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Recent Promotions


The Promotion Committee shall consider all promotion applications not falling under the jurisdiction of the Yudanshakai of the applicant, and make recommendations to the Board of Examiners concerning these promotion applications.

Following is a list of the most recent black belt promotions.

Kudan (9th Degree)
Name Rank # Date YDK
Imamura, Haruo 9-106 10/17/07 San Joaquin
Ashida, Sachio, Ph.D. 9-105 10/17/06 Niagara
Yonezuka, Yoshisada 9-104 10/17/06 Hudson

 

Hachidan (8th Degree)
Name Rank # Date YDK
Aoki, Albert M. 8-142 04/08/08 50th State
Saito, Noboru 8-141 04/08/08 Konan
Anderson, John T. 8-140 10/17/06 Shufu

 

Shichidan (7th Degree)
Name Rank # Date YDK
Migita, Lloyd K., Ph.D. 7-233 10/17/07 50th State
Imada, Ray T. 7-232 10/17/07 50th State
Sakamoto, Kinya 7-231 10/17/07 Chuka
Ogata, Hideo 7-230 10/17/07 Hawaii State
Hansen, Ronald E. 7-229 10/17/07 Shufu
Nishi, Clarence T. 7-228 10/17/07 50th State
Kanokogi, Rena 7-227 04/17/07 Hudson
Seck, Steven E. 7-226 04/17/07 Nanka
Shepherd, Eiko S. 7-225 04/17/07 Chicago
Makimoto, Haruo 7-224 04/17/07 Daiheigen
Harder, Robert A. 7-223 04/17/07 Northwest
Hugh, Richard M. 7-220 10/17/06 Shufu
Ichinoe, Toshio 7-221 10/17/06 Northwest
Otaka, Shuichi 7-222 10/17/06 Intermountain

 

Rokudan (6th Degree)
Name Rank # Date YDK
Taketani, Kenji K. 6-437 04/08/08 Nanka
Storm, Michael, Jr. 6-432 04/08/08 Shufu
Dong, Low K. 6-433 04/08/08 Nanka
Baptist, Page A. 6-434 04/08/08 Intermountain
Muranaka, Mark T. 6-435 04/08/08 Hawaii
McGuire, Dennis S. 6-436 04/08/08 Intermountain
Uemura, Roy T. 6-431 10/17/07 50th State
Kikuchi, Daniel Y. 6-430 10/17/07 Central Coast
Moss, C. J. 6-422 10/17/07 Northwest
Nakamoto, Leigh M. 6-424 10/17/07 50th State
Maeda, Dwight T. 6-423 10/17/07 50th State
Kerr, Derrick S. 6-429 10/17/07 50th State
Sanford, Bill J. 6-428 10/17/07 Hawaii State
Sheehan, Thomas J. 6-427 10/17/07 Konan
Vall, Frances E. 6-426 10/17/07 Shufu
Flagg, Don J. 6-425 10/17/07 Konan
Petrosino, Peter L. 6-416 04/17/07 Niagara
Muller, Richard H., Esq. 6-421 04/17/07 Northwest
Komori, Yoshihisa 6-420 04/17/07 Shufu
Van Leeuwen, Matthew J. 6-419 04/17/07 Southern Pacific
Takeda, Jeffrey T. 6-418 04/17/07 Chuka
Shimizu, Warren K. 6-417 04/17/07 50th State
Wood-Taylor, Brett 6-415 10/17/06 Konan
Takemori, Teri J. 6-414 10/17/06 Shufu
Mackey, Bert A. 6-413 10/17/06 Northwest
Cantwell, Richard J., Ph.D 6-412 10/17/06 San Joaquin

 

