We have a special schedule for Thursday the November 9. We have scheduled a Karate Camp for tomorrow. If you have not signed up yet and would like your students to participate, please stop in at the front desk to sign up — it’s $40 for the day. All students will need to pack a lunch. MPK will provide a morning and afternoon snack.

Karate Camp Schedule
7:30 – 8:00 am – Open for drop off
3:30 – 4:00 pm – Student pick up
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Thursday Night Schedule
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Regular Little Kicker classes
5:30 – 6:45 pm – OPEN GYM
7:00 – 8:00 pm – Total Fitness Training

Open gym is a chance for students to come in and focus on card requirements on their own. We will have Black Belts on the floor to assist and answer questions as they come up. All students ages 8 and up may take advantage of this OPEN GYM time. Typically we will see students for 30 to 45 minutes on days where we have open gym.

Have a great day!

— Mr. Armstrong, Midwest Professional Karate

Here are a few updates to our class schedule and a couple of events to note:

• Yoga classes have started, and there are now three opportunities per week to take this class – Sunday evenings at 4:30pm, Wednesday evenings at 7pm and Saturday mornings at 7am. These are on the same punch card system as our Total Fitness Classes. If you’d like more information, stop at the front desk any time.
• Adult Self Defense class will move to Monday night at 7pm beginning next week, November 6. This is open to any student age 18 and up and focuses on practical use of martial arts skills for self defense techniques.
• Super Sunday Black Belt training will be Sunday Evening, November 19 from 5:30 to 7pm for all Brown and Black Belts.
• Ninja Night is this Friday, November 3rd from 6-9 p.m. We still have a couple of spots open, so sign up quickly if you’re interested. We’ll be playing games, having pizza, and watching the movie, Boss Baby. All kids kindergarten and up are welcome – $20 for the first child and $15 for buddies.

Have a great week!

Here is some information and updates on what’s going on here at MPK.

• Belt Promotion Test – There will be no regular classes except Total Fitness Training on Saturday, October 21, so we can hold a belt promotion test for those testing for Gold Stripe through Brown Stripe belts. You still have a couple of weeks to meet your class requirements and earn any stripes you need to qualify for the test. For those testing, please arrive by 9:15 to get warmed up for a 9:30 start, and don’t forget your full uniform. Families are welcome to attend and cheer these students on.
• Super Sunday – We will have a Black Belt training session on Sunday evening, October 22, from 5:30 to 7pm. This is open to all Brown and Black Belts. For those of you who have come to other Super Sundays, please note the new 5:30pm start time. There will be a yoga class running from 4:30 to 5:30, so please come in and go to the red mats to warm up quietly until that class is done.
• Karate Camp – We will be running an all-day Karate Camp on Thursday, November 9 (no-school day for Deforest/Windsor). Camp is open to all kids in Kindergarten or older. Drop off is 7:30-8 a.m. with an 8:00 start time, and pick up is 4:00 pm. Students should bring a lunch and snack and wear their uniforms and belts – A+ After School kids can change into uniform when they arrive. We’ll have a variety of martial arts activities and games throughout the day. Cost for the camp is $40 for the first student, and $32 each for siblings. Space is limited and students will be enrolled on a first come first served basis – there are 20 spots still open. Sign up at the front desk soon if you’re interested. We will have three additional camps on no-school days on Jan 15, Feb 5, and Apr 16, 2018.
• AutoPay – We have our automatic payments set up and running for credit and debit cards. If you pay monthly, we encourage you to take advantage of this easy payment method. You can set up your credit card information in the MPK portal, and we just need a signed authorization to get it started (we are not yet able to ACH payments, but that will be coming).

  Go to MPK Portal Authorization Form (PDF)

See you in class!

Jeni Risgaard, Front Desk Coordinator

We recently put out a notice for a Super Sunday Black Belt training session on the 23rd. Our apologies… due to a scheduling conflict, we will not be having class that night.

It’s short notice, but we will be running a Super Sunday class this weekend instead – Sunday, Sept. 17, from 5-6:30 pm for any of you who can make it.