Amos Terpstra

Rank:
Sempai Belt in White Dragons of Bushido
2nd Class Brown Belt in White Dragons of Bushido
Purple Belt in Kajukenbo

Member since:
July 1, 2002

Martial Arts history:
My Martial Arts history started in the beginning of February, 2002 under the instruction of Sensei Lee Byrd of Pacifica, California. I felt I needed more physical exercise than what I was getting and decided to take up martial arts as my new hobby or interest. In June, 2002 I moved from San Francisco, California to Salt lake City, Utah and began training under the instruction of Shihan Ron Bennett and Sensei Mike Tobin. The first tournament I competed in was All Star Karate Challenege on July 27, 2002 in which I took 3rd in sparring and 4th in weapons. I hope to compete in many more tournaments in the future.

Awards & Achievements:

About me:
I was born in Sydney, Australia on February 25, 1987. Lived there for 13 years before moving to San Francisco, California on November 18, 2000 and then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah on June 28, 2002.

Goals:
Achieve getting my black belt, finish high school, make it to college, obtain a degree in business management, obtain all my licenses required by the FAA to become an airline pilot, and “make it” on a 747.

Hobbies:
Aviation, exotic cars, cooking, r/c car racing, computers, and karate, although, I do have interest in many other things which I would also like to take up as hobbies.

Favorite foods:
Subway (EAT FRESH), Mexican, love all Asian foods, Italian foods, seafood, and good old Aussie meat pies (which you can't buy over here in the U.S).

Favorite travel spots in the U.S.:
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego

Favorite travel spots in Australia:
Brisbane
Canberra
Sydney