FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

AKSD Students Recognized for 2009 Achievments

DALLAS, Texas -- December 19, 2009 -- This year's awards ceremony was a great success.

The evening began by all the students bowing in (filling up the entire mat) and a brief introduction of all the Black Belts.

The presentation of the awards were as follows:

63 All-Star Awards

All Star Awards

Outstanding Little Dragons and Outstanding Students

Outstanding Little Dragons

Ilana Haas
David Long
Chris Arriga
George Garrido

Students of the Year

Paul Colson
Adrian Lopez
Ann Vandenburg
Rachel Almquist
Tommy Lopez
Arath Luna
Isaac Vidales
Omar Mendoza
McKenzie Manor
Shannon Mani

Mr. Gomez and Mr. Cmar then presented Isaac Vidales with the "SWAT Member of the Year award". This was an award Mr. Cmar recieved as a young student under Mr. Dorsey, and has now passed it down to Mr. Vidales.

Outstanding Student of the Year

Rollins Carrie

Junior Black Belt of the Year

Wendolyn Isidro

Assistant Instructor of the Year

Ray Bennett

Instructor of the Year

Caleb Cmar

Mr. and Mrs. Gomez then presented Mr. Bennett with a special award in appreciation of all the work he has done with the school, the students, the website, behind the counter... and even with Rachel Gomez's homework.

The evening's presentations concluded when Mr. Gomez thanked everyone who wrote a review during our appreciation campaign and encouraged everyone to do more here. He also thanked the students for their hard work and the parents for all their support and sacrifices.

Good job to all AKSD students and let's make 2010 even better!

At American Karate & Self-Defense we strive to provide a safe and friendly environment for students of all ages to learn at their own pace to the best of his or her ability. Our mission is to promote excellence in physical and mental growth through focused training. Our greatest responsibility is to instill in our students a sense of discipline and code of ethics to inspire them to become good citizens.

We are located in Dallas, Texas at 10918 Garland Road right next to Ramyond's Bar B Q. We are approximately 2 miles (5 mins) north of White Rock Lake and about 8 miles (19 mins) from downtown Dallas. We're just minutes away from Garland, Mesquite, Richardson, Plano, Sachse, Rowlett, and Rockwall.