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Power--is the culmination of several principles--the sum total of which maximizes the expenditure of energy. It is the magnification of force aided by concentrated focus. Its capacity is proportionate to the physical strength, force, or energy exerted, in additions to the speed it is rendered.

Parrying Block--blocking moves that redirect, ride and go with the force of your opponent's action.

Check--to restrain, hinder, or repress an opponent from taking action. This is accomplished by pressing, pinning, or hugging an opponent usually at the joints so that it minimizes his leverage and nullifies his actions. SKK 2009 YEAR IN REVIEW
 
Wow! 2009 was an exciting and very fast paced year.
We got to see our children’s class grow at an alarming rate at the beginning of the year. Then summer came and just as easy as they came in, they all left. Our adult class always remained pretty steady with attendance. 

We had a couple of great seminars put on by Dr. Dave Crouch (5^th degree). Thanks to Dr. Dave’s cool concepts we have been able to take our techniques up a few notches. Tara, Amy and I went to a few seminars / camps to represent SKK. 

In October / November Sensei Tara Turnbull, one half of the original founding members of SKK, decided to leave teaching at SKK for personal reasons. We all wish her luck and hope she does not become a stranger to our school. We miss you Tara!

SKK NEWS Now that it is a New Year. Let’s start if off right. We hope to have "everyone" come back. 

Keep checking out the SKK web site calendar function to see about class schedules and upcoming events. Plus, let us know if you have an announcement or information of your own to pass on, we will be more than happy to put it up.
Please let us know if you are unable to show up to class. Below is our contact information… Ron Nakamoto - Cell 916-832-2882 Ronnak4967@gmail.com or rnakamoto@chw.edu
Amy Long – Cell 916-690-1682 Kenpokaratechick@gmail.com

Monthly dues should be paid by the 10^th of every month. Thank you.

American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.     

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Palindrome video

This is too brilliant not to share.  A palindrome reads the same backwards as forward. This video reads the exact opposite backwards as forward.  Not only does it read the opposite, the meaning is the exact opposite. This is only a 1 minute, 44 second video and it is brilliant.   Make sure you read as well as listen…forward and backward.               This is a video that was submitted in a contest by a 20-year old.   The contest was titled "u @ 50"  by  AARP. This video won second place. When they showed it, everyone in the room was awe-struck and broke into spontaneous applause.  So simple and yet so brilliant. Take a minute and watch it.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA  American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.      Kenpo Tool Bar

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Happy Holidays from SKK!!

KENPO TERMINOLOGY 101 -
Angle of No Return--refers to the position and angle of the upper-body and hips while delivering a front kick or forward motion, making it awkward, difficult, and illogical to attempt to return to your starting position. Because of the awkwardness and the time needed to return to your original position, exposure of your vital areas would work in your opponent's favor--not to mention your inability to render an immediate counter. SKK NEWS Whew! Okay! Made it through Thanksgiving, and more importantly I found out that I do not want to go out on 'Black Friday' ever again. Amy and I tried. We got up to get to Target by 6:30 am and got nothing. The lesson learned is to avoid the crowds and sleep in.
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Please note that SKK will take the week of Christmas off (December 22 Tuesday – 24 Thursday)

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I am throwing out another reminder to check out the SKK web site calendar function to see about class schedules and upcoming events. Plus, let me know if you have an announcement or information of your own to pass on, I will be more than happy to put it up.
Well, our youth class continues to be a blast to teach. We have a really fun bunch of kids. They are all very enthusiastic. We would like to extend a special thank you and a very merry Christmas to Travis, Omari, Alex, Mackenzie, Jon, Jordan, Skyler, Tyler, Andrew and Daeton. We hope your Christmas wish lists are fulfilled.
So, where is everyone? Our adult class has been very small these past couple of weeks. We really miss everyone's smiley faces. Please, if you can remember, let us know if you are unable to show up to class. Below is our contact information…
Ron Nakamoto - Cell 916-832-2882 Ronnak4967@gmail.com Amy Long – Cell 916-690-1682 Kenpokaratechick@gmail.com

  So far we have seen Ron, Keith, Michael, Bryan and Eugene since Thanksgiving Day. Please, come on by, even if it is just for a quick hello. The invitation is open to anyone interested or curious about what we do at SKK.

