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Welcome to our Dojo Newsletter
Birthday Corner Happy Birthday in July
Ian Azevedo, Andrew Titan, Tony Gibson, Casey Sullivan, Brandon W., Jason C., Welcome New Students Please Welcome to our Dojo! Student Anniversaries Student Anniversaries
Heard Around The Dojo Outdoor Classes The first of our summer outdoor classes were held Saturday July 21st in Adam's Park. The weather was perfect and the classes were well attended. We will have some more pictures up soon. The hill training was the highlight of the Karate, Aikido and Jodo classes. Howey Sensei Visit
Chris Howey Sensei, Shuwakan Dojo (Indianapolis, Indiana) joined us Wednesday July 18th for the Jodo and Aikido classes. Howey Sensei took instrution from Jardine Sensei in Jodo and then in return he taught the Aikido class. Howey Sensei shared "his Aikido" with us and everyone, including some first timers, were delighted with the class. Some people could not get enough in 90 minutes and continued the class for another 30 minutes after we bowed out in an informal manner. (Raymond spent a lot of time with his face pressed into the mats!) Kyoshi Christian Sensei Seminars
Kyoshi Fred Christian Sensei, 7th Dan Matsubayashi-Ryu, from Belleville, Illinois, led an excellent series of seminars at Anshin Karate Dojo in Mississauga and at Renseikan Dojo. The first session was at Anshin Dojo followed by a fantastic BBQ at Sensei Steve Trombley's home (Anshin Dojo's Chief Instructor and co-host of the Christian Sensei seminars). Christian Sensei was accompanied by his student of 35 years, Sensei Bob Seibert, 6th Dan. The four sessions at Renseikan Dojo were all very well attended and the workouts were both invigorating as well as extremely informative. After the evening session we relaxed with pizza and salad and great conversation. For those who missed this exciting seminar, you will not want to miss the next one. Christian Sensei's emphasis is keeping and preserving Nagamine Shoshin Sensei's Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do true to the founder's wishes. Summer Schedule The Summer Schedule starts the first week of July. The Summer Schedule is available for download here or you can simply review it here. Renseikan Dojo T-Shirts We are taking orders for Renseikan Dojo T-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 two weeks to get the shirts so don't delay, order yours today. 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: Chris Howey Sensei Please join us Wednesday July 18th for the Aikido class featuring Chris Howey Sensei from Indianapolis, USA. Howey Sensei will be here training under Jardine Sensei in Jodo prior to the Aikido class and then will teach the Aikido class. Please try to make it out for this event. Outdoor Classes On Saturday July 21st bring your running shoes, dogi, hats and bottles of frozen water for an outdoor Karate, Aikido and Jodo class. We will be training in Adam's Park, just off Port Union Rd (Rozelle Rd), second street south of the 401. We will meet in the parking lot at 8:30am (All Karate), 10:15 (All Aikido) and 11:45 (All Jodo). Please Note the slightly different Karate and Aikido times. If the weather is bad rain, we will meet at the dojo at the same times, but if it is nice or just a little drizzle we will meet at the park. Summer Holidays The dojo will be closed for it's Annual Summer Holidays. The dojo will be closed the last week of July and the first of August.(July 23 - August 4). We will have the Adult Summer Party on Saturday July 28th during the holidays. Adult Summer Party Saturday July 28th, we are holding an Adult Summer Party for all the Adult students and their partners. This Pot-Luck event will be held at Mary and Paul's home. Directions and a sign up sheet are posted in the dojo.The dojo will closed for summer holidays during this time so please sign up this week or next. 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 July 22nd from 10am - 12 noon. There will be a $15 fee for the session. The sessions are open to the public. Fred Christian Sensei Clinics
Sensei Christian will be giving clinics in Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do on Friday July 13th at Anshin Dojo in Mississauga and Saturday July 14th at our Renseikan Dojo here in Pickering. Everyone is invited to attend.The tentative schedule is below. Our aim is to get a really good turnout and keep the fees down to a minimum. A sign up sheet is in the dojo. Christian Sensei is a 7th dan from Belleville, Illinois USA. He travels to Okinawa on regular basis and is committed to teaching Matsubayashi_ryu the way Nagamine Shoshin Sensei wanted his karate to be taught. Everyone should plan on attending this event. Fees: Register:
On Wednesday July 18th 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 July 19th , not the last Thursday but since we are on holidays the last week, we have moved it ahead..
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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