Catching
up…..
It’s
been two months since our last newsletter. I’d like to welcome everyone back
from their summer vacations and hope that you all enjoyed your summer as much as
I did. Boy, what a great summer!
-On June 26th
I was promoted to the rank of 6th degree Black Belt by my instructor
Steve White from Manchester , Nh. There is a nice write up about it on the site.
-We ended June
with our annual summer camp, also known as the adventure camp. 8 lucky MVKS
students spent their days with me for a week training in Karate, having a field
day, a nature hike, glow bowling, Water Country, and a movie day. As always, it
was a great way to kick off the summer, as we took a vacation week after.
-We ended July
with our inaugural weapons camp. Another 8 lucky MVKS students spent their days
with me for a week training in karate, the bow staff, the escrima stick, and the
nunchucku.
It was a
brutally hot week but the MVKS Campers toughed it out as we spent the bulk of
the week training at the McCollum field. I really enjoyed this camp because it
was the first time I’ve been able to dig deep into the use if these weapons, and
what a blast we all has fusing them into our Kenpo. It even inspired me to
create a kenpo weapons form with the nunchuck, as well as a curriculum to go
with it. My instructor Mr. White liked the form so much, he feels that it should
be part of a Kenpo schools’ curriculum. Very Cool.
-We ended August with our bi-annual Black Belt
pre-test, and I am proud to announce the candidacy of Brendan Amadon, Sarah
McGlauflin,and Camryn Quinlan. They have since passes their first test and are
working hard toward their second exam at the end of this month. When you see
these students in the back room, be sure to congratulate them and encourage them
as they prepare for their next test. On another note, should Camryn Quinlan pass
her exam, she will join her sister Erin and her cousin Austin in the Black Belt
Class. She will also be my youngest Black Belt ever, as she turns a whopping 9
years old this October. She has been practicing with me since she was 4!This Month...
MVKS celebrates its teaching
staff! Join us Friday, September 18th from 7 - 9:00pm for our annual
Teachers’ Appreciation Night! It will be a pot-luck dinner, so bring in your favorite dish to share and take a moment to
get to know some of the awesome teaching staff. Their selfless help makes MVKS
the great school that it is!! Look for the sign up sheet on the bulletin board.
There you can list what items that you can bring. That way we can balance out
the menu better. Hope you can make it!
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Kenpo
Clues: - Kenpo Questions to Help You Along Your Journey
In the
technique Locked Wing:
For
Beginners:
What does
the code name “wing” refer to?
For Advanced:
Name two ways this technique is similar
and different to the Orange Belt technique Crossing Talon.
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Happy
Birthday!!!
- Another year older and wiser…..
Happy
Birthday!!! - Another year older and wiser…..
9/ 02...William Bernard
9/ 14 …Teresa Harz, Aiden Bowie
9/ 15...Brendan Poor
9/ 16...Aiden Webster
9/ 18...Ethan Boucher
9/ 24...Daniel Trzpacz
9/ 28...Hannah Bennet, Joe Hewson
9/ 30...Dylan Amadon
Welcome New Students
Tiny Tigers:
AidenWebster, Cade Cloutier, Tucker Jones
Beginner Kids:
Autumn Roberts, Sarah Aspinwall
New
Ranks!
- Congratulate these fine students for a job well done in achieving
their new ranks!
Yellow Belt:…Tyler
Ducharme, Olivia Edvalson
Orange Belt:
Julia Brogioli, Annmarie Edvalson, Tony Edvalson, Henry Foster, Bryan Rose
Purple Belt:
Kyle Gibson, Connor Lindsey,
Green Belt:
Joey Brisson, Eli Antoniello, Mike Judd, Kate Lindsey, Seamus Othot
Other
News and Notes:
-We’ll try to get a couple
of more outside classes on Saturday this month.
- My teachers school, The
Manchester Karate Studio, celebrates its’ 25th anniversary next
month! Mr. Wedlake will be up from Florida to teach everybody the Spear set.
What’s that? You’ve never heard of the Spear set? Me neither, but I’m looking
forward to learning it. I have been asked to teach the Kenpo Nunchuck Form, and
Mr. White will also be teaching the knife. More info to follow…
- We will be offering a 5
week Nunchuck Course Beginning Sept 25th Look for the sign-up sheet.
Class size is limited to 10 students. Sign up early! It will fill fast!
-I am also looking forward
to our annual Halloween party this year. This year it’s actually on Halloween! I
wonder what the staff will dress up as this year?
