Spring City Martial Arts|| El Dorado Springs MO

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Bluegrass results--- Article by Emily Green

Posted on Jul 06 2008

by Emily Green

Thanks to the generous support of the community, members of the Spring City Martial Arts School in Eldorado Springs, recently competed in the World Nationals Bluegrass Karate Tournament in Louisville KY. Instructors; Bobby Fleener, Chance Cyr, Riaan Van Dyk and Donald Witt where accompanied by 7 students. The instructors and students represented the community with honor, courage and respect for the discipline of martial arts and each other. There were five black belts competing; Bobby Fleener a 3rd degree black belt was a finalist in forms, Riaan Van Dyk 5th degree black belt earned two 3rd place trophies in forms and weapons. Donald Witt, 1st degree black belt competed in weapons and forms, Kelli Ratliff, junior black belt earned 5th in sparring, and Brandi Ratliff earned 3rd place in sparring. Dustin Burlingame, blue belt received 7th in sparring. There were 3 yellow belts competing; Jared Green earned a 2nd in forms and 4th in sparring, Samantha Green earned a 2nd in sparring and Wil Green earned 4th in sparring. Cullin May, white belt competed in forms. The instructors and students are extremely thankful to be a part of a community where children are a priority, thank you again for your help and support. SCMA is honored to host the 3rd Annual Spring City Open on August 9th, 2008 for more information go to: www.springcityma.com or call Bobby Fleener at 417-321-1184 or Chance Cyr at 417-684-4569.

Back from Bluegrass World Nationals

Posted on Jul 06 2008

by Bobby Fleener

A lot of ground has been covered since we traveled to Louisville, Kentucky, for the World Nationals. This is just a snapshot from our school and most of competitors from Bluegrass. Not in photo, is Mr. Riaan Van Dyk. Riaan did a great job, winning (2) trophies in top 3 in his division. Mr. Van Dyk was only .02 from going to Grand Champ, Black belt, in World Nationals. We will post a more conclusive accounting, as soon as our info is compiled. Thank so much to all of our community for support and donations. We could not have done it without you. Thanks to all parents who toiled endlessly, getting ready and so much cooking. It was great! More later. Do not forget our August 9th tournament in ElDorado Springs. Thanks to an annonymous benefactor, we will have $400 in Black belt prize money, in addition to GChamp trophies. It's gonna be fun! IHS, Sensei Fleener

2008 Bluegrass. here we come. Lest we forget.

Posted on Jun 16 2008

by Bobby Fleener

Thanks to some hard work by many parents, students, and the heartfelt generosity of our community, we are ready to leave for 2008 Bluegrass World Nationals, in Louisville, Kentucky. We will depart Wednesday, the 18th, and are pumped and very grateful, to all who donated to make our trip possible. Sincerely thank you all. It's been tough since January 8th(the fire). But, with all our local community helping us, "We're Back", and so to stay. Lest we forget that fateful day in January, when we regrouped, rolled our sleeves up, and gratefully accepted the generosity of our community, and began our rebuilding, just look at this picture? The Lord works in mysterious ways. We are better because of our adversity. We are stronger, yet always humble. To our beautiful city of ElDorado Springs, our Spring City, we shall represent you well, at the World Nationals. Thank you. Stay tuned for our smiling faces, when we return, tired and victorious. God Bless you all. IHS, Sensei Fleener