Several area students from Kenny Buffaloe's Kyokushin Karate Youth & Adult/Teen Classes at The Rock in Roanoke Rapids were recently promoted in rank.
These ranks are authorized and recognized by Kancho Shokei Matsui, the President of the International Kyokushin Karate Organization in Tokyo, Japan. Kenny Buffaloe is the official North Carolina Representative of Kyokushin Karate since 1980.
Adult/Teen Class (From left to right) - Christian Buffaloe, Class Assistant, Thomas McDonald (8th Kyu Blue Belt), Michael Draughn (9th Kyu Blue Tip), Rishard Mallory (9th Kyu Blue Tip), Roy Austin (5th Kyu Green Tip) - Not pictured. Sensei Kenny Buffaloe, Class Instructor, stands at far right.