July 2024
Snapkick
Dojo Student Newsletter
“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent” ~ Isaac Asimov
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Adjusted schedule for the week of 7/29
Attention parents and students:
During the week of July 29th to August 2nd, many of our staff will be away traveling to Canada to an international martial arts camp. The camp will be hosted by the Kokusai Butoku-Kai, the organization that we are affiliated with through the Zen Bei Butoku-Kai. This camp will ultimately enrich all our students in an effort to come back with new exercises and fresh ideas to bring back to all of you!
While we are gone, classes will still be in session, as Sensei Paula and Sensei Noa will be leading classes along with the help from many others.
M0vie Night 7/26
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
(STUDENTS AGES 6+)
Entrance Fee of $40 (per person)
$60 for 2 people
$75 for 3 people
Summer Camps!
Still want to join us this summer?
It is not too late to sign up for our summer camps!
Theme of the Month
Escape from Holds + Chanbara
This month we will be focusing on escapes from grabs and holds. We will teach how to get out of headlocks, wrist grabs, chokes, bear hugs and so much more!
Alongside escapes from holds, we will also be practicing chanbara. Chanbara is padded weapons training that helps a student develop lightning fast reflexes, distancing and timing. Chanbara will also develop courage, self-control and good sportsmanship. All this without the fear of injury.
Testing
All Classes: june 26, 27, 28
PLEASE ATTEND IN FULL UNIFORM AND BELT
The four flies
Author Unknown
A Samurai was calmly eating his supper in a small inn, ignoring four flies, which kept buzzing round him. Three Ronin (masterless samurai) came in: they looked enviously at the two magnificent swords which the man had fixed in his belt, for these weapons represented a small fortune, A look of intense satisfaction came over their faces: the man seemed to be defenseless and alone against three.
Sitting at a nearby table, they began to make to make fun of him in raised voices in the hope that he would be provoked into a duel, As the man remained completely indifferent to them, they got more and more upset.
Slowly raising the chopsticks with which he had just eaten his rice, the samurai effortlessly struck each of the four flies in four quick, precise actions, after which he delicately put down the tools, and all without so much as glancing at the three boors.
A heavy silence followed. The three Ronin looking at each other realized that before them was a man of formidable mastery. Frightened, they fled.
Much later, they learnt that this man who had so shrewdly spared them was named Miyamoto Musashi.
The Moral of the Story
Sometimes a confrontation can be avoided without resorting to violence. With practice, one can develop the calmness of mind required to catch flies with chopsticks. With that degree of focus, can you imagine the skill in Martial Arts?
