The Journey to Germany

Jan 18th: Rocky Mountain Open

Both Ethan and Ryan won multiple medals and Ethan won Grand Champion in his division.

Feb 18th: Belt Test

Ryan promoted to Blue and Ethan to Green.

Mar 15th: WKU Tryouts

Both Ethan and Ryan made Team USA.

Mar 22nd: Battle of the Champions

Both Ethan and Ryan won multiple medals. Ethan won Grand Champion and Ryan got second place as the youngest in the division.

Apr - May: Training and Belt Testing

Training and preparing new material and belt tests.

June: Kongo Tournament

Ethan and Ryan won multiple Gold Medals. Ryan dominated sparring with a first-place finish, and Ethan rose above all to claim Grand Champion.

July - Aug: Training and Preparation

Ethan and Ryan kept training and preparing. They also participated in a Kick-A-Thon to help a fellow teamate who was stuggling with Cancer

Sept: Valor Showdown Tournament

Ethan and Ryan won multiple Gold Medals in their last tournament before Germany. Ethan also won Grand Champion, clearing his whole division that day.

Oct: WKU World Championship

Ethan won 2nd in his Creative bo and 3rd in Traditional Bo. Ryan won 3rd place in Traditional Hand. Both boys performed admirably despite the steep compitition of Worlds