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Welcome to our Dojo Newsletter
Birthday Corner Happy Birthday in November
Ernie Mileta, Corby Chapin, Justin P., Mackenzie C., Emman M., Billy D., Drake S., Neeloufar G. Welcome New Students Please Welcome to our Dojo! Student Anniversaries Student Anniversaries
Heard Around The Dojo WMKA World Seminar - St Louis
Lynn Elwood and Tony Gibson were able to attend the World Seminar of the WMKA last weekend. Soke Nagamine Sensei and Taira Sensei taught the sessions and both Lynn and Tony enjoyed themselves. In addition to kata and bunkai, they also did sai, kumite and basics. Please ask them about their experience and lets gear up for the next one in New York. Grand Opening and Open House
Thank you to everyone who were able to attend our Grand Opening and Open House Saturday October 20th. All the students worked very hard to get the new dojo opened earlier this year and we finally had the time to have our Grand Opening. We had a great day and finished it with a demonstration and Pot Luck Party. Our special guest Karasawa Sensei enjoyed the demonstration and the conversation with all the students afterwards. Thank you again Sensei for attending this special day for all of us. The demonstration went very well and everyone worked very hard. Congratulations to everyone. The video of the Demonstration will be available soon. We will have more pictures and video clips on the web site soon as well. 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: Bring A Friend to class Week Please take this opportunity to bring someone out to class that might be interested in starting the martial arts. It is a great chance to share your interest with a friend or family member. For children friends, please download the "Consent Form" prior to the class and have it completed. Aikido Kyu Tests On Wednesday November 7th 8:15pm Aikido Kyu Tests will begin. We will be also hold tests on Saturday November 10th if we run out of time Wednesday. Please be prepared for both dates. Family Christmas Party We will be gathering at the dojo to celebrate the best of the Season on Thursday November 29th. We will start at 6:30pm and finish at 8:00pm. The children's Karate class will be cancelled so we can hold this event. Pizza and pop/juice will be provided for all the students and their families. Please come out and meet the other parents and students at this annual event. No uniforms are required. So we can properly plan this event, please RSVP the dojo by email or sign up in the dojo.(We need to know the number of children and the number of adults attending) The Adult Karate class will run as usual, following the party. Adult Christmas Party All the adult students and their partners are invited to our annual Christmas Party on Saturday December 1st. It is a Pot-Luck event. Please sign up at the dojo so we can plan for this event. 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 November 18th from 10am - 12 noon. There will be a $15 fee for the session. The sessions are open to the public.
On Wednesday November 28th 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 November 29th
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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