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Hampton
Only 3 spots left for the "Floor is Lava" Parents Night Out tonight 6-9pm
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Ridgeland
Only 8 spots left for "Dip Duck Dodge" Parents Night out tonight 6-9pm
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Ridgeland
Makeup class tomorrow, Saturday, 5/18
Tiny Tigers 10:30 AM
All other classes 11:00-12:30

Ridgeland
Ridgeland location will be CLOSED Thursday, May 23 - Thursday, May 30th while the instructors go on a mission trip to Liberia, West Africa.  

Ridgeland
Makeup class Saturday, 6/8
Tiny Tigers 10:30 AM
All other classes 11:00-12:30

May 2019 Newsletter

Dunamis Karate News May 2019 The next several months are jam-packed with events and some schedule changes.  Make sure to read thoroughly and mark your calendars now so you don't forget anything!! Printable Calendar  Starting May 6th, students will be allowed to wear "Summer Uniforms."  The summer uniforms will be allowed through October.  Only Dunamis Karate, UFAF, or Hyper Pro Training tees will be allowed.  If you do not have one of these approved tees, you will need to wear your full uniform. Dunamis Shorts will be allowed if they are longer than the fingertips.  We can have the logo applied to your shorts for only $5.  Just bring in your shorts and we will take care of it.  The new summer design shirts have been ordered and will be ready SOON! Remember Purple Belts & Up are required to attend a Hyper Fight Club event at least once every two months in order to be eligible to belt test.  Newly promoted purple belts need to see Mrs. Woods or Mrs. Allison to get your sparring gear ordered. The dates for the next 2 fight nights is Friday, May 3rd at 5:00 PM.  Then the next event will be Friday, June 7th at 5:00 PM. NOTE this is a NEW time - 5:00 PM! Music for Missions Birthday Celebration Jim and Andi Lynn want to share their birthday celebration and their love of music with family and friends. Here is your chance to be entertained: enjoy music by the Woods Family and support a worthy cause! Our family will be providing Live Music on Friday, May 10th from 7PM-until at the Dunamis Karate building in Ridgeland. This will be a charitable event supporting the Andi Woods Christian Mission Institute in Liberia! We are asking for a $10 cash donation from each guest at the door. ALL donations will go towards our current mission projects starting with our clean water initiative! MOMS TRAIN FOR FREE In honor of Mothers Day, we will be offering FREE classes for all Moms, May 13 - May 16.  Moms train for FREE all week in ANY Class! RIDGELAND - MAY 17TH   6:00-9:00 PM DIP, DUCK, DODGE - DODGEBALL PARENTS NIGHT OUT Parents, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for ... Here’s your chance to take a well-deserved break from your kids with our Dip Duck Dodge Parent’s Night Out Event! 🤗 All you gotta do is drop your kids off at our school for 3 hours where they’ll have a BLAST playing dodgeball and doing all the FUN things they LOVE ❤️ to do including… · Participate in dodgeball games & activities · Play & have fun with their friends · Learn about teamwork · Hone their skills so they can win the dodgeball world series · Have a tasty snack with their friends · And more! It’ll be intense, fun, and a great team building experience for your kids! And when the kids are away for 3 hours, that means a whole lot of 💙 self-love 💙 for YOU! 😉 Spots are Limited… and always fill up FAST… So be sure to Register Now!   