Godan (5th Degree)
Name Rank # Date YDK
Regidor, Rolann H.P. 5-830 06/02/08 50th State
Fujioka, Stuart N. 5-832 06/02/08 50th State
Bautista, Benjamin M. 5-831 06/02/08 50th State
Israel, Daniel R. 5-823 04/11/08 Daiheigen
Cattell, Donald A. 5-827 04/09/08 Konan
Garcia, Richard 5-825 04/08/08 Florida
Matsubara, Earnest M. 5-824 04/08/08 Pacific Southwest
Springfield, Tony L. 5-828 04/05/08 Konan
Hernandez, Raymond W. 5-818 03/03/08 Shufu
Couchigian, Michael A. 5-817 02/17/08 Nanka
Redden, Timothy T. 5-815 02/08/08 Shufu
Tsubota, Reid T. 5-821 12/24/07 50th State
Shiroma, Lionel S. 5-826 12/24/07 50th State
Kanno, David Y. 5-829 12/24/07 50th State
Tsubota, Clint T. 5-820 12/24/07 50th State
Saito, Raymond M. 5-819 12/24/07 50th State
Koomoa, Jon K. 5-814 12/24/07 50th State
Tsubota, Miles K. 5-812 12/24/07 50th State
Ono, Warren O. 5-811 12/24/07 50th State
Hayashi, Keith T. 5-810 12/24/07 50th State
Miyamasu, Ernest S. 5-822 12/24/07 50th State
Middlebrooks, Richard H. 5-813 12/01/07 Northwest
Castro, William J. 5-808 10/17/07 Southern Pacific
Tsutsui, Larry M. 5-806 10/17/07 San Joaquin
Flachmann, Michael C. 5-807 10/17/07 Chuka
Burns, Robert J. 5-816 09/07/07 Nanka
Lima, Rodney K. 5-804 09/07/07 Intermountain
Yoshimura, Ivan Y. 5-801 08/20/07 50th State
Kuba, Paul Y. 5-805 08/20/07 50th State
Uyeno, Gerald P. 5-802 08/18/07 Nanka
Robles, Andre C. 5-803 08/18/07 Nanka
Ford, Mary Gail 5-800 08/03/07 Chicago
Knudsen, Rosemarie T. 5-798 05/29/07 Central Coast
Wiley, Lawrence M. 5-797 05/03/07 Chicago
Diaz, Delcides 5-794 04/17/07 Florida State
Goode, Ron W. 5-795 04/17/07 Chuka
Lisle, Ralph 5-796 04/17/07 Pacific Southwest
Sakamoto, Brett C. 5-793 04/17/07 Chuka
Kiyohiro, Marshall K. 5-809 03/30/07 Nanka
Hernandez, Luis Rey C. 5-799 03/30/07 Nanka
Chu, Keith T. 5-792 03/30/07 Nanka
Weinmann, Thomas P. 5-791 03/30/07 Nanka
Simon, Neil J. 5-789 03/15/07 Konan
Connolly, Thomas C., M.D. 5-790 02/15/07 Shufu
Crowl, Robert P. 5-787 02/07/07 Hudson
Dantzler, Mark W. 5-788 01/16/07 Shufu
McBee, Tawni 5-786 10/17/06 Arizona
Honjiyo, William T. 5-782 09/14/06 Hawaii
Hashiro, Gary A. 5-781 09/14/06 Hawaii
Pasquinelly, Mark E. 5-776 09/05/06 Konan
Kawai, Harold 5-785 09/05/06 Hawaii State
Panackia, Alan J. 5-783 09/05/06 Konan
Sugiyama, Jake 5-784 08/31/06 Nanka
Nakamura, Steve S. 5-779 08/31/06 Nanka
Takemoto, Gary H. 5-777 08/31/06 Nanka
Hinkle, Pamela E. 5-778 08/31/06 Shufu
Weiner, John B. 5-780 08/31/06 Nanka
Roy, Natalie E. 5-775 07/10/06 50th State

 

