Kids Grappling Tournament Results

Here are the results from the recent grappling tournament held at McFann's Academy on February 17th 2007.

Division 1:
1st Place - Payton Haws
2nd Place - Will Chambers
3rd Place - Lacy Debes

Division 2:
1st Place - Brock Hatfield
2nd Place - Isaac Smith
3rd Place - Phil Chambers

Division 3:
1st Place - Adrian Wiles
2nd Place - Jackson Cole
3rd Place - Grace Sanford
4th Place - Matthew Haley

Division 4:
1st Place - Nathan Enos
2nd Place - Brandon Eubanks
3rd Place - Nathan Debes
4th Place - Asante Pulliam

Division 5:
1st Place - Matthew Cole
2nd Place - Jack Threet
3rd Place - McKinley Sanford

Division 6:
1st Place - Felix Lea
2nd Place - Kevin Eubanks
3rd Place - Ethan Hetherington

Division 7:
1st Place - Connor Ahrendsen
2nd Place - Sawyer Hansen
3rd Place - Allegra Shivers
4th Place - Kasey Smith.

Trophies for best fighter went to Isaac Smith, Brock Hatfield and Payton Haws.

Promotions and Rankings for February 2007

KIDS
Adrian Wiles - Green
Alex Hetherington - Red 2
Allegra Shivers - Brown
Andrew Scheffler - Yellow
Asante Pulliam - Blue 3
Austin Walker - Black
Blake Ahrendsen - Red 2
Brandon Eubanks - Yellow
Brock Hatfield - Orange 2
Brooke Scheffler - White
Connor Ahrendsen - Brown 2
Dalton Crutchfield - White
Ethan Hetherington - Green 2
Eva Apple - Yellow 2
Felix Lea - Yellow 2
Grace Sanford - Orange 2
Harrison Farwell - White 2
Jack Threet - Yellow 2
Jackson Cole - Orange
Kasey Smith - Black 2
Katie Ferran - White
Kevin Eubanks - Yellow
Lacey Debes - White
Laura Corral - Brown
Luke Travis - White 2
Mark Roenfeldt - Blue
Matthew Haley - Blue 3
McKinley Sanford - orange 3
Michael Mclarty - Yellow 2
Nathan Debes - Yellow 2
Nathan Enos - Orange 3
Sawyer Hansen - Brown
Tyler Rowland - White
Zack Scheffler - Orange 1

ADULTS
Austin Walker - Orange
Barry Haley - White 2
Blake Sluyter - White
Brad Mick - White
Brian Loving - Blue 1
Branch Fields - White
Cameron Smith - Orange 3
Chance Moore - Green 1
Charles George - Black
Charles Sluyter - White
Chris Arcana - White
Chris Halla - White 1
Claire Hansen - Yellow
Connor Newth - White
Damon Force - Black 2
Erhan Beyaz - White
Eric Sharp - Yellow
Fernando Sanchez - Yellow
Garrett Olson - White
Gretchen Neumann - White
Henry Enos - White
James Cavin - Yellow
Jason Wiles - Brown 3
Jeff Kelly - Green 1
Jenny -May Heller - Green
Jessica Ims - White
Jeremy Edwards - White
Joshua Estes - White
Jeff Dunn - Yellow 1
Josh Meadows - Black
Kenny Smith - Black 2
Levi Bucao - White
Mandy Gann - White
Marshall Alexander - Orange
Melvin Tan - Brown 3
Miles Eggart - Green
Randy Edwards - Blue
Rick Frisby - White 3
Rick Jones - Green
Sara Parson - White
Sarah Smith - Yellow 3
Seth Anderson - White 1
Shannon Evans - White
Stuart Godfrey - Black
Tasha Mable - White
Thea Daniel - Red 1
Trent Anderson - Orange
Trey McCarley - White
Will Xayadeth - Yellow 1

Vegas 2006

Sifu Mcfann and Stuart Godfrey took a training trip to Las Vegas, Nevada to train with one of the best grapplers in the country. Marc Laimon has been the grappling coach on all seasons of the Ultimate Fighter television series. He runs a school in Vegas and can count Forrest Griffin, Joe"daddy"Stevenson and Kendall Grove amonst his high profile students. It was a great learning expereience and further trips are in the pipeline.

Guro Inosanto Seminar, Tulsa, November 2006

During the second annual visit of Guro Inosanto to Tulsa, two of our students were promoted to apprentice Instructor level in both the Filipino martial arts and in Jun Fan/JKD. Congratulations to Stuart Godfrey and Josh Meadows on thier achievement.

New T.B.A. Instructors

Both Stuart Godfrey and Josh Meadows passed their Thai Boxing Association of the U.S.A. Instructor tests in 2006. Stuart completed the test in February in St Louis, Missouri, while Josh took the test in Tulsa,Oklahoma on September 3rd.

2006 Instructor Camp Promotions

Congratulations to all who were promoted during the 2006 camp!

ASSOCIATE 3:
Marc Rocklin

ASSOCIATE 2:
Bryan Mossey

ASSOCIATE 1:
Yvette Costales
Robert Taylor
Stuart Godfrey
Roger Moore

APPRENTICE 3:
Randy Edwards
Josh Meadows
John Hackman
Jim Edwards

APPRENTICE 2:
Lance Haun
Thea Daniel

APPRENTICE 1:
Deanna Willis
Cory Nishi
Melvin Tan
Jason Wiles
Christopher Johns

Promotions and Rankings from May Testing.

