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March 29, 2008, Team Kirage competed at the Hartselle Karate Championship, an AKC tournament in Hartselle, AL The following is a list of how each team member placed in their respective divisions:

Connor Griffith:

• 1st Place -  13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Weapons
• 1st Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt & Black Belt Forms
• 1st Place - 10-17 Advanced Xtreme Martial Arts Division

Rita Lappert:

• 1st Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt & Black Belt Forms
• 1st Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt & Black Belt Weapons
• 2nd Place - 10-17 Advanced Xtreme Martial Arts Division

Jessica Coffey:

• 1st Place - 13 & Under Black Belt Forms
• 1st Place - 13 & Under Black Belt Weapons

Erica Light:

• 1st Place - 14-15 Advanced & Black Belt  Weapons
• 3rd Place - 14-15 Advanced & Black Belt Weapons
• 1st Place - 10-17 Black Belt Xtreme Martial Arts Division

Congratulations to Team Kirage on all of their efforts and hard work.

March 8, 2008, Team Kirage competed at the Tournament of Champions, a Pro-Am tournament in Bowling Green, KY. 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 Forms

Connor Griffith:

• 1st Place -  13 & Under Advanced Underbelt Weapons
• 2nd Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Forms

Greg Woodruff

• 1st Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Weapons

Rita Lappert:

• 2nd Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Forms
• 2nd Place - 14-17 Advanced Underbelt Weapons

Jessica Coffey:

• 2nd Place - 13 & Under Black Belt Forms
• 3rd Place - 13 & Under Black Belt Weapons

Erica Light:

• 6th Place - 14-15 Black Belt Forms
• 3rd Place - 14-17 Black Belt Weapons

Bryan Brakeman:

• 4th Place - 14-15 Black Belt Forms

Ginny Light:

• 4th Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Forms
• 4th Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt  Weapons

Congratulations to Team Kirage on all of their efforts and hard work. Look for the Team at the following upcoming events: Region 8 Nationals (March 22), Hartselle Karate Championship (March 29), Ocean State Grand Nationals (April 4 -6), and Magnolia State Classic (April 19).

March 1, 2008, Team Kirage competed at the Battle of Tennessee, an RSKC tournament in Smyrna, TN. The following is a list of how each team member placed in their respective divisions:

Greg Woodruff:

• 2nd Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Weapons
• 2nd Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Forms

Rita Lappert:

• 1st Place - 14-15 Advanced Underbelt Forms
• 1st Place - 14-17 Advanced Underbelt Weapons
• Youth Underbelt Grand Champion

Jessica Coffey:

• 2nd Place - 13 & Under Black Belt Forms
• 2nd Place - 13 & Under Black Belt Weapons

Erica Light:

• 3rd Place - 14-15 Black Belt Forms
• 3rd Place - 14-17 Black Belt Weapons

Bryan Brakeman:

• 6th Place - 14-15 Black Belt Forms
• 4th Place 14-17 Black Belt Weapons

Ginny Light:

• 4th Place - 12-13 Advanced Underbelt Weapons
• 6th Place - 13 & Under Advanced Underbelt  Forms

Congratulations to Team Kirage on all of their efforts and hard work. Look for the Team at the following upcoming events: Tournament of Champions (Bowling Green, KY, Mar. 8).

February 29, 2008 through March 2, 2008, Team Kirage competed at the Compete Nationals, a NASKA 5A rated tournament in Ontario, CA. The following is a list of how each team member placed in their respective divisions:

Pat Underwood:

• 4th Place - 18 & up Men’s Black Belt Extreme Weapons
• 6th Place - 18 & up Men’s Black Belt Extreme Forms
• 8th Place - 18 - 29 Men’s Black Belt Hard Style Traditional Weapons
• 9th Place - 18-29 Mens’ Black Belt Japanese/Okinawan Traditional Forms

Connor Griffith:

• 1st Place -  12-13 Red & Brown Belt Musical Weapons
• 4th Place - 12-13 Red & Brown Traditional Forms
• 6th Place - 12-13 Red & Brown Traditional Weapons

Look for the Team at the following upcoming events: Tournament of Champions (Bowling Green, KY, Mar. 8).

On February 23, 2008, Team Kirage competed at the Syrup City Open, an AKC tournament in Fayette, AL. The following is a list of how each team member placed in their respective divisions:
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On January 19, 2008, Team Kirage competed at the Battle of the Mason Dixon, an RSKC AA rated tournament in Sheperdsville, KY. This was the first outing for Team Kirage and the results were extremely pleasing. The following is a list of how each team member placed in their respective divisions:
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