February/March Newsletter
Closures
February 17th Brantford Tournament Report
February 19th Closure (Family Day)
February 22nd Makeup Class
April 1 Closure (Easter)
March 3rd Kids Grading
March 17th Adults Grading
April 28th IOGKF Friendship Tournament May 1st Luggage Draw May 14-16 Sensei is away
June 7-10 Miyagi Chojun Festival, Burlington
***these items are on our web-site calendar for quick reference
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Upcoming Closures: There will be no classes today, Family Day February 19th - the Dojo will be closed for Family Day. Make up class offered Thursday February 22nd (regular Monday night times apply.) March Break - regular classes.
Easter Monday April 1st - the Dojo will be closed for Easter Monday. No make up class will held as there are four remaining Mondays in April.
May 14th, 15th and 16th – Sensei has been working hard with personal development and getting himself prepared to run our new location and will be taking a short holiday. Classes will still be held, and Sensei expects everyone to be on their “4Bs” (best black belt behaviour) for the instructors those nights.
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February 17th Ontario Karate Challenge - Tournament Report 7 competitors from Bright location and 12 competitors from Cambridge location represented your Dojo very well in Brantford this past weekend. Bright competitors came home with 10 medals and some noteable personal victories! While I don't have a count on medals for the Cambridge club on a whole, we saw many medals being received and saw some great katas and sparring matches. Well done Triple Arts Tournament Team!
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Upcoming Gradings
Kids Grading - March 3rd Adults Grading - March 17th
Emails have been sent to students assessed for this grading. Gradings are held every two months.
Graders, use these next couple of weeks to review all of your skills and ask for help where you need it!
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IOGKF Friendship Tournament, Burlington
Our next Tournament Team event will be the IOGKF Friendship Tournament in Burlington, on April 28th, 2018. Competitors must be IOGKF members. Tournament practises will begin on Tuesday evenings from March 20th until the tournament, and there is an expectation of good attendance to the practises in order to compete. Please sign up at the dojo or email senseideyo@gmail.com to let us know if you intend to compete.
If you are interested in watching a tournament, this is a great one to attend. The opening ceremonies are impressive and include a demonstration by Nakamura Sensei.
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The Chojun Miyagi Festival, Burlington
June 7-10, 2018. Save the date (details to follow). The minimum age is 9 years old, and an IOGKF membership is required. If you are interested in attending please see us at the Dojo.
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Luggage Fundraiser Our Luggage Fundraiser continues... DiNamic Travel has generously donated a set of luggage for our winter fundraiser, valued at $800! Watch for a Draw Board at the Dojo - 2$ per square, once the board is full or May 1st at the latest, we will cut into separate tickets and draw a winner. Proceeds go to club improvements and equipment.
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Ongoing preparations for 2020 IMAF at Disney World Our first information night was held on January 29th, and we were surprised and very pleased with the number of families that have expressed an interest. If you didn't get a chance to attend there is literature available. Ask the Dojo Team for a copy.
