Hello Everyone,
Since I have received several calls about the schedule, I must assume
that I forgot to mention that today ( Monday) and Tuesday ( the 4th)
we will be on an open workout schedule. There will be an instructor
here so just come in and workout on your own and they will help you
with your requirements.

Other up Coming Events-

Karate Camp-
We will be having a week long karate camp to be held during the week
of July 10th – 14th. A variety of activities will be offered
including self defense, musical kata, jujitsu and weapons. Camp will
be held from 9 am till 4 pm Monday through Friday and the cost is
$99. Please talk to your Sensei if you are interested.

Tournament-
We will be hosting an inter-association tournament at the north
school on Saturday July 22nd. Cost for the tournament is only $20 and
will be a great experience for everyone, but especially for those
never having competed before. You can pick up a registration form at
the front desk.

Story –
I ran across this story and figured I would share it with you.

A Thoughtful story from India on Perfection!

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of
a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack
in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a
full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to
the master's house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a
full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only
one and a half pots full of water in his master's house. Of course,
the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end
for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its
own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only
half of what it had been made to do. After two years of what it
perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one
day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize
to you." "Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?" "I have
been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load
because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way
back to your master's house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all
of this work, and you don't get full value from your efforts," the
pot said. The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in
his compassion he said, "As we return to the master's house, I want
you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path." Indeed, as they
went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming
the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered
it some. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it
had leaked out half its load, and so again it apologized to the
bearer for its failure. The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice
that there were flowers only on your side of your path, but not on
the other pot's side? That's because I have always known about your
flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side
of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you've
watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful
flowers to decorate my master's table. Without you being just the way
you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house." (AUTHOR
UNKNOWN)

Till next week,
Kyoshi