Eleven area students have recently earned promotions at Northern Chi Martial Arts in Scarborough. Don Simoneau and Jo-Anne Noonan of Scarborough achieved Yellow Belt status. Brock Green and Maude Green of Scarborough reached the rank of Orange Belt. Four students, Kyle Ankerman and Dorothy Ogrodowczyk of Scarborough, Mark Fisher of Gorham and Kristine Grant of Westbrook, reached the rank of Purple Belt.
Three students, Andrew Correa of Westbrook, Tasia Lord of South Portland, and Alyssa Williamson of Scarborough, earned their Green-Stripe belts. All of these students train under a team of black belt instructors led by Kate Archambault, Northern Chi’s chief instructor.
“Advancement in the ranks is an important part of studying the martial arts and at Northern Chi the emphasis is on an individual’s growth and development, ” says Jim DiVirgilio, Northern Chi studio director. Northern Chi Martial Arts, located at 136 U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough, offers instruction in kempo karate, t’ai chi and self- defense. Founded in 1994, Northern Chi strives “to provide an environment where everyone can enjoy the benefits of martial arts,” according to DiVirgilio.
Front row (left to right): Jim DiVirgilio, Kate Archambault (Black Belt Instructor), Brock Green, Dorothy Ogrodowczyk, Kyle Ankerman, Don Simoneau, Maude Green, Jo-Anne Noonan, Andrew Correa, Tasia Lord, Alyssa Williamson, and Mark Fisher. (Kristine Grant is not pictured.) Send questions/comments to the editors.