Yondan (4th Degree)
Name Rank # Date YDK
Belter, Karen J. 4-1299 06/08/08 Konan
Mori, Robin S. 4-1297 06/02/08 50th State
Nakashima, Gene M. 4-1296 06/02/08 50th State
Terada, Daniel T. 4-1295 06/02/08 50th State
Gordon, Allen R. 4-1298 05/11/08 Daiheigen
Garcia, Evelio 4-1291 04/08/08 Florida
DuPage, Karen M. 4-1293 04/05/08 Konan
Fujikawa, Terri-Ann M. 4-1294 12/24/07 50th State
Oshiro, Richard K. 4-1290 12/24/07 50th State
Hiyane, Curtis Y. 4-1289 12/24/07 50th State
Shiraki, Dean K. 4-1287 12/24/07 50th State
Dickie, Marc S. 4-1284 10/17/07 Niagara
Imamura, Richard M. 4-1283 10/17/07 San Joaquin
Konray, Susan 4-1288 09/12/07 Hudson
King, Jack R. 4-1280 08/30/07 Intermountain
Regidor, Rolann H.P. 4-1278 08/20/07 50th State
Morita, Curtis S. 4-1277 08/20/07 50th State
Mistichelli, Daniel 4-1285 08/06/07 Hudson
Kim, Susan M. 4-1282 08/03/07 Chicago
Hiraoka, Sherwin M. 4-1276 07/27/07 Hawaii State
Higashi, Shintaro 4-1281 07/16/07 Hudson
Prizzi, Joseph J., II 4-1279 07/16/07 Hudson
Baumler, Andreas J. 4-1274 06/25/07 Hokka
Nishime, Robert S., M.D. 4-1271 05/29/07 Central Coast
Jefferson, Chuck T. 4-1275 05/29/07 Central Coast
Schleiniger, Nelson 4-1270 04/17/07 Florida
Recupero, Vittorio 4-1268 04/17/07 Rokushu
Barone, Salvatore L. 4-1269 04/17/07 Niagara
Thurlow, Douglas E. 4-1273 03/21/07 Northwest
Brenneke, Richard J. 4-1266 03/21/07 Northwest
Koyama, Julie A. 4-1267 03/21/07 Northwest
Garvin, Rich R. 4-1272 03/15/07 Konan
Tamai, Karl I. 4-1265 01/16/07 Shufu
Ogden, Fred A. 4-1264 01/03/07 Northwest
Harai, Jason S. 4-1263 01/03/07 Northwest
Villar, Alejandro 4-1261 10/17/06 Florida State
Takeda, Harvey S. 4-1260 10/16/06 Hokka
Hunt, James M. 4-1262 10/10/06 Shufu
Moreau, Claude A. 4-1256 09/14/06 Hawaii
Ueno, Clayton T. 4-1257 09/14/06 Hawaii
O'Connor, Ryan W. 4-1253 09/05/06 Konan
Heggstad, Glen P. 4-1255 08/31/06 Nanka
Gertje, Bret D. 4-1252 08/23/06 Intermountain
Nohara, Steven K. 4-1248 07/10/06 50th State
Kawaji, Roy T. 4-1254 07/10/06 50th State

 

