Thank You Again

Today my daughter graduated from Temple University . Once again I went to the well to get class covered so I could attend. Thank You All !! Dennis you the man! I think that's it for awhile . I need to get back to my routine .

I'm Back

My vacation was nice but my internal alarm clock kept going off for class. Funny how that works. Thank You All who covered for me while I was away. I know that I left the class in good hands. Now back to work! Daddy's home and the party is over. (giggity)

Tournament Totals

Saturday April 14, 2012

"William Hodgkiss Memorial Karate Tournament"

The Lower Bucks County Karate Club took a total of 28 medals.

Nice Job!!

15 Bronze

5 Silver

8 Gold

 

"Enter the Dojo"

If you have not seen this yet you don't know what your missing. Do a YouTube search for Enter the Dojo . Its a web series about a bad martial arts instructor named Master Ken. Very Funny. What makes it funny
Is that I have met people like this and they really exist . There are nine mini episodes and some "Tiger Wisdom" a must see. Also read the comments on YouTube . Some of the viewers think this is real. Amera-Do-Te !

Loyalty

Loyalty is faithfulness or a devotion to a person, country, group, or cause.

My Father was my King and O-Sensei was my General and both are gone. So now my loyalty is to the group.

Loyalty to Country goes without saying.

The Cause? Making sure my King and General are not forgotten.

My Crew

 

Tournament Saturday April 14 @ 9:30 am

The location for the tournament this year will be at Pennwood Middle School 1523 Makefield Road Yardley PA 19067. Pack a lunch and iron your Gi . See you there!

Rob Redmonds Site

If you haven't visited "24 Fighting Chickens" you missing a ton of great Shotokan information. Rob wrote a great book called " Kata : The Folk Dances of Shotokan " I started reading this and the more I read it the more i Like it. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Sunday January 29, 2012

This might be good to go to. What do you think?

JKA Tournament hand signs

Christmas in Japan

What do the Japanese eat for Christmas dinner? The answer is chicken, especially Kentucky Fried Chicken. The Japanese adopted the celebration of Christmas from the West, but previously there were not many customs associated with it besides presents and a special Christmas cake. In 1974, KFC started advertising chicken for Christmas. The idea came from a foreign customer saying that he eats chicken on Christmas while in Japan because turkey is not available. It is quite rare that a company's advertising campaign is so successful that it becomes a Japanese custom. Japan is the only country in which KFC offers set meals for Christmas. The most popular item is called the, "Party Barrel," which includes chicken, salad and a cake. Even though it has to be ordered in advance, the stores still get long line-ups around Christmas

Sensei Hodgkiss and PrestonCarter

Preston Carter

O-Sensei' Sensei