Student of the Month in Windsor
Our Student of the Month in Windsor is Shane Munro. Shane has not been with us for very long but is already showing great progress and potential. He will be testing for his Yellow Belt in a few months. It had been a wonderful thing to watch as his confidence grows with each class. Great job Shane!
Student of the Month in Puce
Our Student of the Month in Puce is William Tate. William has not been with our school for very long, however he has been doing some amazing work. It has been a pleasure to watch this young man develop over the few months he has been with us. He is currently a Yellow Belt and working hard toward his White Stripe. Keep up the great work William!
Reading Program Updates
Back in March we started our Black Belt Reading Program. Thus far it has been a great success. More students have registered for the program than we expected. As a bonus many of our adult students have enrolled as well. To help make things easier I have made the book 'report' sheet available for download off our website. Follow this LINK to download. Happy reading!
Rules for the Floor
Over the last few months I have noticed that certain things are happening on the training floor that need to be addressed. Whenever possible please consider these following rules and example;
- Keep toe nails and finger nails trimmed at all times.
- Remove earrings, chains, sharp rings etc.
- If you hair is long tie it up. This will prevent it getting in your eyes and causing injury
- No gum chewing. It is a choke hazard.
- Avoid the use of perfume, cologne or other strong smelling fragrances in class. This includes strong smelling muscle rubs.
- Keep your uniform clean at all times.
Schedule Change in Windsor
As of April 1st 2009 there is a minor revision to the Saturday Schedule in Windsor. You may download a copy of this new schedule from our website. Follow this link...
Black Belt Extravaganza 2009
Our Annual Black Belt Extravaganza weekend is scheduled for Saturday May 30th and Sunday May 31st. Test will be held all day Saturday. Testers will receive notice as to start times. The Graduation Ceremony will be held at Talbot Trail Public School starting at 7:00pm. All students are welcome to come to the Graduation. The tests however are closed to the public. Sunday will feature a full day of seminars for the Black Belts, as well as some eligible Red Belts.
Easter Weekend
Our school will be closed Friday April 10th and Saturday April 11th for the Easter Holiday Weekend. Normal class schedules will resume on Monday April 13th. St Clair Beach students please see Mr Miller for specific Easter Schedules.
Bojuka in Chatham
Master Chad Barry is hosting his instructor Tom Schrenk on Saturday April 4th. For more information on this event please visit Master Chad's Website.
Tournament in Georgetown
Attention Tournament Team members. On Sunday May 10th we have a tournament available in Georgetown Ontario. Please see Master Art if you require any additional information.
Annual School Camping
Our Annual School Camping Trip is approaching very fast! This event will once again be held at Rondeau Park. We have been going to Rondeau for about 7 years now and it is always a great trip for our students. This event is held from Friday July 17th to Sunday July 19th. All classes on that weekend are canceled for this event. You can call Rondeau Park at 519-674-1750 to make reservations or visit their website. Those not wishing to camp overnight are welcome to come up and visit for the day. More detail on this trip will be available the date draws closer. See you all camping!Novice Kyusho Workbook
For those students interested in the art of Kyusho Jitsu, Master Mason has written a Novice Kyusho Certification Workbook that is available for purchase of our website. The book is in PDF format, approximately 95 pages long, and in colour. This is a great companion book for anyone currently in our Kyusho programs, or someone looking to study kyusho in the near future. For more information please visit our Kyusho Jitsu Website.
Message of the Month
Summer is coming, and with it vacations and hot weather. Summer is a great time to kick up martial arts training a notch. Our message of the month focuses on Summer Training. Follow this LINK to read more!
Black Belt Testing Applications
With the BBX 2009 fast approaching the deadline for submitting rank testing applications is drawing near. All paid applications must be in to our office no later than Saturday April 18th 2009. The BBX takes countless hours of preparation to meet the deadlines so applications will not be accepted after this date. If you have any questions or concerns please contact my office at 519-962-9820.
Student Guide Revised
Our Student Guide has been revised for March 2009. You can download a copy from our website at this link. It is highly recommended all students download and read this guide.
Black Belt Demo
The Back Belt Demo that was scheduled for March has been rescheduled for September. The demo will feature performances from our Demo Team as well as Master's Art, Curt and Scott. Stay tuned for more information coming soon.
Master Scott in Puce
Our Puce/Lakeshore students got a rare treat during March Break. Master Scott was in town teaching all 3 classes. This picture shows Master Scott teaching Octagon Theory to our adult class. Being March Break attendance was down, however those present had a great time! Working with Master Scott is 2nd Dan Black Belt Yves Quenneville.
Black Belt Pre-Test Makeup
The final Black Belt Pre-Test (makeup) is on Saturday April 4th in Windsor at 2:00pm. Any student who has not fulfilled their requirements for testing will need to be at this test. If you have any questions please contact Master Art at 519-962-9820. Also note that adult class is canceled that day for testing.
Staying in Touch with our Students
Staying in touch with our members at Art Mason' Peaceful Warriors' Martial Arts Institute has always been very important to us. With this in mind we are always looking for ways to make this easier for students to get updates and news. Well we have something very new and exciting to announce. Peaceful Warriors' on Twitter.
What is Twitter? Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 bytes in length. Updates are displayed on the user's profile page and delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends (delivery to everyone being the default). Users can send and receive updates via the Twitter website, SMS, RSS (receive only), or through applications such as Tweetie, Twitterrific, Twitterfon, TweetDeck and Feedalizr.
Student who create Twitter accounts and 'follow' PeaceWarriors wil receive live updates on school news and happenings in real time depending on how they setup their access. Imagine never missing an event, function or bit of news again! Plus, you can post questions to the school on your Twitter account. So how do you get started? First the Twitter website at http://twitter.com and register with them. Then search for PeacefWarriors or Master Art Mason in the find a person section. From their FOLLOW us! If you like using your web browser to access twitter then this is all that is needed! If you prefer to use another application, here are some samples.
If you are hooked with Bell Mobility, you can send these update to your cell phone.We already have some of our students hooked up to this excellent service. Give it a try! If you have any questions feel free to contact me at mas...@thepeacefulwarriors.org
This is it for our April issue, see you all in May!