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--- KENPO TERMINOLOGY 101 ---
Toe-Heel – The method of determining the proper width of a neutral bow stance; where the toe of the forward foot is in line with the heel of the rear foot.

Torque - The twisting action used with your offensive or defensive movements which positions your body and muscles to work at maximum efficiency and power.

Tailoring - Fitting moves to your body size, makeup and strength, in order to maximize your physical efforts.
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Wow!!!! Hello everyone!!! Is everybody ready for Thanksgiving? It seems we are still recovering from Halloween. Sheesh!! Can you believe that we have less than 40 shopping days till Christmas? 

I am throwing out another reminder to check out the SKK web site calendar function to see about class schedules and upcoming events. Plus, let me know if you have an announcement or information of your own to pass on, I will be more than happy to put it up. Contact me at rnakamoto@chw.edu or ronnak4967@gmail.com.
Okay! Okay! Two months ago I stated how small our children’s class had become, well, that is no longer the case. Tyler, Andrew, and Daeton have recently joined our kids class. Travis, Omari and Alex I would like to thank you guys for helping me in the children’s class. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Jordan is back with us after taking a personal leave of absence. Mackenzie, Jon and Skyler continue to wow us with their skills. I am very happy to see the wonderful group of kids we have now. Everyone keep up the positive attitudes.

Our adult class continues to grow. We would like to welcome Sonny, Ron and Zach to our humble school. They are very eager to learn and we are just as excited to have them. Gary, the newlywed of our group, is finally back from his honeymoon. After a year hiatus it is good to have Eugene back. Shane and Shannon have been M.I.A. (Missing in Action) lately. I believe Shane has been caught up in the strife of moving and Shannon has been very ill. We hope to see you guys soon, we miss your smiley happy faces. Keith is going strong and learning at a phenomenal rate. Greg and Jeff continue to discover new things about Kenpo. Michael is really moving along with his skills. Bryan continues to be instrumental in helping us teach the adults. Robert and Erick, hopefully we will see you two sooner than later and hope everything is going well. Sure is good to see everyone out and enthusiastic about kenpo. 

American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.     

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Happy Halloween Everyone!!

KENPO TERMINOLOGY 101 -
Opposites and Reverses –
Delayed Sword and Sword of Destruction are the same technique using opposite hand sides. Techniques can be run on both left and right sides as well as inside and outside (leaping crane run right side against a left or right punch). It's not necessary to run them on both sides because Mr. Parker devised the techniques so that for every left side defense there is a matching technique on the right side and vice versa with the assumption that the right side is the power side.

SKK NEWS

Whew!! The year is still going by to fast. 

We at SKK are very sad to announce the early retirement of Mrs. Tara Turnbull, 1^st Degree black. She has thought it over and decided that her personal / family life is getting just way to busy and it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain her teaching schedule. So if you can please let Sensei Turnbull know that she will be missed and wish her luck. Remember, there aren’t any ‘Good byes’ just ‘Til next time’.

Our children/beginners class has picked up a new student. His name is Skyler. He is a very talented young man. Travis and Omari continue their studies and are always happy to help us out. Travis, I want to thank you for your extra effort helping out. Jon and Alex have been really working hard and it definitely shows. Mackenzie, is picking up her game to meet the challenge of being the only girl in class. Watch out boys she does not mess around.
Oh and make sure you work memorizing the Kenpo Creed… Okay!

Keep up the good work in class, children!

