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September
6th
through September 10th
is week 3
SWAT
Demo Team:
Practice
Tuesday, September 7th
at the regular time.
Dress
Down Ends:
As
summer vacation comes to a close, so too does the dress down time.
All students are expected to wear full gis for all classes starting
Tuesday, September 7th
S.T.O.R.M.
Group A:
Your
group meets at 5:00 pm on September 7th.
Instructor
Meeting:
September
9th
at 7:00 pm. All full instructors are expected to attend.
Advanced
Class Cancellation: Due
to the instructor meeting on September 9th,
there will be no advanced or Master’s Class that night.
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
S.T.O.R.M.
Group B: Your
group meets at 5:00 pm on September 14th.
S.T.O.R.M.
Group C: Your
group meets at 5:00 pm on September 21st.
Tournament:
September
18th
in Claremont. This is a small tournament that we have supported and
sent competitors to for many years. Brush up on your form and work on
your sparring techniques and give it a shot!
S.W.A.T.
Instructor Meeting: Monday,
September 20th
at 6:30 pm. All SWAT Instructors are expected to attend.
Next
Test: The
next test will be Saturday, September 25th.
There will be no classes at all that day (we’ll be using both
dojos so there will be no adult class either).
This is a direction we are really excited about. Often times, kids are left with few choices as to when to use their karate, especially when it mostly involves strikes to the face, kicks, elbows, knees, etc. Many situations call for less drastic measures and would draw much less attention from teachers and parents if kids were provided with specific self defense maneuvers which simply help from being pushed, shoved and grabbed. Also, we are including within this array of techniques some basic ground skills. Kids are learning things like "control positions" whereby, when both individuals are on the ground, one gains a superior position as a means of control. Conceivably, a would-be attacker will struggle to get out of these positions to no avail. They will become tired and just want to get out of there! We know this added training will become a valuable asset to all students as they gain some expertise and confidence in positions/situations that usually are worst case scenarios.
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