Shodan
Emmett joined the Orrington dojo in 2012 when he was 7 years old. He had no prior experience in any martial arts, except for his brother Seamus Mahoney, who joined karate in 2008. Seamus had great experiences in the years that he was practicing karate, so his parents signed Emmett up. At the time, Emmett was unsure what it was going to be like, but soon after, he really started to like practicing karate.
Since then, he always felt a sense of accomplishment practicing karate, and appreciated the relationships that he made through karate. Karate is something he will carry with him for the rest of his life.
Emmett has gone to many training camps, including Maine training camps led by Hanshi John Shipes between 2015 to 2018. Emmett received his black belt in October 2020.
“Even though there were challenging times, that’s what makes Karate so rewarding”.-Emmett Mahoney