December Testing

Congratulations to all who tested- awesome job!

TANG SOO!

Holiday Season Closings:

Parents & Students,
Please keep in mind that we are closed on the following days over the upcoming weeks:

• December 23rd (Wed.) thru Dec. 26th (Sat.). for the Christmas Holiday. We will be re-opening on Dec. 28th (Mon.) for regularly classes.
• December 31st thru January 1st, 2010 for New Years Eve & New Years Day. We will re-open on Jan. 2nd (Sat.) for regularly scheduled classes.

Videos of one step sparring No 1 & 2

Below are some videos of the two most basic one step sparring moves. Each of the videos show the one step combination form both sides.

Christmas Movie Night Out!

Pack up the kids and drop them off to us once more for your chance to get out and spend time with your special someone alone OR to finish up on your holiday shopping!
This Saturday evening (December 5th) from 6:30pm-10pm we will be hosting our Once Upon a Karate Christmas Night Out!

The cost is $15 per child (siblings - $8 each) & includes the following:

• Baked Ziti dinner with garlic bread & Yoo-hoo!
• Christmas cupcakes
• Movie snacks
• Christmas themed movies
• Several Christmas themed crafts

Sign ups are due by Dec. 4th (this Friday)!

Friends are welcome!

(Please - no drop offs before 6:30pm)

HOLIDAY SHOPPE 2009

It's that time of year again & if your looking for the perfect gift, we've got your answer!

This Saturday, December 5th, from 1:30pm-4pm The Peaceful Warrior School will be hosting it's 3rd Annual Holiday Shoppe. The purpose of this event is to provide you with an opportunity to buy any of our featured items in the studio, as well as place orders from the Holiday Catalogs without the kids around! There will be coffee, cookies & a free gift to every parent who places an order (while supplies last)! So get in quickly & get your shopping for that special karate kid done early this year!
The Peaceful Warrior will also be selling gift certificates in the following increments ($15, $25 & $40) - a great gift idea for those who like to pick out their own gifts!

A New Look!

You may have noticed recently lots of changes at the studio- a new seating area, new office & a new floor space!
We would like you to know that we are constantly aware of the needs and comfort of our parents and our students. With the new floor design and the larger family seating area, we believe we have taken one more stride towards that philosophy.
We would like to thank the following people for their contributions to the studio: Mrs. & Mrs. Brian Green & Mr. Jim November.
Ofcourse a huge thanks to all the parents & students who patiently put up with our "construction" over the last 2 weeks!
TANG SOO!

~HALLOWEEN PARTY FUN~

Friday (Oct.30th) was our 3rd Annual Halloween Party! Every year it seems to get bigger & better...........everyone had a blast! Click on the picture below to view all of the pix taken at the Halloween Party, via Flickr!


Annie (above) won the most creative costume prize as Virgina M., one of our Contest Judges looks on. Great job Annie!

All Our Contest Winners:

• Kalyn H. - 2009 IPOD NANO Winner
• Ian A. - Best Pumpkin (Ages 3-4)
• Austin F. - Best Pumpkin (Ages 5-9)
• Greg M. - Best Pumpkin (Ages 10-16)
• Annie S. - Most Creative Costume (Egyptian Princess)
• Adam D. - Scariest Costume (Freddy Krueger)

HUGE THANKS TO:

• Carly C. - Haunted House Superstar/Idea Queen/Committee Chair
• James S. - Haunted House Committee
• Jim N. - Haunted House Committee
• Ruth N.- Haunted House Committee/Clean-Up
• Susan R. - Haunted House Committee
• Brian G. - Haunted House Committee
• Beth G. - Food Coordinator/Clean-Up
• Mary B. - Games Coordinator/Clean-Up
• Mr. Bird- Games Help
• Monica C.- Games Help/Clean-Up
• Tara L. - Games Help
• Cheryl F. - Balloon Animal Superstar!
• Kristen D. - Banquet Tables
• Noreen C. - Contests Judge
• Virginia M. - Contests Judge
• Barbara D. - Contests Judge/Clean-Up
• All of our parents - FOOD - DRINKS - PATIENCE & FUN!

TANG SOO!

October Testing

Congratulations to all whom tested on Friday (10/23)! A job well done by all. Promotions will take place - most likely- on Thursday of this week. We will let you know. A very special thanks to Mrs. Sloyan for providing the awesome picture below!

Thank You from Indian Trail Town Council

We received a very kind postcard the other day from Peggy Piontek, the Interim Town Manager of The Indian Trail Town Council, which we'd love to share with all our students below.
We are very proud of all of our students here at The Peaceful Warrior and would like to especially thank our Demo Team Members who gave their all this past month at all the Demonstrations across town! TANG SOO!

"On behalf of the Town Council, staff and citizens of Indian Trail, allow me to express our sincere appreciation for bringing your students from The Peaceful Warrior to perform for us at Family Fun Day. You have a talented group of students and we enjoyed their performance."

Sincerely,

Peggy Piontek

Interim Town Manager

Halloween Party News

Just FYI: I wanted to give a quick update on all the "party plans" for Friday (Oct. 30th). This party is shaping up to be the best ever, thanks to all the help from our parents!


See what's happening that night:

• Games, games & more games- the kids will have at present count atleast 5-6 different games to play & will receive small prizes for every win!
• Haunted House- our haunted house committee is AWESOME & is preparing for a great night!
• Pumpkin Carving Contest - there will be 3 categories here Tots (Ages 3-4), Children (Ages 5-9) & Teens (Ages 10-16) - prizes for the best pumpkin in all 3 categories!
• Best Costume- 2 Categories- The Scariest (All Ages) & Most Creative (All Ages) - prizes will be awarded for the winner of each category!
• IPOD Nano Contest Winner - will be announced!
• FOOD - FOOD & MORE FOOD!

If you have not done so already - please sign up on the bulletin board in the studio for the following:

• How many people are coming to the party (family & friends are invited)- please write the exact number of people you are bringing so we may have an accurate count for food etc.
• If you are bringing food, drinks or snacks, etc. please list how many your dish feeds or how many drinks your bringing so that we have an accurate count