On the weekend of November 18-20, 2005, O'Sensei Brian Fey, national
head of the Japan Karatedo ShotoJukuKai Federation (SKJF), delivered
over 13 hours of instruction during 7 separate classes at Bay View
Family YMCA! The skills he taught during some of these classes
built upon the preceeding class, while others stood as independent
lessons in themselves. It was a brilliantly planned and wonderfully
delivered seminar.

Seminar class sizes ranged from 30 to over 50 participants for the
various sessions, including students from both Bay View Karate and
Empire Martial Arts. Parents and others watched and took
photographs. We certainly utilized the Bay View Family YMCA
facility to its fullest during this 3-day event. I believe everyone
had fun, learned something new, and made new friends. Everyone who
attended benefited in some way, and those who immersed themselves by
participating in all the sessions have experienced a major milestone
in their karate careers.

A few brief highlights:

- Saturday morning's "Stranger Danger A.L.E.R.T." was a terrific
program for youth of all ages and their parents. Our Tiny Tigers
were particularly engaged by Sensei Fey, who is a police officer,
and his PowerPoint slide show.

- Sunday's kobudo session included a bo-on-bo drill that is sure to
become a staple of our BVK classes.

- Shodan Gavin Pugh amazed everyone by learning Shushi No Kun Dai
well enough during this single lesson to immediately show it as a
solo performance.

- Heian Yondan movements will always carry meaning for us as we
perform the kata with its many applications in mind.



We also acknowledge our great fortunate in having Sensei Joseph
LaPlaca in our town. He is my longtime personal instructor, and
now, as 6th dan, has become the highest-ranking member of SKJF,
after Sensei Fey himself.


Congratulations to Bay View Karate members for a job well done, as
well as to our brethren from Empire Martial Arts for joining us on
these occasions. Many thanks to Sensei LaPlaca for his continued
guidance, and to O'Sensei Fey for coming to Rochester and to the Bay
View dojo.

Sincerely,
Sensei Justin Tubiolo