December 2016 Newsletter

MONTHLY TUITION INCREASE
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

Holiday Special

SAM’S ALL STAR KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Karate Tournament Results
Saturday, November 12th, 2016

Andy Lamb 7-8 1st Place Novice Kata, 2nd Place Novice Kumite

PROMOTIONS

Jordan Julian 2nd Degree Black Belt
Andy Lamb Jr. Gold Belt

November 2016 Newletter

“We are what we do repeatedly. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”

MONTHLY TUITION INCREASE
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 your purchase a lifetime membership you will receive a Lifetime Membership Card and your file will be flagged as well.

WOMEN’S SELF DEFENSE
Twice a year during the months of April and October we offer a free workshop for Women’s Self Defense. Last month during Domestic Violence Awareness month we had twenty-one ladies participate. The ladies were introduced to new skills and worked hard. We also had several ladies that attended the April workshop shop up for a refresher. We also introduced some new personal defense tools from Damsel in Defense. Damsel in Defense is a product line that offers pepper sprays, impact weapons and stun guns as well as other personal defense products. I want to thank Tabitha and Melissa two of our area Damsel Pros for setting up a booth to showcase our product line. If you are interested in providing yourself with a defensive edge drop by the karate school or visit our website at http://www.mydamselpro.net/PRO15430/

HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
On October 1st Mr. Williams was grandfathered into The World of Martial Arts Association Hall of Fame for his time in training, instruction and community service. Potential inductees are reviewed by a panel of 9th and 10th Degree master instructors from various disciplines. TWOMAA is located in Columbus, Ohio and is one of the few martial arts halls of fame that is housed in an actual building or facility. The World of Martial Arts Hall of Fame was developed to be more than just a mere museum, it focuses on education, training, history and cultural aspects of martial arts from around the globe. Not only does this include the Asian arts, but arts that originate from Africa, the Middle East, even Europe. It encompasses a multitude of martial arts from around the world. 

TOURNAMENTS
Kent Clayborn’s Tournament Results
Saturday, October 15th, 2016
El Dorado, Kansas
Eddie Alexander - 1st Black Belt Weapons, 1st Black Belt Kata
Sean Johnson - 1st Novice Kata, 1st Novice Sparring
Kayla Rose - 1st Intermediate Kata, 3rd Intermediate Sparring
Lillian Finch - 2nd Novice kata
Andy Lamb - 2nd Novice Kata, 1st Novice Sparring

Binky Furstenberg’s Choptoberfest Results
Saturday, October 22nd, 2016
Springfield, Missouri
Aaron Whittington - 1st 18+ Black Belt Traditional Kata

SAM’S ALL STAR KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, November 12th, 2016
Hutchinson School of Karate-North
3201 North Lorraine Hutchinson, Kansas
CONTACT: Sam or Jessica Price 620-669-9051

WELLS BRIDGES KARATE TOURNAMENT
Location to be announced
Saturday, December 3rd, 2016
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

BULLYING IN USD 308
The School Board of Unified School District 308 is committed to providing a positive and productive learning and working environment. To that end, and in accordance with Kansas law, bullying, including harassment, hazing, intimidation or menacing, by students, District employees and Third Parties on or in District Facilities is strictly prohibited. "Bullying" means any intentional gesture or any intentional written, verbal, electronic or physical act or threat by any student, staff member or parent towards a student or by any student, staff member or parent towards a staff member that is sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening or abusive educational environment that a reasonable person, under the circumstances, knows or should know will have the effect of:

• harming a student, staff members, whether physically or mentally; or 
• damaging the property of a student, staff member or Third Party; or 
• subjecting or placing a student, staff member or Third party in reasonable fear of harm; or 
• subjecting or placing a student, staff member or Third Party in reasonable fear of damage to their property. 

Keep in mind that as a student of martial arts with self-defense being our main focus, appropriately defending yourself may not preclude you from certain sanctions that may be imposed by the Principal of the school. These sanctions being in school or out of school suspension.

At American Karate & Martial Science we have a three strikes and you’re out rule when it comes to defending yourself at school.

1. The first incident with a bully your child needs to try to talk, walk or run. Whether successful or not your child needs to report the incident to a teacher and then the parent(s). In turn a parent needs to contact the school and talk to your child’s teacher about your child taking classes for self-defense.
2. The second incident with a bully your child needs to try to talk, walk or run. Whether successful or not your child needs to report the incident to a teacher and then the parent(s). In turn a parent needs to contact the school and talk to the Principal or Assistant Principal and remind them that your child is taking classes for self-defense.
3. The third incident with a bully your child needs to try to talk, walk, run or defend him/herself. Whether successful or not you can count on a call from the Principal or Assistant Principal.

Rules are put in place for your child’s safety but may not always appear to be fair based on the situation and decision making of the School Board.
--Mr. Williams, Chief Instructor