KEETH'S KARATE - LAGRANGE, GEORGIA (1992 to Present)
Volunteer Instructor & Competition Coach (1994 to Present)
I am currently the lead instructor for the children and adult classes one to two nights per week. I organized a demonstration and competition team for the school in 2001 and ran it until fall of 2009; in addition to fulfilling the administrative duties involved, I choreographed and taught group demonstration performances and choreographed and taught individual form and weapon routines for students to use in tournament competition.
A montage of our 2005 team demo
My student Brandon's first place weapons routine from the 2008 Battle of Atlanta
Tournament Competitor
-Ranked #1 Regionally in Women's Black Belt Forms in 2003 & 2004
-Ranked #1 Regionally in Adult Black Belt Weapons in 2004
-Ranked #1 Regionally in Women's Black Belt Fighting in 2004
-Ranked #6 in NASKA National Ratings in Women's Open Weapons in 2003
-Ranked #7 in NASKA World Ratings in Women's Open Weapons in 2003
Bo Form in Adult Black Belt Grand Championships, Iris City Open, May 2005
Me losing at sparring (1st time sparring at a tournament in 6ish years)
Tournament Judge
I act as a volunteer judge for forms, weapons, sparring, and team demonstration competition at sport karate tournaments in Georgia and Alabama sanctioned by the International Karate Circuit.
Training
-American Karate (David Keeth - Keeth's Karate - 1992 to present) (Master Instructor/3rd Degree Black Belt)
-Creative Forms & Weapons (Anthony Atkins - seminars - 2001 & 2002)
-Stunts & Stage Fighting (Dr. Steven Earl Edwards, SAFD - LaGrange College - 2000-2001)
-Weapons Skills (Forms/Competition): double nunchaku, kamas, bo staff, samurai sword
-Weapons Skills (Stage Fighting): rapier, broadsword, broadsword & buckler, staff