Late January, Early February Dates

Posted on January 9, 2018

Hi MPK Families, here is a quick list of some upcoming dates and events that may be of interest…

  • Karate Camp – Monday, January 15 is a no-school day for Deforest/Windsor. We’re running an all day karate camp if you’re looking for a fun activity for your child. Drop off is 7:30-8:00 and pick up is at 4:00. Kids will need to bring a lunch (peanut-free, please). The cost is $40 per child, and we’ll enroll students on a first come-first served basis. We also have camps on the no-school days on February 5 and April 16 if you’d like to sign up for those ahead of time.
  • January 23 is a half day of school – just a reminder that we have no A+ After School programming that day, although evening classes will be held as usual.
  • Black Belt Test – we will have a Black Belt Test on Saturday, January 20, so there will be no regular classes other than yoga and Total Fitness that day. Please come down and cheer on our testing students – they’ve put a huge amount of effort in to prepare for this big event!
  • February 17 will be our next belt promotion test for students at Gold Stripe through Brown Stripe belts. If you are close to testing, be sure to get your classes and stripes in ahead of time. We will also have no regular karate classes this day, just yoga and Total Fitness.
  • If you haven’t checked the lost and found recently, please take a minute to see if anything belongs to you. We’ve had quite a few winter items left behind, including coats and snow pants.

Year-end Scheduling Notes

Posted on December 13, 2017

Below is some scheduling information for the rest of this month…

  • Test Day – Saturday, Dec. 16 – testing for all ranks Gold Stripe through Brown Stripe. Yoga and Total Fitness Training classes will on a normal schedule, but there will be no regular karate classes. If you’re scheduled to test this weekend, please be here early in full uniform to get warmed up. Testing starts at 9:30.
  • Super Sunday – Sunday, Dec. 17 – Brown and Black Belt training from 5:30 to 7:00. If you’re testing in 2018, be sure to take advantage of the extra opportunities to train.
  • Closed for the Holiday – Saturday, Dec. 23, Sunday, Dec. 24, and Monday, Dec. 25.
  • Open Gym – Saturday, Dec. 30 – from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. for ages 8 and up. Regular Yoga and Total Fitness, but no regular karate classes. Come in with a plan to work on your card.
  • No Yoga class New Year’s Eve – Closed Sunday, Dec. 31.
  • Closed for the Holiday – Monday, Jan. 1.
  • Back to normal on Tuesday, Jan. 2.
  • Black Belt Test Saturday, Jan. 20 – we’ll have Yoga and Total Fitness, but no regular classes. Come on down and cheer the Black Belt candidates on!

Have a great holiday season!

— Jeni Risgaard, Front Desk Coordinator

Holiday Gear

Posted on December 4, 2017

We’re doing our annual MPK logo hoodie order this week if you’d like to get one in time for the holidays. We have a couple of choices:

  • Lace up pullover hoodie in adult sizes XS-4XL, in either red or dark gray
  • Sport-wick camohex fleece pullover in youth XS-XL and adult XS-4XL in red or gray

There are some samples of the lace up hoodie at the studio and a larger picture of the camo hoodie. Both will have the MPK logo stitched on the front.

We’ll also have a limited quantity of red, white, and gray winter beanies, ladies’ black military caps, and black adjustable-fit flat bill caps, along with our usual selection of uniforms and accessories, like belt-rank key chains, headbands, and bracelets.

For those students at Gold Belt and higher who have not started sparring yet, sparring packages make a great gift – we have all the gear available in red and black, and you can special order in white or blue.

As a special bonus for those who enroll in our automatic payment program, you can take 25% off a uniform purchase or 15% of a sparring package. Sign up soon to take advantage of this great deal! If you’ve already enrolled in AutoPay, you’re welcome to take advantage of this deal, too.

We have a limited time to get orders in this year, so be sure to get your hoodie orders in no later than next Friday, December 8. There’s an order list at the front desk, or you can let me know via email, as long as you get that in by Thursday evening. Please see the front desk for pricing and questions.

— Jeni Risgaard, front desk coordinator

Thanksgiving Schedule

Posted on November 22, 2017

We have an adjustment to our normal schedule for the Thanksgiving holiday that we want to make sure everyone remembers.

Wednesday 11/22:

  • Little Kicker class from 5-5:30
  • Open Gym from 5:30-6:45 for junior and adult students – make a plan and come in to work individually on your cards
  • Yoga from 7-8:00

We’ll be closed for the holiday Thursday through Sunday and back to our normal class schedule on Monday, 11/27.

Also, just a quick reminder that our next test for those promoting to Gold Stripe through Brown Stripe is coming soon on Saturday, Dec. 16. If you have, or will have, all your classes and still need to earn stripes, be sure to sign up on the board for a Saturday stripe test time, and consider using the open gym time to practice. You will get a class stamp for open gym if you’re here and working hard for at least 45 minutes.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Jeni Risgaard, Front Desk Coordinator

Karate Camp Nov. 9

Posted on November 8, 2017

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

Yoga, Self-Defense, Super Sunday, Ninja Night!

Posted on November 2, 2017

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!