Martial Arts Monthly
APRIL 2008
Class Dates Schedule for April
April 2nd, 6th, 16th, 23rd and 27th Please contact me at 604-483-1803 if you have any questions.
NEW PROGRAMS TO START IN MAY WILL BE:
- Cardio Kick Boxing for men 35 and older - no sparring
- More Little Ninja classes - 4 and 5 year olds
- New Little Dragon classes - 6-9 year olds
- New Jr. Karate - 10 to 12 year olds
- New Teen classes - 13-16
- We will offer Karate for 50+ for health and fitness. MEMBERS!
All new members must qualify for any program at our school. If you know someone who is interested in our school please get them to contact me ASAP as we have a wait list for some of our programs. I would like to start doing evaluations at the end of April. Thank you, Sensei Clayton
DOJO CLOSURE DATES TO NOTE:
- Sunday – April 13 – DOJO CLOSED
- Sunday – April 20 – Vancouver Sun Run - DOJO CLOSED
- July – NO CLASSES FOR THE MONTH
- MARCH 14, 15 & 16 SENSEI CLAYTON WILL BE AWAY TEACHING HIS ANNUAL SPRING CAMP ON WEAPONS KATA AT THE JUSTICE INSTITUTE IN NEW WESTMINSTER.
- ALSO NOTE – THERE WILL BE NO CLASSES DURING THE
MONTH OF JULY
AS SENSEI CLAYTONG WILL BE TAKING A GROUP OF 24 STUDENTS TO OKINAWA, JAPAN.
STUDENT OF THE MONTH
NOAH DODSWORTH
Great JOB NOAH!PART TIME WORK
Sensei Clayton is looking for someone to work part time - 12 hours per week.
Skills required:
- Office management
- good computer skills
- dealing with public and has service background
- professional appearance
- love kids!!!
Please contact me at 604-483-1803
RESCHEDULING OF CLASSES
ATTENTION PARENTS - Sensei Clayton has been very busy this year and due to the many classes he has had to reschedule the Dojo will not be charging for lessons for the month of June.
You Can Become A Star Program
Stars – we continue with the RED Star for the final month in April.
RECITE THE STUDENT CREED to earn your RED Star!
Sensei Clayton has been working with them for a number of months in class along with all of the parents who are helping them to earn their RED star!
APRIL Belt Focus
Level 1 Little Ninja’s will be working on their GREEN Stripe, for FITNESS.
Level 2 Little Ninja’s will be working on their BROWN Stripe, for MEMORY.
DOJO BELT TESTING
Belt testing will be held on Monday March 31st at Avid Fitness Centre. Little Ninja’s must be there at 3:30 and Little Dragons at 5:30. Each test will take about 30- 45 minutes.
Please bring your cameras or video for this prestigious event!
Belt presentation will be held on Wednesday the 2nd of April in their regular class.
This is the Canadian Martial Arts Academy first testing in which one of our kids will make it to Black Belt! Sensei Clayton is the senior representative for Okinawan Karate in BC and has tested hundreds of student to Black Belt including kids whom have won world championships as well as kids who have gone on to be leaders, doctors, fireman, movie producers actors, police, to name a few. All of them have said that some of the things they learned at the school helped them become who they are today!
Goals: Perseverance, Integrity, Respect, Compassion, and Gratitude!
CARDIO KICKBOXING
Attention Cardio members
Your classes for April will be on the same days with only ONE class on Wednesday from 6-7 and Sundays from 5-6pm. This is ONLY for the month of April.
Classes are first come first serve bases.
Fitness Kickboxing is the NUMBER ONE Fat Burner!
Move to today’s hottest music as you shed pounds and give your body an excellent cardio workout. Learn proven self-defense techniques; fast jabs; powerful kicks and protective blocks.
VANCOUVER SUN RUN
On Sunday, April 20th Sensei Clayton and students from the Canadian Martial Arts Academy will be taking part in the Vancouver Sun Run again. If you wish to join us or our team visit Vancouver Sun Run web site and click on corp team, enter Frank Clayton in the caption spot, enter #3297 and your on the team!
This is how one participant explained it: “CRAZY FUN!!”
KARATE TOURNAMENT SEASON
Tournament season is upon us!
Sensei Clayton is looking for the next Dojo champions to travel internationally to places like New York, Montreal, Colorado, Ireland, Germany, Hawaii, in the next three years.
Do YOU have what it takes to be a champion? Well, one way to find out is participate in local tournaments, do your best, learn from every tournament you enter, get better, and before you know it your on the team. Right now each of the Dojo’s are hosting 3 Dojo tournaments and at the end of the year “The Battle of the Dojo; s”. Last years champions - the Vernon Dojo.
Here is a list of a few we will be supporting.
- April 12 – North West Classic – Seattle
- April 19 – New West Dojo Championships – New Westminster’s
- May – 31 – Can Am Championships – Burnaby
- June 21 – Windsor Open – Windsor
OKINAWA 2008 - JULY
This year Sensei Clayton will be taking Black Belts to Okinawa, Japan - the birthplace of modern day Karate. All students who earn their Black Belts in our studios are eligible to go and train with the masters of Okinawa. Sensei Clayton has taken over 100 students to Okinawa, some as young as 9 years and, well, much older students too. Each of them enjoyed the experience. This year 24 students will spend 16 days in Japan. Sensei’s next planed trip is 2010 summer. Will you be there?!?!?!?
ACCOUNT INFORMATION
OUR FEES & PAYMENT PROGRAM & 30 DAY CANCELLATION POLICIES
Little Ninjas - $52.00 per month - Little Dragons - $65.00 per month - NSF FEE - $25.00
Payments are from January to June and can be paid by monthly EFT.
All you need to do is provide us with a VOID cheque and payments will come out on the 5th of each month.
Should you wish to cancel your child’s membership we require a 30-day notice
To be given at the beginning of the child’s last month.