Bitanga's Martial Arts Center holds fall belt exam

Batinga’s Martial Arts held a fall belt exam recently. Submitted photo.

MIDDLEPORT – On Saturday, September 24, Bitanga’s Martial Arts Center in Middleport held a fall belt exam.

A total of 28 students received belt promotions and various awards following their successful demonstration of their prescribed testing requirements in front of a panel of five judges.

Students promoted to yellow belt include Logan Cundiff, Samuel Clagg, Waylon Smith, Abury Newell Jr, Moe Hajivandi, Faith Hajivandi, Logan Bolin, Connor Bolin, Walker Stanhope, Lyndee Taylor, and Brodrick Saunders.

Students promoted to orange belt were Michael Dequasie, Samantha Morris, Hunter Moore, Raeline Reeves, and Blake Cremeans.

Kilah Kuhn was promoted to Purple belt.

Green belt promotions include Gabriel Smith, Caden Oneil, Stacey Eblin, and Owen Frazier.

For the blue belt promotions it was Olivia Wood, Sam Cremeans, Julia Neal, Catherine Haggy, Billy Goble III, and Cadem Gibbs.

Wesley Collins was promoted to first degree brown belt with first red stripe. He has only two tests remaining before attempting to test for first degree black belt.

Wesley Collins took home “best of test” for the second time in his student career at Bitanga’s Martial Arts Center. Submitted photo.

The highest scoring participants were: Cadem Gibbs, fourth place; Billy Gobel III, third place; Catherine Haggy, second place; and Raeline Reeves, first place. Wesley Collins took home “best of test” for the second time in his student career at Bitanga’s Martial Arts Center. Recipients of the “outstanding student award” were Walker Stanhope, Laila Gibbs, Tressel Gibbs, Catherine Haggy, Wesley Collins, Raeline Reeves, Logan Bolin, Connor Bolin, Olivia Wood, and Samuel Cremeans.