Locals Earn Black Belt in 2016

Black Belt!

The Edge promoted 2 students to 2nd Degree Black Belt and 4 students to 1st Degree Black Belt
January 12th, 2017 – The Edge Martial Arts held 3 Black Belt Exams in April, August and December of 2016
promoting 4 students to the level of 1st Degree Black Belt and 2 of the Black Belts to the level of 2nd Degree
Black Belt.

Promoted to 1st Degree – Mrs. Stephanie Johnson, 41, of Stillwater, Mrs. Amy Worden, 44, of White Bear
Lake, Mr. Nicholas Stankiewicz, 11, of Mahtomedi, Ms. Greta Selbitschka, 9, of Stillwater, and Ms. Elaiza Osborne, 10, of Oak Park Heights.
Promoted to 2nd Degree – Mr. Samuel Koppa, 16, of Stillwater and Mrs. Stephanie LoRusso, 24, of
Stillwater.

Students start training in the Martial Arts for many different reasons including learning to focus, building
flexibility, developing confidence, learning Self-Defense, or just something to do socially. But if they stick
around long enough they eventually set the goal of achieving their Black Belt. The Black Belt represents
achieving an expert level of Martial Arts skills that most people will never get to. Everyone has the ability
to achieve Black Belt, but very few are willing to put in the hours it takes to train to that level.
The students promoted to these degrees in 2016 have put a combined total of over 4,350 hours training.
The Edge Martial Arts is located at 1654 Market Drive in Stillwater. Master Nathan Thorn, 7th Degree
Black Belt, owns and is the Master Instructor at the Edge, holding recognition under the World Martial
Arts Rank System. The Edge offers Martial Arts instruction for ages 4 and up. For more information
contact us at 651.351.7750 or visit our website at www.edgemn.com.