This is the 72nd edition and 6th issue this year of the Dojo’s newsletter.

June is here and so is the summer. I love this time of year. The pats are starting mini training camps and Brady is back in action. The Bo sox are playing  and holding their own. Most of all the weather is warm enough for riding. Now on to the news.

Last month the Tournament team competed in the World martial Arts Spring Tournament. Olivia, Constanza, Nick, Shlomo, and Aaron represented the dojo and won 4 trophies. Congratulations team you did a great job. We will start practice for the fall tournament on June 17th. Any student that wishes to compete is welcome to join, See me for the details.

We held 2 glow chuck seminars last month and they where a blast. After learning some basic moves all the kids took turns  swinging there chucks  in the dark. I got to say it looked cool with the lights out and a bunch of students swinging glow in the dark chucks. We will have more seminars like this in the future.
We have a lot of exciting things happening this month. We are holding a talk with your kids about strangers seminar for the parents. This a great way to get idea’s on how to talk to your kids about strangers and how to keep them safe. See Anita for the details.

It is that time of year again for a black belt test. We have four people testing; Sensei Brian is testing for his second Degree and Jackie S., Cody D., and Enrico M. are testing for their 1st Degree. I want to wish them the best of luck. We are also conducting a test for the lower ranks and it is pretty big. I want to wish everyone of the lower ranks that are testing the best of luck also.

The belt ceremony will be held on June 14th at the Hosmer Gym and everyone in the dojo is invited to come and  see the black belts and lower ranks get their new belts.  This is going to be something that you don’t want to miss. The demonstration team will be performing and so will I. there will be music and fun for everyone. See Anita for the details.

In case you don’t know, we have a weapons class every Saturday at 10 am. This class is open to all students the rank of purple belt and above. We have room in it for 5 more students. If you are interested see me for the details.

We are holding a Dojo sleep over this month. Students and there friends and family are welcome. Space is limited  so sign up soon,

I want to remind all students that we are now in the summer uniform. Short sleeve t-shirts or gi tops with gi pants. Students are not allowed to wear long sleeve shirts until October.

Lets have a great month.

Strength and Honor
Sensei Craig