Dear Students, Teachers and Friends,

Congratulations to everyone that tested and earned their new belt.
Everyone looked great! The next belt testing will be Saturday July
10th and we are hoping to have everything automated where you can
register on line for that test. Our goal is for each student to have
all 4 stripes by the 5th of June so they can register for their test
during the week of the June 7th through the 12th. This will insure
that we have plenty of time to get the belts and certificates done.

Up for a road trip? We will be heading to Kansas City for Kyoshi
Kennedy's training camp on the 6th of May. If you would like to go,
please talk to your Sensei.

There will also be a tournament on May 15th in Denver put on by Dr.
Davis. If you are interested in attending, please see your Sensei.

Quotes of the Week

"The greatest general is not one that wins 100 battles in 100
encounters, but one that controls the environment so well that war
never breaks out, that's a great general."
Sun Tzu, The Art of War

ELEANOR CHAFFEE:
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

JAMES THURBER:
Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in
awareness.



Lesson of the Week

18 Postures – The Deer

To the average person, a deer would not be one of the first animals
he would come up with to represent a fighting style for a martial
artists, but living in Colorado and having the opportunity to see
these magnificent animals daily, I have a deep appreciation for
their abilities. Their ability to jump and climb are amazing and are
truly appreciated by those wishing to learn to jump and kick in the
martial arts. However, their ability to outrun and out climb the
fastest of predators is not the real secret of the warriors
understanding of the deer, but of its incredible ability to see
danger before it materializes, that's its real power. The best
defense is to not be there, this is the way of the deer.

Many times people wait until a problem gets big before dealing with
it but the deer teaches us to resolve problems early when they are
the smallest and easiest to deal with them. This attitude of pro-
activity is one of the keys to long-term success in any field you
want to achieve including self-defense. Later the warrior takes this
tactic on the offense and learns to use his or her actions to set
the foundation to where their goals are achieved by laying the
groundwork for future behaviors. This is achieved by goal setting,
proper attitude and maintaining a positive attitude in everything
they do. This is the way of black belt excellence from the deer's
perspective.

Respectfully,

Terry Bryan