2009 Dojo Cleaning Day

Julian — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:44:49 +0000

Wow – we got dirty! With the help of some dedicated karate kids and their parents we turned the dojo inside out and upside down and cleaned every corner of the school. We re-arranged some equipment, furniture and scrubbed the mats more thoroughly than ever before. Thanks to everyone who spend their Friday afternoon to help us out. The school looks amazing (and smells very clean).

We even had several requests to take out team on the road and clean some households! We must have done a good job.

The spirit of martial arts is one of humility and hard work. Dojo cleaning day takes a lot of both of those qualities. All participants cleaned hard with smiles on their faces and exhibited some great teamwork. Thanks for your help!

October Tournament

Julian — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:35:34 +0000

Thank you to everyone who helped us organize and run our first tournament! Thanks also to all the students who showed their stuff – we are proud of your hard work! For our first tournament, things went very well. We already have some ideas on how to improve for the next time around (maybe Spring of 2010).

We also thank the Shelton Isshinryu Dojo for making the commute to help us with our event. The Shelton black belts were a huge help and their students were very respectful and had great attitudes. We are glad to have supportive friends in martial arts community.

If anyone has photos or videos that they would like to share, please pitch in and we will add them to the websites, this blog or my YouTube channel.

Thanks again to all the parents, Sensei, and competitors and spectators who were involved in this event, it was a great experience!

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2009 Dojo Cleaning Day

October Tournament