Our Student of the Month in Windsor is Red Belt Richard O'Brien. Richard has been with our school for a very long time. He missed about a year of training due to schedule problems but has returned with a vengeance. He is a member of our Demo Team and is focuses on his goal of Black Belt. Great job Richard!
Student of the Month in Lakeshore
Our Student of the Month in Lakeshore is Black Belt Kelvin Beaudoin. Kevin has been a student a long time. He has a great volunteer mind and is first to step up to the plate for Uki work. This year he tested for adult rank. Great job Kelvin!
Message of the Month
Our Message of the Month for July is on Gratitude. Follow this link to read the article.
Technique of the Month
Our video Technique of the Month can be found at this LINK.
Congratulations to all Black Belts
Our congratulations go out to all those Black Belts who successfully passed their exams back in May, Out BBX was a tremendous success. Our Black Belt Registry has been updated with all the graduates. Some pictures still need to be taken, but will be finished shortly!.
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 8 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. See you all camping!
Adult Black Belt Self Defense WorkshopOn Saturday August 22nd as part of his requirements for 7th Dan Back Belt Master Curt will be rescheduled for a later date. Master Curt must travel to London for a video presentation for his Master level in the art of Kyusho Jitsu.
Black Belt Pattern DVD
The wait is finally over! Our Black Belt Pattern DVD is now available at all school locations. This DVD covers all traditional patterns from Assistant Black Belt to 4th Dan Master Black Belt. As a bonus this DVD also includes the new Assistant Black Belt Cane Self Defense Techniques. Get you copy today. The cost is only $50 including taxes.
Harmonized Sales Tax
In July 2010 our Provincial Government is planning on harmonizing the PST and GST into one tax. I don't normally ever use this forum to discuss political matters however this ONE TAX is going to cost us, the citizens of Ontario BIG TIME. What does this mean to our students? A tuition increase across the board for everyone. Currently 5% GST is charged on all tuitions paid by students. This will increase to 13% because of this new tax. As a school we will have no choice but to charge it.
I encourage everyone to contact their MPP and remind them that they work for us and that this tax is not acceptable.
Novice Kyusho Certification this Fall
This September we will be holding another Novice Kyusho Certification Course at our Windsor School. This course is for adult students (those attending adult classes) to learn and obtain a Black Belt in the pressure point art Kyusho Jitsu. Exact requirement for the course can be obtained from your instructor or from our Student Website. There are 12 sessions to the course which runs 1 year in length. Sessions are scheduled 1 year in advance and are approximately 3 hours long. This Falls certification will start on Saturday September 19th. Class will start at 3:00pm. There are only 12 spots available so register today. Your next opportunity will not be until Fall 2010.
School Shutdown - Vacations
Our school will be shutdown the from Saturday July 4th to Monday July 13th for vacations. Our instructors work very hard all year round providing the best possible classes and learning environment for our students. With this in mind we are going to use a shutdown for one week to provide this much needed relief time. Student who wish to makeup missed classes are welcome to do so. See your instructor for scheduling details.
New Schedule in Windsor
There is a new schedule for the Windsor Main School available from our student website. These are minor changes and will not affect any junior student. The new schedule can be download here.
Changes in Life.
Master Scott Mason will be taking a sabbatical from teaching martial arts. His tremendous contribution to our school cannot be overemphasized. Through the last 9 years he has show what it means to be a true master of the arts. He is going to be perusing other interests for the time, including his education in college. His presence on the floor will be missed while he is gone. We all look forward to the time when he will return to teaching.
This concludes our newsletter for July 2009. See you next month!
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