Kohai Ava Tupin, Kohai Philip Sikorski and Kohai Kexiel Cosme recently advanced to their next belt level through The Family Martial Arts Center and the Kempo Karate Organization. While building confidence and character skills in this journey, each student has met several individual challenges which include weapons training, ground defense training, physical conditioning, hand-to-hand defensive and offensive training, and many other techniques and aspects of the Martial Arts. For more details about The Family Martial Arts Center & The Karate Kidz Zone, call 716-680-1121 or log on to: www.thefamilymartialartscenter.com. Pictured, from left, are: Hachidan Master Bill Matteson, Sensei Todd Houser, Jr. Sensei Milo Wille, Kohai Ave Tupin, Kohai Kexiel Cosme, Kohai Philip Sikorski, Sensei Jacob Overstreet and Master Joe Los.

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