Thump O' The
Month -
March 2010!

"That one
looks like
it might
have
landed!"
FKB's own 6'
Black Belt
Mr. Giff
Hobback
landing a
beautiful
roundhouse
kick to the
head!
Congratulations
to FKB's own
Lucas
Vagher!
The Five
Knuckle
Bullet
Team's own
Lucas Vagher
recently won
the Jr.
Varsity
Colorado
State
Wrestling
Championship.
Lucas, a
Black Belt
here at
America's
Best and a
freshman at
Pomona High
School, won
the State
Championship
in very
impressive
fashion,
sweeping the
competition
en route to
the 119lb.
title.
Always a
competitor,
he is
already
setting his
sites on the
Varsity
Championship
next year!
Congratulations
Lucas!

Team
Practice
Schedule for
March 2010
There will
be a
tournament
kata review
& critique
on Saturday,
March
6th,
immediately
following
Sparring
Class.
All Team
members
interested
in Mr.
Baier's
review of
their kata
need to
attend.
FKB Team
practice for
March is
scheduled
for Monday
nights,
March 8th &
22nd, at
7:45-8:45pm.
These is a
mandatory
workouts for
all Team
members.
Please make
the
necessary
arrangements
to attend.
2010 CKA
Tournament
Schedule
Announced!
The Colorado
Karate
Association
has
announced
the first
half of the
2010
tournament
calendar.
These events
are
sanctioned
for all FKB
Team
members:
-
March
13th,
2010 -
CKA
Season
Opener ~
Promoted
by the
CKA
Board of
Directors
-
April
3rd,
2010 -
Colorado
Classic
~
Promoted
by Kevin
Kowalczik
(not a
CKA or
Sanctioned
Tournament)
-
**May
15th,
2010 -
"Rage" ~
Promoted
by Chuck
& Carol
Cordova
-
June
19th,
2010 -
"Summer
Jam" ~
Promoted
by the
CKA
Board of
Directors
-
**
August
14th,
2010 -
"Summer
Fistival"
~
Promoted
by Dave
&
Larrissa
Coppock
- "**"
ARE
MANDATORY
TEAM EVENTS!
2010
National
Blackbelt
League
Schedule!
The 2010 NBL
Schedule has
been
announced,
and the
following
tournaments
represent a
partial list
of FKB
sanctioned
events.
For more
information
see Mr.
Baier:
-
April,
2010 -
"Golden
Gate
Nationals"
AAA, San
Francisco,
CA
-
May,
7th-8th
-
"Pacific
Jewel"
AAA,
Vancouver,
CAN
-
August,
27th-28th
- "Sin
City
Rumble"
AAA, Las
Vegas,
NV
-
September,
3rd-4th
-
"Mexican
Open"
AAA,
Acapulco,
MEX
-
October,
2010 -
"America
West"
AAA,
Layton,
UT

Five Knuckle
Bullet
Shines at
the 2009 CKA
Awards
Banquet!
The Colorado
Karate
Association
held
the 2009
Awards
Banquet in
Denver, CO.
(check out
the great
pics in the
eGallery!)
on December
5th, marking
the end of a
terrific
year for the
Five Knuckle
Bullet
Karate Team.
This past
season FKB
made it's
presence
felt,
garnering
over 60
divisional
placings, 22
state
championships,
and 4
competitors
in the top
20 overall!
More
importantly,
all FKB Team
Members and
their
families
conducted
themselves
at all times
with the
honor and
dignity.
Putting the
qualities of
respect and
sportsmanship
as their top
priority at
all times.
For a
complete
listing of
the 2009
final
standings or
to get
Awards
Banquet
information,
please visit
www.coloradokarateassociation.org.
Five
Knuckle
Bullet State
Champions:
Marky Baier
Andy Nye
Kris Pilgrim
Tracey
Farnes
Lauren Sides
Susie
Ramirez
Bobby
Ramirez
Jill Dollar
Amy Dollar
Jackie
Schrader
Ian Trembly
Anthony
Weant
Ryan Berg
Five Knuckle
Bullet Top
20
Competitors:
Kris Pilgrim
Tracey
Farnes
Jackie
Schrader
Amy Dollar