Today was belt presentation for some of the students and they all did a fantastic job at showing off their karate skills. I spent some time showing the students a ground escape which will help them get up from the ground and keep their head protected. I also spoke about the journey to Black Belt [...]
I went to the American Red Cross today and dropped off all of the money we raised from the Kick-a-thon. They mentioned that anyone who wrote a check will get a thank you letter in the mail. Victory Reports need to be completed by parents so I can learn what they think about the program. [...]
This week is stripe testing for the students who have attended all of their classes. I am finding that some students are struggling with completing their Victory Reports, so in order to help, I am asking that all students bring their Victory Reports to class when they stripe test. This way, if there is an [...]
The karate school had 2 special guests this afternoon: The Dojo Dogs! Yoshi and Tao came to watch the karate students work really hard in class on their kata and basics. In other news, our 3 Black Belt Campers are heading into week 4 of their journey to their next rank. Tomorrow is the first [...]
Here is the video from our Kick-a-thon. Make sure you leave a comment and tell us what you think about it! If the video does not play – you may need to update your browser.
We finished the base cove this afternoon which means all of the repair work is done! Most students are on Winter Break this week so the afternoon classes have been full – which is great! Some students are on vacation and have already told us about their plans to make up classes when they return. [...]
We just completed the Kick-a-thon and boy am I tired! We had so much fun throwing a variety of kicks, the students learned a lot and even the parents got some great "gold nuggets" to take home. I taught the group about so many things that I am not able to list them all. Here is a [...]
This Saturday is our Kick-a-thon to raise money for the American Red Cross to benefit the victims of Haiti. The Kick-a-thon will run from 12pm to 1pm. We have raised around $1,000 so far. The final count will be taken at the event.
Here is a video from Belt Presentation last weekend. Click the link below to watch the video. http://video214.com/play/Vo2B1OxxgdExUIHBX4U73Q/s/dark
