Memorial Day Weekend Notes

Posted on May 24, 2018

For Memorial Day weekend we have some adjustments to the normal schedule:

  • Saturday, 5/26 — No weapons class or regular karate class. Instead, we’ll have an Open Gym from 9-10:30 am. For those of you who haven’t been to an Open Gym session, it’s a time for students age 8 and older to come and work independently on their curriculum. There will be Black Belts available to help students with skills but no structured lesson. For students who plan to test on June 16, this is a great time to fine tune the skills on your card. Total Fitness Training will be at the normal 8:00 time.
  • Sunday, 5/27 — Closed.
  • Monday, 5/28 — Closed.
  • Tuesday, 5/29 — We will back to our regular schedule on Tuesday, May 29.

Thanks everyone!

One-time Schedule Change…

Posted on May 15, 2018

Due to our Nunchuku seminar this Saturday, May 19, that runs from 9-10am, our regular karate class will start 15 minutes later and will run from 10-10:45am for this Saturday only.

Lost Item…

Posted on May 14, 2018

We need your help. There is a lost necklace that we need your help to locate. The necklace belongs to Seamus O’Connell and was given to him as a gift and as a family tradition — it’s got a lot of personal meaning to Seamus and his family, so we’re asking if you could please take a look and check with other students in your family to see if you might have it (see photo).

It was here in the studio hanging from one of the gear racks next to the desk about 3 weeks ago, but it was gone the next day when we went to get it. It’s possible that another student picked it up by accident, or it even could have been accidentally knocked into a backpack or sparring bag.

We’d really appreciate it if you could take a look and return it to the front desk or directly to Seamus if you find it. Thanks very much for your help!

Notes for Monday 4/16

Posted on April 12, 2018

Monday, April 16, is a no-school day in Deforest, and we’re running a karate camp during the day. Monday night, we’ll have normal Little Kicker classes at 5:00, but an open gym from 5:30 – 7:00 rather than regular classes.

Open gym is time for students age 8 and up to come in and work individually or with a partner on their card curriculum. As always, we’ll have Black Belts here to help, but there won’t be a structured class.

A+ After School students are also welcome to come in that night if you’re not in the karate camp.

See you in class!

Jeni Risgaard, Front Desk Coordinator

Open Gym Saturday

Posted on March 27, 2018

We will be having an open gym this Saturday morning from 9 to 10:30am instead of regular karate class. For those of you who haven’t been here for open gym before, it’s a time to come in and work on your card curriculum individually or with a partner. There will be no structured class, but there will be Black Belts available to help with skills. Total Fitness Training will be at 8am as normal.

If you’re considering belt testing in April, this is a great opportunity to fine tune your skills to prepare for earning stripes.

For Little Kickers, parents are welcome to kick off their shoes and hold targets or guide your students through their card material.

February Notes

Posted on February 5, 2018

No School Day – Monday, Feb 5. Deforest/Windsor schools are off that day, and we’re running an all day karate camp. For the evening program, we will have regular Little Kicker class at 5:00 then Open Gym for students age 8 and up from 5:30 to 7:00 instead of regular classes. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Open Gym, this is a time for students to come in and work individually on their curriculum. There won’t be a structured lesson, but there will be Black Belt instructors available for help or questions. It’s a great time to fine tune some of the details or get some additional practice on the skills you need most. There will be no adult class that evening at 7, but adult students are welcome to come in and work on self defense techniques from 6:15 to 7:00.

Karate Camp – Monday, Feb 5. We do have some openings in our karate camp on Monday if you’re still looking for a fun activity for your child. The cost is $40 per student, and it runs from 7:30 until 4:30. If you’re interested, you can register and pay on Monday, but please email me back to let me know who will be attending.

Testing – Saturday, Feb. 17, is a test day for students promoting to Gold Stripe through Brown Stripe belts, so there will be no regular karate classes. There will be Yoga and Total Fitness classes as normal at 7 and 8 am.

Super Sunday – Sunday, Feb. 18. We will have a Super Sunday Black Belt training for Brown and Black Belts on Sunday evening, from 5:30 to 7:00.