Greater Nashua
Nearly 20 Hollis martial artists achieve black belt ranks
HOLLIS - Seventeen students of Neil Stone’s Karate Academy recently achieved the feat of being promoted to ranks as high as eighth degree black belt in Uechi-Ryū. The testing and subsequent promotions were held during this year’s Uechiryu Butokukai Convention, held from Sept. 11-13 in Manchester. These students have all toiled through the ranks under the watchful eye of Master Neil Stone, owner of the academy and a ninth degree black belt. Within Stone’s group of 17 students, six masters were promoted to seventh and eighth degree black belt. They include Kevin Chenelle, Dana Drury and Nancy Royalty, who were promoted to seventh degree. Jeffrey MacDonald, Terry Boczar and John Guilmartin were promoted to eighth degree. Drury began his training 28 years ago and has never backed down from a challenge. “Every class offers me new challenges to better myself,” ...
