Friday, August 27, 2021

 NAGA

North American Grappling Association 

Hosted The Arizona Grappling Championships 

On August 21, 2021

Shihan Alex attended

 and captured the Belt for the 

Intermediate Men's Absolute Division


Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Hanshi John Visits the Dojo

June 22 thru July 7th









After such a long time between visits, 

we were able to bring 

Hanshi John out for a wonderful 2 week visit.

He was very happy to meet everyone and is looking forward 

to another visit in the future









A number of students were able to rank up

with him attending their belt tests












On behalf of Hanshi John he asked us to extend to all of you
what a joy it was to meet every new student and to re-connect
with everyone from prior visits. He appreciates your friendship
and respect more than you will ever know.

 

We are a preferred vendor for *the Friends of Foster

Many children in Foster care would love to learn Karate.
Friends of Foster will help pay for their training!!
If you know someone with a foster child
please let them know that we are a preferred vendor.





*SHINPU-REN KARATE IS NOW A VENDOR

FOR THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ESA PROGRAM, 


IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE ON ESA PLEASE LET THEM KNOW**




Thursday, December 13, 2018

December Newsletter



TAKE A MOMENT TO
WELCOME OUR
NEWEST STUDENT!
JACOB JEFFERY!
WERE VERY GLAD
TO HAVE HIM AS A
MEMBER OF THE
DOJO!




LAST CHANCE TO  GET YOUR CENTURY
ORDER IN WILL BE
DECEMBER 8TH
TAKE A MOMENT TO
CHECK OUT THE
CATALOG
–TAKE ONE HOME–
AND SEE IF THERE IS
SOMETHING YOUWOULD LIKE TO
ORDER IN TIME FOR
CHRISTMAS
ORDER ASAP! NEXT ORDER DEC. 20TH!

THE DOJO WILL BE CLOSED
DECEMBER 21ST THRU JANUARY 1ST
CLASSES WILL RESUME JANUARY 2ND
HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS
HO HO HO !!! ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY AND AWARDS BANQUET
SUNDAY DECEMBER 16TH 4PM– 8PM
BE SURE AND BRING THE FAMILY FOR MUSIC , GAMES, FOOD AND FUN!
THIS BANQUET CELEBRATES THE END OF A YEAR OF HARD WORK AND GREAT MARTIAL ARTS
AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS!

PLEASE GET YOUR FAMILY ON THE GUEST LIST ASAP SO WE KNOW HOW MUCH OF
EVERYTHING WE NEED TO MAKE THE PARTY GREAT!
THE DOJO WIL BE PROVIDING 2 MEAT COURSES, DRINKS AND OF COURSE 1 BRICK PER
STUDENT FOR BRICK BREAKING! WE HAVE QUITE A FEW AWARDS FOR THIS YEAR .
PARTY ADMISSION IS 1 PACKAGE OF NEW-CALF OR MID CALF MENS ATHLETIC SOCKS PER
FAMILY. THESE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE V.A. HOSPITAL OVER THE HOLIDAY!
THERE IS A LIST ON THE LOBBY WINDOW TO SIGN UP AS WELL AS A LIST (BY LAST NAME) OF
ITEMS TO BRING FOR THE POT LUCK BANQUET
Can’t wait to see everyone there
HEAD TO THE LIBRARY!
SHINPU-REN HAS A HOLIDAY
TREE AT THE LIBRARY!QUITE A
FEW HOURS WENT INTO
CREATING THIS TREE, IF YOU
LOOK IT OVER CLOSELY
CHANCES ARE YOU WILL SEE
YOURSELF ON THE TREE!
DON’T FORGET TO VOTE FOR US,
THE VOTING SLIPS ARE AGAINST
THE WALL RIGHT BY THE FRONT
ENTRANCE OF THE LIBRARY.
THIS TREE REPRESENTS ALL OF
YOU!
GRAPPLING STARTS IN JANUARY
THIS IS AN UPGRADE CLASS. THE
COST IS $20 PER MONTH FOR 1 DAY
PER WEEK. CLASS TIME IS
TUESDAYS AT 6:30-7:30
WE MAY ADD A SECOND CLASS I
FEBRUARY IF THE TIME BECOMES
AVAILABLE AND IF THERE ARE
ENOUGH STUDENTS INTERESTED.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU THAT
PARTICIPATED IN THE ADOPT A SOLDIER
CARE PACKAGE PROJECT!!
WE DONATED 410 ITEMS IN TOTAL.
THESE ITEMS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE
CHARLIE COMPANY PRESCOTT ARMY NATIONAL
GUARD TROOPS FOR CHRISTMAS .
NO DOUBT THIS WILL MAKE THE REMAIDER OF
THEIR STAY IN AFGANISTAN A BIT MORE CHEERY
AND BRIGHT OVER THE HOLIDAY.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED!
BEGINNING JANUARY 2019
SHINPU-REN IS PROUD OF ALL OF OUR STRUDENTS.
WE ALSO REALIZE THAT YOU PARENTS ARE ALSO
QUITE PROUD OF THEM.
IN THEIR TRAINING WE SET THE BAR HIGH.
WE EXPECT A LOT FROM THEM ,
DEDICATION TO PRACTICE, COURAGE TO STRIVE
FOR PERFECTION, AND A NEVER SAY DIE ATTITUDE.
HOPEFULLY THESE TRAITS FOLLOW THEM OUT THE

