GOLD BELTS
Aaron Armbrust
Kyleah Blackmon
Cayden Deetz
Dawson Deetz
Robert McCaleb
Brayden Miller
GREEN BELT
Lourdes Albert
PURPLE BELT
Jeff Geesling
Jr.BROWN BELT
Shalee Mog
BROWN BELT
Lisa Johnson
Kathy Marquez
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Promotions
April 2012
GOLD BELTS
Aaron Armbrust
Kyleah Blackmon
Cayden Deetz
Dawson Deetz
Robert McCaleb
Brayden Miller
GREEN BELT
Lourdes Albert
PURPLE BELT
Jeff Geesling
Jr.BROWN BELT
Shalee Mog
BROWN BELT
Lisa Johnson
Kathy Marquez
GOLD BELTS
Aaron Armbrust
Kyleah Blackmon
Cayden Deetz
Dawson Deetz
Robert McCaleb
Brayden Miller
GREEN BELT
Lourdes Albert
PURPLE BELT
Jeff Geesling
Jr.BROWN BELT
Shalee Mog
BROWN BELT
Lisa Johnson
Kathy Marquez
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Wichita Air Capitol Classic
Karate Tournament Results
April 14, 2012 Results:
Dakota Douglas 9-10 NoviceApril 14, 2012 Results:
1st Kata
3rd Kumite
Cristine Warring Adult Black Belt
4th in 18+ Weapons Kata
2nd in Senior Weapons Kata
2nd in Senior Women's Kata
1st in 18+ Women's Kata
2nd in Senior Women Kumite
Sunday, April 1, 2012
March/April 2012 Newsletter
UPDATING YOUR INFORMATION
REMINDER!!! Don't forget to update your contact information with us when you make changes. We like to keep your phone numbers, address and e-mail on file. We do alot of contacts via email.
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
WICHITA OPEN
Saturday, March 17, 2012 Results:
Cristine Warring
1st Black Belt Weapons Kata
1st Black Belt Empty Hand Kata
1st Womens Black Belt Kumite
St. Jude Children’s Hospital Benefit
Saturday, March 31, 2012 Results:
Tatyana Huhn
1st Advanced Weapons Kata
4th Advanced Kata
3rd Advanced Sparring
Cristine Warring
5th Black Belt Weapons Kata
4th Black Belt Empty Hand Kata
3rd Women's Black Belt Sparring
KANSAS STATE SUNFLOWER GAMES
July 14th
Christ the King Church: 5973 SW 25th St., Topeka, KS
CONTACT: Tony Mielenz 785-554-4220 anthonymielenz@yahoo.com
SPRING GROOMING
Saturday, April 21st
We will be power raking and grooming the field just west of the school on Saturday the 21st. The plan is to have the lot prepared for Spirit Week on the last week of June. Any of the adult students or parents that are interested in helping please bring your rakes and maybe a wide shovel. If you have allergies take early precautions. We plan to start around 10:00 am and with enough help will only take a few hours.
WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE
Saturday, May 5th
This is our moderate impact self defense program for women. Basic self defense tools will be put to the test during several scenarios. Nobody can tell you how to defend yourself in every situation. Each person must evaluate his or her own abilities, and size up the situation based on the level of danger to themselves or a loved one. You can safely learn to discover and use your natural weapons to unleash new abilities that provide more effective options if assaulted. Discover quickly how simple it is to be empowered mentally and physically with new confidence that lasts a lifetime. Call 665-3800 for more details.
FIESTA EXHIBITION
Saturday June 2nd
American Karate has been invited to perform an exhibition at this years Fiesta at Our Lady of Guada Lupe Church. We are scheduled to perform at 2:00 in the afternoon.
Bushido Virtue #5 Makoto
Honesty – makoto in Japanese is the 5th virtue of Bushido. Defining honesty is kind of like throwing jello on a wall and expecting it to stick. So much of what the word means depends on the context and culture in which the word is used, unfortunately. The quality of being honest; uprightness, fairness, truthfulness, sincerity, frankness. This is what you see when you look up the word in a dictionary. Looking up the word honest, though, you find a deeper attempt at definition: honorable in principles, intentions, and actions, upright and fair; gained or obtained fairly; genuine or unadulterated.
Nitobe relates that a samurai could not even comprehend living a life that entertained anything but honesty. He writes in ‘Bushido: The Soul of Japan’, “The bushi held that his high social position demanded a loftier standard of veracity than that of the tradesman and peasant. Bushi no ichi-gon --the word of a samurai […] was sufficient guaranty of the truthfulness of an assertion. His word carried such weight with it that promises were generally made and fulfilled without a written pledge, which would have been deemed quite beneath his dignity.” Can you imagine our world today if everyone could trust each other’s word to this degree?
Sadly, our Western culture accepts and even encourages dishonesty at certain times. Little white lies, living in denial of reality, lying to protect yourself or others; these are all ok today. Very few people bat an eye when adults tell stories of lying to a police officer to get away with speeding. In fact, if a ticket isn’t given, the audience celebrates the person’s ability to twist the truth.
In opposition, the samurai strove to accept the reality of truth – truth of the world around them and truth of how they were seen by the world around them. Likewise, accepting the reality of truth within was a battle samurai fought. Being able to look at yourself in the mirror and truthfully accept who you are inside must happen before you can begin to accept the reality of the world.
Gi points the way for us, yu kicks us in the pants to move, jin keeps us mindful of others on the same journey, rei is how we act toward everyone on the same path (including ourselves) – and makoto keeps us on the path.
