Last Month

     We all had our lives turned upside down as a result of a terrible ice storm on Thursday, Dec 11^th.  This storm closed our school until Tuesday the 16^th.  That really put a wrench in the gears, as far as our schedule went, for trying to teach people their third technique of the cycle, as well as testing and promoting people before we closed for the Christmas holiday. For some people, I am sure it was the least of their worries as many people were struggling without any power, some as much as 9 days or more! Throughout the week, the classes grew slowly as more and more people were getting their power back, and trying to get their lives back to normal. 

     Mother nature wasn’t through with us yet, as she dumped a solid foot of snow on us the night of our scheduled Christmas party, and, to make matters worse, I had problems with my phone, so I couldn’t change the message on the schools’ answering machine to announce that the party had been cancelled. To those of you who ventured out, I am truly sorry for the unnecessary trip you made. The storm also made it hard for some of our Black Belts to attend the step exam that we had moved up from the 13^th to the 20^th, so we will have a make up step for all who couldn’t attend on Saturday, Jan 17^th ( weather permitting! ) 

     I have since had my phone repaired, and would like to remind everyone that in the event of inclement weather, please call the school 1 hour before your scheduled class, and the answering machine will say whether or not we are closed for classes. If the machine doesn’t say we’re closed, we are open. Some of you have called and asked me to call you if we are open, and I’m sorry but I just don’t have the time to call everyone. We will also notify WZID 95.7 of our closing, and, if possible, will post it on the home page of our website.

This Month...

A make up Black Belt exam is scheduled for Saturday, January 17^th @12:30. All Black Belts who could not make the December step who have met their point requirements are expected to attend. All Black Belts who did not qualify will have their points roll over towards their next step exam in June. Good Luck, Everyone!

     Of the Black Belts who were able to make it to the Step Exam on the 20^th, I am proud to announce the promotion of Brendan Poor to the rank of 2^nd Degree Black Belt. Congratulations Brendan! You did a great job and we’re all proud of you and the growth and maturity you’ve shown since you got your Black Belt two years ago.

     As a Christmas gift to all of our assistant Instructors, I have helped to make arrangements to have my instructors’ instructor, Mr Lee Wedlake, a 9^th degree Black Belt and 1^st generation student under Ed Parker, fly up from Florida to teach at an Instructors Camp in Manchester January 24^th.  To better plan for the event, please let me know if you can attend asap. And, THANK YOU TEACHERS, you help make our school great!

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Happy Birthday!!!
- Another year older and wiser…..

Happy Birthday!!! - Another year older and wiser…..

1/ 07.…..Mikayla Georgoulakos

1/ 17.…..Addie Olson

1/ 23.…..Larissa Georgoulakos

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New Ranks!!   Please join me in congratulating these fine students for earning their new belts!

2^nd degree Black ……Brendan Poor

1^st Brown…Michelle Dion, Brian Murphy, Michael Murphy, Camryn Quinlan, Chase Patton

Red….Kyle Hooker

Purple…Davis Balke, Joshua Georgoulakos, Bobby Grogis

Orange…Andy Olson

Yellow…Bryce Desmairais, Kyle Gibson, Taylor Paquette

 Other News and Notes:

-All who were not able to make to the studio to test before we closed for the holidays will have an extra week ( this week ) to test in the back room during classes. 

-We will be registering for our annual summer camps scheduled for June 22 - 26 and July 27 - 31. Registration day is Saturday January 31^st. These dates are tentative and will be confirmed before registration day.

 -A new year begins, and with it will come some new changes and improvements to our curriculum. We will be expanding the class time of the BB Prep class from 45 to 60 minutes. Look for the new schedule to take place at the start of the 2^nd cycle of the year. 

 - Come see the Manchester Monarchs with us! The game is scheduled for Saturday, February 21^st. Sign up on the bulletin board. Money for tickets is due by Feb 1^st.

 -The bi - annual Black belt pre - test is scheduled for Saturday, Feb 14^th at 12:30. All 1^st degree Brown belts with the minimum points ( 50 ) and stripes ( 5 ) are encouraged to attend. Students who score an 85% or better on all material White thru Green belt will receive their Black belt candidates belt and begin Black belt testing March 7^th. Good luck everyone! 

Kenpo Views

When you thought I wasn’t looking…
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When you thought I wasn’t looking
I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I wanted to paint another one

When you thought I wasn’t looking
I saw you feed a stray cat,
And I thought it was good to be kind to animals

When you thought I wasn’t looking
I saw you make my favorite cake for me
And I knew that little things are special things

When you thought I wasn’t looking
I felt you kiss me goodnight
And I felt loved

When you thought I wasn’t looking
I saw tears come from your eyes,
And I learned that sometimes things hurt,
But it’s alright to cry

When you thought I wasn’t looking
I saw that you cared and wanted to be everything I could be

When you thought I wasn’t looking
I looked…and wanted to say thanks
For all the things I saw when you thought I wasn’t looking