Belt Promotions: The testing scheduled for 1/28/06 has been
postponed until 2/4/06 because of Officer Roland Barvels' funeral.
There will also be a testing on February 25th. You are encouraged
to attend the testings even if you are not testing. This way you
can support your fellow classmates plus see what to expect when it's
your turn to test.
New Students: Please welcome Cody Wells to the dojo. Good luck
with your training.
We did Redman training on 12/29/05. Redman is a suit made by
Macho, a company that also makes sparring gear. Redman allows
students to experience the stress of an actual attack. It allows
the participants to try their moves at full combat speed on a
moving, reacting target. Some pics of our training have been posted
on the website under a folder named Redman.
Schedule: Tentatively Mr. Lammon will be at PPCT (Pressure Point
Control Tactics) instructors course the week of February 27th -
March 3rd. Also Mr. Lammon's full time job schedule has changed
thus this will affect training...in a positive way. Mr. Lammon will
be teaching all night classes, for the most part, from now on.
This will begin the first week or so of February. The police shift
is only set for 4 months at a time so it could change come June.
Also for now the 11:30 AM open workouts will be suspended. If we
have enough interest we may go back to having an open workout
Wednesday nights. We'll have to see how it all goes.
We have also gotten a new Wavemaster style free standing bag since
the other one is getting worn out.
Upcoming Events: It looks like there will be a seminar in Clark,
SD on Saturday February 18th. The 9 AM-2 PM session will cover
taekwondo and the 2:30 PM-4 PM session will cover hapkido. For more
info call Mr. Sanchez at 605-530-4559. No word yet on the
tournament date.
I'm also hoping to take the 2006 class picture this year in May.
Hopefully we can take it on a Tuesday night so everyone can be in it
this time.
We've come up with a tentative date for a Karate Camp this
summer. We're looking at August 18th-20th. The camp will start on
Friday and end Sunday afternoon. I hope this is enough notice for
everyone. We are unsure yet of the location and if it will be just
our dojo or if we'll open it up to other martial art studios.
Kumite: To help keep your sparring gear in good condition wipe
down the foam dipped gear with a moistened baby wipe. Sweat can
cause damage. For the cloth style gear let it dry before putting it
back in your gear bag. The mesh gear bags work great as they allow
air to circulate. You can also put a new dryer sheet in with your
gear to keep it smelling good.
If you got time check out our website:
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/aberdeenkenpo/ Feel free to
add your thoughts just no spam or junk please. One poster (who I
don't think is a dojo student) has been banned from the webpage for
posting inappropriate material. Keep it clean and martial arts
related please.
There have been 2234 US deaths in Iraq since the war started. One
of which just occurred January 18th. His name was Roland Barvels
and he was a friend of mine. He was a former Aberdeen police
officer before joining Dyncorp and leaving for Iraq November 2005.
Prior to becoming a police officer Roland was a US Army Ranger and
after that a US Marine. He was a warrior and will be greatly missed.