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Mighty Mites 4:30-

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Advance 5:30-7p

Weapons 7-8:30p

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Mighty Mites 11-12n

12n-1:30p Color Belts

Tokubetsu – No Class

Demo Team Star Wars

Hockey Heat Arena

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Chinese New Year

March Demo

Downtown 9:00am

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12n-1:30p Color Belts

Tokubetsu 5-7p

11 Tokubetsu-2 No class USA Grassroots

Training Workshop All

athletes should

participate going to

Nationals.

Twin Arbors 11a-2:30p

Lodi

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Sensei Tibon BD!

OMG!

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Advance 5:30-7p

No Weapons

Promotion Ceremony

White/yellow/All 7:15p

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12n-1:30p Color Belts

Tokubetsu 5-7p Promotion Testing 2pm

White & Yellow, Orange

and Up Combined testing

Happy St. Patrick Day!

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9-11a

Leadership Mtg 11a-

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Mighty Mites 4:30-

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Advance 5:30-7p

Weapons 7-8:30p

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12n-1:30p Color Belts

Tokubetsu 5-7p

Oshiro Seminar In

Mountain View Buddhist

Temple 575 N. Shoreline

Blvd

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Good Friday

US Open

Jr. International Cup

Las Vegas

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US Open

Jr. International Cup

Las Vegas

4/1 Easter Weekend!

Dojo Closed

2018

March

Tibon’s Goju Gazette

www.tibonkarate.com March 2018

Tournaments & Events This Year

Heat Hockey Karate Demo Half Time on March 3rd

Saturday. Tibon’s Goju Ryu Karate has our own section

For Discount Heat Hockey Tickets for Star Wars

Sensei Tibon and Hiers hosting First Series 2018

USA Grassroots Karate Workshop Sunday at

Twin Arbors Athletic Club in Lodi, Ca

In preparation for the March 11th

Sunday

2018 USA Nationals and USA Team Trials.

RBKD Oshiro Weapons Camp March 24th

Saturday

Mountain View Buddhist Temple 575 N. Shoreline Blvd

US Open and Jr. International Karate Cup March 30-

April 1, 2018 Paris Las Vegas Hotel Casino Las Vegas.

National Qualifier for Nationals and USA Team Trials

For Northern California in Yuba City, Ca April 15th

. If

planning to go to Nationals in Reno you have to qualify

top 12 in your division.

Todomachi Cup National Qualifier for Southern

California for Nationals and USA Team Trials April 29th

in Irvine, CA. Momentous Sports Center 14522 Myford

Rd. Irvine, CA 95206

USA National Championships USA Team Trials in

Reno, NV July 10-15, 2018 Reno/Sparks Convention

Center.

Tibon’s Goju Ryu 34th

Annual Winter IN HOUSE Karate

Championships December 2, 2018 Lincoln High School,

And Advance Seminar and Black Belt Testing

Dec.1, 2018 Saturday

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Welcome New Students

Tibon’s Goju Ryu Organization

William Black Grace Limpin Jesus Jauregui Alijiah Banks

Ashley Rose Black Sierra Chheng Carlos Lopes

Benjamin Krutka De Angelo Plasencia Kingsley Chen

Lincoln Hennings Bryce Milton Elisa Calderon

Santiago Calderon Sebastian Renteria Moria Olson Gia Vowell

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Promotion Testing! March 17

th starting check in 2pm

Promotion Testing 2:15pm White & Yellow, Orange

and Up Combined testing! ___________________________________________

Sensei Joane Orbon Wins Chance at Bronze Medal Round in Dubai Open Finishing 5th place out of 64 Top

Competitors in the World We Are So Proud of Her and Now Waiting for New World

Rankings to Come Out!

Sensei Joane Orbon’s fight rounds go like this: Wins Mexico 2-0 Wins Italy 4-1 Wins France 1-0 Wins Uzbekistan 2-0 Loses to number #1 world rank champion China 3-1 Loses the Bronze medal match to Peru 3-2 in the last 40 seconds of the match. Sensei Joane was ahead the whole fight 2-0, then the last 40 seconds Peru scores a 3 point kick to win. Sensei Joane Orbon’s rankings will be coming out soon. If she is rated in the top 15 in the world the US Olympic Committee will Scholarship her funds to help her with competition cost for travel. Other than that we are having fundraisers for her.

