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| Here we are arriving at the Hotel in London |
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| This is us eating breakfast |
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| Here is the view of the Tower Bridge from the Hotel room |
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| This is Soke Gary demonstrating his lethal side kick |
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| This is Grandmaster Tim Gilbert and Grandmaster Gary Wasniewski |
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| This is the banner in the Seminar room |
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| Here is Grandmaster Gary with the lovel LInda Gilbert |
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| This is Linda with Master Diego Rivera |
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| This is Soke Gary walking thru the empty seminar room before the seminars |
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| This is Linda with Sensei Becky Lees and Sensei John Lees |
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| This is Grandmaster Tim holding up a gift for one of the children |
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| This is master Quoc Tran |
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| Here is Quoc with Linda Giilbert |
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| This is Linda and Master Quoc Tran, and Maste Diego Rivera |
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| Here is Linda with MamaG |
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| Here is Grandmaster Tim with Gransmaster MamaG |
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| Here is Grandmaster MamaG with Master Quoc Tran |
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| This is Linda with Sensei Michael Ashton |
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| This is Linda with The Monarch Juijitsu team |
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| This is Soke Gary with Master Quoc Tran alone in the Seminar room before the first seminar |
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| Here are some of the students waiting for a Seminar to start |
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| Here are some students in Master Trans seminar |
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| This is Grandmaster Gary teaching addressing the students |
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| This is Master Tran and MamaG getting ready to teach |
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| Here is Master Quoc demonstrating a take down |
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| Here are some students practicing their take downs |
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| Here is the whole class practicing their take downs |
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| Here is MamaG getting ready to teach |
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| Here are some students practicing Master Trans take downs |
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| Here is Master Tran teaching his seminar |
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| Here are some more students continuing to practice |
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| Here is Master Tran demonstrating an attack with chopsticks |
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| Here is Master Tran demonstrating on a students |
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| This attack was very painful |
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| Here are the students practicing the chopstick attacks |
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| This is Master River practicing with his chopsticks |
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| Here is the whole class practicing with their chopsticks |
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| This is MamaG begining her seminar |
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| Here she is lecturing the students |
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| Here MamaG continues to lecture |
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| This is Mrs. Liz Haynes, Sensei Sam Haynes, and Linda |
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| This is Sensei Samanth with her beautiful child Spencer |
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| Here is Grandmaster Gary with Spencer |
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| Here is MamaG showing her timeline for the African Martial Arts |
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| This is MamaG lecturing the students |
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| Here are the students getting ready to practice one of the techniques |
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| This is MamaG lecturing the students |
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| Here she is demonstrating a rope technique |
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| Here she is using the rope technique |
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| Here are the students listening intently |
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| Here they are practicing the rope drill |
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| Here they line up to practice the rope drill |
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| This is the back of the line |
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| MamaG demonstrated how the rope drill can improve your kicking |
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| Here she demonstrated the technique against and individual |
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| Here the individual is getting hit |
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| Here the individual hurries off of the floor |
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| MamaG demonstrates a kata |
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| MamaG continues her kata |
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| Here she tells the story of the "Signifying Monkey" |
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| This gentleman demonstrated a way to use the belt to train with nunchuku |
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| Here he continues the demonstration |
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| MamaG and Linda meet some Irish friends |
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| Here two Hungarian students watch the demonstration |
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| This was a very interesting demonstration |
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| Here Soke Gary takes spencer for a walk |
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| Here is a view of the Tower Bridge from our hotel room |
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| Here it is again |
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| Soke Gary waits for his turn to teach |
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| This is Liinda and Mrs. Haynes |
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| Here they are again |
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| This is Master Mutka Monroe with Spencer |
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| Here is Mutka and bably Spencer again |
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| They continue to play |
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| Here Spencer finds MamaG |
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| Here is Master Quoc doing a kata |
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| It looked fast and powerful |
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| And very lethal |
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| This was the cameraman inside of the lecture hall |
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| This is our friend Smatha Haynes and her childs spencer |
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| Here is Sam playing with spencer |
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| Here is Sam playing with spencer inside of the lecture hall |
