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FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
Congratulations to Ashley Banks who was previously promoted to – junior green belt at the Picatinny dojo. I inadvertently missed this during a previous newsletter; however, the promotion is well deserved by a dedicated student. Junior Green Belt 1 – Taryn Faccenda Second Degree Black Belt - Don Dixon Our sincere thanks Jeff Matusewicz, Andy [...]
January 2012
BECOMING A SUCCESS After a discussion during one of my college classes, I started thinking again about success, and what helps people achieve this quality. As we enter a new year, commit to succeed! One must love one’s self before it may be given to another. The sense of value determines the quality of performance. [...]
December 2011 Newsletter
Adaptability in Action In a way, human beings behave like bees. If you place several bees in an open-ended bottle and lay the bottle on its side with the base toward a light source, the bees will repeatedly fly to the bottle bottom toward the light. It never occurs to them to reverse gears and [...]
NOVEMBER 2011
NOVEMBER 2011 Parents of current students – as a Thanksgiving gift to you, please accept our thanks for permitting us to train your child or children at our dojo. We extend a free month of training to you between now and the New Year. Kyoshi and Renshi Hughes Congratulations to the people who earned promotions [...]
OCTOBER 2011
AMERICAN ISSHINRYU ADULT SEMINARS AT DOUG KING’S DOJO – OCTOBER 8TH. MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND. THE COST IS MINIMAL AND WHAT MAY BE LEARNED IS HUGE. $25.00 for members and $45.00 for non-members (includes Life-time membership) TOURNAMENT FOR THE MT. ARLINGTON F.O.P LODGE #78 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30TH IT IS CLOSE TO [...]
SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER
CONGRATULATIONS to the students who earned promotions. Mikey Donica, Ben & Wyatt Almer – junior orange belt, Susan Torlucci – brown belt #3 As we enter another school year it is important that student learn to again balance schoolwork and studying at home and staying consistent in the dojo. The discipline and concentration skills [...]
AUGUST 2011 Newsletter
CONGRATULATIONS to the students who earned promotions at our July training sessions and afterward in the dojo. Ashley Banks & Sarah Irizarry – junior orange belt, Zach DeStefano – junior green belt #1Arshdeep Singh – junior purple belt #1, Shirley Zavala & Scott Conroy – brown belt #3, Kristyn Wheeler – brown belt #2, Trevor [...]
JULY 2011
JULY 2011 Staying consistent during the summer months. If there is interest for July and August we will have a morning class for children from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Tuesdays and then our continuing adult class from 11:00 AM to Noon. Please see Kyoshi or Renshi Hughes to let us know if you [...]
THOUGHT 104
The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. James Allen
JUNE 2011
The move to the new dojo is now complete, even though there may be boxes still to be unpacked and a few things to be hung on the walls. Linda and I are extremely grateful for the long hours that students, friends and family spent helping to make the new facility possible in an extremely [...]
