Staff reports
Martial artists from Blair's Rosenbach Warrior Training Branch (RWTB) recently joined their fellow practitioners and celebrated belt promotions at the Fremont Family YMCA.
Tenth-degree Grand Master James Rosenbach also joined the instructors and students for the Dec. 4 event. Emily Adams and Kora Wehrli are junior black belt martial artists, while Micah Schank, Thomas Preister and Quentin Pratt are second-degree black belts with instructor status.
Mike Kermoade, meanwhile, is a fifth-degree black belt with Chieftain status. Seventh-degree black belt Colette Stricklet has Premier status.
In addition, the Blair branch's Jeremiah Cothran is a high brown belt. Jordyn Johnson, Brody Johnson and Wyatt Evasic are purple belts, and Johan Najera is a high blue belt.
The RWTB branch on Washington Street hosted its holiday party Dec. 16 and, after a holiday break, returns to instruction Jan. 4.