Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Summer 2010 is almost gone

Wow what an adventure. We had our 10Th year of summer camps. It is so cool to see kids come back summer after summer for the Karate camps who do not even take classes. The goal is to have a great time while doing Karate skills. It seems that we have met our goal. Every camp fills up and it seems that kids are having even more fun. I would like to thank all those who came to the camps and to those who ran the camps. As tired as the students get after hours of drills and games the instructors do as well. It was really nice having Sean back this summer. He has always been a great student and has become an awesome help to World Karate. We will miss him again while he is gone. The last month of summer has brought some really nice surprises. Several students that started 8-9 years ago have return for some more training. It gives me such a great feeling to have students return from a school break or just a long layoff. To me it shows they are really into the training to come back from a long break. Obviously its not for my great personality. Even though school is starting back up and its only getting hotter summer has to come to an end. We will miss all those who are returning or leaving for the first time to college.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Parents join in the fun.

All the years of bring your parents to class days, this one might have been the best. Everyone was eager to participate and seemed to be enjoying time spent with the kids. I can remember in past years where dads would ask a question then turn it into an attack on me. Not this weekend. Everyone was really cool and all smiles. It always makes me feel even closer to the students and their families when we get to do a class together. I hope everyone can make the hike coming up in September. Thanks to everyone who showed up and made it a great day.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Summer Belt Test

The hot days of summer are here in force. Summer belt test is not only a test of skill but also time management. Most families take time to go on a vacation or two. This means a student must put in extra effort to make up for the classes missed in order to be prepared for the challenge. It always seems odd to me when a student is gone for a month and wants to test for the next rank without putting in extra effort. Yet it always impresses me to see a student want to do what ever it takes to reach that next level even if the were gone for a few weeks. We had two adult and one youth student earn their red/black belts this summer in great form. Maybe we can look forward to some more black belts in the near future.
Thank you to all students and parents for all the effort that goes into being a full time martial artist. World Karate is a great place to train because of you.