Volume XXV N1                             IKKF Newsletter                                  Spring 2008

BLACK & BROWN BELT PROMOTIONS


     The annual winter Kojosho Black & Brown Belt Testing was held on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at the Kojosho Moon School Dojo in Albuquerque.  Mr. Absher conducted the event, assisted by the Kojosho Board of Regents.  The day-long test covered basics, hard-line forms, Kojosho Forms, self defense, and sparring.  Mr. Absher announced these promotions at the traditional awards banquet that evening:

GODAN
Fifth Degree Black Belt
John T Gordon
Michael Somoza  *

YONDAN
Fourth Degree Black Belt
Joseph Sanchez
Ken Cober  *
James Proctor  *
Brandon Rodarte

SANDAN
Third Degree Black Belt
Steven K Sanchez

NIDAN
Second Degree Black Belt
Nathan Espalin
Forest Schlegel
Naomi Sinclair

SHODAN
First Degree Black Belt
Steven K Sanchez Jr

SHODAN HO
Jake Cox

First Kyu Brown Belt
Rowen Lange
Bud Dissette

Second Kyu Brown Belt
Darren Braude

Third Kyu Brown Belt
Tayler Caulder

First Kyu Brown Belt
Javier Marrujo   (Jr)
Alex Grant   (Level 3)

* October 2007 California Testing

Congratulations from the Kojosho Board of Regents

SYSTEM  STUDIES


We do not yet know what makes some systems more adaptable than others, but research on complexity has yielded some clues.  Some work on physical systems called spin glasses suggests that the level of central control over subsidiary parts of a system is an important consideration.  Too much control freezes the system into limited configurations; too little causes it to wander aimlessly.  Only systems that hover on the border between order and chaos exhibit the needed general stability and capacity to explore the universe of possible solutions to challenges.

                                               Prof. Stuart Kauffman
                                               The Santa Fe Institute

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