ADULT CLASS
First Name	Last Name	BELT COLOR
Matthew	Colvin	White
Amy	Copeland	White
Jeremy	Edwards	White
Henry	Enos	White
Joshua	Estes	White
Claire'	Hansen	White
Jit	Khirwadkar	White
Chance	Moore	White
Adam	Roenfeldt	White
Fernando	Sanchez	White
Joel	Steinle	White
Justin	Thomas	White
Jason	Wilson	White
Will	Xayadeth	White
Marshall	Alexander	Yellow
James	Cavin	Yellow
Cameron	Smith'	Yellow
Austin'	Walker	Yellow
Rick	Jones	Orange
Jennifer	Spain	Orange
Jeff	Kelly	Green
Jason	Wiles	Green
Melvin	Tan	Blue
Thea	Daniel	Brown
Charles	George	Black
Sebastian	Neugebauer	--
KID'S CLASS
First Name	Last Name	BELT COLOR
Logan	Auffet	White
Davis	Bailey	White
Kainon	Barley	White
Alex	Barton	White
Brandon	Eubanks	White
Ramil	Fitz	White
Arman	Fitz	White
Brock	Hatfield	White
Nicholas	Kilgore	White
Chris	Kilgore	White
Tristin	Mortenson	White
Tara	Robbins	White
McKinley	Sanford	White
Grace	Sanford	White
Olivia	Scarbrough	White
Maggie	Scarbrough	White
Andrew	Scheffler	White
Isaac	Smith	White
Jake	Studebaker	White
Jack	Threet	White
Luke	Travis	White
Eden	Williams	White
Jackson	Cole	Yellow
Matthew	Cole	Yellow
Nathan	Enos	Yellow
Matthew	Haley	Yellow
Laura	Corral	Orange
Asante	Pulliam	Orange
Mark	Roenfeldt	Orange
Zack	Scheffler	Orange
Adrian	Wiles	Orange
Caleb	Gill	Green
Blake	Ahrendsen	Brown
Sawyer	Hansen	Brown
Claire	Hansen	Brown
Cameron	Taylor	Brown
Brysen	Taylor	Brown
Connor	Ahrendsen	Blue
Allegra	Shivers	Blue
Jason	Wiles'	Red
Kasey	Smith	Black

THE GRAPPLERS

RANKINGS: MARCH 2006

ADULTS
Seth	Anderson	Adults	white
Grant	Beasley	Adults	white
Brad	Bennett	Adults	white
Jonathon	Born	Adults	white
Joshua	Estes	Adults	white
Jason	Fisher	Adults	white
Braden	Flood	Adults	white
Danny	Giertz	Adults	white
Barry	Haley	Adults	white
Claire	Hansen	Adults	white
Kevin	Karstetter	Adults	white
Josh	Ledbetter	Adults	white
James	Maxwell	Adults	white
Chance	Moore	Adults	white
Adam	Roenfeldt	Adults	white
Sarah	Tan	Adults	white
Will	Xayadeth	Adults	white
Marshall	Alexander	Adults	yellow
Cameron	Smith	Adults	yellow
Austin	Walker	Adults	yellow
Rick	Jones	Adults	orange
Jennifer	Spain	Adults	orange
Jesus	Vega	Adults	orange
Jeff	Kelly	Adults	green
Jason	Wiles	Adults	green	CAND
Thea	Daniel	Adults	blue	INST
Melvin	Tan	Adults	blue	CAND
Stuart	Godfrey	Adults	red	INST

KIDS
Alex	Barton	Kids	white
Matthew	Cole	Kids	white
Nathan	Enos	Kids	white
Arman	Fitz	Kids	white
Ramil	Fitz	Kids	white
Callaghan	Flood	Kids	white
Levi	Gottsponer	Kids	white
Andrew	Scheffler	Kids	white
Jackson	Cole	Kids	yellow
Matthew	Haley	Kids	yellow
Asante	Pulliam	Kids	yellow
Mark	Roenfeldt	Kids	yellow
Natalie	Thibado	Kids	yellow
Adrian	Wiles	Kids	yellow
Laura	Corral	Kids	orange
Zack	Scheffler	Kids	orange
Connor	Ahrendsen	Kids	green
Ethan	Hetherington	Kids	green
Blake	Ahrendsen	Kids	blue
Allegra	Shivers	Kids	blue
Brysen	Taylor	Kids	blue
Cameron	Taylor	Kids	blue
Sawyer	Hansen	Kids	brown
Jessie	Higgins	Kids	brown
Jason	Wiles	Kids	brown
Alex	Hetherington	Kids	red
Kasey	Smith	Kids	black

PRIVATE STUDENTS
Ben	Caston	Privates	white
Miles	Eggart	Privates	white
Branch	Fields	Privates	white
Trent	Anderson	Privates	yellow
Jeff	Dunn	Privates	yellow
Randy	Edwards	Privates	blue	INST
Josh	Meadows	Privates	red	INST
Charles	George	Privates	black	INST
Kenny	Smith	Privates	black	INST

Latest MAMA News:

We are having a grappling tournament at our school in Fayetteville on February 17th. There will be junior divisions as well as Kata competitions for the kidsas well as adult divisions. It starts at 12 noon, competitors must weighh in at 10:30am.

Women's Self-defense Course
Sunday 18th February.
The course starts at noon and will cover practical methods of self-defense without years of training. It will cost $30 for the course.

Sifu Mcfann will be making his first 2007 seminar trip to the UK in March. He will be travelling the country conducting seminars for many of his instructors throughout the country and also teaching for some new students. For a full list of the agenda please contact, Pat Davies or Ewen Campbell.