July 2010: Thoughts on Sho-Dan. Get ready for karate camp.

The training sessions at our home were very rewarding and productive. During Saturday’s sessions time was spent working on improving basics, self-defense, kata, kumite skills, conditioning and much more. Mr. Gugler, our newest Sho Dan, started his process at 6:59 PM Friday evening and earned is promotion to First Degree Black Belt at the end [...]

Hanshi Duessel’s 2010 Summer Seminars

Seventy-seven Isshin-ryu enthusiasts attended seminars Saturday, June 26th, at the North Jersey Martial Arts Academy, which were hosted by Shihan Marvin Carmona (7th Dan) and his wife Kelly.  Black belts and Brown belts from New Jersey, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Ohio were in attendance. The first seminar about developing the understanding of Centering, [...]

Mr. Gugler awarded Sho-Dan and other ISK promotions

Congratulations to the people who earned promotions at our June 19th training sessions at our home. Junior Green Belt #1 Riley Kamm Junior Green Belt #2 Arshdeep Singh Senior Brown Belt # 3 Bridget Driscoll Clairanne Arcaro Senior Brown Belt #1 Anthony Curcuruto Sho Dan (1st Degree Black Belt) Lee Gugler A few thoughts from [...]

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Thought of the Week #62

Our self image and our habits tend to go together. Change one and you will automatically change the other. Author: Dr. Maxwell Maltz – 1899-1975, Author

Thought of the Week #61

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit. Most people succeed because they are determined to. Author: George E. Allen 1832-1907, Publisher and Author

Thought of the Week #60

When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation – it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams. Author: Les Brown Speaker and Author