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Team KIXXX
Competitive Demo Team and members of the expanded Team KIXXX (“The Next
Generation”) had a very strong showing in Louisville, KY, at the AKA
Grand Nationals this June. The competitive demo team pleased the crowd
with a high energy, show stopping, hard hitting display of martial arts
and acrobatics. The team took its highest honor to date as a competitive
demo team placing third overall. In addition, we had 22 team members
competing in individual events. As a reward for hours of focus, practice
and perseverance, many team members took home trophies. We even had a
few first place highlights; Tyler Powell, traditional forms; Ali Stitts,
creative forms; Kelly Cunningham, team synchronized forms and Adam
Stobinski, traditional forms, weapons, team synchronized forms. In all,
members of Team KIXXX took home a total of 33 individual trophies and 2
team trophies. Congratulations to all competitors. For more
pictures, click
here.

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The Karate Institute once
again featured their energetic Demo Team at the 2009 KidShow at
Great Lakes Mall. Welcoming many new members, this year’s Demo team
is the largest in many years. From the nervous parents to the
excited team members the hard work of each member was seen in their
dynamic, non-stop displays of weapons, forms, and self-defense. The
new “Executive” group was impressive, and the Little Dragons even
joined in on self-defense and board breaking this year. The
high-energy creative portions of the show built up the excitement of
the crowd, leading into the thrilling finale by team KIXXX. Many
mall goers who watched the shows on Saturday or Sunday stopped by
the booth to gather information and/or sign up for a free class. The
KI booth, featuring face painting and our impressive tori gate
covered with photos, won 3rd place this year for Creativity of
Display. A special thanks goes out to all the families who support
the Demo Team year-round by bringing the team members to the many
practices and shows. To see the team is action, click
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