Another fantastic Region 7 event took place on November 5th in Myrtle Beach, SC! Our annual regional Championship was a great success in so many ways. Championships are always a great way for our students to meet other students from within our region and to make friends that they will see throughout their Tang Soo Do experience. Black Belts and Instructors always gather to catch up with each other like family members do at reunions.
Region 7 Masters
Beyond the physical preparation and competition, these events bring joy on a much higher level. This year, Grandmaster Shin was unable to attend and was greatly missed. All members of the World Tang Soo family looking forward to seeing him at the 2012 World Championship in July and to celebrating the opening of our new World Tang Soo Do Headquarters in Burlington, NC. We were honored to have visiting Masters from Region 21 and their students attend our event. Thank you to Master Richards from The Dojang and Master Sandt from Rock Solid Karate for your attendance.
Our fundraising events for the Scholarship Awards and Building Fund were also successful thanks to the help of Mr. & Mrs. Francis from Moo Son Tang Soo Do, Ms. Geloris Baxley from Creekside Martial Arts, Mr. Tony Young from Carolina Martial Arts, and Mr. & Mrs. Kimmerly from Twin Dragons Martial Arts.
Thank you to everyone who contributed items to the Building Fund Raffle. The Scholarship table provided our students with items from the WTSDA to support our Region 7 Scholarship awards. The two one thousand dollar awards are given out twice a year. Information and applications can be found on the Region 7 website. The next deadline is December 31, 2011.
In addition, Region 7 sweatshirts made their debut and were received well! They will continue to be available at our regional events or can be ordered through your instructors. Thank you to all of our Region 7 Family for such wonderful support!
The Awards Ceremony began with our Masters and Black Belts demonstration.
Spirit Award for the Fall Black Belt Test: Daniel Sanito from Twin Dragons Martial Arts
Family of the Year: the Davis/Larson/Lyons family from Twin Dragons Martial Arts
The Davis/Larson/Lyons Family
Student of the Year: Caroline Patzer from Chapel Hill Tang Soo Do.
Instructor of the Year: Tina Stevens from Gilreath Karate
Studio of the Year: Causby Karate
Community Service Award: Twin Dragons Martial Arts
Winners of our Region 7 Fall Scholarship: Ben Causby from Causby Karate and Daniel Sanito from Twin Dragons Martial Arts
Along with our annual awards, we had the honor of watching Mr. Jim Young from Carolina Martial Arts receive his promotion to Sah Dan. Congratulations to all the winners and their hard work and dedication to Tang Soo Do.
Congratulations to everyone who competed! The benefits of tournaments are the additional focus and dedication to your training as well and the increase in confidence that competition brings.
Our exceptional Cup Winners included:
Junior Black Belt Grand Champion: Kyle Sheil, E Dan, Scota Karate Academy
Senior Black Belt Grand Champion: Lisa Scota, Cho Dan, Scota Karate Academy
Adult Black Belt Grand Champion: Stephanie Causby, Sam Dan, Causby Karate Academy
Junior Gup Co-Grand Champions:
Keith Lewandowski, Scota Karate Academy
Kelsey Harris, Gilreath Karate Studio
Senior Gup Grand Champion: Brian Lininger, Scota Karate Academy
Adult Gup Grand Champion: Cathryn Lyons, Twin Dragons Martial Arts
Cathryn Lyons
Junior Advanced Gup Grand Champion: Brooke Pettit, Causby Karate Academy
Senior Advanced Gup Grand Champion: Joy Sheil, Scota Karate Academy
Adult Advanced Gup Grand Champion: Kenny Wagner, Scota Karate Academy
REGION & CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
| ID | Last Name | First Name | Rank | Forms | Sparring | Weapons |
| 41186 | Davis | Janet E. | E Dan | |||
| 159426 | Eakin | James O. | 7th Gup | 3 | ||
| 43129 | Kelley | Jacob H. | Cho Dan | 3 | ||
| 41185 | Larson | Cassia R. | E Dan | 1 | ||
| 43130 | Larson | Haydon R. | Cho Dan | |||
| 43131 | Larson | Samantha R. | Cho Dan | 3 | 3 | |
| 157701 | Lyons | Cathryn R. | 5th Gup | 1 | 2 | |
| 161249 | Lyons | Chris | 8th Gup | 2 | 3 | |
| 155718 | Mabbot | Arianna L. | 4th Gup | 3 | ||
| 42701 | Narrows | William C. | Cho Dan | 3 | ||
| 138062 | Padgett | Robert | Cho Dan | 3 | ||
| 158962 | Register | Jake | 6th Gup | |||
| 158414 | Shick | Logan P. | 6th Gup | 2 | ||
| 36168 | Slater | Marisol L. | Sam Dan | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 42159 | Smith | Stephanie F. | Cho Dan | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 146917 | Yarnell | Baker W. | Cho Dan | |||
| 161246 | Yarnell | Britney | 7th Gup | 3 |
Without the people behind the scenes, great events like this would not be possible. Region 7 greatly appreciates the efforts of Mr. Jim Young for hosting our Championship and securing the facilities and hotel accommodations. Thank you to Mr. Chad Smith from Palmetto Panther Martial Arts and his security team for keeping everything running smoothly. Thank you Master Kuehner from Mind, Body and Spirit Martial Arts Academy for being our announcer and to all the Masters and Ms. Jackie Forrester from Gilreath Karate for keeping the head table organized. And last but not least, thank you to Karen Ernest from Scota Karate Academy for running our First Aid Table. For anyone who missed this Region 7 Championship, do not fret. Your regional directors and committee heads are in the process of developing another great year of regional events to promote your personal growth, enhance your training and increase your circle of friends! Tang Soo!
Master Dunn and Master Richards
