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Dunamis Karate News April 2015 First let me thank everyone who helped make our March fundraisers a great success.  With the T-shirt week and Mission Movie night, we raised $211 for the mission work in Liberia!  The fundraising will continue through April with the Penny Wars!  To find out more about the mission work in Liberia, visit www.JimWoods.org. Read about all our April events below! Printable Newsletter Printable Calendar Printable UFAF Event Flyer

April 1 HAT DAY  Wear a hat to class … only on Wednesday, April 1st! Penny Wars       Through the whole month of April, we will be having PENNY WARS.  It will be BOYS vs GIRLS and the winning team will get an awesome prize!  During the month of April, bring in all your loose change to earn points.  Pennies ADD points, but silver coins and paper bills SUBTRACT points.  That means, put the pennies in YOUR team’s bucket, but put the silver money & dollars in the OPPONENT’S bucket!  At the end of the month, the totals will be added and the winning team will get an Ice Cream Party Fun Night!!!  (All money raised from the penny wars will be used for mission work in Liberia, West Africa.) Facebook Twitter Website YouTube Belt Testing Sat, April 11th Yes it really is that time AGAIN!  Be sure you meet all the requirements: 1 – Clean well fitting WHITE uniform 2 – Exam Request Form (ages 15 and under) 3 – Minimum 80% class attendance 4 – UFAF Membership (Purple Belts & Up 5 – Tuition payments up to date 6 – Test form & Fee Turned in by 4/9 or $10 late fee TEST SCHEDULE Tiny Tigers 10:00 AM Jr. Beginners 10:45  Jr/Adult Intermediate 12:30 Jr/Adult Advanced  2:00  UFAF Events April 17-18 Free to Watch – FREE for UFAF Members to participate Friday  Kid UFAF Members  Ages 6 & up Self Defense/Bull Defense  by Master Hammersley 5:30 PM Purple Belts & Up - The importance of Focus  by Master Elias 6:15 PM Bring a Friend Week April 13-16 Bring a friend to class for FREE this week only!    Hyper Open Kick Session Friday, April 24 5:30 PM Learn some cook kicks & tricks and participate in kick & trick battles.  Open to all ranks ages 6 & Up  $10 (Hyper Pro Training students can attend for only $5) Saturday  April 18 Black Belt Test 9:30 AM Adult/Teen UFAF Seminars 3:00 Brazilian Jiujitsu with James Bannister 4:00 Krav Maga Street Self Defense & Joint Locks with Master Eric Hensley 5:00  Sparring with Master Elias McCleary Download the flyerHERE.

SWAT Team Schedule

We recently had 11 students complete level one of the SWAT Team training.  Some of the things they learned were: leading by example, being a power mover, holding targets properly, using the coaches alphabet and 5 levels of praise.  Now that their training is complete, these students will begin to assist in classes.

SWAT Leaders should arrive at least 10 minutes prior to his/her assigned class and greet other students as they arrive.  Be sure to wear proper uniform so you look & smell like a leader!

Here is the SWAT Schedule:

SWAT Schedule

Class	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Jr. Beginner	5:30	4:00	5:30	4:00
SWAT Leader	Anna Jean	Tyler	Angel	Lucas
SWAT Leader	DJ		Nicholas

Class	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Jr. Int. & Adv.	6:15	4:45	6:15	4:45
SWAT Leader	Alex	Dustin	Lamar	Camren
SWAT Leader		Jared

March 2015 News

What's going on in March?  Read below!

