Just a reminder that we will not have classes Labor Day Weekend — no class on Saturday or Monday. We’ll be back to the action on Tuesday, 9/2. Enjoy the weekend!

Also please note: We experienced an outage of service from Charter at the studio Saturday morning, 8/31. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused if you tried to contact us today. We are hopeful Charter will resolve the issue soon. If you need to reach us, email works in the short term (tony@karatedeforest.com). Or, you can also message us through Facebook.

Just a quick update from the Relay For Life – Deforest. Our group was the number two fundraiser this year!

For all of you who did their part, I am extremely grateful and proud! For everyone who helped with our demo … AWESOME JOB! Everyone loved it.

See you all next time in class in class!

The DeForest Event Raised About $31,000 overall.

Top Relay-DeForest Teams this year were:

1 – ABS Bullievers — $6, 384.09
2 – MPK — $6,242.00
3 – Norway Grove Lutheran Church — $1,729.45

Tonight is the night for turning in any donations you have collected. Please have your donations in an envelope with your name on it and, if possible, a total for what you collected.

We will also have a signup sheet for those who are planning to participate in the board breaking demonstration. Everyone is invited to participate in all of the Relay for Life activities.

Tthe Relay for Life event is from 2-9 pm on Saturday, July 26. Our demonstration begins at 4:30pm. We will be practicing our demonstration at the studio Saturday morning during classes.

Thank you to all who have taken time out your busy schedule and made an effort to help in this worthy cause. Everything and anything we do matters. If you would like to make a specific donation to TEAM MPK feel free to stop by the studio and see us at the front desk.

If you cannot participate but would still like to contribute, please consider a direct donation to our Relay team, “TEAM MPK”, through the American Cancer Society. Just click Donate Now below. Together, we will make a difference.

Let’s KICK FOR A CURE — see you in class!

DONATE NOW

More Info

Relay Flyer

Who doesn’t like to break stuff?! Join MPK to KICK for a Cure!

On July 26 from 2-9 pm, Deforest is hosting the annual Relay for Life through the American Cancer Society. The event is a positive force which brings survivors and families together to shine a light on cancer, treatment, and surviving. MPK has always supported the ACS & Relay and we will again this year.

To support the Relay this year we will sponsor a Kick-a-thon. Here is how it will work:

1 – Sign up at the studio and pick up board.
2 – Have a goal to reach out to 15-20 friends and family members and let them know that you are raising money for an incredible cause. Usually asking for $5-$10 is a great start. (Any amount is appreciated.)
3 – Have your sponsor sign your board for support.
4 – Attend the Relay for Life event and help Kick cancer’s butt!

Time is of the essence. Please get started as soon as possible so we can make a difference. We will practice our board breaking skills so that we are ready to bust our boards for a cure.

View the Relay for Life flyer

We will be closed on Saturday and Monday for Memorial Day (May 24 and May 26). I hope you All get a chance to enjoy the awesome holiday weekend coming up.

We are also getting ready for our next round of belt testing on the nights of Monday, June 9, and Tuesday, June 10.

We WILL hold normal classes on Monday, June 9 as we test those who are ready. But, there will be no regular sparring or Hyper Training on Tuesday, June 10.

Monday 6/9 testing will be for belts BLUE and UP. Tuesday 6/10 testing will be GOLD through PURPLE belts. If you have enough classes and have your stripes, you will be ready to go!

The weekends of May 31 and June 7 will be available for stripe testing during and after classes so get signed up soon…