

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Len Testa



[This message has been edited by LenTesta (edited March 02, 2001).]
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Hi Len....CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Image

I've had a very frustrating week - external work email is down (I can send but get nothing back) Image

Hope this makes it through. You should be very proud of your accomplishments. Let us know when the pictures get posted!!!

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Testa-sempai,

The first year is the toughest...

Way to go!


(BTW... Nice banner. Image )
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Post by lori macleod-doyle »

Congrats Len!!!

I'm sure this is just the first of many anniversaries to come. Best of luck and keep smiling! Image

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Len,

Congratulations on the first year. Best wishes for many more.

BTW, never mind Fedele, you better watch out for me regarding Dan kumite :-)

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Mary, Panther, Lori M-D, and Mike:
Thank you!

I also hope to have many more of these.

P.S. Panther: The banner kudos go to Tony

Pictures of the event can be viewed by clicking BUKA 1st Anniversary Pictures

P.P.S Mike: I certainly wont count you out as a bonafied competetor, but I just might be comming after your title as well Image

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Post by gmattson »

Thanks for inviting me to your First Anniversary Party, Len. I had a great time and really enjoyed watching the kids perform.

Keep up the good work.

Best,
George
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