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| Here is Soke Gary starting his seminar |
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| Here he demonstrates a technique |
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| Now he walks among the studetnts making sure they understand the technique |
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| Here he demonstrates his lighting fast feet |
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| And how to couple them with your hands |
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| Here Soke Gary demonstrates so hand techniques |
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| And his amazing kicking ability |
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| Look at that kick to the head |
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| Now Soke Gary demonstrates his hand techniques |
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| This is a self defense technique demonstrated by Soke Gary |
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| Here is a better picture of the technique |
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| Ths students liked this seminar and watched instently |
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| Here Soke Gary demonstrates how to use speed |
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| It makes a nice weapon |
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| Here the students practice |
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| Soke Gary demonstrates another technique |
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| His opponents realizes the he is in a bad place |
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| Here is Soke Gary getting ready to pulverize and opponent |
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| Soke Gary spins the opponent around then kicks him in the back of the head |
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| Here is Soke Gary lecturing the students |
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| Here on of the students volunteer to demonstrates |
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| And ends up uhurt on the floor |
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| Here Soke demonstrates the same technique |
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| And then lets everyone go practices |
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| Here was an Italian Grandmaster who worked with Soke Gary |
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| This is Master Quoc Tran, Grandmaster MamaG, and Linda |
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| Here is Linda back at the Hotel room |
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| Here is Grandmaster MamaG and Master Keith Turner |
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| Here is Linda and her good friend Master Keith Turner |
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| Here is Master Keith Turner and his good friend Master Keith Turner |
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| This is stunt man Tom Duling and his friend Leah |
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| This is Grandmaster MamaG and Master Keith Turner |
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| Here is Linda, Master Keith Turner, and Grandmaster MamaG |
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| Here they are again |
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| This is Soke Gary speaking to the Banquet |
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| This is a picture of the North side of the Banquet hall |
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| This is a picture of the South side of the Banquet hall |
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| This is the Durling family again |
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| This is Master Quoc Tran, Grandmaster MamaG, and Linda |
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| This is Master Mark Murphy, his wife, and Linda |
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| This is Soke Gary at the banner table in the front of the Banquet hall |
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| This is Sense DIego River and MasterQuoc Tran |
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| Here Masster Mark Murphy and Soke Gary have a seat at the banner table |
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| This is mine and Linda's good frient Smatha Hayners |
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| This is a picture from our table looking north at the banner table |
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| This is master Tony Leslie doing Ty-Ga kata |
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| Here he finishes the Kata |
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| Here we are again looking north from our table |
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| This is Master Stephen Dithmier |
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| He continues to do his kata |
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| Here he uses the nunchuku |
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| This is Dr. Miller preparing to award Soke Gary his African name |
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| She continues to explain the meaning of this name |
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| MamaG enlightened everyone about the African art |
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| This is MamaG and Linda at our table |
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| Here two Swedish karateka gave a kendo demonstration |
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| Here they continue the demonstration |
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| They we both Masters of this art |
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| And demonstrated this during their demonstration |
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| Here MamaG receives and award from Soke Gary |
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| Here MamaG responds with a few words |
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| It was an ineresting award for MamaG |
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| Here Soke Gary reads the award for MamaG |
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| This is Grandmaster MamaG Germon Miller |
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| Here we are looking north again |
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| Soke Gary and Master Mark combined to distribute the awards |
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| Soke Gary was a Gracious hosts |
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| This was an Italian Grandmaster the Soke presented with an award |
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| Here we are looking north again from out table |
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| Lots of interest in the awards |
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| This is Master Leslies little daughter |
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| Here she is at the table with Smantha Hayners |
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| Here is Grandmaster MamaG, Master Diego Rivera, and Master Quoc Tran |
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| This is Master Quoc Tran with the Dulin family |
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| This gentleman was from India, he was very interesing to talk to |
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| Here is our table at the Banquet |
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| This is my lovely wife Linda at the Banquet |
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| This is Grandmaster Tim Gilbert |
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| Here come some awardees from the banner table |
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| Here is our good frient Smanth Hayners again |
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| This is the banner table |
