Registration for Session 1 of karate classes will be held on Tuesday, September 10 from 6:30 to 7:00 pm.
It will be held in the dojo at Carlyle Elemenatary School. Please use the Northwest gym doors.
Regular classes will begin on Tuesday, September 17. The “Just for Kicks” class begins at 6:30 and the Jr/Adult Class at 7:30 pm.
See you at the dojo!
In an effort to streamline operations of the club we have decided to implement a little more modern technology into our dojo.
Along with a new “Electronic Sign-in” system, we hope to update our student database and enhance our communication methods. To achieve this, we have added an “Email” section to our Registration 2013-14 and would appreciate it if all members who have an email address could include it on their registration form.
The main purpose of these new methods is to reduce the bulk and help organize the “karate stuff” that the Senseis carry around in the “karate bags”. The electronic sign-in will also help track student attendance for grading purposes and will help keep track of our merchandise orders.
You may have to be patient and bear with us as the Senseis learn the nuances of the new system but we are confident that these changes will allow the Senseis to concentrate more on Karate than on business management!
Here is the updated Registration Form!
Check out our latest “Words of Wisdom“.
“Your first shot should end it. That’s your free shot, but you pay for every other one after that.” – Peter Consterdine – 9th Dan and Personal Security Specialist
A mistake was made on the Registration form that was uploaded to our site last night! The sign-in dates were not updated for this year!! They are last year’s dates.
The form will be updated and re-uploaded today. Please do not use the form that was posted yesterday.
Just an FYI, the club is planning to move to an electronic method of sign-in this year. We’ll see if we can slowly bring the operations of the club into the 21st century!!
Registration night will be held at the dojo (Carlyle Elementary School gym) on Tuesday, September 10 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.
Classes will begin on Tuesday, September 17. The times will remain the same:
Just for Kicks – 6:30 to 7:30pm
Adult/Jr – 7:30 to 9:00 pm
You can download the Registration 2013-14 and bring it with you to the registration night or the first workout. Fees are due at registration.
Here’s the latest news on the gi bags… As a result of our extension of the order deadline, we ended up placing our order exactly when Under Armour was rolling out their NEW LINE of duffle bags. Under Armour Canada was a little slower getting the new bags to the consumers. As we stand now, some of the bags have arrived so we’re waiting for ALL the bags to arrive before we send them for embroidery. Shipping is expensive. Hopefully we won’t have to wait much longer. Our supplier is also frustrated with how long this order has taken.
We appreciate your patience as we await the arrival of the last few bags. We, the club, make every effort to make purchases locally and sometimes that may mean a little extra patience.
Wow! It’s hard to believe the kids go back to school in just 11 days! But that means karate classes will be starting soon! The Senseis are meeting soon to discuss a plan for the year and will post registration and starting dates here and in the Carlyle Observer soon. Keep checking both places.
If you ordered a golf shirt, you can pick them up at Sensei Kevin’s house. Most of you know where that is, but if you don’t you can just send an email to info@moosemountainkarate.com and Sensei Kevin can arrange to get your shirt to you.
Can you remember your katas? Time to start freshening up!
See you at the dojo!
Hopefully everyone is having a good summer!
The Senseis of Moose Mountain Wado Kai Karate have begun chatting about the new season which will begin in early September. Be sure to watch “The Observer” and this blog for notices of registration night and the first workout.
Also, the golf shirts have arrived… FINALLY! Sensei Kevin will be picking them up next week and will post a notice here when and where people can come pick them up.
In the meantime, be sure to be going through your katas and reviewing your basic techniques so that you’re in fighting shape when September comes!
Congratulations to all of our members for an excellent year of karate! Everyone has shown such great improvement in their karate skills and, hopefully, had some fun doing it!
We had another terrific tournament attended by karateka from Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba; we had a very successful grading in which many of our members were awarded new belts or stripes; many of our members attended several tournaments in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba; and we welcomed 2 new black belts to our club: Senseis Kevin and Savanna! All in all, a pretty successful year.
Next week is our club wind up. No gi’s are needed. We’ll be having a barbeque and enjoying the company of our karate family. The Coffey family is providing the club with their famous burgers so please bring whatever you would like to eat along with the burgers to share with the rest of the members. Kind of a pot luck.
Be sure to keep up your karate over the summer! Remember that it only takes a few minutes to run through your katas and go through some of the basic techniques.
Keep checking this blog over the summer. Every once-in-a-while it is updated with info or interesting new “Words of Wisdom”.
See you at the dojo!
Great work, tonight, everyone!
It is always interesting to learn where our martial art comes from and the video we watched tonight was very informational. As Sensei Joan said, “We are part of a family and this is our ‘Family Tree’.” As John Diefenbaker once said, “he who does not know the past can never understand the present, and he certainly can do nothing for the future.”
There is more of our karate history on the Shintani.ca website.
See you next week.
Congratulations Sensei Savanna on receiving your Shodan rank this afternoon!
We knew you would do it. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
Way to go!!
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