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	<description>A world-recognized karate organization that has been training students and instructors, of all levels, in the principles and philosophy of Shotokan Karate for over 20 years.</description>
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		<title>Kyu Belt Testing on Saturday, May 19, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dojo will be closed for regular classes on Saturday, May 19th for Belt Testing. If your current belt level is white through green/white stripe, your testing time is 9:30am. If your current belt level is full green belt (and up), your testing time is 11:30am. All students who are testing must be at the Dojo at least 15 minutes prior to your testing time. If you or your child are testing, please pick up an application at the Dojo and return it no later than Thursday, May 17th. Applications will not be accepted on testing day. Please check your &#8230;<a href="http://www.imakarate.com/kyu-belt-testing-on-saturday-may-19-2012/"> more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The 2012 Rocky Mountain Championship Karate Tournament Was a Great Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 19:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sensei Madani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for everyone&#8217;s support of the 16th anniversary of the Rocky Mountain Championship! This year&#8217;s tournament was a USA Karate National Qualifier as well as the US Team selection for the World University championships. Over 30 people participated in the Referee Course held on May 5th and almost 350 participants from Venezuela, New York, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona and Colorado participated in the tournament on May 6th! The competition started at 9:00am sharp at Monarch High School and, thanks to countless hours of work done by the volunteers and officials, was &#8230;<a href="http://www.imakarate.com/rocky-mountain-championship-another-successful-event/"> more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scorekeeping Seminar for 2012 Rocky Mountain Karate Championships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sensei Madani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear IMA family, At this year&#8217;s Rocky Mountain Championship (our annual karate tournament to be held on May 6 at Monarch High School in Louisville, Colorado), we are implementing an electronic scorekeeping system for all competition rings. In order to provide all volunteers with sufficient information to help run the tournament as smoothly as possible, we are encouraging everyone who will be helping with scorekeeping duties to please come to the dojo on Saturday April, 28th at 12:00pm for a short briefing of the new system and to review the new rules related to the kumite portion of the competition. &#8230;<a href="http://www.imakarate.com/scorekeeping-seminar/"> more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rocky Mountain Championship Needs IMA Members Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sensei Madani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rocky Mountain Championship is fast approaching and we are excited to have this world class competition in conjunction with the “University Team Trial&#8221; selection. It will give everyone an opportunity to watch some of our nation&#8217;s elite competitors who will represent the United States in the World University Competition coming up in July 2012. We are expecting this year to be another international competition as well as hosting competitors from: Florida, New York, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Chicago, Missouri, Kansas, Utah, Montana, Texas, Arizona and many more. In order to prepare ourselves for this event, IMA is depending once &#8230;<a href="http://www.imakarate.com/rocky-mountain-championship-needs-ima-members-help/"> more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>IMA Karate Team Returns from 2012 Karate Junior Olympics and US Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IMA Karate Website Admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IMA Competition Team recently returned from Las Vegas, Nevada after competing in the 2012 Karate Junior Olympics and the 2012 Karate US Open. Thousands of karate competitors from all over the world were in Las Vegas from April 4 &#8211; 9 to participate in two of the most prestigious karate competitions in North America. The IMA Honbu Dojo was represented by: Kamran &#038; Kelara Madani, Alex Matusmoto, Lily Martinelli, Anneka &#038; Zoe Pawlak, Keith, Tammy, Kate &#038; Kurt Nakasato, Ken Umezono, Kyle Gordon, Jake Peters, Sam &#038; Jake Rosenbaum and Sherri Murgallis (not pictured). A huge congratulations goes to &#8230;<a href="http://www.imakarate.com/ima-karate-team-returns-from-2012-karate-junior-olympics-and-us-open/"> more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kyu Belt Testing on Saturday, March 31, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dojo will be closed for regular classes on Saturday, March 31st for Belt Testing. If your current belt level is white through green/white stripe, your testing time is 9:30am. If your current belt level is full green belt (and up), your testing time is 11:30am. All students who are testing must be at the Dojo at least 15 minutes prior to your testing time. If you or your child are testing, please pick up an application at the Dojo and return it no later than Thursday, March 29th. Applications will not be accepted on testing day. Please check your &#8230;<a href="http://www.imakarate.com/kyu-belt-testing-on-saturday-march-31-2012/"> more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kyu Belt Testing on Saturday, February 18, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dojo will be closed for regular classes on Saturday, February 18th for Belt Testing. If your current belt level is white through green/white stripe, your testing time is 9:30am. If your current belt level is full green belt (and up), your testing time is 11:30am. All students who are testing must be at the Dojo at least 15 minutes prior to your testing time. If you or your child are testing, please pick up an application at the Dojo and return it no later than Thursday, February 16th. Applications will not be accepted on testing day. Please check your &#8230;<a href="http://www.imakarate.com/kyu-belt-testing-on-saturday-february-18-2012/"> more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Rocky Mountain Karate Championship</title>
		<link>http://www.imakarate.com/rocky-mountain-championship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sensei Madani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us for the 16th anniversary of the Rocky Mountain International Championship, hosted and sponsored by IMA Karate and sanctioned by USA Karate. The competition will be held on May 6, 2012, at Monarch High School in Louisville, Colorado, USA. The purpose of this championship is to bring together all the traditional Karate styles to the Rocky Mountain area and to provide a professional, well organized, memorable, and friendly environment for all the competitors and instructors. In Addition to the tournament, we will be hosting a referee seminar (with certification) on May 5, 2012. The seminar will be conducted &#8230;<a href="http://www.imakarate.com/rocky-mountain-championship/"> more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>IMA Dan Testing &amp; Black Belt Extravaganza</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sensei Madani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 28, many of I.M.A. Jr. and Sr. students and black belts (from the Honbu Dojo in Louisville, Colorado and other branches) will get together for another black belt testing experience. After many years of hard work and dedication to the Shotokan style of traditional Japanese karate, we will be rewarding each one of these dedicated karate-ka in achieving the next level of their progress. The testing will start at 8:30am and will last several hours. The youth and adult classes will not be held on this day. All I.M.A. members and their families are also invited to join &#8230;<a href="http://www.imakarate.com/ima-dan-testing-black-belt-extravaganza/"> more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dojo Parking Lot Safety Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sensei Madani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’d like all of our dojo members to arrive at class safely and on time. To ensure this happens, please be courteous in the parking lot and observe the following guidelines: If you are stopping by the front door to drop off a student, please pull all the way to the right next to the stairs so other cars may pass you on the left. Stop in front of the door only long enough for your student to get in or out of the car. If you need to help him tie a belt, help her put her hair up, &#8230;<a href="http://www.imakarate.com/dojo-parking-lot-safety-issues/"> more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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