Sandan (3rd Degree)
Name Rank # Date YDK
Ruf, Christopher S. 3-2377 06/08/08 Konan
Agunat, Glenn K. 3-2366 06/02/08 50th State
Hawkins, Edward S. 3-2367 06/02/08 50th State
Ogata, Russell E. 3-2370 06/02/08 50th State
Ishikawa, Derek S. 3-2368 06/02/08 50th State
Kapihe, Ana I. 3-2369 06/02/08 50th State
Kaneshiro, Ryan S. 3-2376 06/02/08 50th State
Tsuda, Jerome A. 3-2373 06/02/08 50th State
Pavo, Everett S. 3-2374 06/02/08 50th State
Fujimoto, Jeffrey T. 3-2371 06/01/08 Nanka
Sebourn, Robert W. 3-2365 05/10/08 Central Coast
O'Rourke, Molly E. 3-2378 05/01/08 Daiheigen
Holmes, Bret K. 3-2361 04/08/08 Intermountain
Nascimento, Rigobert P. 3-2360 04/05/08 Konan
Stevens, Travis O. 3-2358 04/01/08 Northwest
Shiraishi, Ann R. 3-2362 04/01/08 Daiheigen
Johnson, David J.L. 3-2375 03/31/08 Northwest
Lovas, Istvan 3-2359 03/15/08 Northwest
Yoshimoto, Jensen M. 3-2356 03/01/08 Hawaii
Ott, Benjamin C. 3-2357 02/08/08 Intermountain
Landstreet, Sharon B. 3-2347 02/04/08 Shufu
Hisaka, Conrad N. 3-2349 01/24/08 Daiheigen
Viera, Steven A. 3-2348 01/15/08 Intermountain
Palmer, Anna C. 3-2350 01/14/08 Hokka
Lum, Enoch L.S. 3-2364 12/24/07 50th State
Lum, Ezra L.J. 3-2363 12/24/07 50th State
Kagawa, Dean M. 3-2341 12/24/07 50th State
Reed-Regan, Susan E. 3-2352 12/10/07 Northwest
Williams, Kurt I. 3-2353 12/10/07 Northwest
Christianson, David B. 3-2344 12/01/07 Northwest
Williams, Christopher A. 3-2346 12/01/07 Northwest
Koyama, Thomas 3-2345 12/01/07 Northwest
Bayuk, Randall A. 3-2343 12/01/07 Northwest
Fasula, Larry J. 3-2354 11/21/07 Pacific Southwest
Harvey, Elliott L., III 3-2355 11/16/07 Pacific Southwest
Louie, Dean E. 3-2338 11/02/07 Daiheigen
Taguchi, Mitch K. 3-2337 09/25/07 Southern Pacific
Pham, An Q. 3-2339 09/25/07 Southern Pacific
Cox, Joseph L., II 3-2335 09/09/07 Intermountain
Saito, Norman Y. 3-2328 08/20/07 50th State
Takatsuka, Walter M. 3-2333 08/20/07 Hawaii
Uechi, Claire M. 3-2329 08/20/07 50th State
Platt, Randall L. 3-2334 08/20/07 Hawaii
Hashiro, Garret M. 3-2340 08/20/07 50th State
Bruner, Jeffrey L. 3-2330 08/08/07 Nanka
Murata, Nathan M. 3-2327 08/06/07 Hawaii State
Ellis, David C. 3-2351 08/06/07 Hudson
Malloy, Jay F., III 3-2336 07/30/07 Daiheigen
Castro, William J., Jr. 3-2325 07/24/07 Southern Pacific
Iorio, Jeffrey R. 3-2331 07/16/07 Hudson
Feuerschwenger, Jaclyn M. 3-2324 07/16/07 Hudson
Crane, Matthew D. 3-2332 07/16/07 Hudson
Uemura, Lisa M. 3-2320 06/25/07 Hokka
Yamamoto, Masa 3-2372 06/25/07 Hokka
Goebel, Gregory M. 3-2322 06/04/07 Shufu
McProuty, Helen B. 3-2321 06/04/07 Shufu
Texier, Laurent P. 3-2315 05/01/07 Konan
White, Thomas C. 3-2319 04/17/07 Rokushu
Oshima, Harold H. 3-2316 04/17/07 Rokushu
Boscolo, Marco 3-2317 04/17/07 Rokushu
Swett, Dale P. 3-2318 04/17/07 Rokushu
Fujita, Yuki 3-2313 04/10/07 Nanka
Pellegrin, Katharina 3-2312 04/10/07 Nanka
Kojiro, Leigh L. 3-2314 03/21/07 Northwest
Gere, Richard M. 3-2309 03/21/07 Northwest
Gettelman, Gael J. 3-2311 03/21/07 Northwest
Sterling, Larry M. 3-2323 03/21/07 Northwest
Nonaka, Edward S. 3-2304 02/26/07 Hawaii
Kinder, James M. 3-2310 02/07/07 Hudson
Garcia, Reynold M. 3-2308 02/07/07 Hudson
Chhun, Bora 3-2302 02/02/07 Nanka
Walker, Christopher J. 3-2305 02/01/07 Hokka
Schmidt, Meic H. 3-2307 01/31/07 Intermountain
Smith, Mark G. 3-2301 01/16/07 Shufu
Dantzler, Andrew A. 3-2303 01/16/07 Shufu
Bajema, Ralph C. 3-2299 01/03/07 Northwest
Sullivan, Gina C.F. 3-2300 01/03/07 Northwest
Abad, Elaine K. 3-2298 11/16/06 Central Coast
Treadwell, Danny C. 3-2296 11/06/06 Chuka
Sanchez, Justo L. 3-2295 10/17/06 Florida State
Hernandez, Rafael A. 3-2294 10/17/06 Florida State
Hiyakumoto, Ronald I. 3-2293 09/14/06 Hawaii
Hatano, Doris A. 3-2292 09/14/06 Hawaii
Murray, James J. 3-2289 09/05/06 Konan
Varzari, Yuri 3-2290 08/31/06 Shufu
Gasimov, Vugar S. 3-2306 08/31/06 Shufu
Leung, Yee Ping N. 3-2291 08/30/06 Chicago
Hall, Hugh B. 3-2285 07/18/06 Hudson
Shimaya, Daisuke 3-2286 07/17/06 Konan
Shimizu, Lloyd S. 3-2284 07/10/06 50th State
Shimizu, Sheri M. 3-2283 07/10/06 50th State

