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24 time World NASKA Champion Lauren Kearney will be teaching a bo seminar for Team Kirage on August 23, 2008, at St Luke United Methodist Church in Decatur, AL. For more information on Lauren, check out her website, www.laurenkearney.com.

Here is Lauren’s promo video:

August 15 - 16, 2008, Connor Griffith of Team Kirage competed at the Silver Cup Karate Championship, a 2A NASKA Tournament in Miami, FL. The following is a list of how Connor placed:
Connor Griffith:

• 2nd Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Weapons
• 4th Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Musical Weapons
• 1st Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Forms
• 1st Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Musical Forms
• Runner-up Advanced Underbelt Grand Champion

August 8 - 9, 2008, Team Kirage competed at the Capital Classics, a 5A NASKA World Tournament in Washington, DC. The following is a list of how each team member placed in their respective divisions:
Pat Underwood:

• 3rd Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Soft Style Forms
• 3rd Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Extreme Weapons
• 3rd Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Extreme Forms
• 7th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Hard Style Traditional Weapons

Dottie White:

• 2nd Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Weapons
• 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Forms
• 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Middleweight Fighting
• 30 & Over Women’s Black Belt Fighting Grand Champion

Connor Griffith:

• 1st Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Weapons
• 6th Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Musical Weapons
• 8th Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Forms
• 6th Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Musical Forms

Team Kirage had a huge weekend at Battle of Atlanta, bringing home 10 First Place Titles, 2 Grand Champions, and 2 members performing in the nighttime finals. A special congratulations goes out to Connor Griffith for appearing for the first time on stage as the Advanced Underbelt Grand Champion and to Pat Underwood competing for Grand Champion for the first time in nighttime finals. Great job everyone.

August 1 - 2, 2008, Team Kirage competed at the Battle of Atlanta, a 5A NASKA World Tournament in Atlanta, GA. The following is a list of how each team member placed in their respective divisions:
Pat Underwood:

• 1st Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Soft Style Forms
• 3rd Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Extreme Weapons
• 4th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Extreme Forms
• 7th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Hard Style Traditional Weapons

Dottie White:

• 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Weapons
• 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Forms
• 1st Place - 30 - 39 Women’s Black Belt Middleweight Fighting
• 30 & Over Women’s Black Belt Fighting Grand Champion

Connor Griffith:

• 1st Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Weapons
• 1st Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Musical Weapons
• 1st Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Forms
• 6th Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Musical Forms
• Advanced Underbelt Grand Champion

Rita Lappert:

• 1st Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Weapons
• 2nd Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Musical Forms
• 1st Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Musical Forms
• 2nd Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Forms

Jessica Coffey:

• 7th Place - 12-13 Black Belt Creative/ExtremeWeapons
• 8th Place - 12-13 Black Belt Creative/Extreme Forms

Greg Woodruff:

• 5th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Creative Weapons

Jamie Webster:

• 1st Place - 30 - 39 Men’s Black Belt Traditional Forms

Erica Light:

• 6th Place - 14 - 15 Black Belt Traditional Forms

Congratulations to Team Kirage on all of their efforts and hard work. Look for the Team at the following upcoming events: Capital Classic (August 8-9) and Diamond Nationals (October 10-11).