Dunamis Karate News March 2015 Thank you to everyone who represented Dunamis Karate at the Goodwill Tournament on Feb. 28th.   I am very proud of each of you for showing such great sportsmanship – win or lose, you were polite and respectful to the judges and your fellow competitors.  That brought honor to me as your instructor, to our school and to your parents!     You will see we have several events this month that will serve as fund raisers for Jim Woods Ministries mission work in Liberia, West Africa.  We are working with the villagers there to build a mission school that will house and educate 160 students.  Please participate as much as possible with these events to help us fund this project and educate these children in need.  (For more information on Jim Woods Ministries, visit www.JimWoods.org.)  Printable Calendar  Printable Newsletter

March 9-12   T-shirt Week Wear a t-shirt to class in place of your gi top (this week only) for $1.00 each day.  All monies raised will go toward mission work in Liberia. March 27   5:00 PM Mission Movie Night Join us for a Family Movie Night as we watch BIG HERO 6.  We are asking $5 per person for Popcorn & a drink.  All monies raised will go toward mission work in Liberia. April 1  Hat Day Wear your favorite hat to class for April Fool’s Day! Facebook Twitter Website YouTube Check out our YouTube page and find a highlight video from our Feb. 21st belt testing! March 13  4:00 PM Black Belt Pre-Test We have students eligible for new Black Belt ranks: Devin Mock (1st Degree), Jonah Lowther (2nd Degree) and Emma Lowther (3rdDegree).  These students will be filmed as they put through a rigorous testing here at our school. Then, the Region 7 board members will watch and grade this pre-test to decide who is eligible to take the actual Black Belt test in April.  The results will be in by March 30th so stay tuned! April 6 Penny Wars Begin Through the whole month of April, we will be having PENNY WARS.  It will be BOYS vs GIRLS and the winning team will get an awesome prize!  During the month of April, bring in all your loose change to earn points.  Pennies ADD points, but silver coins and paper bills SUBTRACT points.  That means, put the pennies in YOUR team’s bucket, but put the silver money & dollars in the OPPONENT’S bucket!  At the end of the month, the totals will be added and the winning team will get an Ice Cream Party Fun Night!!!  (All money raised from the penny wars will be used for mission work in Liberia, West Africa.) March 19 Closed – NO CLASSES American Martial Arts Training in New Smyrna Beach, FL is hosting a seminar with UFAF’s President, 9th Degree Black Belt, Ken Gallacher.  This seminar is open and FREE for all UFAF members.  He will teach a kids seminar from 4:30-5:30 then an adult seminar from 6:00-8:00.  If you are interested in attending this event, see Mrs. Woods ASAP! NEW AWARDS We are implementing a STAR Student award … instructors will watch for any student demonstrating STAR Student qualities, on or off the mat, and award a STAR patch.  Each instructor will have a personalized color.  Mrs. Woods is Black.  Miss Andi is Purple.  Miss Emma is Green.  Mrs. Allison is Blue.  Do your best to demonstrate behavior/qualities that will earn you a STAR from each instructor! (Examples of STAR Student qualities are: self discipline on the mat, proper uniform, giving encouragement to classmates, respect for instructors fellow students & parents, keeping dojo clean & tidy, participating in special events, etc.  The list could go on and on.  Basically, we are watching for anything that we feel is worthy of special recognition!)

Belt Testing 2/21/15

Belt Testing  Sat, Feb. 21^st  

Here is the test schedule:

Tiny Tigers 10 AM

Jr. Beginner 10:45 AM

Jr. Int / Adult Beg. 12:30

Jr. & Adult Adv   2:00 PM

Be sure you/your child meet all the requirements before the test arrives:

1 – Clean, well fitting white uniform (If your uniform doesn't fit well or is in bad condition, make arrangements to get a new one before belt testing!)

2 – Tuition payments up to date (Students who are behind in tuition payments will not be allowed to test)

3 – Minimum 80 % class attendance (Any student with less than 80% attendance will not be allowed to test.)

4 – Exam Request form (ages 15 & under)  (Forms must be returned signed by parents & teachers.  Any student receiving less than a "2" in any area will not be allowed to test.)

5 – UFAF membership (purple belts & Up)  (All adults and Jr. students who are Purple Belt & Higher must have active UFAF membership to be eligible to test.  The cost is $50 per year.  Visit UFAF.org to become a member ASAP!)                  

6 – Test fee turned in by 2/19  (Test fees are $20 for all ranks up to Jr. Black Belt.  Jr. Black Belt test fees are $50.  CKD Black Belt pre-test fees are $75.)

If you have questions about any of these requirements, contact Mrs. Woods by email or on her cell 226-0889.