Grading time is here again.

There will be a Just for Kicks grading on this Tuesday, January 17. The students should be at the dojo early and ready to start at 6:30 sharp! Be sure to bring water for any short breaks. Encourage your karateka to pay close attention to the Sempai leading each component of the grading and to give their very best effort, even if they make some mistakes. Encourage them to run through their basics and kata at home leading up to the grading so they are prepared.

The Adult/Jr grading will take place next week, Tuesday, January 24. The same advice should be taken by our older karateka. Bring water, practice at home, come early, and be prepared. Along with crisp technique and spirited kata, the stances should be deep and solid. Focus on the instructions given by the Sensei and try your hardest… even if you make a mistake.

Good luck, everyone. See you at the gradings.

REMEMBER…

Classes resume this Tuesday, January 10!

See you at the dojo.

Happy New Year, everyone!

Regular classes resume next Tuesday, January 10.

REMINDER: Just for Kicks grading on January 17 and an adult/jr. grading may be added to the same night or the next week!

See you next Tuesday!

Tonight is our final workout before the holidays.

Be sure to work extra hard tonight so that you’re prepared for a two week lay-off! Try to find a few minutes during the holidays to work some basics like stances and techniques along with a bit of kata. The grading will come up quickly in January and you don’t want to be unprepared!!

See you at class.

In our discussion during last night’s cool-down, we discussed the “Father of Modern Karate,” Gichin Funakoshi Sensei.

He developed, and lived by, his 20 Precepts of Karate. Check out these precepts on our Words of Wisdom page.

Great work last night, everyone! It was great to see some new faces joining us for the new session.

We have 1 more Tuesday class remaining before Christmas holidays! It’s hard to believe that the year has gone by so quickly! If anyone is interested in an extra workout before Christmas, remember that you can go to BUILT FOR LIFE gym on THURSDAY nights for an additional workout. Rumour has it there may be a special guest returning this Thursday for a visit?

Grading will take place in January. Keep checking here for more information on that.

Keep working hard! Really focus this week so you go into the holiday with solid foundations so you come back the same way in January.

“The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory nor defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.” – Sensei Gichin Funakoshi

See more Words of Wisdom.

Remember that the Session 2 begins today! Please bring your fees with you so our books stay up-to-date.

See you at the workout.