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Vol 6 Issue 2 |
February 2008 |
LAST MONTH ...
Spar Wars!
We held a very successful sparring event last month. Over 35 students came down for a night of open sparring and related drills. There was a great mix of ages and ranks. I was very impressed with how well everybody put the drills into place during the sparring segments. We definitely will have another one of these events very soon.
Summer Camp Registration Day
Our first summer camp session is full, and there are only 4 spots left for the second session. Don’t delay, these spots will fill on a first come, first served basis.THIS MONTH ...
Family/ Buddy Week Scheduled
Attention all Moms, Dads, Sisters, Brothers and friends of MVKS. Please join us for a week of martial arts fun during week 3 of this cycle. Get in on the Karate experience as you work side by side with your MVKS member learning various kicks, punches, forms and self defense techniques. We have a fun week planned with a women’s self -defense class scheduled that Wednesday, ( check out the flyer in the lobby ) and we’ll wrap up the week by going to a Manchester Monarchs game on Saturday night. So come on down, we’d love to have you!
Manchester Monarchs
MVKS is going to see the Manchester Monarchs on Saturday February 23rd. If you’d like to go, there is a sign up sheet in the lobby, and we’ll be collecting money for tickets until Saturday, February 9th.
Black Belt Pre - Test
It’s that time again! Black Belt testing starts March 1st, and we’re having a pre- test to qualify people on February 16th at 12:30. All 1st degree Brown Belts who have the minimum stripes ( 5 ), and class points ( 50 ) are encouraged to attend. All students who score an 85% or better will earn their Black belt Candidates’ rank and start testing for their Black belt! Good Luck Everyone!
Stormy Weather and Closing
Now that it’s Winter I need to remind everyone that the school will close during stormy weather. If you’re not sure if we are having class, please wait to call until about 45 minutes before the first class starts ( usually around 5:15 ). If the machine doesn’t say we’re closed, we are open. I will also notify the radio station WZID 95.7, and they make their announcements for closings a couple of times an hour.
Kenpo
Clues: - Kenpo Questions to Help You Along Your Journey
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In the technique Striking Serpents Head:
For Beginners: What basic Kenpo rule are you applying when you do move #2?
For Advanced: What power principle(s) are you employing with the first move?
Happy
Birthday!!!
- Another year older and wiser…..
2/ 12..Jake Horrell, Trevor Harz
2/ 13..Dylan Ruby
2/ 14..Jack Granfors
2/19..Joshua Georgoulakos
2/ 24..Dylan Amadon, Sarah McGlauflin
NEW RANKS!
Please join me in congratulating these fine students for earning their new belts!
Brown/ Black Belt: Megan, Nicole, Joshua, and Dominic Manha
Brown Belt: Tim Driscoll, Giovanni Lazzari, Douglas Kolb
Red Belt: Harrison Frank
Blue Belt: Tamanna Gandhi, Jacob Williams
Purple Belt: Dave Boucher, Joey Rubright, Charlie Teed
Orange Belt: Dawna Dion, Leah Mead
White Belt ( from Tigers ) : Davis Balke
Tiny Tiger Yellow: Connor LindseyNext Month:
Rank specific specials return!
Next months special is for the Red, Brown and Black Belts. Join me on a Wed TBA for a seminar on the 2 Man Set. This is a form that is practiced by 2 people. It’s an old form, going back to the early days of Kenpo Karate, and it’s mentioned in Mr. Parkers 1st book, Secrets of Chinese Karate, published in 1963! Look for the sign up sheet. This will be a fun class!
New for 2008!
The MVKS Referral Program!
All this year, anytime you get a friend to join our Studio, you’ll receive a coupon worth 20% off your next enrollment. Take advantage of the upcoming Buddy week and save on your next enrollment.
Kenpo Views
Some Food For Thought
The stranger and the gingernuts story
(making assumptions, think before you act, different perspectives)
At the airport after a tiring business trip a lady's return flight was delayed. She went to the airport shop, bought a book, a coffee and a small packet containing five gingernut biscuits. The airport was crowded and she found a seat in the lounge, next to a stranger. After a few minutes' reading she became absorbed in her book. She took a biscuit from the packet and began to drink her coffee. To her great surprise, the stranger in the next seat calmly took one of the biscuits and ate it. Stunned, she couldn't bring herself to say anything, nor even to look at the stranger. Nervously she continued reading. After a few minutes she slowly picked up and ate the third biscuit. Incredibly, the stranger took the fourth gingernut and ate it, then to the woman's amazement, he picked up the packet and offered her the last biscuit. This being too much to tolerate, the lady angrily picked up her belongings, gave the stranger an indignant scowl and marched off to the boarding gate, where her flight was now ready. Flustered and enraged, she reached inside her bag for her boarding ticket, and found her unopened packet of gingernuts...
(Adapted from a suggestion submitted by S Frost. Apparently the story appears in a variety of urban legends dating from at least 30 years ago, and is also described in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, book four, 1984, 'So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish'. Ack L Baldock.)
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