Our Student of the Month in Windsor is Nikolas Quattrociocchi. This young man is not only a very hard worker but is always the first to volunteer for anything in class. He will soon test for his Yellow Belt and White Stripe. We are looking forward to some great things from this young man in the future. Awesome job Nikolas!Student of the Month in Lakeshore
Student of the Month in Lakeshore is Black Belt Alexandra Brown. Alexandra has been with our school for many years and is an outstanding performer. Her attendance is excellent as well as her efforts in class. She is a pleasure to teach. Keep up the great work Alexandra!
Civic Holiday
Our school will be closed Monday August 3rd in observance of the Civic Holiday. Our normal class schedules will resume on Tuesday August 4th. Have a fun and safe holiday!
Novice Kyusho Certification
Our next Novice Kyusho Jitsu Certification Course will begin on Saturday September 19 at 3:00pm. You must preregister and be accepted for this event. Kyusho Jitsu Certification is a 12 month course. There are only 12 spots available and many of them are already filled. More information can be downloaded in PDF format from this LINK. Your next opportunity to certify will be in Fall 2010. Don't miss out!
Black Belt Pretest
There is a Black Belt Pretest scheduled for Saturday August 22nd. All Black Belts will be given a letter with their times for testing. All classes are canceled on these pretest dates. The schedule of dates for all pretests is available on our student website.
Schedule Changes this Fall
August is the month when I sit down and look at our current class schedules. Adjustments are made to classes based on attendance, and projection of future attendance. Several changes will be made this fall that will affect junior black belts and some adults. New schedules will be available around the 15th of the month.
Upcoming Events
Due to our increasing busy schedule several events have had to be postponed. Master Curt had a Cane Workshop and Body Mechanics workshop scheduled for August and September which will be rescheduled at a later date. These workshops are requirements for him for his 7th Degree. Master Curt is currently working on his 4th Degree Kyusho testing this Fall.
The Black Belt Demonstration schedule for September has been canceled. I will let everyone know later about rescheduling.
Team Practices
Also Team Practices will resume as of Saturday September 12th with Tournament Team. Schedules will be available from your instructor as well as on our website. Demo Team is listed on the school calendar on the website also.
Labour Day Weekend
Our school will be closed Saturday September 5th and Monday September 7th for the Labour Day Weekend. Normal class schedules will resume on Tuesday September 8th.
IMMAF
Grand Master Steve Stewart and the International Modern Martial Arts Federation will be holding a tournament in London Sunday October 25th. More information will follow. Kyusho Jitsu Black Belt Graduation will be held at this time.
Message of the Month
Our Message of the Month for August is on Conflict Avoidance. Follow this link to our website to read this excellent article.
Technique of the Month
Our August video Technique of the Month can be found at our Student Website by clicking on this LINK.
I Love Snakes....................................NOT
Kevin Miller our St Clair Beach teacher is well known for his dislike of snakes. This year thanks to several of his student he overcame this fear and now has a pet snake shown here.
Too bad it's rubber, but who knows what is next!
Changes to the way the news is delivered
By now everyone should have received an email from our system asking you to opt in for our Newsletter. The current way in which our newsletter is delivered has cause us some grief. Therefore I have upgraded all the servers and lists (PWnew - Kyusho etc). This requires that everyone re-verify that they wish to receive these mailing. This is Canadian and US spam law, so there is really no way around it.
This newsletter will be the last sent out under this older system Effective Saturday August 1st 2009 the new system kicks in. If you confirmed you subscription, you are all set. If you did not, then you need to follow this link to resubscribe. If you no longer wish to receive these mailings you need do nothing.
This concludes our August 2009 newsletter. See you all in September!
