WOW! We had a great turn out for the Staff class! And according to Master Darian...we could have gone on for hours!!!! We'll do part two sometime next year so stay tuned! Thank you to Master Darian for a great class! DVD's will be available next week.
Master Darian's next special interest class will be a Stick class. More info to come as we nail down dates and prices. One thing we all agreed on...we needed more time, and with so much to cover on the sticks...we'll probably go for 3 hours!
Don't forget...Halloween is this Friday. Please take extra precautions while trick or treating with the kiddos. The instructors will reiterate Trick or Treating guidelines with our kids classes this week.
Moving on...
Saturday November 1 - KFSS Tuition is due. (Don't forget to set your clocks back before you go to bed! Daylight Savings Time ends at midnight on Saturday!)
Saturday November 8 - Black Belt Class (1-2:30) All Black Belts are encouraged to attend.
Thursday November 27 - Closed for Thanksgiving...No Classes.
Friday November 28 - Closed...No Classes
Saturday November 29 - 1 Adult Class (8:30-9:45) 1 Kids Class (10:00 - 11:00) Please note the change in time for the Kids Class!
I'll be posting October attendance numbers on the website and at the school the first week of November.
Everyone have a great week!
See you in class!
Kris
Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Updates for Week Ending 10/25/08
I hope everyone had a great weekend! The weather was gorgeous!
One thing I've noticed since the beginning of October is the decline in attendance at the 4:30 classes. This happens pretty much every year as kids receive more homework and school activities begin to ramp up going into the holidays and yes even those pesky germs get pasted around and kids start to get sick. This shift in attendance tends to be very seasonal and we generally start to see it pick back up at the beginning of the year. What I would like to remind everyone is that we've always kept this class going and our instructor's are there regardless whether we have kids show up or not as they generally teach the 5:30 class as well. Life can get really hectic. I'd like to encourage you to make the time to have your child in class. Their safety is our utmost concern especially going into Halloween.
Moving on...we need helpers in our SNAP class on Wednesdays. This class has once again exploded in attendance we need to make sure we have enough folks on hand to help with this very important class. If you are a current adult student and are available from 5-6pm on Wednesday night, please contact myself or Master Lisa to let us know you can help.
October 25th 8:30 am-10:30am - Master Darian's Staff Class. If you have ordered at staff, it will be at the school the morning of the class. Enrollment is officially closed at this time due to class size. Class will be held at the school so come early as there will be no official stretching and warming up.
November 8th 1-2:30pm will be our next Black Belt Class...All Black Belts are invited to attend.
November 27th - Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday.
November 29th - 1 Adult class (8:30-9:45am) and 1 Kids class (10:00-11:00am). PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIME FOR THE KIDS CLASS!
Everyone have a great week and we'll see you in class!
Kris
One thing I've noticed since the beginning of October is the decline in attendance at the 4:30 classes. This happens pretty much every year as kids receive more homework and school activities begin to ramp up going into the holidays and yes even those pesky germs get pasted around and kids start to get sick. This shift in attendance tends to be very seasonal and we generally start to see it pick back up at the beginning of the year. What I would like to remind everyone is that we've always kept this class going and our instructor's are there regardless whether we have kids show up or not as they generally teach the 5:30 class as well. Life can get really hectic. I'd like to encourage you to make the time to have your child in class. Their safety is our utmost concern especially going into Halloween.
Moving on...we need helpers in our SNAP class on Wednesdays. This class has once again exploded in attendance we need to make sure we have enough folks on hand to help with this very important class. If you are a current adult student and are available from 5-6pm on Wednesday night, please contact myself or Master Lisa to let us know you can help.
October 25th 8:30 am-10:30am - Master Darian's Staff Class. If you have ordered at staff, it will be at the school the morning of the class. Enrollment is officially closed at this time due to class size. Class will be held at the school so come early as there will be no official stretching and warming up.
November 8th 1-2:30pm will be our next Black Belt Class...All Black Belts are invited to attend.
November 27th - Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday.
November 29th - 1 Adult class (8:30-9:45am) and 1 Kids class (10:00-11:00am). PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIME FOR THE KIDS CLASS!
Everyone have a great week and we'll see you in class!
Kris
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Message from Master Robert
Hi all,
I trust you are well.
