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Welcome to our Dojo Newsletter
Birthday Corner Happy Birthday in May
Sempai Joe Vallejo, Sempai Carl Ignatius, Sempai Rick Elwood, Sempai Kelly Helliwell, Welcome New Students Please Welcome to our Dojo! Student Anniversaries Student Anniversaries
Heard Around The Dojo May Long Weekend Holiday The Dojo will be closed on Saturday May 22nd and Monday May 24th for the Victoria Day long weekend. Please enjoy a safe and wonderful holiday weekend. Jodo National Testing Results
During the May long weekend, Jodo students from across Canada, USA and Chile came together
to study Iaido and Jodo at our Annual National Jodo and Iaido Seminar at the University of Guelph.
This year we had 6 top sensei from Japan teaching Jodo and 6 top sensei from Japan teaching Iaido all weekend long.
Congratulations to the following who passed their next Jodo black belt level: T-shirts We will be taking another order for t-shirts soon. Please download the order form and bring it to the dojo with your cheque. We will be putting the order in very soon. Aikido Kyu Testing Results
Congratulations to the following students who passed their kyu test on Thursday May 20th. 8th Kyu Yellow & Stripe: 7th Kyu Yellow: 4th Kyu Green: 3rd Kyu Brown & 2 Stripes: Karate Kyu Testing Results
Congratulations to the following students who passed their kyu tests on Thursday May 13th. The above picture was taken before they received their new belts. 5th Kyu Yellow Belt: 4th Kyu Orange Belt: 3rd Kyu Green Belt: 2nd Kyu Blue Belt: 1st Kyu Brown Belt: May's Yudansha Class A special Karate Yudansha class will be held on Sunday May 30th at 11am at the Hombu Dojo. Jodo will follow at 12 noon and Aikido Yudansha class will be at 1pm. New Friendship Night Format We are going back the old Friendship night format. We will combine the Adult Karate and Aikido classes for a special 90 minute class where we will focus on both Karate and Aikido. Cross-Training. The next Friendship night will be Thursday May 27th. The Class will start at 8:30pm. We will probably go back to Sensei's home for food and refreshments. Open House Dinner May is still quite hectic. We have to put our Open House Dinners on hold for May. Hopefully everything will be back to normal in June. Outdoor Training Please plan on training outdoors on all Saturdays. In the event of inclement weather we will be inside. Please dress in running shoes. You can still change at the dojo. Going to Okinawa, November 2010 The trip to Okinawa has been finalized. Special thanks to Tony Gibson for organizing everything. Looks like we will have five black belts and two brown belts going to Okinawa in November. Click Here to see the flyer and current Itinerary. Help Feed the World
Please click on the new link on our sidebars (as well as above). By playing this educational game (vocabulary builder), you can help feed the world. The sponsors of this site donate 20 grains of rice for every correct answer you get while playing the game. They work with the United Nations World Food Program. Inspiration Renseikan Dojo Shirts We are taking orders for Renseikan Dojo T-Shirts, Crew neck Sweat shirts & Hooded Sweat Shirts. They come in a variety of colours and you have your choice of which martial art is on the front of the shirt. Print and fill out the order form and bring it in to the dojo to get your order processed. It can take 10-14 days to get the shirts so don't delay, order yours today. We also have weapons, uniforms and other good ideas. Please ask for our new price list at the dojo soon. 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: Bring A Friend Week Introduce your friends or family to the martial arts. During the Week of March 12th you can bring as many people as you like to try a martial arts class with you. All we need is a signed waiver (by a parent if the person is under 18 years old) and tell them to bring track pants and a t-shirt for the class. Karate Promotions Please see the Archives for past promotions. Aikido Kyu Belt Promotions Please see the Archives for past promotions. Jodo Promotions Please see the Archives for past promotions. |
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