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| Here is Soke Gary lining up the awardees at the banner table |
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| Here our good friend Master Kieth Turner reciveves and award |
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| Here they are lined up at the banner table |
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| Here are some more awardee's |
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| Everyone present recieved and award |
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| These were special awards |
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| Everyone was honored to receive them |
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| Many different arts were represented |
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| Here they are lined up at the banner table |
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| it was a great evening |
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| Soke Gary looks at his agenda |
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| Here he calls up the next group of awardee's |
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| Which got bigger |
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| Some group we small |
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| But they got bigger |
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| This is a rather blurry picture of the banner table |
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| Here our friend Smanth Haynes recieves her award |
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| It was a small group |
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| Which got bigger |
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| and Bigger |
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| Here is the Lee's family |
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| Some Masters received awards at this ceremony |
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| Here are some more Masters |
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| This one contrains our friend Smantha Haynes |
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| and some others |
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| There were some special awards given out |
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| Here are some of the children |
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| and more |
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| The Lee's received a special awards for their work |
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| Here is Soke Gary at the end of the awards ceremony |
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| These are some more special awardee's |
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| Here is Soke Gary still giving out special awards |
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| Little did he know that he was the receipient of one of the awards |
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| Here the awardee's line up |
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| Soke Gary is still giving out awards |
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| He he receives another award |
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| It was a good night for Soke Gary |
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| He received many awards |
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| Here he thanks everyone for the award |
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| Soke Gary lined up for pictures |
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| with everyone |
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| Here is the end of the awards ceremony |
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| This is Smatha Haynes |
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| Isn't she beautiful |
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| At the end of the banquet everyone danced |
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| They all had a good time |
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| Here are some of the awards left on the tables |
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| Grandmaster Tim Gilbert received a promotion to 4th Degree Black Belt in Jujitsu |
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| Here he is with his certificate |
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| Master Quoc Tran holds his trophy |
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| Here he talks with Tom Duling |
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| This is Master Keith Turner and Grandmaster Gary Wasniewski |
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| Here is Master Keith Turner with Linda Gilbert |
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| This is Linda Gilbert, Mararite Wasniewski, Gary Wasniewski, and Germon Miller |
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| This photo add Tim Gilbert, Germon Miller was taking the picture |
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| Here is the whole group again |
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| Sunday morning we went sight seeing on the river Thames |
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| Here we are again |
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| This is the gate in front on the Kinghts of Templar Church |
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| Here is the Church again |
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| and a sign on the gate |
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| This is Grandmaster Tim Gilbert in front of the Templar Church gate |
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| This is another view of the Templar Church |
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| This is Grandmaster Tim GIlbert and his wife Linda in front of the Templar church |
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| This is Grandmaster Tim and Linda at the city of London marker showing the original locatiion of the city boundaries |
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| This is Dr. Germon Miller, Margarite Wasneiwski, and Linda Gilbert |
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| This is Dr Germon Miller and Soke Gary Wasniewski in front of the marker |
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| Here is Dr. Germon Miller pointing up at the marker |
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| My good friend Soke Gary Wasniewski and his wife Margarite |
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| This was a boat on the river Thames |
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| In the distance you can see the London Eye |
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| This was an oblisk on the river Thames put there by Queen Victoria |
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| This was a plaque on the oblisk |
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| This was a Sphinks on the banks of the river Thames |
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| Here is Linda Gilbert in front of the Sphinks |
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| This is a plaque on the oblisk we visited |
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| This is Grandmaster Tim Gilbert in front of the Sphinks on the river Thames |
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| This is Margarite Washniewski and Linda Gilbert on the banks of the river Thames |
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| This is the other side of the Sphinks |
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| Here is a closer view of the London Eye |
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| This was taken in the car in front of West Minister Abbey |
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| Here is a hiden view of the famous clock tower big ben |
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| This was a painting in Heathrow Airport on the way home |
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