Spirit Week was well attended this year. Because of the outstanding attendance we held this yearly event in Carey Park every day except for Thursday because of rain. We covered basic fundamentals of karate as well as the critical skills of kata, step sparring and self defense. Students were expected to work hard and not pace themselves but give all they have to give. This was a non-stop class. On Friday the black belts had a special class where they were shook down on their kata, step sparring and self defense.
On Saturday Mr. Williams honored his students and their immediate family members with a bar-b-que at Rice Parks. Almost 100 students and their family members were served. Mr. Williams would like to thank Rev. Francis for helping him cook.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams had prizes to give away this year introducing a few new pro shop items. We now have American Karate water bottles, seat cushions and sports bags.
SPIRIT WEEK AWARDS
Promotions
Cristine Warring-1st Degree Black Belt
Wendy Brown-3rd Degree Black Belt
Jean Gaeddert-5th Degree Black Belt
Outstanding Student-Adult
Jeff Geesling-AKMS Hutch
Dan Dewitt-AKMS Sedan
Outstanding Student-Youth
Tate Sazama-AKMS Hutch
Honorable Mention
Zoey Pisano
Leah Bentley
Jaden Roggow-AKMS Sedan
Outstanding Competitor
Shayla Johnson
TOURNAMENTS AND SEMINARS
SAM'S SUMMER KICK OFF RESULTS
Shayla Johnson 6-7 Intermediate
1st - Kata
1st - Sparring
Jolea Wheeler 8-9 Intermediate
1st - Kata
1st - Sparring
1st - Musical kata
3rd - u-tug
3rd - Obstacle course
Tatyana Huhn 10-11 Intermediate
1st - Kata
1st - Weapons Kata
1st - Sparring
KANSAS SUNFLOWER GAMES
Saturday July 16, 2011
Church of the King Church
5973 SW 25th Street
Contact: Tony Mielenz, 785-554-4220
anthonymielenz@yahoo.com
Please visit www.sunflowergames.com to register.
NEW STUDENTS
 |
| Charles Daugherty |
 |
| Brittany Bosworth |
 |
| David Bosworth |
SPECIAL GUEST
 |
| John Case, Eddie Alexander, Alex Echer, Mr. Williams, Jean Gaeddert, Marcia Dillon |
Alexander Ecker visited our school last December. He is from Saudi Arabia. He came back this year to train for several weeks. He participated in this year’s Spirit Week.
MARTIAL SPIRIT
Martial Artists always look inward. This means that they evaluate themselves, truthfully seeking faults that can be corrected just as they always look at their own techniques and seek ways to improve them. You cannot control the actions of other people, but you can control yourself so that even if someone else acts inappropriately, your own conduct is your own responsibility and is not excused by what someone else may have done.
The spiritual aspects of the Martial Arts are not as mystical and abstruse as they seem. The physical and mental training hones the spirit as well as the body, and the practitioner will naturally change in personality as well as physically. From unremitting training comes indomitable spirit; from the great exertion sometimes required to achieve even modest goals comes modesty; from a knowledge of how much you do not know comes humility; from the realization that only you can judge yourself and that “faking it” only hurts yourself comes honesty; from a realization of that the effort you put into your training is equaled or exceeded by the efforts of others comes respect; and from the recognition of your own shortcomings that become apparent during your training comes tolerance. The spirit of the Martial Arts is not separate from the practice: it is a part of the practice.
 |
| Tiger Space Walk |
Vance Mayes, Owner 620-960-2536
Vance is the father of American Karate student, Payten Mayes. Tiger Spacewalk offers bounce houses/moonwalks for their customer's entertainment. These bounce houses are great for parties, barbecues, family gatherings, and many more. Just call and let them know the details of your event and they will promptly take care of the rest. They will deliver, set up, and take the bounce houses down.
11 THINGS YOU WILL NOT LEARN IN SCHOOL
RULE 1: Life is not fair - get used to it.
RULE 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
RULE 3: You will NOT make 40 thousand dollars a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice president with car phone, until you earn both.
RULE 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.
RULE 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping they called it Opportunity.
RULE 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
RULE 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
RULE 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as many times as
you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
RULE 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.
RULE 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
RULE 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
--Bill Gates
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.
