Wednesday, March 21, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Five new black belts
in Sisters
By Jim Cornelius
Editor in Chief
Earning a black belt in
a martial art is a significant
accomplishment, represent-
ing years of dedication and
passage of a test that is often
grueling — as much psycho-
logically as physical.
Five taekwondo practi-
tioners with Outlaw Martial
Arts recently stood that test
and passed, earning the honor
of wearing the belt — and
the satisfaction of knowing
that they have accomplished
something remarkable.
Anessa Stotts is just 14
years old, and she achieved
her black belt after eight years
of study.
“My friends did it and it
looked really fun,” Stotts said
of her introduction to the mar-
tial arts.
Anessa’s dedication helped
her make it through four or
five months of preparation
for a seven-hour test, under
the supervision of Outlaw
Martial Arts founder Marty
Kaczmarek, known to his
students as Master K. She
acknowledged that when she
received her black belt there
was “a lot of water-works. It
just means a lot to me.”
She loves training at
Outlaw Martial Arts.
“It’s a big family, and we
all get along great,” she said.
Stott has no intention of
resting on her laurels.
“My future goal is, of
course, to get my 8th-degree
black belt,” she told The
Nugget.
She wants to teach, like the
man who inspires her.
“Master K is my biggest
role-model in my life,” she
said.
Amy Barry is soon to turn
46. She took up taekwondo
about five years ago.
“I was looking for some
way to get some exercise,
and my son had been doing it
since the first grade,” she said.
That’s a very common
way for an adult to find their
way into the martial arts, and
Barry found it satisfying.
“I enjoy the taekwondo
and I do the Brazilian jiu-jitsu
(BJJ) and some judo as well,”
she said. “It’s a great way to
get a great workout and learn
self-defense as well.”
Barry plans to continue
the practice, and in fact she
recently competed in her first
PHOTO PROVIDED
Ethan Ferwalt, Amy Barry, Jayme Kaczmerek, Anessa Stotts and Jeremy Buller earned black belts.
BJJ tournament, earning a
second-place finish.
Jeremy Buller, too, moved
into taekwondo after enroll-
ing his son at Outlaw Martial
Arts, where he wanted the
youth to learn self-control (it
worked).
As a nurse, Buller finds
the capabilities he has gained
practical.
“It was just another way of
keeping myself safe,” he said.
Martial arts is a fam-
ily affair — his 11-year-old
daughter, his 9-year-old son,
and his wife also participate.
“Marital arts is a journey,
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