AVILA BEACH DEMO CANCELLED
08/07/08
The demonstration planned for the Friday evening Avila Beach Farmers Market has been CANCELLED. We just learned of the cancellation Thursday afternoon. We are sorry for the late notice. We will still be performing Saturday at the USAMA Open House. We will see you in your demo uniforms on Saturday!
Posted by Sensei Dan on 08/07/08 at 05:32 PM.
Beach Training was a blast!
07/14/08
Thanks to all those students and families who made the trip to Santa Cruz for the annual USAMA Beach Training. It was great to see such great dedication and a desire to experience a different kind of training. Remember to practice the new techniques and skills you learned! Also, like Shihan Krupa said at the conclusion of the beach training, we hope you will appreciate the amount of knowledge and experience that the several dedicated Sensei's shared with you. Many of the higher ranking Sensei's have been training at USAMA for over 20 years (and trained along side me) and bring with them a diverse knowledge of the martial arts including disciplines such as Karate, Judo, Aikido, Jujitsu & Jiu Jitsu, Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Kobudo, Muay Thai, Iado, and MMA. It really is a great treat to have them all together at the same time to share their extensive knowledge with the students.
Posted by Sensei Dan on 07/14/08 at 03:02 PM.
Beach Training in Santa Cruz
06/23/08
Mark your calendars for the annual USAMA beach training on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. This is an event you won't want to miss. Training starts at 8:30 a.m. on the Beach in front of the boardwalk. After the training is over, spend a family day with us playing on the beach and the boardwalk.
Because we have such a large group we are able to get discount ride passes. Sign up and make your payment at the front desk (cash only) by June 26th to receive your $22 ride passes after the training is over. (Sorry, this year discounted parking passes didn't work out...maybe next year).
Make sure you remember to bring:
Full Gi and Belt, Swimsuit (wear under your gi pants), sunscreen, beach gear like chairs, blanket, munchies etc., and a bag to put your sandy, wet gi into when you are done with the training.
Posted by Sensei Dan on 06/23/08 at 03:33 PM.
Let’s be Respectful to our Neighbors
06/05/08
Parents, this is just a friendly reminder to drop off and pick up your child on time. Help us to be courteous to our neighbor, Central Coast Gymnastics as they are not responsible to watch karate children before or after class. Overall it is rare, but occasionally some of our USAMA students have been left unsupervised in the Central Coast Gymnastics play area before or after karate class. As you know, unsupervised kids have a way of being disruptive. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we continue to work hard to show respect to our neighbors at Central Coast Gymnastics.
Posted by Sensei Dan on 06/05/08 at 04:27 PM.
Announcing the USAMA T-Shirt Winner
06/03/08
Congratulations to Eizley L. for winning the website contest and earning the free USAMA t-shirt! Your prize can be picked up at the front desk. Thanks to all those who participated in the website contest...we had a great response.
Posted by Sensei Dan on 06/03/08 at 12:39 AM.
Win a Free USAMA T Shirt…
05/20/08
Enter our website drawing to win a free USAMA T-Shirt. Simply send us an e-mail front the USAMA website under "Contact Us" to be entered into our drawing for a FREE USAMA T-Shirt and include this code: "Power Under Control". Contest ends 6/1/08. Winner to be announced on the blog after 6/1/08. Good Luck!
Posted by Sensei Dan on 05/20/08 at 04:49 PM.
Group Private Lessons Available Through the Summer
05/20/08
We are pleased to announce we are making available through the summer "Group Private Lessons." "Group Private Lessons" are a more affordable way to receive the individualized attention that you get during a private lesson while at the same time enabling the student to work on partner requirements. Group Private Lessons may be the very best way to improve sparring, grappling, kata breakdowns and partner requirements. A 30 min. Group Private lesson for 2 students is $30 ea. (a savings of $15 per student), 3 students is $25 each (a savings of $20 per student), and 4 students is $20 each (a savings of $25 each).
Group Private Lessons are only available on these Fridays and are by appointment only: June 6th, 13,th & 27th; July 25th; August 1st & 19th; September 5th & 19th. Call 471-3418 or e-mail us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to schedule a Group Private Lesson.
Posted by Sensei Dan on 05/20/08 at 04:39 PM.
New USAMA T-Shirts are here!
05/19/08
New USAMA T-Shirts are now in...
These USAMA T-shirts are white with a black logo on the front and "Team USAMA" on the back. As the summer arrives and the temperature rises, these USAMA T-Shirts are a great option to wear with your gi pants as your summer uniform (USAMA T-shirt, gi pants and belt).
Posted by Sensei Dan on 05/19/08 at 03:53 PM.
Jujitsu Seminar Re-Scheduled
05/02/08
The next Martial Arts of the World Seminar on Jujitsu has been rescheduled to Friday, May 30th. Space is limited so sign up at the front desk.
Posted by Sensei Dan on 05/02/08 at 04:52 PM.
“Sensei, I am going to fail and this is why…”
04/22/08
It has always been interesting to me that when it comes to belt testing several students all of a sudden approach me with explanations of injuries, strenuous activities the day before or late night assignments that give them a legitimate reason (at least to them) not to perform well on their belt test. While some of these reports may be legitimate, it seems peculiar that these excuses tend to rise as testing nears. After many years testing students, when I hear these stories of injuries, strenuous workouts the day prior, or late night assignments, what I hear is: "Sensei, I am going to fail my test or not due my best because of these reasons..." This is a mind set that justifies poor performance to the student and prepares them for failure instead of success. I would much rather hear, "Sensei, I am ready to do my best tonight because I have prepared so well for this test that even a late night last night won't stop me. Now that is a mindset that brings SUCCESS!
Posted by Sensei Dan on 04/22/08 at 05:12 PM.
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