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Welcome to our Dojo Newsletter
October, 2004

Birthday Corner

Happy Birthday in October

Tim W., Justin J., Shawn B., Nicole I.,
Zane H., Susan Duncan, Rob Knox, Jennifer Sheppard


Welcome New Students

Please Welcome to our Dojo!

Jennifer Sheppard, Addison L., Jon Macleod, Michael C.,
Greg Clarke, Graeme C., Robin Slaughter, Zachary S., Kylie B.,
Marc Kirouac, Mackenzie D.

Good Luck in your chosen art and discipline!


Student Anniversaries

Student Anniversaries



Nicholas K., Matthew N., Brian G., Lauren G., Andrew Roberts, Christopher Naraine,
Dean E., Christy Conte, George D., Christopher J., Nancy B., Sean B., Rachel B., Shawn B.

Congratulations on completing another year in your life long discipline!


Heard Around The Dojo

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.


Annual Demonstration(Embu)

Thank you to everyone who attended, participated and helped out in our Annual Demonstration on Sunday October 17th. It was a great day with very exciting demonstrations and great food afterwards along with great conversation. Video tapes will be available soon. Order now at the dojo. Click on the picture above for some preliminary pictures. Anyone who took pictures at the demonstration, we would love to get copies, (you can email the digital ones) so we can get them up here for everyone to see.


Fall Schedule Changes

The new Fall schedule starts Tuesday September 7th, 2004.

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Here are the schedule Changes:

Monday: Children's Jodo 6pm - 7pm
Monday: Children's Aikido 7pm - 8pm
Monday: Adult Aikido 8:00pm - 9:30pm

Tuesday: Adult Karate 8:00pm - 9:45pm
Wednesday: Yudansha Aikido 9:45pm - 10:15pm
Thursday: Adult Karate 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Thursday: Yudansha Karate 9:45pm - 10:15pm
Friday: Children Aikido 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Friday: Adult Aikido 8:00pm - 9:30pm

Saturday: Children's karate 9:00am - 10:0am
Saturday: Adult/Youth's karate 10:00am - 11:30am
Saturday: Jodo 12:00pm - 1:00pm


Karate Day in the Park

The Karate Day and Kyu Tests were well attended this year. Students started training at 8am on Saturday Sept 25th in Adam's Park and continued until lunch at 12:30. The day was filled with kihon (basics), kata, bunkai, yakusoku kumite and jyu kumite. Following lunch there was a kyu belt test and all candidates were successful. Click here for some pictures.


Adult BBQ

Thanks to everyone who made it out to our BBQ on Saturday(September 18th). We had perfect weather and great food.


Upcoming Events

Click on any of the upcoming events listed below to learn more:
Karate Kata Night
Aikido Hajime Class


Karate Kata 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 8pm adult class on the last Thursday of each month. The next Kata night is Thursday October 28th


Aikido Hajime Class

On Friday October 29th 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.


Events Calendar for 2004

The 2004 Calendar of Events


Karate Promotions

Congratulation to the following students:
Billy D.5th KyuYellow Belt
Mallorie I.5th KyuYellow Belt
Helen S.5th KyuYellow Belt
Brooke I.5th KyuYellow Belt
Kelly Helliwell3rd KyuGreen Belt
Satpal Jhauj3rd KyuGreen Belt
Christopher Naraine2nd KyuBlue Belt
Click on the group shot above for more pictures

Aikido Promotions

Please see the Archives for past promotions.

Jodo Promotions

Please see the Archives for past promotions.