October 2024

Snapkick

Dojo Student Newsletter

“Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing. And your attitude when you have everything.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

M0vie Night 10/25

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

(STUDENTS AGES 6+)

Entrance Fee of $40 (per person)
$60 for 2 people
$75 for 3 people

Testing

All Classes: October 23, 24, 25

PLEASE ATTEND IN FULL UNIFORM AND BELT

Theme of the Month

This month, we will be working on many different skills. First, we will work on kata details to ensure that our competitors are more than ready for the upcoming kata competition. Second, we will work on building our striking skills, including the palm-heel technique. We will also work on realistic self defense scenarios.

A Lesson on Perspective

Author Unknown

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.”

There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see what he had written.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were.

The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.”

What he had written was: “Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

Of course both signs told people the boy was blind.

But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

Moral of the Story:

Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively. Invite others towards good with wisdom. Live life with no excuse and love with no regrets. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1,000 reasons to smile.

The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling… And what is even more beautiful is knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!