November 2003
Zen Living Newsletter
November 2003
A Newsletter dedicated to the hardworking Karate, Aikido and Jodo students at Renseikan Dojo.
Contents
Birthday Corner
Welcome New Students
Student Anniversaries
Recent Promotions
Those Amazing Students
Heard around the dojo
Upcoming Events
Archived Newsletters
2003 Calendar of Events
Birthday Corner
Happy Birthday in November
Kiera B., Robert B.
Welcome New Students
Please Welcome to our Dojo!
Jasmeet S., Rachel B., Shawn B., Joseph Q.
Good Luck in your chosen art and discipline!
Student Anniversaries
Lynn Elwood, Greg Payne, John Banjac
Congratulations on completing another year in your life long discipline!
Recent Student Promotions
Karate Promotions
Congratulations to Lynn Elwood (Nidan) and Joanna Kurylowicz (Shodan). See below
Those Amazing StudentsIf you know something amazing about one of our students - please contact us with the details so we can share this with the rest of the Renseikan Dojo Community.If you have pictures or clips that we can use, submit them too.
Heard Around the Dojo
Congratulations Lynn & Joanna
Congratulations to both Lynn Elwood, for successfully passing her Nidan (second degree black belt) test and to Joanna Kurylowicz, for passing her Shodan test (first degree black belt). The tests were held Sunday November 16th and both karate-ka did a fantastic job. We will have more pictures soon.
Student Page
The Student Page has been updated and we are still looking for ideas of what you want to see there.
Fall Dojo Cleaning
Thank you to all the students who came out and gave up their Saturday afternoon to prepare the dojo for the winter months. We cleaned the dojo from the lights to the tatami and carpets. It went very well and very quickly this time.
Soke Nagamine Sensei Seminar
Soke Nagamine Takayoshi Sensei taught a series of classes from Friday October 24th to Sunday October 26th. He was very pleased with the seminar and plans to return next year to see our progress and give us more insights into Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do. The classes were held at Renseikan Dojo Friday and Saturday and at Anshin School of Karate on Sunday.
The emphasis this year was on the classical bunkai for the kata and on the seven Yakusoku kumite. He encouraged all the dojo to get together and practice between now and his next visit. He also asked that we video tape the seminar and make available copies to those interested in purchasing one. That project is under way. We will have more pictures of this event soon.
Annual Demonstration 2003
Our Annual demonstration and pot-luck party was a big success. The demonstrations of karate, aikido and jodo students lasted just over 2 hours and were packed with excitement. Thanks to everyone for their wonderful performance and thank you to all the families and friends who attended and made this event so much fun. There are some pictures here and more will be available soon. We also expect a video will be available at the dojo soon.
** T-Shirts - Sweat Shirts**
Order your very own Renseikan Dojo T-shirt! We are taking orders now. The shirts are available in a variety of colours and all sizes. We have added a new design which is martial art specific.
Order yours now!
Go to the Order Page (just print it, fill it out and bring it in to the dojo)
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.
New Student Email List
The students of Renseikan Dojo are invited to join a student only email list. Just click here to subscribe. Belle Wong and Lynn Elwood are the moderators and all questions should be directed to them through the group.
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