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Welcome to our Dojo Newsletter
Birthday Corner Happy Birthday in March
David Sisson, Thomas Rhind, Thinh Tran, Neil Iantria, George D., Adrian E. Welcome New Students Please Welcome to our Dojo! Student Anniversaries Student Anniversaries
Heard Around The Dojo New Schedule We have split up the Saturday morning Karate class to two classes. The Children's and Family class will be 8:30am - 9:15am and the Adult class will run 9:15-10:15am. We know this will be a benefit to everyone. The new schdeule will start April 1st and therefore the first Saturday of the new schedule will be Saturday April 7th. Download the new Schedule here. Karate-Do and Aikido Kyu Test
Congratulations to the following students on passing their next Kyu level in Karate-Do or Aikido. Pictures to follow soon. Karate-Do
Aikido
March Kyu Tests On Sunday March 25th at 1pm we will be conducting Karate and Aikido Kyu examinations. The list of eligible students will go up in the dojo over the next few weeks. Please continue to practice hard. Adult Mid-Winter Party Very special thnaks go to Michelle and Greg for hosting our Mid-Winter Party last Saturday night. We had a great turnout and everyone really enjoyed themselves with great food and conversation. Thanks again! Congratulations Carl
Congratulations to Aikido Sempai Carl Ignatius on the birth of his son. Pictured above is Bentley Carl Ignatius. He was born Sunday February 4th at 1:54pm and came in at 8 lbs 8oz at 21" in length. We know Carl will be bringing Bentley into the dojo soon to meet all of his future sempai. For all Jodo students, the CKF - Canadian Kendo Federation membership fees are due now as well. Adults $30 and youth $25. For all Karate-do students, the WMKA- World Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do Association fees are due now. Adults $30 and youth $25 For Aikido students the IYAF - International Yoshinkai Aikido Federation foreign Instructors fund fees are also due now. Adults $30 and youth $25 DVDs Now Available We now have available DVDs of all previous Dojo events, including your last kyu or dan test. Please order from the dojo or email the dojo. Renseikan Dojo Crests
The 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. Upcoming Events
Click on any of the upcoming events listed below to learn more: April Jodo Seminars We have two Jodo Seminars this month, both located at the AYC dojo in Toronto. The fee is $20 and includes lunch. The first one is Sunday April 1st 11am- 3pm and the second is Sunday April 22nd 11am-3pm. More details available at the dojo. May Jodo Seminar This year's Guelph Iaido and Jodo seminar will feature 10 top sensei from Japan including (Jodo side):
This is a seminar not to be missed. A tentative timetable is available here. Please pick up your application at the dojo or on-line and bring it into the dojo. March Break During March Break (March 12-17) all evening classes and Saturday classes will run as normal. The only classes effected will be the Tuesday and Thursday morning classes. These classes will be not run during March Break. Black Belts Tests On Sunday April 29th at 1pm there will be two black belt dan tests. Rick Elwood will be testing for his nidan in Aikido and Lynn Elwood will be testing for her sandan in Karate-Do. Please plan on coming out and attending these two very important examinations. On Wednesday March 28th we will be doing our "Hajime" training in the adult Aikido class. "Hajime" means to begin and we will be doing techniques rapidly on that command. It is an excellent cardio workout as well as an excellent training tool. When you must react quickly over and over to a command, you have no time to think about what you are going to do - you can only do. That is important in the martial arts. Be sure not to miss this class. After the class we will hold our Shinbokukai (Friendship event) at a local restaurant or in the dojo. Karate Friendship 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 8:45pm adult class on the last Thursday of each month. The next Kata night is Thursday March 29th. Karate Promotions Please see the Archives for past promotions. Aikido Promotions Please see the Archives for past promotions. Jodo Promotions Please see the Archives for past promotions. |
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