After the first of the upcoming new year monthly tuition will be going up on individual and family plans. If you have not invested in a Lifetime membership now may be the time to do so. A Lifetime membership is a onetime fee of $50.00. This fee locks your current monthly tuition in at your current tuition price for the life of the school. Keep in mind that as you add members to your plan your tuition will be adjusted accordingly. When you purchase a lifetime membership you will receive a Lifetime Membership Card and your file will be flagged as well.
HOLIDAY GIFT PURCHASES
The Holiday Gift Catalogs by Century Martial Arts Supply are in. We have a few bundles for sparring gear. Pick up a catalog and browse for Christmas. Fill out the order form and bring it back to the Dojo with your payment. The next two orders are going out December 1st and 15th. Don’t procrastinate, specialty items usually go pretty fast!
HOLIDAY SPECIALS ON MONTHLY MEMBERSHIPS
This month on Thanksgiving Day through December 31st all new enrollments for Individual and Family Plans will be 15% off for the first three months. Then they will be adjusted to the current rates. Tell your friends and family about this great special order.
YOUTH NOVICE CLASSES
On Monday, January 9th we will start an addition to the Youth Novice Class. Mondays will only be for new enrollments and novice students with up to two (2) stripes on their belt. We hope to get some sound basics instilled in order for them to make a smoother transition into the intermediate classes. This group of students may still attend class on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
TOURNAMENTS AND PROMOTIONS
Jordan Julian 2nd Degree Black Belt
Andy Lamb Jr. Gold Belt
SAM’S ALL STAR KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, November 12th, 2016
RESULTS:
Andy Lamb 7-8 1st Place Novice Kata, 2nd Place Novice Kumite
WELLS BRIDGES KARATE TOURNAMENT
Saturday, December 3rd, 2016
Central Park Community Center
1534 S.W. Clay
Topeka, Kansas
MARK LONG’S WINTER KICK OUT
Saturday, December 3rd, 2016
Stoney Point Elementary School
1001 Ryan Road
Grain Valley, MO.
CONTACT: Mark Long 816-257-6933
WHO’S WHO AT AKMS
Name: Eddie L. Alexander
Rank: BB Second Dan
When did you start martial arts? At a around the age of 12 years old with my Father and brother at Sam Price’s Hutchinson School of Karate.
What inspired you to start martial arts training? My father is the one that started me on the journey along with my brother.
What were you looking for in an instructor? An instructor should lead by example, and have knowledge of the real world. What would work and what would not?
Have you studied other styles of martial arts? What was the martial art? Yes, Tae Kwon Do Moo Do Kwan.
When did you achieve your black belt? In 2005 from Mr. Manuel Pina of Freedom Moo Duk Kwan.
What was training like when you started? It was fun, exciting and learning process. We did lots of push-ups and was not allowed to ask questions. We listened and absorbed the knowledge we were given.
What is your main focus of training, Self Defense, Competition or both? To be accurate, fast and control in Self Defense, Competition and life.
What are your current martial arts goals? To improve my chamber on my kicks, foot work in my Kata and increase my knowledge of the Art, weapons and different styles.
What would you tell anyone looking to get into the martial arts? It is worth doing, it’s fun. You learn more than what you realize. It becomes a life style and changes you in a positive way.
Get to know the Black Belts and certified instructors at American Karate. When any of our black belts, Third Degree (Dan) and over, enter the Dojo call the class to attention so that they may be acknowledged.
Mr. Williams, Chief Instructor