Tibon’s Goju Ryu Black Belts Receive International Certification at Canada International

Invitational Karate Championships in Richmond B.C. at the Hombu Headquarter Dojo

Congratulations to all of our Tibon’s Goju Ryu Black Belts

Great Food! Great Friends! Craig and Amy Gong

Tibon’s Goju Ryu Fighting Arts Karate Tournament Results:

45th Steveston International Karate Championships in Richmond B.C. Results:

Jacob Ruiz Gold medal male 16-17 yr. old black belt kumite (Fighting)

Andrew Moore silver medal men’s WKF Kata (forms).

Cayla Gapuson silver medal 14-15 yr. old black belt Kumite, bronze medal black belt Kata.

Arin Helsby bronze medal female 12-13 yr. old black belt Kata.

Angelina Nguyen Bronze medal female 12-13 yr. old advance Kata.

Samson Helsby Bronze medal boys 7-8 yr. old Kumite

Zoe Harrison silver medal 6-7 yr. old Paddle Kumite, silver medal in beginning Kata, awarded Spirit Award Cup.

CJ Balanon Bronze medal 5-6 yr. old

Paddle Kumite, awarded Youngest Competitor of the Tournament Cup.

Shotokan Spring West Coast Karate Championships in Yuba City, CA. Results:

Christopher Gong Gold medal 12-13 yr. old

advanced Kobudo (weapons), silver medal

In boys Jr black belt Kumite, bronze medal advanced Kata.

Ellis Chen Silver medal 16-17 yr. old black belt Kata, bronze in advanced weapons, bronze medal 16-17 yr. old black

belt kumite

Punok Open Irvine Karate Classic in Irvine, Ca. The results are as following:

Cayla Gapuson Gold medal female black belt 14-15 yr. old. Kumite (fighting), and silver medal in female black belt

14-15 yr. old Kata (forms).

Tristen Sin Gold medal boys advance division 8-9 yr. old Kumite, silver medal boys advance Kobudo (weapons),

bronze medal intermediate 8-9 yr. old Kata.

Noah Helsby Bronze medal boy's black belt 14-15 yr. old Kumite.

Ellis Chen Bronze medal male black belt 16-17 yr. old Kumite.

Sammy Helsby Gold medal boy's 7-8 yr. old intermediate Kumite, gold medal boy's intermediate Kata, and bronze

medal boys intermediate Kobudo.

Andre Orosco Bronze medal boys advance 12-13 yr. old Kobudo.

Cash Gapuson Silver medal boys intermediate 8-9 yr. old Kumite.

Tibon’s Goju Ryu Fighting Arts Karate Black Belt Banquet

Congratulations!

Asa Thurston Sr. 3rd

Degree Black Belt Noah Helsby Jr. 2nd

Degree Black Belt

Joane Orbon Sr. 2nd

Degree Black Belt Christopher Gong Jr. 1st Degree Black Belt

Ronald Jacob Ruiz Sr. 2nd

Degree Black Belt Andre Orosco Jr. 1st Degree Black Belt

Elijah Infante Sr. 2nd

Degree Black Belt Cayla Gapusan Jr. 1st Degree Black Belt

Julian Sepulveda Sr. 1st Degree Black Belt Christopher Inman Jr. 1

st Degree Black Belt

Frances Yang Sr. 1st Degree Black Belt Arin Helsby Jr. 1

st Degree Black Belt

Dani Hovatter Sr. 1st Degree Black Belt Ryan Pearce Sr. 1

st Degree Black Belt

Ellis Chen Sr. 1st Degree Black Belt Brianna Udermann Sr. 1

st Degree Black Belt

Special Thank you to Oriental Chef Chinese Restaurant

Great Food! Great Friends! Craig and Amy Gong

Tibon’s Goju Ryu Team Tokubetsu Travels to Punok Open Irvine Karate Classic

In Irvine, CA Do Outstanding Job and Learn Great Experiences as they Prepare for USA

Nationals and USA Team Trials in July. More Competition More Experience! Great Job All!

Tibon’s Goju Ryu Karate Organization

What Makes Us Different!

