Saturday, August 1, 2015

Games of America

Karate Tournament Results
Saturday, August 1st

The State of Kansas supported the Games of America well on Saturday August 1st. Kansas was the third largest state sending athletes to this event with over 300 competitors in various sports. Several martial arts schools from Kansas attended with American Karate & Martial Science of Hutchinson sending the most with nine students and bringing back in the area of 15 Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. American Karate brought back fifteen awards. 5-Gold Medals, 4-Silver Medals and 6 Bronze Medals. Eight competitors now nationally ranked among 150 competitors that competed from across the United States. This is the first time in many years that our school and these students have competed nationally against martial artists from all over the United States coming from as far as Texas and California. I am proud of all of our students that were in attendance. I thank and appreciate our parents, grandparents and spouses who support our students and my martial arts program. REACH ONE***TEACH ONE!

Gage Teaney 3rd Kata, 1st Sparring
Jake Winters 3rd Sparring
Chance Barr 1st Kata, 1st Sparring
Everett Gould 3rd kata, 1st Sparring
Alex Johnson 2nd Kata
Natalie Williams 1st Kata, 2nd Sparring
Dakota Douglas 2nd Kata, 2nd Weapons Kata
Shayla Johnson 3rd kata, 3rd Weapons kata, 3rd Sparring

August 2015 Newsletter

Excellence is more than doing well, or being good. It is a comprehensive and significant refinement of how we manage performance.

FITNESS IS AN ATTITUDE CLOSING
The fitness side of American Karate, Fitness Is An Attitude will be closing effective August 31st. There was not enough support for Aerobic Kick Boxing and general fitness boot camps. For those that have been training on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 4:15pm we will continue to get together at that time.
--Mr. Williams

TOURNAMENTS
SUNFLOWER STATE GAMES RESULTS
Saturday, July 11th, 2015

Brent Teaney 2nd Kata, 1st Sparring
Gage Teaney 1st kata, 1st Sparring
Jake Winters 2nd Sparring
Chance Barr 2nd Kata, 1st Creative Kata, 2nd Team Kata, 1st Sparring
Everett Gould 3rd Open Kata, 2nd Exec Kata, 2nd Masters Kata, 1st Open Sparring, 1st Exec. Sparring
Alex Johnson 1st Kata, 2nd Team Kata, 3rd Sparring
Dakota Douglas 2nd Kata, 2nd Weapons, 2nd Team Kata
Shayla Johnson 2nd Kata, 1st Weapons, 2nd Team Kata, 1st Sparring 

WHEATSTATE CLASSIC
Saturday August 29th
Kansas Star Casino
785 Star Drive
Mulvane, Kansas
CONTACT: Tom Hinkle 316-393-6192

H. JAMES YOUNG VISIT
July 27th, 2015 Maryland based martial arts instructor and competitor, H. James Young visited American Karate the week of July 27th through the 30th. Master Young has been in the martial arts for over 35 years. He has studied various martial arts and Japanese/Okinawa weapons. He has trained to use almost anything as a weapon from a rolled up newspaper or magazine to chop sticks, fountain pen or man’s pant belt. While he was here he worked with the black belts on the samurai sword and Aiki-Jitsu techniques.

STATE GAMES OF AMERICA RESULTS
Saturday, August 1st

The State of Kansas supported the Games of America well on Saturday August 1st. Kansas was the third largest state sending athletes to this event with over 300 competitors in various sports. Several martial arts schools from Kansas attended with American Karate & Martial Science of Hutchinson sending the most with nine students and bringing back in the area of 15 Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. American Karate brought back fifteen awards. 5-Gold Medals, 4-Silver Medals and 6 Bronze Medals. Eight competitors now nationally ranked among 150 competitors that competed from across the United States. This is the first time in many years that our school and these students have competed nationally against martial artists from all over the United States coming from as far as Texas and California. I am proud of all of our students that were in attendance. I thank and appreciate our parents, grandparents and spouses who support our students and my martial arts program. REACH ONE***TEACH ONE!

Gage Teaney 3rd Kata, 1st Sparring
Jake Winters 3rd Sparring
Chance Barr 1st Kata, 1st Sparring
Everett Gould 3rd kata, 1st Sparring
Alex Johnson 2nd Kata
Natalie Williams 1st Kata, 2nd Sparring
Dakota Douglas 2nd Kata, 2nd Weapons Kata
Shayla Johnson 3rd kata, 3rd Weapons kata, 3rd Sparring

REGULAR HOURS
Regular hours will start back up the first of September.

Class / Level Time Days Ages
Musical / Team Kata 5:30 – 6:30 M 6 & over
Weapons 5:30 – 6:30 W Purple belt & over
Youth Novice 5:30 – 6:15 T & Th 6 – 12
Youth Intermediate 6:30 – 7:30 M & W 6 – 12
Adult Novice 7:30 – 8:30 M & W 13 & over
Adult Intermediate 6:30 – 7:30 T & Th 13 & over
Adult Advanced 7:30 – 8:30 T & Th 13 & over