 

Nidan (2nd Degree)
Name Rank # Date YDK
Catlos, Peter V. 2-4488 06/08/08 Konan
Brusca, Thomas E. 2-4489 06/08/08 Konan
Shiraki, Dale T. 2-4484 06/02/08 50th State
Fontana-Kwon, Martha 2-4476 06/02/08 50th State
Kamakana, Danica P. 2-4477 06/02/08 50th State
Lum, Tabitha W.M. 2-4478 06/02/08 50th State
Marumoto, Adam A.A. 2-4479 06/02/08 50th State
Salangdron, Rodman C., Sr. 2-4482 06/02/08 50th State
Pavo, Christian H. 2-4481 06/02/08 50th State
Shimizu, Lei R. 2-4483 06/02/08 50th State
Migita, Matthew E. 2-4480 06/02/08 50th State
Takeya, Gavin T. 2-4485 06/02/08 50th State
Walker, Dallas H. 2-4486 06/02/08 50th State
Kennings, William D., Sr. 2-4466 04/09/08 Konan
Dziadowicz, Piotr 2-4490 04/09/08 Konan
Ollivier, Franck J. 2-4468 04/08/08 Florida State
Taniguchi, Shintaro 2-4472 04/05/08 Konan
Kenney, John M. 2-4467 04/05/08 Konan
Fraser, Andrew J. 2-4464 04/05/08 Konan
Nakashima, Grant K. 2-4487 03/31/08 Northwest
Taketa, Kyle M. 2-4456 03/15/08 Nanka
Malloy, Marti L. 2-4461 03/15/08 Northwest
Momii, Scott 2-4458 03/08/08 Nanka
Fukuma, Alex K. 2-4457 03/03/08 Nanka
Salera, Culbert D. 2-4460 03/01/08 Hawaii
Oshima, Michael H. 2-4455 02/29/08 Rokushu
Oshima, Daniel H. 2-4449 02/29/08 Rokushu
Nishiyachi, Etsuro 2-4462 02/28/08 Niagara
Swett, Heather R. 2-4450 02/26/08 Rokushu
Bunya, Spencer H. 2-4471 02/25/08 San Joaquin
Wrench, Allen 2-4446 02/20/08 Nanka
Marivani, Reza 2-4451 02/20/08 Nanka
Lilly, Emily M. 2-4445 02/14/08 Nanka
Hockett, Marie T. 2-4454 02/11/08 Chicago
Lima, Keoni H. 2-4442 02/08/08 Intermountain
Yanogacio, Lawrence 2-4444 01/14/08 Hokka
Schmidt, Joseph R. 2-4437 01/01/08 Konan
Heit, Christopher M.K. 2-4427 12/24/07 50th State
Nakamoto, Sharon S. 2-4428 12/24/07 50th State
Shimokawa, Ryan H. 2-4429 12/24/07 50th State
Iida, Lance S. 2-4435 12/24/07 50th State
Watanabe, Shane Y. 2-4430 12/24/07 50th State
Regidor, Ikaika K. 2-4436 12/24/07 50th State
Caamano, John, Jr. 2-4443 12/24/07 Hudson
Motoda, Scott M. 2-4452 12/24/07 50th State
Kamimoto, DeWayne K. 2-4475 12/24/07 50th State
Mishima, Bert M. 2-4474 12/24/07 50th State
Raney, Aaron G. 2-4473 12/24/07 50th State
Aarona, Christian K. 2-4453 12/24/07 50th State
Ng, Damon Y. 2-4470 12/24/07 50th State
Mitsunaga, Myles M. 2-4463 12/24/07 50th State
Shafiei-Tehrany, Najmeddin 2-4459 12/10/07 Northwest
