Greetings to all.

Sorry we haven't been updating website as fast or as much as we would like to. Things have been tough at the dojos, and within the AOKA with membership drops, economic times are tough.

Please hang in there, and keep up the hard work that you have been doing.

Master Morse

Hey everyone, I hope that the holidays went well for you. I just wanted to touch base really quick and let everyone know that the newsletter is looking for articls for the next edition.

If anyone has something saved up or is able to put something together can you please send it to me by the 28th of Jan 2010.

thanks and I'm hoping to make a trip down or over or whatever direction that is once it starts to warm up.

See ya soon,

Sensei Burrell

Thanks Sensei Burrell. I too want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a safe, happy, and blessed 2010. Looking forward to another year of training. Got several fun things in the works for the dojo in 2010.

Hey guys, just found out that Rocky's next tournament is Feb 21, so we should be clear for the first couple weekends in March.

As the holiday approaches I just wanted to take a second and wish everyone out there a very Merry Christmas and hope that your holiday season brings you everything that you desire.

For my LE buddies out there may God watch over you as you patrol and keep your areas safe during this trying time.

Sensei Burrell

Im up for some kata work myself. I know that it's been a LONG time for me with the BS schedule that I've been working. Something else might be a street clothes type of workout to see if what we wear everyday would work or if we need to modify some of what we learned to make it "street ready".

Dojo drills, street self defense (maybe kubaton or something), any weapons stuff...maybe a review of that kama kata we learned, if anyone can remember it that is. Of course I'm always up for kata...but I'd like to see an upper kata worked on and maybe master Young can teach us that original seisan thing again. Just my 2 cents.

Greetings,

I am starting to plan our next AOKA Workout which will be coming up in the next several months. What I am looking for, and I know I have asked this before, but I would like to have make of list of topics you (the students) would like to have.

I am always open to suggestions, and I want to have topics that best fit everyone needs. Though we can't get to all of them at one time, but I would like to be able incorperate them into our schedule.

Please post your list on here so I am able to take from it.

If you have any suggestions about seminars, instructors, and or really anything, Please feel free to post it on here, and we will see what we can do.

Thanks,

Sensei

The tournament will not be held in November. We have moved the tournament to either Feb or March. More information will be posted as soon as we get it all finalized.


Thanks,

Sensei

Greetings Everyone,

Just to let everyone know the MSOI is working on Co-sponsoring a open karate tournament with the Bureau County Metro Center, sometime in November. As soon as all the details are worked out I will let everyone know.

Yours in Isshinryu,

Sensei