Here you can read about dojo news, announcements, and words from the Sensei.
Who influenced Sensei the most when he was training?
07/20/10
Learn who influenced Sensei the most when he was training.
Posted by Sensei Dan on 07/20/10 at 12:59 PM.
New White Belt DVD Now Available!
07/20/10
Get your new US-AMA White Belt Requirement DVD today! Watch as Sensei performs requirements along with Sensei Drew and Sensei Jonathan. This is a great way to see how Sensei wants the techniques to be performed so you can train at the highest level. This DVD, along with future requirement DVDs, are designed to aid students as a video encyclopedia, reference and training tool. Pick yours up at the front desk.
Check out this 30 second trailer...
Posted by Sensei Dan on 07/20/10 at 12:48 PM.
Respect
06/15/10
Take a few minutes and hear what Sensei has to say about the Character Trait of Respect.
Posted by Sensei Dan on 06/15/10 at 01:14 PM.
Congratulations to those 18 students who earned their next rank tonight!
05/22/10
Also, a special congratulations to Jonny Hayes for earning the high score on tonight's belt test with an 84% Two other noteworthy performances came from Chiara and Ben; both earning an 83% score. Great job, keep up the good work!
Posted by Sensei Dan on 05/22/10 at 07:37 PM.
School Motto
05/19/10
See what Sensei has to say about the dojo's school motto
Posted by Sensei Dan on 05/19/10 at 01:53 PM.
A special note worth mentioning…
05/18/10
A note worth mentioning… Congratulations to both Hank A. and Matthew F. as they are our longest training students. They enrolled in February, 2004! They deserve recognition for their dedication to their martial arts training. They have stuck with it and have seen many others quit along the way. Part of the power of a US-AMA black belt is that it does not come quickly or easily. Few who start the martial arts journey are able to see it through to black belt. Hank and Matthew are well on their way in their martial arts journey and we congratulate them on their determination, loyalty, patience, and commitment. Keep it up!
Hank A. Kata
Matthew F. Kata
Matthew F. on his first day!
Posted by Sensei Dan on 05/18/10 at 12:47 PM.
Charlie R competing at Henry Quan’s Martial Arts Championship. May, 2010
05/05/10
This past weekend one of our own, Charlie Reilly, competed in Henry Quan’s Martial Arts Championships in Fresno CA. He participated in the kata and sparring divisions of this open tournament, receiving 1st place for his Pinan-Sandan.
Charlie said, “I saw a lot of things I didn’t know. Something I might not know how to block or counter,” when asked about his experience at an open tournament.
“It feels strange and cool to see different styles of martial arts,” he commented on what he took from the experience stating, “I also found I could learn different things from the other people.”
Charlie demonstrated great courage by attending this event. It definitely takes a strong quality of mind to enable him to meet danger and difficulties with boldness, endurance, and bravery. Charlie traveled to an unfamiliar place without a coach to talk him through the day as Sensei Dan, Sensei Drew, and Sensei Jonathan were not able to attend. As the soul, representative of US-AMA at this tournament, he was able to bring home a 1st place medal.
We would like to congratulate Charlie and celebrate his accomplishments. His participation as an active student, consistently training, sempai-ing, being part of TXK, and gaining experience through the Demo Team have enabled him to become this product of habitual excellence. Through his experience, we all have played a part in helping him achieve such as a success. In training with and around him, he has taken knowledge from each of our individual interactions to create the final product of a winning form.
Posted by Sensei Dan on 05/05/10 at 01:45 PM.
Sensei Recalls His Early Days
04/14/10
Sensei Dan recalls some stories from when he first started his training.
Posted by Sensei Dan on 04/14/10 at 11:03 PM.
The new dojo fridge now has a name!
04/12/10
Congratulations to Jaden C. for submitting the winning fridge name! The fridge's name is "CHILLZ". Thanks to all those who submitted their names...they were fantastic. Don't forget you can put a drink allowance on to a "pre-paid" account for yourself or your student that they can use for drinks. Congratulations again to Jaden for winning the fridge naming contest!
Posted by Sensei Dan on 04/12/10 at 01:29 PM.
Name the Fridge Contest Top Five Entries
04/07/10
Out of the 36 entries, here are the final five names that made the cut in the "Name the Fridge" contest as chosen by Sensei...in no particular order:
