Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Test Results- 9/24/09

Name__________Youth/Adult_________Rank

Fumi Salvatore_____adult_________1st kyu
Greg McMurray____adult__________1st kyu
Lynn____________youth__________1st kyu
Andy Hanson______adult__________5th kyu
Sharon Parker_____adult__________5th kyu
Dan Bigelow_______adult__________5th kyu
Cecilia__________youth___________6th kyu
Corinne Yorks_____adult__________6th kyu
Rosemary Martin__adult___________6th kyu
Anton Shevchenko__adult_________6th kyu
David Board______adult___________6th kyu
Shawmin Yang____adult___________6th kyu
Dustin Thompson__adult___________6th kyu
Tim Grafton______adult___________6th kyu
Patrick Nolan_____adult___________6th kyu
Carlos S.________adult____________6th kyu
Presley_________youth___________9th kyu
Dalton_________youth___________10th kyu

Everyone did a fantastic job on testing! Keep up the good focus and training!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

JSAN & American Lung Assoc. Demos






















On September 12 , several dojo members participated in an exciting demo during the Japanese Student Action Network's annual fundraising/cultural event at UNR. Sensei and his students, both youth and adults, wowed the crowd with the spirit, philosophy and dynamic movement of Aikido.


The very next day, Sensei and some more of his willing students went out to Damonte Ranch High School to help support the American Lung Association's annual Asthma Walk and awareness day. Everyone had a lot of fun showing the audience what a healthy practice Aikido can be.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Welcome Autumn!

Good morning fine people. Please extend your POSITIVE KI and feel how you can influence your world. Don’t let in the negative stuff, tv news, other people’s negativity, junk on the internet, and any other place where negativity can run wild if you are not aware. Remember it is always your choice to be influenced, or not be influenced by outside things and your personal KI. Enjoy your life .

This week at the Dojo:

***Wednesday is Train at your level day in all of the classes.

***Wednesday is the Beginner’s rally at 12 noon, and at 6pm for the ranks of no rank through 5th Kyu, Regular class is still on at those times also.

***Thursday is Testing and Demo Day. 5pm for the Youth and Family program, and 7pm for the Adult Aikido Program.

Let’s have a great week of training!! Vince Sensei

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Settle and Feel Positive

Hello fine people. This month we are talking about, and focusing on settling. Settling your mind and body to be positive and powerful in everything you do in life. When you are settled, it is difficult to be pulled into a negative direction. So breathe and settle so that you feel your power and train in a positive way.

This week at the Dojo:

***Tuesday, Today: Train at your level day in all of the classes!

***Tuesday, Today: Black Belt seminar at 12 noon, and 6pm. (regular class still on at the same time too)

***Saturday is Sempai Training from 10:40am. It is a important one in regards to curriculum improvements.

------Special Demonstrations will be on Saturday at UNR, and Sunday at Damonte Ranch High School, if you would like to participate please let me know at the Dojo.------

Let’s have a great week of training! Vince Sensei