Some thoughts on ground techniques...think about the hierarchy of the six steps on the dry erase board in the training room. The steps are: relaxation, smoothness, power, control, polish/style and intent. We’ve recently discussed intent via visualization. We’ve recently talked about polish/style, control, power and smoothness. But we always talk about relaxation and breathing. Why...because, it’s the foundation of what we do. If you don’t breath, you can’t relax…besides, it isn’t healthy. If you don’t relax, you won’t perform at your full potential and in some cases, you’ll even fail at KFSS or any other combat art. When you are relaxed, you are less likely to be distracted which means you can PAY ATTENTION to what’s going on around you. Without breathing and relaxation, we’re mediocre at best.
Relax (verb):
1. to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax:
5. to release or bring relief from the effects of tension, anxiety, etc.:
(From http://dictionary.reference.com)
Relaxation is a key concept to what we do. As you are going through the drills, exercises, lessons and workouts associated with ground techniques (or any other technique in KFSS for that matter) be conscious of relaxation. If you feel tension setting in, pause and relax. If you tense up, it makes it much easier for the grappler to hang on; if you relax, it makes it much easier to defeat the restraint/hold. Our default posture is tension and rigidity, especially when we feel disadvantaged or threatened. We need to change that default posture to relaxed and compliant (no tension). That means we have to practice relaxation. By the way, being able to relax is as much mental conditioning (visualization helps here) as it is physical conditioning. We have to breathe deeply, stretch, think positive, avoid worry, etc. and we have to practice these things daily, not just during our weekly or bi-weekly visits to class. First, relaxation becomes a habit through practice. Then, it becomes our default posture. When relaxation becomes our default, just about everything will become easier and more efficient…think about it.
See you in class!
Master Robert
I trust you are well.
Some thoughts on ground techniques...think about the hierarchy of the six steps on the dry erase board in the training room. The steps are: relaxation, smoothness, power, control, polish/style and intent. We’ve recently discussed intent via visualization. We’ve recently talked about polish/style, control, power and smoothness. But we always talk about relaxation and breathing. Why...because, it’s the foundation of what we do. If you don’t breath, you can’t relax…besides, it isn’t healthy. If you don’t relax, you won’t perform at your full potential and in some cases, you’ll even fail at KFSS or any other combat art. When you are relaxed, you are less likely to be distracted which means you can PAY ATTENTION to what’s going on around you. Without breathing and relaxation, we’re mediocre at best.
Relax (verb):
1. to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax:
5. to release or bring relief from the effects of tension, anxiety, etc.:
(From http://dictionary.reference.com)
Relaxation is a key concept to what we do. As you are going through the drills, exercises, lessons and workouts associated with ground techniques (or any other technique in KFSS for that matter) be conscious of relaxation. If you feel tension setting in, pause and relax. If you tense up, it makes it much easier for the grappler to hang on; if you relax, it makes it much easier to defeat the restraint/hold. Our default posture is tension and rigidity, especially when we feel disadvantaged or threatened. We need to change that default posture to relaxed and compliant (no tension). That means we have to practice relaxation. By the way, being able to relax is as much mental conditioning (visualization helps here) as it is physical conditioning. We have to breathe deeply, stretch, think positive, avoid worry, etc. and we have to practice these things daily, not just during our weekly or bi-weekly visits to class. First, relaxation becomes a habit through practice. Then, it becomes our default posture. When relaxation becomes our default, just about everything will become easier and more efficient…think about it.
See you in class!
Master Robert
Monday, October 13, 2008
Updates for Week Ending 10/18/08
I hope everyone had a great weekend! As we go into the rest of October, keep the following updates in mind:
October 16th - Last day to sign up for Master Darian's Staff Class. Staff's will be ordered on the 17th.
October 25th - 8:30-10:30am - Master Darian's Staff class. Adult class to follow from 10:30-11:30, Kids class at normal time.
November 1st - KFSS Tuition is due.
November 27th/28th - RKMSF will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holidays. We will reopen on Saturday 11/29 for one adult class at 8:30 and move the kids class to 10:00am.
December Graduations - SNAP December 17th and KFSS on December 20th.
I'll be updating the calendar on the website shortly, so if you have any questions, you can refer to it.
Everyone have a great week!
Kris
October 16th - Last day to sign up for Master Darian's Staff Class. Staff's will be ordered on the 17th.
October 25th - 8:30-10:30am - Master Darian's Staff class. Adult class to follow from 10:30-11:30, Kids class at normal time.
November 1st - KFSS Tuition is due.
November 27th/28th - RKMSF will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holidays. We will reopen on Saturday 11/29 for one adult class at 8:30 and move the kids class to 10:00am.
December Graduations - SNAP December 17th and KFSS on December 20th.
I'll be updating the calendar on the website shortly, so if you have any questions, you can refer to it.
Everyone have a great week!
Kris
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