Dear Bushido Students,


We are so proud of our recent group of Black Belt graduates!  David Folger, Rodger Zwemer, Casey Tune,Tripp Hinkle, Danielle Annunziato, Mary Grace Mancuso, Jerry Argo, Daniel Wendt, Natalie Lucksinger, Robert Cameron, Edwin Walck, Spencer Hashiguchi, Mark Menck, Merritt Benson, Sophia Williams, Mattie Barkley, Asher Paxton, Trevor Rawlins, Audrey Darnbush, Grayson Lane and Joey Barkley did such a great job on all aspects of their exam!  Testing for a Black Belt at the Bushido School of Karate is a REAL test, where sometimes we have to try again…….kind of like real life.  Having your 1st degree Black Belt recognized by the USEWRKD and the All Japan Karate Federation is a big deal!  We are so proud of our last testing group.  We look forward to all 21 of them successfully completing their probationary period and becoming USEWRKD recognized Black Belts in the near future!

I would like to give a special thank you to the parents of our last group of Black Belt examinees.  Your child is a huge part of the positive influences evident at our school.  The Bushido School of Karate is a safe environment free from drugs, alcohol, bullying, gang influences and other negative peer pressure.  There is not a scholastic school in the state of Tennessee that can say that!  Your child is a part of this culture, and I would like for them to continue to be a positive influence on younger impressionable children.   I hope that you continue to encourage your child to not only be involved in an environment of positive, goal oriented people, but also to lead by example!

Thank you again for your support!
Sensei Bill Taylor
Bushido96@aol.com