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"Black Belts are Ordinary People with
EXTRA-ordinary Determination"
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News Letter, Week of February 9th, 2004
Extra Events & Notes
Thursday, Feb 12: Advanced Weapons Class (bo, tunfa, sai, nunchaku), Blue belts and higher, 6-7pm
Friday, Feb 13: Open 4-6pm, NO OPEN GYM, (Mandeville Parade, 7pm)
Saturday, Feb 14: Special Training, 3 classes (more info below)
Thursday, Feb 19: Weapons Class (bo,), Yellow belts and higher, 6-7pm
Friday, Feb 20: Open 4-6pm, NO OPEN GYM, (Mandeville Parade, 7pm)
Monday, Feb 23: Open, regular schedule
Tuesday, Feb 24: CLOSED, Have a safe and happy Mardi Gras.
Wednesday, Feb 25: CLOSED, Ash Wednesday.
Thursday, Feb 26: Open, return to regular schedule (advanced weapons 6-7pm)
Friday, Feb 27: OPEN GYM, 7-9pm, $5
Advanced Training
Saturday, Feb 14, R 8-9:45am R Black and Brown Belts Only
Preparing for a black belt test, Advanced Techniques, etc…
All brown and black belts are expected to attend , call if there is a problem.
Class Cost $10
Free to Black Belts, FREE to Brown Belts with 4 hours of assisting in past 4 weeks,
2 Weapons Training Classes
Saturday, Feb 14, R 10am-12:30pm
Mr. Dan Rupert, from the Heilman Dojo in Reading, PA, will be at our dojo this Saturday to work various weapons techniques and forms including Bo, Tunfa, Sai, Nunchaku.
10-11 Bo (beginner and advanced) Yellow belts and higher welcome
11-12:30 Tunfa, Sai, Nunchaku, etc… Blue Belts and higher
Class Cost $5 (per class)
Regional Championship Results:
This weekend 30 of our students traveled to Ruston, LA for the 2004 Regional Championships. Here are the students who placed in the top four and have qualified for the 2004 National Championships.
Brancewicz, Jay: 4th Sparring, 3rd Forms
Buck, Trevor: 2nd Forms, 2nd Sparring
Cheung, Sandy: 2nd Forms, 4th Sparring, 3rd Weapons
Davis, Jon: 2nd Weapons, 2nd Forms
Dupaquier, Jr, Joe: 1st Forms
Dupaquier, Kristin: 3rd Sparring, 2nd Forms
Franklin, Justin: 2nd Weapons, 1st Forms, 1st Sparring
Gilmore, Allison: 2nd Sparring, 4th Forms
Jeansonne, Jason: 4th Sparring, 4th Forms
Johnson, Hunter: 2nd Forms
Joyner, Michael: Grand Champion Forms, 3rd Sparring, 1st Weapons
Lane, Cassie: 1st Sparring, 2nd Forms
Lee, Terry: 1st Sparring, 2nd Forms
Munger, Patrick: 4th Forms
Oser, Blake: 4th Sparring
Pohlmann, Eric: 1st Sparring
Pohlmann, Jeffrey: 1st Sparring, 4th Forms, 3rd Weapons
Rivera, Ingrid: 3rd Forms, 4th Weapons, 4th Sparring
Smith, Aaron: 4th Sparring
Sullivan, Shane: 4th Weapons
Tobin, Scott: 2nd Sparring
VaFides, Nikolas: 4th Forms
Valenciano, Giovanni: 4th Forms, 1st Sparring
****Tioga Tournament****
Saturday, February 21st, Tioga High School
Weapons @ 10:00 am - Forms and Sparring following Weapons
All Yellow Stripe students and above are invited to participate this tournament. Families are welcome to meet us or follow us there. Individual students wishing to ride in the team van need to sign up by the Thursday before – space is limited. We chip in $10 each when riding in the team van ($8 when wearing a team shirt).
MY SCHEDULE IS:
LEAVE: Saturday, 6:00am - NO BREAKFAST STOP
RETURN: Saturday, about 10pm
ENTRY FEE: Tournament entry fee is $35 - pay at the tournament site
($5 off with USKA membership card)