Congratulations to Amanda Brinkman, Junior Black Belt, First Degree!  Amanda is age 11 and studies at the Newtown studio.  Amanda is the only Connecticut student to earn a Shaolin Chuan Fa Junior Black Belt during the month of March.  Her accomplishment represents years of hard work with her teacher, Mr. Christopher Schaefer, Chief Instructor, Newtown.

Amanda is pictured here with Senior Master Mikael Meyer, Testing Director and SDSS President, Sifu Adam Tilbe of Ridgefield, and Sifu John Tusch of Fairfield.