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Welcome to our Dojo Newsletter
Birthday Corner Happy Birthday in June
Welcome New Students Please Welcome to our Dojo! Student Anniversaries Student Anniversaries
Heard Around The Dojo WMKA World Seminar This year the WMKA World Seminar will be in Long Island, New York on October 3rd and 4th, 2008. The fees for the seminar are (WMKA members) $150 if registered by July 1st and $250 if after July 1st. Everyone planning on attending this important event should see Sensei for a registration form. We should complete the forms and send them all down together before July 1st, 2008. The seminar will feature Soke Nagamine and another sensei from Okinawa (to be announced later). We would also like to consider driving there and possible renting a mini bus or some other vehicle that would allow us all to go together. If anyone has any ideas or has a bus license, please let Sensei know as soon as possible. If you are interested in attending but are not a WMKA member, please see Sensei as soon as possible to rectify this. Non-members pay $250 regardless of when they register. Membership has it's privileges. Hello From Norway
While the above picture is not about Karate-do specifically, it is breath taking and awe inspiring. Tony Gibson is at the EMKA (European Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do Association) World Seminar in Norway with Soke Nagamine and sent this picture of the Sognafjord, the longest fjord in Norway. Annual Dojo Spring Cleaning
Thank you to everyone who gave up their Saturday afternoon to clean the dojo from top to bottom. Although we had a very small group this year, the work went very, very well. Everyone worked very hard to get the job done in almost record time. National Jodo Examination Results
Congratulations to everyone who passed their Jodo exam at the recent National Canadian Kendo (Jodo & Iaido) Federation Seminar. Renseikan Dojo was well represented at the seminar and examinations. Congratulations:
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. 2008 Summer Schedule While the summer is a long way off, we would like to introduce you to the NEW summer schedule now. This new schedule will afford everyone more time off with their familes. One problem with the summer is people off on vacations at various times throughout the summer months and the resulting lower number of students in each class. We have attempted to address this situation by combining some of the classes and streamlining the schedule to Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The current schedule provides Karate, Aikido and Jodo on Saturday and the new schedule will also provide Karate, Aikido and Jodo on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Many people are absent from Monday and Friday evenings so they can make the weekend longer. We eliminated the Friday evening regular classes a few years ago and now for the Summer, will move the Monday and Wednesday classes to Tuesday and Thursday. This should allow everyone good solid training in the middle of the week as well as the traditional Saturday morning. 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. 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: EFT Clinic Many of you have heard me talk about EFT or Emotional Freedom Techniques, as a form of self help for virtually any problem you can think of. It is an easy tapping routine you learn to do on yourself which uses several key acupuncture points on the meridians. This energy healing technique was originally designed to cure people of phobias in record breaking time. Subsequently people have tried this very simple yet highly effective technique on a myriad of problems both physical and emotional. The key to getting very effective results with EFT is getting to the core issue underlying the problem. Working with someone, one-on-one or in a group, can often help you be more effective then on your own. The next EFT group workshop is on Sunday June 22nd from 10am -12pm There will be a $15 fee for the session. The sessions are open to the public. Clinics will only run if sufficient numbers warrant it at that time, otherwise an alternate date will be arranged. Please check before attending.
On Wednesday June 25th 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 June 26th
Karate Promotions Please see the Archives for past promotions. Aikido Promotions Congratulations to the following who passed their recent Aikido Kyu Tests on Monday May 12th and Wednesday May 14th, 2008
Jodo Promotions Please see the Archives for past promotions. |
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