Retrospective 2008

For 2008, I had many ups and down in my martial art journey.
Some of my high lights for 2008 were:

• Receiving my Black Belt from my Judo instructor – Sensei Mohammad Khorammi.

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• Getting rave review about my after school martial arts program. Seeing these kids improve by leap and bound was very rewarding.
• Having one of my after school program student win her 1st full contact karate tournament.
• Help trained and cornered my 1st MMA fighter – Josh Lang
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  http://wnymma.com/fighters.html
  http://www.griffonrawl-ohio.com/grwnews.php?do=view&id=109
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Some of my downs for 2008 were:

• Students not paying me…
• being ragged out at a Karate tournament for a bad job I was doing as an organizer
• my students not showing up for a pre-fight trial after they told me they will compete for me
• being diss by a local insecure martial arts instructor in front my student.

Thought it all I am very grateful that I had a chance to experience all this. I look forward to the topsy turvy 2009

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