Tibon’s Goju Ryu Fighting Arts Karate Organization has a staff of internationally certified black belts, and national class athletes

with years of experience and training under their belts. We have dedicated ourselves in teaching traditional Goju Ryu under Goju

Ryu Uchiage-Kai, member of Japan Karate Federation the world body for traditional karate in the world, member of the

International Olympic Committee. Our dojos are registered with USA Karate, the NGB for traditional karate, and member of the

US Olympic Committee.

Sensei Gene Tibon 6th

Degree Black belt has been teaching Goju Ryu karate for 42 years. Our main dojo at 923 N.

Yosemite St. has been in existence for 34 years, our satellite dojos like Hiers Goju Ryu at Twin Arbors Athletic Club for 22

years, Stockton GymStars Karate Program for 19 years, Modesto GymStars Karate Program 14 years, Victory Outreach

Martial Arts Program 8 years, and Placerville Tibon’s Family Dojo 2010-2014 until Sensei Gino took a job promotion in

Seattle, WA.

We have dedicated our teaching to “Life Skill Development” Through our Karate teaching. We have 95 % of our black

belts achieve a degree in college or at a major university around the country.

We teach self-defense Goju Ryu Karate, which is the better of two fighting traditions of Okinawa and China. We continue to

develop those athletes, who wish to compete at world level competition representing USA at the highest level of competition in

the world. We currently have one female adult athlete, who is currently an Olympic hopeful for the 2020 International Olympic

Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan. We have developed over 300 national champions, and placed 60 athletes on the USA Jr. and Sr.

National Karate Team and USA Team Pool. Sensei Gene Tibon was featured in Masters Magazine, inducted into 12 Hall of

Fames, as well as our work continues. Five of our Sr. Black Belt instructors were also inducted into “Hall of Fames” for their

contribution through their martial arts accomplishments.

Below are some of the many world level events our black belts represented United States in:

Gold medal Junior World Championships Budapest, Hungary, Silver medal Junior World Championships, Gold medal Pan-

American karate Championships Caracas, Venezuela, Bronze medal Pan-American Karate Championships Orlando, Florida,

Silver medal Women's World Cup Toulon, France, USA Team members to the Senior World Cup in Manila, Philippines, USA

Team members to the 1st Japan Women’s World Cup, France, Mexico, USA Team members Paris Open Paris, France, 2002 Gold

medal and Bronze medal in Caracas, Venezuela, 2003 Bronze medal Jr. Pan-Am’s Canada, USA Team members to the WKF

2003 Junior World Championships 103 countries. 4 yr. term Member of the Executive Board of Directors City of Stockton Sports

Commission, developed USA Senior Team member to the Oct.12-15 2006 WKF 18th World Senior Karate Championships

Tampere, Finland, develop USA Team member for the Feb. 2007 Senior North American Cup Monterrey, Mexico, developed a

Silver and a Bronze medalist Sept. 28th, 2006 Junior PKF Pan- American Karate Championships Curacao Antilles, developed

USA team member of 2006 5th FISU University World Championships in New York, 2007 National Coordinator Classical

Japanese Okinawa Karate & Kobudo as part of the 2007-2009 Disneyland(R)Martial Arts Festival Anaheim, Ca., and 2007-2009

Disney Martial Arts Festival at Walt Disney World(R) Wide World of Sports(R) Complex in Orlando, Florida. Member Historic

Strategic Meeting for Karate at US Olympic Training Center Colorado Springs, Co. Feb. 1st, 2008. 2008 - 2 Gold 1 Bronze

medalist Chile Jr. Pan-Americans, 2009 – 2 members El Salvador Jr. Pan-Am’s - 4 members of Team USA Morocco Jr. World

Championships, 2010 – 4 members Bronze medal in Montreal, Canada, 2011 - 2 members Team USA to Jr. Pan-Am’s Brazil, 2

members Team USA to World Championships in Malaysia, 2012 – 2 members USA Bronze medal Jr. Pan-Am’s in Cancun,

Mexico, 2013 Gold and Bronze Medalist in Medellin, Columbia. 1/28/17 - Paris Open, Paris/France, 16th Place 1/14/17 - US

National Team Trials, Colorado Springs/CO/USA, Gold Medal 10/15/16 - Philippine Open, Manila/Philippines, Gold Medal

