2022 Fall BKI Promotion Tests Compleated

BunasawaKai (BKI/IJKF) Fall promotion test has been completed Nov 22 -12/13.

JUDO

1. -Jr.10th Kyu (Yellow w/ white stripe Belt): Taia Moriguchi, Victoria Correal.

2. -Jr. 9th Kyu (Yellow Belt): Micheal Shapirshteyn, Alex Joly, Carolina Correal, Tod and Urnuun Myagmarsuren, Kaimana Lynch, Rowan German.

3. -Jr. 8th Kyu (Orange Belt): Seigo Takagi, John and Spencer Lewis, Madelyn Lee.

4. -Sr. 6 Kyu (Green Belt): Jimmy Correal, Phi Nguyen, Alex Smith, Gerard Ngo, Huang Dixuan.

5. -Sr. 5 Kyu (Green w/Black stripe Belt): Duy Thuy, Fernando Kowalski

6. -Sr. 2 Kyu (Brown w/Black stripe Belt): Tim Lewis.

7. -Sr. 1st Dan (Black Belt) : Raj Patel.

8. -Sr. 3rd Dan (Black Belt -USJF) : Nick Feinhals, Cary Okawa, Mary Wakabayashi.

JUKKENDO

1. -Sr. 2nd Dan (Black Belt): Susan Okawa.

- Congratulations !!! students who all passed the

promotion test. -(12/13/2022)

Judo Actions at "Gentle Prowess Deliberations" Arts Exhibitions!!!

This Arts Exhibitions is by our BKI Sr. member Mariangeles Soto-Diaz ongoing artist's the third project in series. The artist incorpoate Judo principles and elements into art objects. This project focusses on Ju, or gentle, one of the core concepts of Judo.

Sensei Bunasawa will shows JUDO and JUKKENDO's power throws with submission techniques like "Choke and joint lock" at shows . - Dec 10th (Sat) 7:30 at Grand Central Arts Center : 125 N. Broadway Santa Ana, Ca 92701.

Three Golds Three Silvers!!!

Winter National Judo Championships. -Azusa Pacific Univ, Dec 3-4, 2022.

Bunasawa Kai 6, Sr. divisions and 4, Jr. members competed at Winter Nationals.

Raj Patel, Jimmy Correal, Phi Nguyen took -Golds and Susan Okawa took Silver in Sr. Divisions. Kaimana Lynch, Carolina Correal took Silver In Jr. divisions.

Other BKI team members are S. Takagi, F. Kowalski, -Sr. Division and

Seigo Takagi, V. Correal -Jr. Division. -Congratulations!!! All of our BKI fighters.

Jimmy Correal final match (Blue).