Juneau child achieves first-degree black belt

Eleven-year-old Micah Mende was awarded the rank of Shodan or first-degree black belt at the Regional Alaska Karate Camp in Birchwood following examinations with Sensei James Field, a eighth-degree black belt for the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF). Juneau Shotokan Karate is a member of the ISKF and has students from adults youth seven years old and above. Juneau Shotokan Karate has been part of the Juneau community since 1983. For more information on Juneau Shotokan Karate, go to juneaushotokankarate.com.