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Getting festive with ISKC
Winter 2012 |
It's beginning to look a lot like SUCCESS
ISKC's very own Sensei Brian Mertel (a.k.a. "Instructor of the Year") has been elected as the USA Karate Representative to the US Olympic Committee Athlete Advisory Committee. According to him, the future is looking quite bright, indeed,
"I'm very excited to have this opportunity. It's a great time for karate and I look forward to helping the US athletes achieve their goals. Now is the time for us to have a system conducive to helping US athletes reach the top of the podium on a regular basis at all levels of competition!"
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Sensei Mertel will now be among the main representatives for  USA Karate athletes in regards to the Olympic Movement, in addition to serving on the USA Karate Board of Directors. This position is a four year term that concludes in the year of each Summer Olympic Games. Only USA Karate members who have competed in the Pan American Games, the World Championships, or the World Games can vote for the position. Mertel's accomplished history, in terms of representing the U.S. at literally every single level of international karate competitions, including working as an Assistant Coach for the Junior Pan American Championships in Cancun earlier this year, made him ideal for the appointment. Per Jake Lease, USA Karate Chief Executive Officer, "Brian will be an excellent representative for USA Karate and our athletes."
Sensei Mertel is replacing a man who served the Athlete Advisory Committee (you may have seen him providing a few stellar kata demonstrations at our Award Banquet, too!) for a decade, Dr. Clay Morton . As Lease stated, "He has big shoes to fill, and I know he will fill them admirably." ISKC's Mr. DiPasquale, also USA Karate President, had this to say about the change of guard, "As our AAC representative, and as a Board member, Clay has always put the best interest of the athletes first. I know Brian will follow his example and represent all athletes well."
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AWARD BANQUET RECAP
A.K.A. ISKC KNOWS HOW TO PARTY!!!
As predicted, the 34th Award Banquet was a total hoot!!! ISKC and the Booster Club are fully aware of the fact that without you guys, we're nothing. We seriously couldn't have done it without you! The Award Banquet is our way of saying thanks and paying homage to the best group of karate-ka one could ever ask for! So, who left there with one of our coveted awards?
Booster of the Year- Rollin Burket
Senior Volunteer of the Year- Shawn Masters
Volunteer of the Year- Bill Bastian
Senior Assistant of the Year- John Crowl & James Remlinger
Leader of the Year- Ethan Pearson
Jr. Instructor of the Year- Michael Watts
Assistant Instructor of the Year- Jonathon Peters
Instructor of the Year- Brian Mertel
Official of the Year- Diane Martin
 | | In case you missed our screening at the Award Banquet, do yourself a favor and check out the Daily Herald's video featuring Brandon Malone |
Academic Scholarship Winners
Besnick Adovoic
Michael Celano
Alex Diana
Ian Kahrilas
Serena Lim
Allison Mack
Shannon Masterson
Emily Morgan
Jordan Ordonez
Alyssa Parma
Lena Pekaj
Jonathon Peters
Andrew Ragona
Katrina Sholeen
Rick Sora
Robert Villar
Michael Watts
Dale Weber
Donald Wojtczak
Coaching Scholarships
Peja Bajic
Julio Egoavil
Noah Frisvold
Brian Mertel
Carlos Sanchez
Dale Weber
Referee Scholarship Winners
 | | Madison Malone, Erica Simmerman, and Carly Swanson demonstrating their award-winning "Empi" |
Kathy Bailey
Bill Bastian
William Gatch
Diane Martin
Shawn Masters
Juan Oshiro
David Renner
Mike Ross
Tim Watts
Santori Scholarship Winners
Serena Lim
Allison Mack
Jordan Ordonez
Caitlin Painchaud
Jenna Weber
Rebecca Weiner
Training Awards
Anita Avendano
Miriam Balavender
Erica Bilderback
Ben Broach
Bobby Burns
Sean Caldwell
Nicholas Cannella
Tom Couston
Joey Dalo
Madison Del Alcazar
 | | Sensei Sanchez and the champion synchronized kata team |
Cameron Demos
Noah Glenzinski
Abby Histed
Jaden Inamine
Zak Jones
Julie Krater
Devin Leasure
Alexis Mack
Kassidy Mahoney
Vincent Maikranz
Marcus Malone
Adriana Martinez
Kyle Marusich
Maricela Moss
Thomas Pappalardo
Nathan Schultz
Michael Seaborg
Taxiachis Stamatopoulos
Chase Talley
Zak Umansky
Louis Miguel Vieira
Travel Scholarship Winners
 | | Our National Competitors are not only outstanding athletes, but cute as buttons, too! |
Besnick Adovic
Eddie Allegretti
Anna Avendano
Jakob Bachhausen
Eric Bilderback
Zachary Brandt
Aaron Caldwell
Justin Chung
Alex Diana
Layne Foeder
Abby Ford
Enzo Floresca
Noah Frisvold
Peter Gabriel
Ann Hsieh
Ellora Jaggi
Makenzie Jarvis
Connor Krater
Eric Krol
Jason Krol
Cirrus Lingl
Skylar Lingl
Allison Mack
Brandon Malone
Madison Malone
Adriana Martinez
Carrie Marusich
Shannon Masterson
Alex Millunchick
Emily Morgan
Jody Oshiro
Juan Oshiro
 | | Brandon Malone accepting his International Competitor trophy |
Alyssa Parma
Julia Parma
Ethan Pearson
Rachel Pelegrino
Gianna Pelzer
Lena Pekaj
Jonathon Peters
Andrew Ragona
Perry Ross
Katrina Sholeen
Erica Simmerman
Avary Sitarz
Niall Stanczak
Carly Swanson
Tyler Swanson
Alysa Tornabene
Tyler Tran
Chandler Ury
Krystin Ury
Allison Watts
Michael Watts
Dale Weber
Jenna Weber
Spirit Awards
 | | Sensei Mertel and Maricela Moss |
Dr. Kathy Bailey
Mike Chrastka
Joe Dalo, Sr.
Amanda Diana
Naomi Fellows
Gary Garnowski
David Jaggi
John & Stacy LaTona
Kathy Leasure
Frankie Malone
Ron Morgan
Carol & Jerry Mykietka
Alyssa Parma
Carl Pelzer
Sara Plackett
Dr. Thomas Pusateri
Dan Rubel
Glenn Schirmer
Tom Sholeen
Mike Theriault
Scott & Leslie Ury
John Vercellino
Allison Watts
Deneise Wojtczak
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