KARATE KICKSTART KIDS

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Master Mark Beel

We have started the year full of energy and great plans to continue the excellence in performance that our Eagle Burbank Team has demonstrated everywhere they have gone. This year, our sensei is Mark Beel, a 5th dan Black Belt Karate expert with more than 20 years of experience teaching Karate. 

Master Beel posing with KickStart Kids founder Mr. Chuck Norris

On Saturday, November 12, 2022, Master Beel will take our team to compete in the Region 1 Fall Qualifier which will be held at Manvel High School in Manvel, Texas. We wish the best of luck to our team!

REGION I FALL QUALIFIER

We had our KickStart qualifier tournament this past weekend and a group of Burbank students represented us well. Please help me with congratulating the following students:

Yaret Zamora 3^rd place in Sparring

Giovanni Martinez 3^rd place in Sparring

Brandon Reyes 3^rd place in forms

Elsy Lopez 2^nd place in sparring & 3^rd place in forms

Xavier Torres 3^rd place in sparring and forms

High school students from Burbank:

Reina Rodrigues 1^st place in weapons forms & 2^nd place in sparring

Andrea Bustillo 3^rd place in forms

Isaac Arzapala 1^st in forms

Jose Gonzales 3^rd in sparring

All these divisions have over 15 students competing per division, making this a tough competition. All our students did very well, and I am very proud of all our students who placed and qualified to participate in the Regional Competition next spring!   

Master Beel

KickStart Kids

Burbank Middle School