DOOR HOME, AND ARE ALSO
APPLIED IN SCHOOL.
IN FACT MORE TIMES THAN NOT,

STUDENTS WHO TRAIN THIS WAY
AND WHO ARE SUPPORTED IN THEIR TRAINING THIS
WAY TEND TO DO QUITE WELL IN SCHOOL.
THERE FORE WE WOULD LIKE TO START
REWARDING OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS.
BEGINNING IN 2019
ANY STUDENT THAT BRINGS IN THEIR ACADEMIC
HONOR ROLL CERTIFICATE
WILL RECEIVE 1 FREE MONTH OF EITHER KOBUDO
TRAINING OR GRAPPLING CLASS.
WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL SERVE AS AN INCENTIVE
TO WORK EQUALLY AS HARD IN SCHOOL AS IN THE
DOJO AND VICE VERSA.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EARN 2 FULL MONTHS
OF TRAINING BY STRIVING FOR ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO AWARDING THESE
CLASSES
JUST IN TIME FOR
CHRISTMAS!!
A SHINPU-REN
INSTRUCTIONAL
KOBUDO VIDEO FOR
BO !!
THIS VIDEO FEATURES 3
BO KATAS AS WELL AS
BONUS MATERIAL THAT
WILL HELP YOU LEARN
BASIC BO
TECHNIQUES.AS WELL
AS THE FORMS
THESE ARE AVAILABLE
IN OUR RETAIL AREA
FOR $20.00 EACH
GET YOURS TODAY!
DID YOU KNOW….
DECEMBER 30TH MARKS THE 35TH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY FOR HANSHI GARY AND SHIHAN LORI
WOULD YOU LIKE A GIFT
CERTIFICATE TO GIVE TO A
FRIEND FOR CHRISTMAS ?
WE HAVE THEM IN THE OFFICE.
THERE IS A LIMITED NUMBER SO
GET YOURS QUICK. THESE ARE
GOOD FOR 1 FREE MONTH OF
KARATE (JANUARY ONLY) IF YOU
KNOW SOME ONE THAT REALLY
WOULD LIKE TO TRY KARATE
THIS IS A GIFT THEY WILL REALLY
APPRECIATE. SEE SENSEI LORI IF
YOU WOULD LIKE ONE.
GOOD FOR NEW STUDENTS ONLY
NEWSLETTERS WILL NOW BE
SENT OUT ONLINE VIA EMAIL!!
NEVER MISS AN EVENT OR
ACTIVITY AGAIN.
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PULL UP
THE DETAILS EVEN IF YOU LOSE
YOUR HARD COPY!
PLEASE SEE SHIHAN ALEX AND
GIVE HIM YOUR EMAIL INFO SO
YOU CAN BEGIN RECEIVING
YOURS RIGHT AWAY

Saturday, November 10, 2018

This is Zen

Talk 'em down, show you care.
Draw the line, wide-eyed stare.
Low line kick, line of sight.
Light em up, first to strike.
Tie 'em up, take 'em down.
Trap the arm, control the crown.
If they push, then you pull.
Break their balance, time to roll.
Slam 'em down, get the pin.
The one on top gets the win.
Take your time. Save your breath.
One wrong move could mean your death.
You wear 'em out and make it suck!
Have a plan, there is no luck!
The one prepared gets the chance to stand again and get to dance with the ones they love and the ones they hate. You can't fight much if you've sealed your fate.
Live today to fight again. Love tomorrow; this is Zen.

