Sensei Kristy Smith
Sensei Kristy Smith began training at the Brattleboro School of Budo in the summer of 2009. She left Boston and moved to Brattleboro in September 2009 to continue with her training. Prior to this, she worked in television news for seven years. After much discussion and guidance from her close friend and partner, Kyoshi Patrick Donahue, Sensei Smith decided to make her passion in life her career and create unity and wholeness in her life through right living. She left her lucrative career in Boston to pursue a life of teaching martial arts and yoga for the wellness and empowerment of the individual, the health and success of community and the pursuit of world peace. She contributes 20 years martial arts training and 5 years of yoga practice is honored to be teaching at the Brattleboro School of Budo and grateful to Kyoshi Donahue and his students for presenting her with this opportunity.
Training
Brattleboro School of Budo
Brattleboro, Vermont
September 2009 - Present
Study of Budo arts under Kyoshi Patrick Donahue
Shorin Ryu Karate, Goju Ryu Karate, Aikido, JuJitsu, Kobudo
Co-manage dojo with Kyoshi Patrick Donahue
House of the Samurai
Londonderry, New Hampshire
August 1989 – September 2009
19 years training in Goju Ryu and Shorin Ryu Karate under Hanshi Richard Bernard
15 years teaching Goju Ryu and Shorin Ryu to kids and adults of all levels
17 years member of demo teams promoting the dojo
17 years competitor representing House of the Samurai
Certifications
Teaching title of Sensei from Shidokan International Karate-Do
Training & Research Federation
Rank of Sandan (3rd degree black belt) in Shorin-Ryu Karate
from Shidokan International
Rank of Sandan (3rd degree black belt) in Goju–Ryu Karate
from Shidokan International
Certification of completion of Personal Protection Training Program
from
Lakes Region Systema Academy
Certification of completion of Basic Pistol Course Training from the NRA
Yoga
200 hours Yoga Teacher Training from Kripalu
4 years training in Ashtanga yoga
1 year training in Kripalu yoga
Other Training Influences
Sensei Sali Azem – Personal Protection Training, Russian Systema
Kevin Secours – Russian Systema
Hanshi Chuck Merriman – Goju Ryu Karate
Kyoshi Ron Martin – Goju Ryu Karate
Chinen Sensei – Goju Ryu Karate
Sensei Mike Pabst - Aikido
Sensei Sali Azem – Shorin Ryu Karate
Kyoshi Kent Simmons – Goju Ryu Karate
Sensei Skipper Ingham – Goju Ryu Karate
Kyoshi Ken Bladyka – Shorin Ryu Karate
Sensei Brian Brown - Aikido
Competition History
1994 Montreal International Champion
1994 Bermuda International Champion
1995 - 1999 AAU State Champion
1995 – 1999 AAU Regional Champion
1995 – 1998 AAU National Champion
1998 WKF World Cup Karate Team
1998 Chicago Team Trials
PAST LIFE . . .
C&S Wholesale Grocers
Keene, New Hampshire
Community Involvement Communications & Event Coordinator
October 2009 – May 2010
Coordinate community involvement initiatives and events with C&S HR teams across the country
Write and submit media releases
Write articles for company handbills and publications
Created company videos promoting community involvement
Maintain company giving intranet site, internet site and bulletin boards
Implement event ideas
Build relationships with area non-profit organizations
CBS 4 Boston – WBZ-TV / WSBK-TV
Boston, Massachusetts
Production Coordinator
February 2004 – September 2009
Maintain VDR database
Monitor video levels, audio levels and closed captioning
Distribute and edit daily programming schedules to Master Control and Video Tape Room
Build, edit and monitor Pathfire file transfers
Coordinate satellite feeds
Production Assistant
January 2002 – January 2008
Construct, edit and modify chyron fonts for the news
Create live full frames for the newscasts
Operate teleprompter for live news, sports shows and entertainment shows
Organize, distribute and tear scripts for the newscasts
Follow chyron or teleprompter directions from directors and producers during live newscasts
CBS Newspath
New York, New York
News Intern
January 2003 – June 2003
Write news scripts and create shot lists for daily national feeds
Navigate NIM wires (Reuters, AP, etc.)
Edit stories and log tapes
Produce and prepare stories for international new feeds
Assist news producers
Covered stories such as the The War in Iraq and the Columbia Disaster
Boston Cares
Boston, Massachusetts
Volunteer
January 2006 – January 2008
Serve food at homeless shelters
Plant trees
Clean and maintain city parks
Read books and selected texts for Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Knit blankets for babies and mothers in need
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