Monday, January 25, 2010

Showin up man!

Hello fine people! We have a fantastic week planned for all of you. Please make a decision to show up physically and mentally! It is the Dojo’s job to provide a place where you can grow in the art of Aikido. (If you need help, please ask I will deliver, just ask) It is your job to show up and use effort so that you can get into the flow of the art. I really appreciate all of us supporters of the Dojo and let’s have a strong week of training!

***This week at the Dojo:

***Today Monday: It’s Train at Your Level Day in all of the classes.

***Today Monday: Adult program Beginner’s seminar at 12noon and 7pm regular class still on at that time) beginners to 5th kyu, red belts, this is for you!

***Tuesday: Practice/Demoing/Testing Day: 12noon/5pm youth and family/6pm (regular class still on at 7pm)

***Wednesday: Practice/Demoing/Testing Day: 12noon/5pm youth and family/7pm (regular class still on at 6pm)

The rest of the week just flow man, flow!!

I want to thank Austin and Fumie for making the Japan Consulate day effortless for all those involved, to all those that helped with the calligraphy and movement class, and all of the teachers and assistants for your help. Vince Sensei

Monday, January 18, 2010

Happy Martin Luther King Day!

Happy Martin Luther King Day! Our school is open today for great training in all of the classes! Maybe a good theme for this week in honor of Martin Luther King is to train with the feeling of equal mindedness towards all students and all people. When I watch speeches of Martin Luther King it really brings up some great energy. Aikido is based on positive energy and let’s use this Holiday to inspire us to keep moving up to higher levels .

This week at the Dojo:

***Wednesday: Train at Your Level Day in all of the classes.
***Wednesday: Intermediate Seminar for 4th and 3rd Kyus at 12noon & pm. (regular class is still going on at this time).

Thursday: Special Calligraphy seminar , We will focus on some of O’Sensei’s favorite calligraphy, and then we will the physical expression of the art piece. We have never done this before! Bring a friend! It’s gonna be fun!
**5pm for the Youth & Family class, **6pm for the Adult program

Next week at the Dojo :

***Monday: Train at Your Level Day in all of the Classes.
***Monday: Adult Program Beginner’s Rally, you can Demo this day also, or practice, and move up.

***Tuesday: Demo and Test day; 12noon, 5pm Youth & Family, 6pm
***Wednesday: Demo and Test Day; 12noon, 5pm Youth & Family, 7pm

Getting better is a decision, if you have any questions about anything at the Dojo, we are here for you! Sincerely, Vince Sensei

Monday, January 11, 2010

Schedule Change

I made a mistake in regards to the seminar tomorrow. It is the advanced seminar for 2nd and 1st Kyus at 12 noon, and 6pm. sorry if this caused any stress for you. If you got stressed you need to come and train. Vince Sensei

Momentum week

Hello fine people. This is the second week of January. The real flow of the New Year is about to kick in. We have some cool stuff planned for this week! Set an intention for this week. My intention is to help YOU in any way that I can to see that YOU keep moving to a higher level of practice. If we all focus on getting better and helping each other get better we are going to add some terrific momentum to the Dojo! A simple intention can really make a huge difference.

This week at the Dojo:

***Tuesday: Train at your level day in all of the classes.
***Tuesday: Intermediate seminar for the ranks of 4th and 3rd kyus at 12noon, and 6pm (regular class still going on at that time)


***Saturday, 11am: Women’s class, the 1st one of the year, please sign up and bring a friend.

***New Year Calligraphy class: January 21, 5pm for the youth and family class, and 6pm for the adult program. We will work on some of O’Sensei’s favorite calligraphy work, and show the relationship between calligraphy and Aikido. $10 material fee unless you bring a friend and then it is free.

***DEMO AND TESTING DAYS are Tuesday the 26th, and Wednesday the 27th. Make a plan to be there.

***Please check out a YouTube video of January stuff on our YouTube page. You can access it from our website’s front page, just scroll to the bottom and hit the link.

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

Monday, January 4, 2010

Hello fine people and welcome to2010!

What are you going to do this year to make it a fabulous year for you? Aikido is one of the most positive things that I can think of. We had some challenging weather in December, with the Holidays and other distractions you may not have been to the Dojo on your regular schedule. Now is the time to get back into training and improve your Aikido, and improve your life. Unbendable arm exercise is where you raise your arm forward and extend positive energy forward, extend your arm forward in the direction of the Dojo and let’s improve together.

This week at the Dojo:
**great classes all week!

**Wednesday: it’s TRAIN AT YOUR LEVEL DAY in all of the classes.

**Wednesday: Parent’s meeting at 5pm. We are going to go over how to be successful in Aikido.

**Wednesday: Black Belt Seminar at 12noon and 7pm (regular class still on at these times too)

**Sempai Training Saturday at10:40am for 3rd Kyus and above

****Plan to come to your seminar! We have a seminar for each rank level, every month.****the schedule is on the white board in the Dojo.

SPECIAL CLASS—NEW YEAR CALIGRAGHY CLASS
We are going to practice shodo, traditional Japanese calligraphy focused on setting an intention for the year. Youth and Family class is at 5pm, and the Adult program is at 6pm on Thursday January 21st. $10 material fee unless you bring a friend and then it is free.

Let’s have a fantastic week! Vince Sensei

Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year!!

2010 is here and the Dojo starts back up with a ton of momentum starting tomorrow. Show up, set goals, and get 2010 off to a great beginning for the new year! Regular schedule from tomorrow. This is gonna be a fantastic year!
I can’t wait to train with all of you fine people!
Vince Sensei