Belt Promotions: Testing was held October 29th. Congratulations
to the following people on their promotions: Zack Bumpous, yellow
belt; Brandon Bumpous, yellow belt, Derek Johnson, yellow belt;
Athena Mouw, yellow belt; Shawnee Edge, yellow belt; Logan Ramsey,
orange belt; Casey Hundstad, orange belt.
Please welcome new student Shawnee Edge to the dojo. Also welcome
back Wayne Krysowaty and Athena Mouw to the dojo. Good luck everyone
with your training.
Schedule: There will be NO CLASS November 24th because of
Thanksgiving Day.
The dojo has a new phone number: 229-AKKA (229-2552). Also if
anyone has moved or gotten a new phone number please see Mr. Lammon
to update your student file.
Thanks again to everyone for being understanding while we remodel a
bit. The changing room has new walls, ceiling, and light not to
mention much needed insulation. Hopefully it will be much warmer in
there than it was last winter. The same thing was done in the
instructor's room.
You still need to bring water to class. Please have it in a spill
proof container. Just because it's starting to get cold outside does
not mean that you can't get dehydrated. Thank the Ramsey's for the
cases of bottled water.
Business: Beginning January 2006 the dojo will be using an outside
source for our financial business. This includes collecting and
processing student membership fees, which will be on a quarterly
basis. We feel that this will allow us to focus more on teaching,
training, and coaching students in the martial way. We also hope
this will allow the dojo to meet it's financial obligations (rent,
utilities, etc) on time from now on and give us an opportunity to
acquire more equipment. We will continue to strive to offer the best
quality training in the area at a reasonable price although the cost
of running the dojo has gone up a lot over the past year. More
details on these changes will be in the December newsletter. If you
have any questions or concerns please let us know.
Equipment: Just a reminder that students are required to do board
breaks starting at green belt, which many of you are close. You can
begin practicing any time after you become an orange belt. Boards
used are #2 pine roughly 1"x12"x12". The dojo will supply boards for
testing but it is your responsibility to provide your own boards for
practice. If you are unable to get your own boards or get them cut
please speak with Mr. Lammon.
Also starting at green belt students will be required to spar. You
will need protective gear. It can be either cloth or foam dipped
vinyl, it's your preference. You must have headgear, mouth guard,
shin/instep protection, hand guards, cup & supporter for males. A
chest protector is optional but highly recommended for children and
those who have never sparred before.
You can wear kung fu shoes during class this winter if you choose
as the floor is hard to keep warm. All that we ask is that you don't
wear them outside to avoid tracking in dirt. They're under $10 a
pair
Upcoming Events: We will tentatively be having our Christmas party
on December 22nd starting at 6:30 PM. As with our student
appreciation day back in July the dojo will provide food. We will
also be watching a movie, most likely Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
this time, which is rated PG. I hope this date will work for
everyone.
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site, just no spam or junk please.
As always, thank you for your business, hard work, and dedicated
training. Keep it up.