On behalf of Mitsuzuka Munehiro sensei and myself, we wish to congratulate all attending SSK members for a successful and memorable camp! We know some of you risked hardship and even danger to attend. For those of you who suffered losses, our hopes and prayers are with you for a quick return to normalcy.

Congratulations to all who tested! We are proud of you. Not everyone is willing to open themselves up to critique by their peers. We appreciate your commitment and courage. If the test were evaluated solely on spirit, every candidate would surely have passed, however, we must take into consideration many other areas of the testing performance! We and the instructors of the students that need to retest are committed to working closely with you to help you achieve the level you tested for. We apologize for not getting the chance to formally announce the results of the test, as we finished late in the day and most people left right after dinner to avoid the approaching storm.

Yours in Iaido,
Roger Wehrhahn, Shihan

The following candidates have passed the test:

SSK Dan Test Results, 2011

Shodan:
Chin, Alexander
Kim, Seung
Leonard, Staci
Lewis, John
McSpadden, Emily
Stokes, Callian

Nidan:
Brosseau, Michel
Burnett, Alex
Byrnes, Christopher
Erb, Scott
Lee, Mark
Lee, Walker
Lindley, Joe
Zinnes, Joe

Sandan:
Kanner, Sam
Vieira, Alex

Yondan:
Hocker, Craig

Godan:
Dunham, Brian
Kelley, Brian

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