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This year’s Funshop was held on February 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th. Students began arriving at 8:00 a.m. and were picked up by their parents at 5:30 p.m.. Every year the Funshop covers a wide range of topics.

Some of the topic areas covered in this year’s Funshop included:

• Learning how to play chess and a three-day chess competition
  
• Sparring techniques and combinations were demonstrated in a sparring competition between students ages 6-10 and students ages 11-17.
  
• An obstacle course involving tumbling, gymnastics, martial arts techniques and balance took place over the four day period. Trophies and prizes were awarded to students with the best time and the most points in their completion of the obstacle course.
  
• There were also self-defense techniques, including those with a gun and a knife, and take-downs were covered at various times during the funshop.
  
• One of the most important areas was learning the tradition of katas or forms, and each day the students demonstrated their kata skills and were graded by their peers as well as by black belt staff.
  
• Academic tests and quizzes regarding discussions on bone structure, traffic laws and responsibilities, musical instruments and drawing were an interwoven part of this year’s funshop.

Each student received a funshop medal for participating, and twelve trophies were awarded for the various competitions.

The students participating in this year’s funshop were:

Nick Baran-----------------Blue Belt
Michael Bartkowiak------Green Belt
Michael Dubiel------------Blue Belt
Joshua Farr----------------Green Belt
John Friedel IV----------- Blue Belt
David “Jordan” Hoy------Purple Belt
Benjamin Johnson---------Purple Belt
Sarah Johnson-------------Brown Belt, 3rd Rank
Courtney Kinne-----------Green Belt
Devin Korrie---------------Green Belt
Jon Lyon------------------- Brown Belt, 2nd Rank
Gabriel Richardson-------Yellow Belt
Gregory Richardson------Yellow Belt
Kevin Shah----------------Orange Belt
Carli Spiridigloizzi--------Green Belt
Philip Spiridigloizzi-------Green Belt
Joshua Staley--------------Yellow Belt
Nicole Stanulevich--------Black Belt, 1st Degree
Amanda Stoetzner--------Blue Belt
Matthew Stoetzner-------Yellow Belt
Matthew Tomasik--------Green Belt
Mackenzie Weber--------Green Belt
Morgan Weber-----------Yellow Belt
Adam Wilk----------------Blue Belt

Midwinter Break Indoor Funshop
Winners and Their Divisions

John Friedel IV: Testing, Sparring

Benjamin Johnson: Testing, Chess, Mat work

Sarah Johnson: Sparring, Testing

Courtney Kinne: Mat work

Jon Lyon: Testing, Sparring, Chess

Nicole Stanulevich: Testing, Mat work

Amanda Stoetzner: Chess

Morgan Weber: Chess

Carli Spiridigloizzi: Chess, Sparring

Gregory Richardson: Chess, Sparring