HAMPTON - MAY 18  6:00-9:00 PM FLOOR IS LAVA - PARENTS NIGHT OUT Here’s your chance to take a well-deserved break from your kids with our Floor is Lava Parent’s Night Out Event! All you gotta do is drop your kids off at our school for 3 hours where they’ll have a BLAST jumping from obstacle to obstacle and doing all the FUN things they LOVE ?? to do including… • Participate in fun games includes lava ball, volcanic obstacle course, & more! • Play & have fun with their friends • Work as a team to avoid the lava • Leap, jump, and bounce everywhere to avoid the liquid, hot, magma • Re-fuel with delicious snacks • And so much more! This night is sure to be HOT! And when the kids are away for 3 hours, that means a whole lot of R&R for you! Spots are Limited… and always fill up FAST… So be sure to Register Now! P.S. Worried about supervision at this Hot Event? We’ve got you covered. Your child will be supervised the entire time by our high-quality staff. So… go out, relax and have some much-needed fun yourself! The Ridgeland location will be closed May 23 - May 31. Mrs. Woods and Mrs. Andi Lynn go on a mission trip to Liberia, West Africa. We will be hosting 2 days of "Make Up Classes" so students can make up the lost class time.  The schedule will be as follows: Saturday, May 18th Tiny Tigers 10:00 AM All Other Ranks 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Saturday, June 8th Tiny Tigers 10:00 AM All Other Ranks 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM   Belt Testing will be held during regular class time on Wednesday & Thursday, June 12-13. Belt test fees MUST be paid by Tuesday, June 11th or the $10 late fee will be added. Pay through the app and no "paperwork" is necessary.  Pay by cash or check and the paper test form will be required! Check the list below to make sure you meet ALL the requirements: Clean Well-Fitting White Uniform Minimum 80% class attendance Tuition payments must be up to date Test fee paid prior to testing or a $10 late fee will added (pay through the app and no paper test form is required.  Pay by cash or check and we will need this TEST FORM turned in as well!) Flag patch at Dunamis patch attached to uniform (Gold Belts & Up) Fight Night attendance (Purple Belts & Up) Active UFAF membership with UFAF patch on the left chest (Purple Belts & Up) RIDGELAND - JUNE 14 - 6:00-9:00 PM BATTLE BALL LEAGUE PARENTS NIGHT OUT  The ULTIMATE Pokemon Inspired Party! We have crafted an event like no other, with everyone's favorite show in mind - Pokemon! Your kids will get the chance to design their own Pokemon inspired monster, learn from Professor Evergreen how to be a master trainer, and defeat Team Galaxy in a duel that they will be raving about for weeks! Best of all? Your kids will be using their imaginations and playing active games all night! PROS - You get to have a kid free night 🙌 - The kids aren’t sitting at home with a baby sitter watching TV (Lame!) - They will get to flex their imagination muscles 💪🏻 - They will be supervised by our trained professional staff - They will get to play Pokemon inspired games and follow a narrated story CONS - It is only happening one night ☹️ - Your child will talk about how much fun they had for DAYS (better than talking about fort nite!) - Spots are Limited… and always fill up FAST 😮 So be sure to ➡️ Register Now! Our schedule will change for the summer starting June 12 and continuing through Aug. 11.   We will return to our full schedule on August 12th.    The summer schedule will be as follows:   RIDGELAND: Tuesday & Thursday Classes Only Tiny Tigers 1                   5:00 - 5:30 Tiny Tigers 2                   5:30 - 6:00 All Youth                         6:00 - 7:00 Teen/Adult/Krav Maga    7:00 - 8:00 HAMPTON: Monday/Wednesday Classes Little Lions (Ages 3-5)  4:30-5:00 Tiny Tigers (Ages 5-6)  5:00 - 5:30 Beginners Ages 6-10   5:30 - 6:15 Beginners Ages 11 & Up 6:15 - 7:00 HAMPTON: Tuesday/Thursday Classes Intermediate/Advanced Youth  5:00 - 6:00 Teen/Adult/Krav Maga              6:00 - 7:00 Black Belts                                7:00 - 7:30 HAMPTON WATERMELON FESTIVAL Hampton Students (& Ridgeland students too), We have been invited to once again perform for the Watermelon Festival on Friday night, June 21st, before the street dance.  We will be working on pieces for the performance during our regular class times, but we will also hold some extra practice days (in Hampton) to make sure we are prepared. Extra Practice Days: Saturday, June 15th Tiny Tigers 10:30 AM Beginners 11:00 AM Intermediate/Advanced 11:30 AM Friday, June 21st ALL RANKS - 6:30 PM Performance at 7:30 PM