IIKA Newsletter

Chairman: JC Burris
President: Tommy True

Board Members: Phil McElroy, Jim McDonald, David Gabbard, Kelly Markham, Carol Burris, Jerry Smith, Mike Lewis, Don Bordinger, Sandra Strong

Honorary Board Members: Maurice Msarsa, Bruce Guillaume

Subject: Roku-Dan Review Testing Date
Release Date: Tuesday March 10, 2009
In keeping with the IIKA’s policies for promotion to Roku-Dan by the IIKA Board of Directors, all instructors who have a candidate for Roku-Dan testing need to submit the candidate’s name, along with information regarding their years in Isshin-ryu, age, promotion dates, and a brief narrative supporting your decision to promote, to Mr. Burris or Mr. True before the next IIKA Board Meeting – April 4, 2009.

If you have questions regarding whether or not a potential candidate is eligible for testing, based on the IIKA’s new promotion guidelines, please refer to the “Rank Requirements” section of the IIKA website: www.iika.com.

Upon review by the Executive Board of the IIKA, candidates who meet the association’s promotion guidelines will be invited to test on August 22, 2009.

To submit a candidate’s name to Mr. Burris, you may E-mail him at: JayBurris@tds.net.

To reach Mr. True, you may E-mail him through Ridge Richardson at: creativeguy@comcast.net.

Sincerely,
IIKA Staff