Welcome to our Dojo Newsletter
February, 2005

• Birthday Corner
• New Students
• Student Anniversaries
• Amazing Students
• Around the Dojo
• Upcoming Events
• Karate Promotions
• Aikido Promotions
• Jodo Promotions
• Spirit Wear/Products

Birthday Corner

Happy Birthday in February

Robert Tompkins, Mary Tuccitto, Lynn Elwood,
Darrin C., Kylie B., Joseph A-O.

Welcome New Students

Please Welcome to our Dojo!

Paula Sisson, Dave Lundy, Dave Sheere,
Albert Mo, Chris Tobber



Good Luck in your chosen art and discipline!

Student Anniversaries

Student Anniversaries

Rob Knox, Lauren G., Tim W., Don Croft,
Carl Ignatius, Kelly Helliwell, Satpal Jhauj
Mary Tuccitto, Ryan Tasker, Mallorie I., Brooke I.


Congratulations on completing another year in your life long discipline!

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

Winter Kyu Tests

Congratulations to everyone who passed their kyu examinations on Saturday February 5th. There were aikido tests at 9am, Karate tests at 10:45am and Jodo tests at 12:45pm. More pictures will be available soon. Some preliminary Jodo / Karate / Aikido pictures are available now.

Aikido

9th Kyu	Kylie B.
	Jason J.
7th Kyu	Matthew N.
	Devin S.
	Joseph T.
	Brandon W.
	Corby Chapin
6th Kyu	Shawn B.
	Darrin C.
5th Kyu	Kevin Maginley
	Christopher Naraine

Karate

5th Kyu	Evan C.
	Donna Lipset
	Marc Kiruouc
4th Kyu	Lauren G.
	Justin J.
	Dwayne D.
	Keith C.
3rd Kyu	Kristin H.
	Mary Tuccitto
	Jason Mike
2nd Kyu	Shawn B.

Jodo

6th Kyu	Kevin H.
5th Kyu	Sean B.
	Steven Kubien
	Graeme Clarke
	Greg Clarke
	Robert Tompkins
	Christopher Naraine
4th Kyu	Adam E.
3rd Kyu	Matthew Naraine

Calendars and Tapes

There is a limited supply of the IYAF (International Yoshinkai Aikido Federation) 2005 calendar available at the dojo for $15.00 each.

The 2004 Renseikan Dojo Annual Demonstration video tapes are availabale for $15.00 each and previous years are also available for $10.00 each

Kagami Biraki Shiki

This year's Kagami Biraki Shiki and Embu was held on Sunday January 16th, 2005. After the demonstration by Renseikan's Chief Instructor, Ward Jardine, students and family ate a traditional Kagami Biraki meal and officially welcomed in 2005 and the our new year of training.Click on the photograph above for some more pictures.

Keiko Hajime

Our start of year for training was celebrated on Monday January 3rd with special Keiko Hajime classes. Their were classes in Jodo, Karate and Aikido

New Renseikan Dojo Crests

Our New Renseikan Dojo Crests are now available at the dojo. They can be used in many ways, on your dogi it should go on the left side, over your heart.