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

**COMPETITION TEAM ROCKS TWO** 

**CITIES IN ONE WEEKEND!**

Shin Pu-Ren Competition Team Returns home with 44 TOP 4 Placing's at Arizona State and California State Championships! WOW that was a long weekend! 

Your Team returns with 10 Champion Titles!!!

This was a great experience for everyone, lots of competition to beat out and a few lessons learned along the way as well. Our next round of tournaments will be coming up fast so we are planning plenty of fun filled FUNdraisers to keep everyone busy through the summer!!! We also want to give a shout out to those students that competed in Phoenix! You guys did a great job! Congratulations to LD, Dylan W., Robbie, Grace, Josh, Lexi, and Chase! All of these student's placed at least once in the top 4!!


****Quatro Y Cinco De Mayo****

MAY 4TH AND 5TH GET YOUR DINNER AT THE DOJO AND HELP OUT THE COMPETITION TEAM!    

TACO PLATE WITH BEANS AND RICE AND A DRINK 

OR

 LOADED NACHOS AND A DRINK   

ONLY $$$$ 4.00 $$$$   

DINNER SERVED FROM 4:30 PM UNTIL 7:00 PM


**TEAM UP TO CLEAN UP**


Community service to help clean up Prescott Valley. 

All Students are encouraged to participate. We will be meeting in the Chamber Parking lot at 7120 Pav way 

Date: May 6th Time: 9:00AM-1:00PM


PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR 

**

DANCE RAVE 

 JOIN US FOR AN EPIC KARAOKE AND DANCE PARTY

 MAY 20TH FROM 7 - 10 PM 

ADMISSION INCLUDES PIZZA, SNACKS, PRIZES, GAMES, AND MORE!! 

WE WILL HAVE A BALLOON DROP PRIZE GRAB  

LIMBO CONTEST 

KARAOKE 

DANCE GAMES 

PHOTO STAND  

SNACKS AND DRINKS  SO PUT ON YOUR GLOW CLOTHES PUNK OUT YOUR HAIR AND GET READY TO SAY GOODBYE SCHOOL.......HELLO SUMMER!!!   

ADMISSION IS $20 PER PERSON AND INCLUDES ALL ACTIVITIES AND FOOD!


NEW CLASSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE!! 

*CARDIO KICKBOXING ON MONDAY AND THURSDAY FROM 7:00 - 7:45 PM
THIS CLASS IS FREE TO DOJO PARENTS

*TUTOR TIME THURSDAYS FROM 6:30 - 7:00 PM YOU CAN GET   1/2 AN HOUR OR PRIVATE TUTORING FOR $5

*AMMC ADULT MIXED MARTIAL COMBATIVES - NO BELTS, NO KATA, JUST COMBATIVE TRAINING - STAND UP AND GROUND FIGHTING - HEAVY WEIGHT GI IS REQUIRED


Monday, April 24, 2017

Competition!

       

Having traveled back from our long trip two back to back tournaments from AZ-CA, many lessons come to mind. Super tired and sore from this one I limp with wisdom and compassion. Putting your all into something can be hard, especially when you are battling yourself. Only when you remove the self can you detach from battling with others and rise above it. Understanding where people are coming from or reading in between the lines is a dying art. It requires constant forgiveness for oneself and others in order for respect to become present. I have so much respect for my competition now that it can be hard to feel worthy of competing with them and that is why we must. To win over the self that says it can't is to be true to one's real self. The one that lives and succeeds.

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

      To run a marathon or accomplish any great feat that requires endurance you must train for it from beginning to end without deviating from the outcome. If you deviate, you lose and muddy your chance at success. This I've learned through failure. If you have an alternate motive, you split your energy for accomplishment and that's ok too. :) "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience." Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 
 Forgive yourself, for in order to achieve anything takes recognizing that there is an absence of it, a void to fill. Rest, recover and resume with newfound wisdom. You are now a better version of yourself than you were yesterday as long as you learned from it and apply the lesson to future endeavors. Realization is very close to enlightenment. 

Having seen some amazing competitors out there I realize many little adjustments that can be made in order to have massive success. I always learn from my competition and for that I'm very grateful. They help to make me become a better version of myself.
For it is a path of human suffering until you learn and realize the truth. Live in your own joy of realization and you become enlightened in many ways with a fresh new outlook on life.