Norman
David Kamau Sigidi Nixon Jr.
His
full name is Norman David Kamau Sigidi Nixon, Jr., but at the Washington
Tae Kwon Do Club (WTKDC), he is called "Storman Norman".
The eleven-year old, 4th Gup Blue Belt is no stranger to winning.
In 2007 he became the all-time winning underbelt in the history of the
WTKDC. The only WTKDC students who have won more than Norman is
3rd Degree Black Belt, Jamese Wyatt and Grandmaster James Wyatt his
primary instructor .
Norman
is an honor roll student at Stuart Hobson Middle School, he finished the
2007 school year with a 3.6 grade point average and he is also a member
of the Union Temple Baptist Church. In the summer of 2008 he was
selected to serve as a Delegate to the National Congressional Youth
Leadership Conference in College Park, Maryland. Norman was also
featured in the 2007 National Youth Sporting Alliances national magazine
for their Fall Sporting Kids Spotlight.
He
started his sports career at the age of 7 playing soccer. Since
that time, he has played on local youth football and basketball teams
and is currently listed as a national champion martial artist. His
life goals are to become a professional athlete or community worker.
He also intends to earn a Black Belt and teach martial arts to others
after going to college.
Norman
is currently a member of the Watkins Hornets, Jr. Pee Wee Football Team.
He was selected Team
Captain & Most Valuable Player for the 2006 Watkins Hornets Mighty
Mites –Pop Warner Football Team and
Team Captain & Most
Valuable Player for the 2007 Watkins Hornets 9 and under Basketball
Team. He was also the Team Captain for the 2007 Watkins Hornets 10 and
under –Pop Warner Flag Football and Junior Pee Wee Football Team.
He
is currently on pace to win national titles on the Karate World Ratings,
NASKA and WOMAA martial arts circuits.
In
his four years as a Tae Kwon Do student, Norman has soared to the top of
his age group and division nationally. He is currently in
contention to repeat as a national champion in 2008.
A few of his martial arts achievements include:
Titles
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NASKA
National Karate Champion 2005 and 2006
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NASKA
Top Ten 2007
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Karate
World Ratings National Champion
2005 ,2006 and 2007
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Karate
World Ratings Children’s Competitor of the Year
and Triple Crown Winner 2005
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Karate
World Ratings Grandmaster Eric Lee Sportsmanship Award Recipient
2006
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Promoters
Plus State and National
Champion 2005 and 2006
Accomplishments
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34
combined Grand Championships in Forms, Weapons and Sparring
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148
First place wins in three years of competition
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Member
of Karate World Ratings Team USA National Karate Team 2005-2008
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Member
of Washington Tae Kwon Do Club Black Belt Club
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Selected
as Up and Coming Martial Arts Champion by Promoters Plus
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Has
trained with Grandmasters Furman Marshall, Eric Lee, James Wyatt,
and Master’s Greg Davis, Garry Holman, Waymon Beavers, Margaret D.
Simpson, Calvin Williams, Gregory Kennedy, Vincent E. Jones, and.
Albert Cheeks a member of the first USA Team at the 1973 World Tae
Kwon Do Games in Seoul Korea.
Norman
is the son of Deacon Asya and Norman Nixon Sr. He has one sister
Khadijah Nixon who is an accomplished dancer and cheerleader. Recently,
Norman donated 75 of his karate trophies to organizations, that didn’t
have funds to purchase trophies.
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