Success Martial Arts black belt graduation

On April 29, the Success Martial Arts schools in Chester and Central Valley graduated 26 students to black belt and further ranks. Shown in the picture, the following people graduated to 1 degree black belt: Tyler Demarco, Katrina Tong, Joshua Caplan, Shees Jafry, Amanda Tong, Peter Mastropolo, Annmaria Murphy, Alex Rutnarak, Kenny Kohn, Justin Tong, Saul Padilla, Kevin Gardener, Bryan Coto, Ben Dawson, Megan Ingber, Chris Jenne, Antonio Dos Santos, Mark Atlas, Seth Ingber, Liz Murphy, and Yvonne Jenne. Graduating to 2 degree black belt were Brenden Ingber, Jake Sikorski, and Brieonna Cochran-Berges. The newly promoted instructors from the Chester location are Chris Terrace and Elon Gordon. Also shown in the picture are Training Instructors Erin Geraghty, Tyler Diedoff, Jeremy Iannucci, Ashley Crover, and Matt Sodano; Instructors Adam Sorgenti, Amy Young, Alexa Valastro, and John DeBlasio; Senior Instructor Andrew Sorgenti; Master Instructor Sheree Goldstein; Chester school owner Instructor Russ Ferdico; Central Valley school owner Master Instructor Joseph Preira and his wife and son, Stephanie and Lucas Preira. “These students set new, higher standards for themselves physically, mentally and emotionally and we are so proud of them,” said Master Joseph Preira. “They really embodied our principles of working hard, overcoming adversity, disciplining oneself and loving, appreciating and contributing at a higher level. We look forward to seeing just how much more fulfillment they achieve in life with this new momentum.” For more information visit www.SMAcenters.com.