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Welcome to our Dojo Newsletter
August, 2008

Birthday Corner

Happy Birthday in August



Don Croft, Andrew Roberts, Jeremy S., Brandon Z., Brendan P., Alyssandra A.



Welcome New Students

Please Welcome to our Dojo!

Terry Cox, Ryan C.


Good Luck in your chosen art and discipline!


Student Anniversaries

Student Anniversaries



Steve Kubien, Thinh Tran, Vince T., Emmanuel M., Anton M., Franz M., Scott Kelly, Brad Waterman


Congratulations on completing another year in your life long discipline!


Heard Around The Dojo

Schedule Changes

The schedule will be changing for the Fall/Winter as follows:
Tuesday Thursday Saturday
10:00am - 11:00am Adult Karate 10:00am - 11:00am Adult Karate 8:30am - 9:15am Children's Karate
6:00pm - 6:45pm Children Beginner Karate 6:00pm - 6:45pm Children Beginner Karate 9:15am - 10:15am Adult Karate
6:45pm - 7:30pm Children Advanced Karate 6:45pm - 7:30pm Children Advanced Karate 10:30am - 11:30am Aikido
7:45pm - 8:45pm Aikido 7:45pm - 8:45pm Aikido 11:45am - 1:00pm Jodo
9:00pm - 10:15pm Adult Karate 9:00pm - 10:15pm Adult Karate  

You can download the New Schedule here.


Congratulations Brad and Kellye

Congratulations to Brad (Aikido) and Kellye Waterman on the birth of their first child. Lily Rose Waterman came in at 7 lbs 7 oz on July 23rd. Both mother and daughter are doing great.


EMKA Seminar in Norway

While the above picture is not about Karate-do specifically, it is breath taking and awe inspiring. One of our students,Tony Gibson, travelled to Norway for the EMKA (European Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do Association) World Seminar with Soke Nagamine and took these pictures including this one of the Sognafjord, the longest fjord in Norway. Click on the Sognafjord for more pictures.


Help Feed the World

Help end world hunger

Please click on the new link on our sidebars (as well as above). By playing this educational game (vocabulary builder), you can help feed the world. The sponsors of this site donate 20 grains of rice for every correct answer you get while playing the game. They work with the United Nations World Food Program.


Inspiration


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Renseikan Dojo Shirts

We are taking orders for Renseikan Dojo T-Shirts, Crew neck Sweat shirts & Hooded Sweat 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 10-14 days to get the shirts so don't delay, order yours today. We also have weapons, uniforms and other good ideas. Please ask for our new price list at the dojo soon.


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 Week
EFT Clinic
Adult Summer Party
Karate Friendship Night


Bring A Friend Week

Introduce your friends or family to the martial arts. During the Week of September 15th, you can bring as many people as you like to try a martial arts class with you. All we need is a signed waiver (by a parent if the person is under 18 years old) and tell them to bring track pants and a t-shirt for the class.


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 September 28th from 10am -12pm There will be a $15 fee for the session. The sessions are open to the public. Clinics will only run if sufficient numbers warrant it at that time, otherwise an alternate date will be arranged. Please check before attending.


Adult Summer Party

The adult summer bbq & party is scheduled for Saturday October 25th, More details will follow.


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 September 25th


Events Calendar for 2008

2008 Calendar of Events


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.