Emily Koontz

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Emily Koontz - Assistant Instructor - Dai Sempai
Cardio Kick Instructor -  1st Degree Black Belt

Congratulations!
January 28, 2001
Promoted to Black Belt
Mrs. Koontz with Sensei Troxell - A proud moment.

Promotion Board for Mrs. Koontz
(l to r) Shihan Ron White - 7th Dan, Sensei Monte Troxell - 4th Dan
Mr. Mike McCullough - 4th Dan, Mr.  Don Sparks - 2nd Dan (1st Degree Ju Jitsu) Mr. Micah Maxwell - 2nd Dan,
Mr. Daniel New - 1st Dan, Mr. Adam Clock - 1st Dan.
Mrs. Koontz standing in Kiba Dachi during her Sho Dan Promotion.
  (held stance without coming out of it for 30 minutes and 34 seconds)

Click here to go to Photo Page of Mrs. Koontz's Training and Promotion.

Mrs. Koontz with Mr. Bill Wallace and Mr. Joe Lewis
Bill Wallace Winter Camp, Tampa FL -- 11/10/2000
Mrs. Koontz had just been presented with her 1st Degree Brown Belt
Mr. Wallace and Mr. Lewis both signed with Sensei Troxell as witnesses
on her Promotion Certificate.

Achievements in the Art

2000
Winner of the Glenn Keeney Achievement Award
PKC - NATIONAL  FINAL STANDINGS - 2000

Proud members of the PKC
(clicking here will take you away to the PKC page)

2000
PKC - Women's Intermediate/Advanced Kata -  1st Place




PKC - Women's Intermediate/Advanced Kumite -  1st Place

NATIONAL CHAMPION !!
(Both Divisions - Kata and Kumite)


2000
PKC - Nominated for Best Kyu Rank Female Competitor of the Year,
              Nominated for Most Spirited Fighter of the Year,
Male or Female...

   NATIONAL WINNER OF BOTH AWARDS !!


INDIANA PKC STATE STANDINGS - 2000

STATE CHAMPION !


 1st  Place in Indiana
 State PKC - Kumite
(Women's Brown Belt Division)



 1st  Place in Indiana
 State PKC - Kata
(Women's Brown Belt Division)

PKC - 1999

 PKC - Indiana Women's Novice Kumite

STATE CHAMPION !

1999 Indiana PKC - 2nd Place finisher in Kata

1999 National PKC - 3rd Place finisher in Kumite

1999 National PKC - 3rd Place finisher in Kata
Click here to see Awards Photos


Member of the 2000 / 2001
 Indiana State PKC Women's Advanced Belt Team
(currently undefeated)

Team Member Emily Koontz with 1st Place Trophy,
after 3 person team fights at PKC Internationals
11/17/2000

Click to see current PKC Point Standings
(Only if you are ready to leave, as this will take you to another web site - the PKC)
Qualified for Team USA for the 2000 Millennium Games in Sydney Australia
Qualified for the 2000 USKA National Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Seminars Attended

02/99  Arnold Classic, Columbus OH - Billy Blanks Tae Bo Seminar
03/99  Kokomo IN, Bill Wallace Kicking Seminar
07/99  Western US Martial Arts Training Camp, Las Vegas, NV
            Bill Wallace - Kicking and Stretching
            Larry Lam - Kicking Techniques
            John Natividad - Sparring Techniques
            Professor Kenneth Penland - Ju Jitsu and Grappling Techniques
            Joe Lewis - Explosive Jabs and Footwork
08/99   Muncie, IN - Master Philip Koeppel - Kata
09/99   Kokomo, IN - Bill Wallace - Kicking and Stretching
11/99   Lebanon, IN - 11th Annual Martial Arts Symposium
02/00  Arnold Classic - Cardio Kick with Cung Le and Michael Olaidija, Jr.
11/00   Lebanon, IN -12th Annual Martial Arts Symposium
11/00   Bill Wallace Winter Camp, Tampa FL
             Bill Wallace -           Kicking and Stretching            
             John Chung -          Stretching and Dynamic Kata.
             Chris Natske -        Tae Kwon Do Kicks... Wallace's way.
                                              Tournament TKD Kicks - Japanese and
                                              Okinawan tournaments, 3 sessions.
              Joe Lewis -             Hand and Footwork
              Lee Barden -          Nunchaku Kobudo
              Dr. Jerry Beasley - Ground Fighting
              Nikki Bruscino -     Cardio Kick, Kung Fu Forms, Youth Classes

05/01   Pennsylvania - George Dillman's Chi Gong Retreat for Women
click for Photos
Click here to see Photos from Bill Wallace's Florida Winter Camp
Tampa Florida, November 2000

Photos and Accomplishments

"Game of Death"
 
Reminiscent of 1978's "Game of Death"...
(Bruce Lee vs. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)


An opponent about to learn about Mrs. Koontz's Side Kicks in a painful way

May 2000, another enlightened opponent.

'Hands on' instruction from Superfoot Bill Wallace, 1999.

In Competition.

Another Side Kick...

And another...

And yet another!

Just before the opponent went down.

Kata 'Face', + Technique + Intensity =

1st in the Nation (PKC) in Kata for 2000!
2nd in the State of Indiana and 3rd in the Nation in Kata (PKC) for 1999.

Chicago 5/2000

Cardio Kick Box


Leading the class in leg lifts.

Squat to Side Kick exercise.

Roundhouse Kicks.

Cardio Kick Class


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