February,2004
Zen Living Newsletter
February,2004
A Newsletter dedicated to the hardworking Karate, Aikido and Jodo students at Renseikan Dojo.
Contents
Birthday Corner
Welcome New Students
Student Anniversaries
Recent Promotions
Those Amazing Students
Heard around the dojo
Upcoming Events
Archived Newsletters
2004 Calendar of Events
Birthday Corner
Happy Birthday in February
Mary Tuccitto, Lynn Elwood, Darrin C.
Welcome New Students
Please Welcome to our Dojo!
Brooke I., Mallorie I.
Good Luck in your chosen art and discipline!
Student Anniversaries
Rob Knox, Tim W., Don Croft, Carl Ignatius, Kelly Helliwell
Satpal Jhauj, Mary Tuccitto, Ryan Tasker, Hayley Mc.
Congratulations on completing another year in your life long discipline!
Recent Student Promotions
Karate Promotions
Congratulations to the following students who were successful in their karate-do examination on Saturday February 7th, 2004. Click here for pictures.
George D. Sheila M. Keith C. Justin J. Dwayne D. Aadil K. Tarran S. Mary Tuccitto Satpal Jhauj Greg Payne Jason Mike
Aikido Promotions
Congratulations to the following Aikido students who were successful in their karate-do examination on Sunday February 8th, 2004. Click here for pictures.
9th kyu - Yellow Belt & 2 Stripes
Shawn B., Devin S., Robert B., Joseph T.
8th kyu - Yellow Belt & 1 Stripe
Hayley Mc., Matthew N., Darrin C., Colin K.
7th kyu - Yellow Belt
Sean Mc., Chris Naraine, Kevin Maginley
5th kyu - Orange Belt Daniel M.
4th kyu - Green Belt Christy Conte
2nd kyu - Brown Belt & 1 stripe Ryan Tasker
Jodo Promotions
Congratulations to the following Jodo students who were successful in their Jodo examinations on Saturday and Sunday February 7,8 2004. Click here for pictures.
6th Kyu Sean B. 5th Kyu Adam E. 4th Kyu Hayley Mc., Sean Mc., Matthew N.
Those Amazing Students
If you know something amazing about one of our students - please contact us with the details so we can share this with the rest of the Renseikan Dojo Community.If you have pictures or clips that we can use, submit them too.
Heard Around the Dojo
Hiryukan Dojo Visit
On Friday February 20th, Stephen Ohlman Sensei and his students from Hiryukan Dojo in Barrie came by for a visit. Ohlman Sensei was kind enough to be our guest instructor for both the children's class and the adult's class. Like Ohlman Sensei's teacher, Ando Sensei, he focused his instruction on Chu Shin Ryoku (center line power) in all his techniques. Everyone stayed after the adult class for a small party.
Adult Summer Martial Arts Camp
Once again we will be running our adult martial arts weekend camp on July 23-25, 2004. We will be at Ecology Retreat Centre in Hockley Valley. It is a beautiful, isolated location and the accommodations and food are exceptional. The training begins Friday night and resumes 6am on Saturday. after a full day of training on Saturday , camp fire and relaxation will get going again at 6am Sunday morning. Partcipants will be exposed to karate, aikido, jodo, judo, capoiera, meditation and exercise. It is an intense weekend with more than 20 hours of instruction. This is the one event of 2004 you will not want to miss. Sign up at the dojo today. For interested parties from other dojo or associations please email for registration information or come by the dojo as soon as possible.
Students Page Survey
We would like to make the student page relevant to the students at Renseikan Dojo. What would you like to see? What subjects would you like to see discussed, questions answered, pictures? Please take a moment to view the Student Page and then complete the Student Page Survey. There are **new** videos on the page now.
Association Fees Due
All karate students who would like to join the World Matsubayashi-Ryu (Shorin-Ryu) Karate-Do Association should please submit their annual fee of $25.00 to the dojo as soon as possible. Soke Nagamine Sensei has asked our dojo to support his WMKA organization by becoming members. We do this as a dojo each year and normally only the black belts become members, but we would like to extend the opportunity for all children and adult karate-ka to show their support for Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do and Soke Nagamine Sensei by becoming members of the WMKA. This is an optional membership and students who join will receive an annual membership card. Often we ask "What's in it for me?" and the answer is "You get to belong to a rich heritage of Karate-Do and support the current head of our style - the son of the founder of our style." The dues are due every year in January.
All Jodo students who would like to join the Canadian Kendo Federation should submit their annual fees (adults = $20 / children = $15) as soon as possible. Jodo falls under the auspices of the Kendo Federation in most countries including Japan. This is done to allow better funding and organization for various martial arts including Jodo, Iaido and Kendo. The CKF helps with bringing high ranking sensei over from Japan and administers all dan examinations in Canada. To participate in any Jodo seminars or dan examinations you must belong to the CKF. However the CKF membership is optional until the year you are eligible for dan examinations or the year you become interested in attending Jodo seminars. Renseikan Dojo is a member of the CKF. The CKF is making plans to issue cards and booklets for recording rank and seminar information. The dues are due every year in January.
IYAF 2004 Calendars
If you are interested in ordering the 2004 IYAF (International Yoshinkai Aikido Federation) calendar please sign up in the dojo. We need a minimum of 10 to place the order and the cost is $15.00 CDN each. These are full size beautiful Japanese calendars with action pictures by various instructors at the hombu dojo.
Updated Pictures
There have been many more pictures added to the Annual Demo Page specifically pictures submitted by Naraines and the Elwoods on a separate (large!) page. As well as more pictures from the Soke Nagamine Sensei seminars (a third page of pictures)
** T-Shirts - Sweat Shirts**
Order your very own Renseikan Dojo T-shirt! We are taking orders now. The shirts are available in a variety of colours and all sizes. We have added a new design which is martial art specific.
Order yours now!
Go to the Order Page (just print it, fill it out and bring it in to the dojo)
Kata Night
We would like to invite any karate-ka who practice Matsubyashi-Ryu to join us for the last Thursday of every month. After a good warm-up of kihon (basics) we start kata practice and sometimes also add Bunkai (application) and Yakusoku Kumite (pre-arranged sparring) practice to the evening. Our dojo is open to all, regardless of rank or associations. This is a non-political dojo and a fun night of training together in the true spirit of Nagamine Shoshin Sensei's Karate-Do. If you are interested in joining us please contact us for directions and times or feel free to drop in for the 8pm adult class on the last Thursday of each month.
Student Email List
The students of Renseikan Dojo are invited to join a student only email list. Just click here to subscribe. Belle Wong and Lynn Elwood are the moderators and all questions should be directed to them through the group.
On-Line Student Manuals
The student Karate-do, Aikido and Jodo manuals are on-line and can be viewed from the Student Page. We are working on putting them into Adobe format.
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