I have decided to add all the names (and dates of promotions) of ALL Black Belts of the Koryo Karate School. Black Belts will be listed by date of promotion in each category (Chodan, Yidan, etc). The number assigned to each promotion is their number within that rank. So the 1st Black Belt ever promoted is listed as “Chodan # 1”. Unfortunately, I don’t have photos of the earliest promotions (I’m still looking). However, photos of the more recent promotions can be found on my Facebook Page.
Chodan – 1st Degree Black Belt
# 1 - Jack Rittershaus – May 2, 1998
# 2 - Gary Rittershaus – May 2, 1998
# 3 - Lorri Gould – December 6, 1998
# 4 - Keith Nadeau - April 27, 2002
# 5 - Nicole Cartier – October 21, 2006
# 6 - Missy Richardson – July 29, 2007
Yidan – 2nd Degree Black Belt
# 1 - Charlie Rittershaus – April 18, 2001
# 2 - Gary Rittershaus - April 27, 2002
# 3 - Jack Rittershaus – April 23, 2005
Samdan – 3rd Degree Black Belt
# 1 - Charlie Rittershaus – October 21, 2006
# 2 - Gary Rittershaus - March 9, 2009
# 3 - Jack Rittershaus - December 12, 2009
My promotional dates are:
Chodan – July 25, 1987
Yidan – May 28, 1994
Samdan – December 6, 1998
Sadan – February 17, 2007