It is so easy for us to lie to ourselves and this is the first and bloodiest battle we fight. Did we *really* cheat on cadence? Did I *really* bow correctly? Did I *really* do all of my pushups? Does it matter if I screw up on cadence and have to drop and do pushups? Especially as a black belt – how embarrassing! BUT! The damage done *inside* if we don’t honestly admit to ourselves that we cheated on cadence is a million times worse than what it looks like for a black belt to do pushups for cheating cadence.
We can justify and rationalize all we want and today we most likely will not get caught when we “cheat the system”. This is one of those places within martial arts that “the rubber has to meet the road.” Are you striving to live the virtues of Bushido? Honesty is not up for negotiation. Can you truthfully say that when you give your word that it means the same to you as it did to the samurai?
Cristine Warring
AKMS Sedan, KS.
If you or your employer would like to make a donation to the school to help purchase equipment or help a disadvantaged youth take martial arts lessons please fill out this form or pick one up at the school.
REMINDER!!! Don't forget to update your contact information with us when you make changes. We like to keep your phone numbers, address and e-mail on file. We do alot of contacts via email.
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
WICHITA OPEN
Saturday, March 17, 2012 Results:
Cristine Warring
1st Black Belt Weapons Kata
1st Black Belt Empty Hand Kata
1st Womens Black Belt Kumite
St. Jude Children’s Hospital Benefit
Saturday, March 31, 2012 Results:
Tatyana Huhn
1st Advanced Weapons Kata
4th Advanced Kata
3rd Advanced Sparring
Cristine Warring
5th Black Belt Weapons Kata
4th Black Belt Empty Hand Kata
3rd Women's Black Belt Sparring
KANSAS STATE SUNFLOWER GAMES
July 14th
Christ the King Church: 5973 SW 25th St., Topeka, KS
CONTACT: Tony Mielenz 785-554-4220 anthonymielenz@yahoo.com
SPRING GROOMING
Saturday, April 21st
We will be power raking and grooming the field just west of the school on Saturday the 21st. The plan is to have the lot prepared for Spirit Week on the last week of June. Any of the adult students or parents that are interested in helping please bring your rakes and maybe a wide shovel. If you have allergies take early precautions. We plan to start around 10:00 am and with enough help will only take a few hours.
WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE
Saturday, May 5th
This is our moderate impact self defense program for women. Basic self defense tools will be put to the test during several scenarios. Nobody can tell you how to defend yourself in every situation. Each person must evaluate his or her own abilities, and size up the situation based on the level of danger to themselves or a loved one. You can safely learn to discover and use your natural weapons to unleash new abilities that provide more effective options if assaulted. Discover quickly how simple it is to be empowered mentally and physically with new confidence that lasts a lifetime. Call 665-3800 for more details.
FIESTA EXHIBITION
Saturday June 2nd
American Karate has been invited to perform an exhibition at this years Fiesta at Our Lady of Guada Lupe Church. We are scheduled to perform at 2:00 in the afternoon.
Bushido Virtue #5 Makoto
Honesty – makoto in Japanese is the 5th virtue of Bushido. Defining honesty is kind of like throwing jello on a wall and expecting it to stick. So much of what the word means depends on the context and culture in which the word is used, unfortunately. The quality of being honest; uprightness, fairness, truthfulness, sincerity, frankness. This is what you see when you look up the word in a dictionary. Looking up the word honest, though, you find a deeper attempt at definition: honorable in principles, intentions, and actions, upright and fair; gained or obtained fairly; genuine or unadulterated.
Nitobe relates that a samurai could not even comprehend living a life that entertained anything but honesty. He writes in ‘Bushido: The Soul of Japan’, “The bushi held that his high social position demanded a loftier standard of veracity than that of the tradesman and peasant. Bushi no ichi-gon --the word of a samurai […] was sufficient guaranty of the truthfulness of an assertion. His word carried such weight with it that promises were generally made and fulfilled without a written pledge, which would have been deemed quite beneath his dignity.” Can you imagine our world today if everyone could trust each other’s word to this degree?
Sadly, our Western culture accepts and even encourages dishonesty at certain times. Little white lies, living in denial of reality, lying to protect yourself or others; these are all ok today. Very few people bat an eye when adults tell stories of lying to a police officer to get away with speeding. In fact, if a ticket isn’t given, the audience celebrates the person’s ability to twist the truth.
In opposition, the samurai strove to accept the reality of truth – truth of the world around them and truth of how they were seen by the world around them. Likewise, accepting the reality of truth within was a battle samurai fought. Being able to look at yourself in the mirror and truthfully accept who you are inside must happen before you can begin to accept the reality of the world.
Gi points the way for us, yu kicks us in the pants to move, jin keeps us mindful of others on the same journey, rei is how we act toward everyone on the same path (including ourselves) – and makoto keeps us on the path.
It is so easy for us to lie to ourselves and this is the first and bloodiest battle we fight. Did we *really* cheat on cadence? Did I *really* bow correctly? Did I *really* do all of my pushups? Does it matter if I screw up on cadence and have to drop and do pushups? Especially as a black belt – how embarrassing! BUT! The damage done *inside* if we don’t honestly admit to ourselves that we cheated on cadence is a million times worse than what it looks like for a black belt to do pushups for cheating cadence.
We can justify and rationalize all we want and today we most likely will not get caught when we “cheat the system”. This is one of those places within martial arts that “the rubber has to meet the road.” Are you striving to live the virtues of Bushido? Honesty is not up for negotiation. Can you truthfully say that when you give your word that it means the same to you as it did to the samurai?
Cristine Warring
AKMS Sedan, KS.
If you or your employer would like to make a donation to the school to help purchase equipment or help a disadvantaged youth take martial arts lessons please fill out this form or pick one up at the school.
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