7/16/16 - US National Championships, Pittsburgh/PA/USA, Gold Medal 4/16/16 - Dubai Open, Dubai/UAE, 25th Place 4/2/16 -

US Open, Las Vegas/ NV/ USA, 5th Place 1/16/16 - US National Team Trials, Colorado Springs/CO/USA, Bronze Medal 7/18/15

- Pan American Games, Toronto/Canada, 5th Place 5/23/15 - Pan American Championships, Toronto/Canada, Gold Medal 4/1/15

- US Open, Las Vegas/NV/USA, 5th Place 3/7/15 - Uchiage International Friendship Match, Vancouver/Canada, Gold Medal

1/7/15 - US National Team Trials, Chicago/Illinois, Silver Medal 11/1/14 - World Championships, Bremen/Germany, 35th Place

9/6/14 - Pan American Championships, Lima/Peru, Gold Medal 7/19/14 - National Championships, Fort Lauderdale/Florida, Gold

Medal 4/5/14 - US Open, Las Vegas/Nevada, 4th Place 1/18/14 - US National Team Trials, Chicago/Illinois, Gold Medal 9/13/14

- Athlete of the Month, Stockton's Hall of Fame, Athletes considered based on athletic achievements for 2014 12/5/14 - Female

Athlete of the Year, Tibon's Goju- Ryu, Based on athletic performance throughout the year 7/18/15 - Female Athlete of the Year,

US National Karate Federation, Based on academic and athletic achievements for the year 10/17/15 - Athlete of the Month,

Stockton's Hall of Fame, Athletes considered based on athletic achievements for 2015, 7/18/15 - Pan American Games,

Toronto/Canada, 5th Place, 5/23/15 - Pan American Championships, Toronto/Canada, 1st Place, 4/1/15 - US Open, Las

Vegas/NV/USA, 5th Place, 3/7/15 - Uchiage International Friendship Match, Vancouver/Canada, 1st Place, 1/7/15 - US National

Team Trials, Chicago/Illinois, 2nd Place, 10/15/16 - Philippine Open, Manila/Philippines, 1st Place, 7/16/16 - US National

Championships, Pittsburgh/PA/USA, 1st Place, 4/16/16 - Dubai Open, Dubai/UAE, 25th Place, 4/2/16 - US Open, Las Vegas/

NV/ USA, 5th Place, 1/16/16 - US National Team Trials, Colorado Springs/CO/USA, 3rd Place, 1/28/17 - Paris Open,

Paris/France, 16th Place 1/14/17 - US National Team Trials, Colorado Springs/CO/USA, 2018 5th Place Dubai Open, India

Parents and Students Purchase Your Heat Hockey Tickets on Link Below for This

Game- Stars Wars Night and Tibon’s “Goju Ryu Karate Demo at Half Time

Below is the link for your tickets and

Promo code is: TIBONS

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Tibon’s Goju Ryu Fighting Arts & Hiers Goju Ryu Karate

Hosting

USA Grassroots Karate Development for USA Karate Nationals and USA Team Trials

March 11, 2018 at Twin Arbors in Lodi

Reserve Your Spot Now!

Let’s Get Ready for an Experience of a Lifetime!

Tibon’s Goju Ryu Karate Organization The Preparation Starts Now!

Tokubetsu Saturday Class to be taught by Sensei Gene Tibon and Sensei Adam Tibon

Saturdays 5p – 7pm and on Sunday Sensei Cristian Embry teaches Tokubetsu - 2 is 9am – 11am

This Class is for serious competition development

Tibon’s Goju Ryu Karate has been building champions for over 34 years! Join the Team!

Charter School Students Tibon’s Goju Ryu Fighting Arts Karate is accepted by Most Charter Schools in San

Joaquin

For P.E. Alternative School Program

Check Your Charter School to see if they will fund your Karate Lessons at

Tibon’s Goju Ryu Fighting Arts Karate Studio – (209) 465-0943

We are currently working with the following:

Connecting Waters Charter School

Visions in Education Charter School

New Jerusalem Elementary Charter Program

Pacific Charter Institute Charter Program

Rio Valley Charter School

St. Mary’s High School P.E. Alternative Grades

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