Seva'aetasi, David A. 2-4438 12/09/07 Hokka
Uemura, Scott K. 2-4440 12/09/07 Hokka
Sponzilli, Edward G. 2-4426 12/06/07 Hudson
Jackson, Daniel D. 2-4431 12/06/07 Hudson
Skinner, Robert M. 2-4421 12/02/07 Konan
Mera, Yuko 2-4433 12/01/07 Northwest
Stevens, Travis O. 2-4434 12/01/07 Northwest
Kaku, Henry A. 2-4420 11/17/07 Central Coast
Moyerman, Stephanie M. 2-4439 11/02/07 Daiheigen
Cannon, James A. 2-4418 10/20/07 Chuka
Kodama, Cliff H. 2-4413 09/14/07 Nanka
Holmes, Bowdie J. 2-4423 09/07/07 Intermountain
Zach, Larry W. 2-4414 09/06/07 Intermountain
Zach, Jessica R. 2-4416 09/06/07 Intermountain
Murayama, Julie Ann C. 2-4424 08/24/07 Hawaii
Iwabuchi, Dustin M.K. 2-4403 08/20/07 50th State
Chow, Daniel Y. 2-4410 08/20/07 Hawaii
Toriumi, Arnold R. 2-4409 08/20/07 Hawaii
Roy, Joseph A. 2-4407 08/20/07 50th State
Oshiro, Carlton Y. 2-4406 08/20/07 50th State
Odagiri, Brelen K. 2-4405 08/20/07 50th State
Odagiri, Beau T. 2-4404 08/20/07 50th State
Nakamura, Ross K. 2-4408 08/18/07 Nanka
Jaffe, Nick D. 2-4417 08/03/07 Chicago
Brodsky, Jason N. 2-4415 07/16/07 Hudson
Estern, Evan A. 2-4411 07/16/07 Hudson
Tsang, Chun-Mon 2-4401 07/16/07 Hudson
Janelli, Robert J. 2-4402 07/10/07 Hudson
Takeda, Eric R. 2-4399 06/25/07 Hokka
Moser, Timothy J. 2-4447 06/04/07 Shufu
Sternick, James R. 2-4469 06/04/07 Shufu
Borukhovich, Tatyana 2-4397 05/29/07 Central Coast
Meissner, August T. 2-4396 05/29/07 Central Coast
Dias, Matthew M.T. 2-4395 05/29/07 Central Coast
Palacio, Sharlyne T. 2-4393 05/29/07 Central Coast
Pakiser, Scott 2-4394 05/04/07 Nanka
Feagle, Gene A. 2-4390 04/17/07 Florida
Perez, Angel A. 2-4391 04/17/07 Florida
Connor, Michael R. 2-4398 03/22/07 Nanka
Hirano, Randy L. 2-4422 03/21/07 Northwest
Green, Lara S. 2-4381 03/21/07 Northwest
Borisch, Robert W. 2-4441 03/21/07 Northwest
Sand, Kim A. 2-4400 03/17/07 Northwest
Wakabayashi, Mary H. 2-4383 03/05/07 Nanka
Duquesnay, Julien 2-4448 03/01/07 Rokushu
Wilcox, William M. 2-4412 03/01/07 Rokushu
Maglietto, Lawrence J. 2-4384 02/28/07 Niagara
Boulet, Carol S. 2-4392 02/28/07 Niagara
Do, Ky-Hien 2-4385 02/26/07 Hawaii
Tomi, Kenneth K. 2-4388 02/26/07 Hawaii
Tanaka, Brian K. 2-4376 02/26/07 Hawaii
Parks, Olin A. 2-4382 02/26/07 Hawaii
Shaughnessy, David J. 2-4378 02/23/07 Pacific Southwest
Fujimoto, Yoshitaka G. 2-4380 02/20/07 Nanka