The adult class has signed up Keith. He is new to martial arts in general, please introduce yourself if you have not. Overall classes have been pretty steady. We would like to thank Bryan Parker, 2^nd Brown, for all of the teaching he has been doing lately. For those of you who do not know, when you attain brown belt status, teaching is part of the curriculum to getting your black belt. Shannon and Shane continue to make improvements. It is really good to see Lisa showing up on a regular basis. Jeff is practically a kenpo fixture in our classes and that is a good thing, he is showing really good improvement.

Those of you who have not shown up lately, and ‘You know who you are’. Please, let us know what is going on with your schedule. Also, know that you are missed. We are getting tired of beating up the same people every week. Come by and say hello, even if you cannot work out. 

Thanks to Dr. Dave Crouch, 5^th Dan for coming out and giving us an impromptu class on knife fighting tactics. As always his teachings are a value to us and we always appreciate what he has to offer our humble class. Thank you Dr. Dave.

Special announcement keep your calendars as open as possible in December, as we may have Master Lee Wedlake out at our humble class to give us some awesome instruction. 

As a reminder, please have your dues paid to Cordova Recreation and Park District by the 10^th of every month. Thank you.

American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.     

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Ohana Schedule 2009 KEKOA OHANA FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18th 5:00pm-5:55pm Registration Indoor Mat Only 6:00pm-6:10pm Welcome ~ Introduction ~ Bow In 6:00pm-7:30pm Sensei Hans Ingebretsen Kui Lima Kenpo Jujitsu 7:35pm-9:00pm Grandmaster Vinton Koklich American Kenpo 9:00pm Bow Out SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th 8:00am-8:55am Registration 8:55am-9:00am Welcome ~ Introduction ~ Bow In Indoor Mat Outdoor Mat 9:00am-10:25am Grandmaster Ted Sumner Tracy Kenpo Grandmaster Bob White American Kenpo 10:35am-12:00pm Grandmaster John Sepulvada American Kenpo Professor James Muro Kosho Ryu Kenpo ~ Danzan Ryu Jujitsu 12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch 1:00pm-2:25pm Grandmaster Bob Maschmeier Kajukenbo Grandmaster Stephen LaBounty American Kenpo 2:30pm-3:55pm Grandmaster Ron Chape'l American Kenpo Grandmaster William Chun, Jr. Goshin Jitsu Kenpo-Chinese Kempo 4:05pm-5:30pm Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu Hawaiian Lua Sifu Pat Tyrrell & Tim Gaskell Kajukenbo 5:30pm Bow Out Late Afternoon Break 7:00pm - 9:30pm KEKOA OHANA LUAU Hawaiian Theme Feast & Music (Please wear Island attire) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th Indoor Mat Only 9:00pm-9:05pm Bow In 9:05am-10:30am Professor Robert Austin International Kenpo Karate Jujitsu 10:35am-12:00pm Grandmaster's Forum Favorite Techniques & Concepts 12:00pm Bow Out (GM Questions & Answers to follow) American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.      Kenpo Tool Bar

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Better a late picture than NO picture.  :)  Here are a couple of pictures from Dr. Dave Crouch's seminar a couple of months ago. American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.      Kenpo Tool Bar

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Here are a couple of pictures from my trip to Maryland.  This is the class I visited when I was visiting my dear friend Camey. Oh, and something that Ron failed to mention in his most recent post was that he was promoted to 4th degree last week!  He was surprised, humbled and completely thrilled. We, of course, were and are very proud of him.  He's doing a really great job. American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.      Kenpo Tool Bar

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Back-Up-Mass - The use of body weight that is directly behind the action that is taking place. For example, (1) a punch delivered when the elbow is directly behind the fist, or (2) the bracing of one finger directly behind the other when delivering a two finger chop to the throat, etc. Back-Up Mass is greatly enhanced when proper body alignment is achieved. Body alignment gets mass into proper perspective and allows the body to take full advantage of channeling weight and energy while traveling in the same direction (directional harmony)

SKK NEWS Wow!!!! Hello everyone!!! It is the time of the year for the California State Fair and back to school. Another sign of how fast time flies by, especially for those of us having so much fun doing Kenpo.

Please remember to check out the SKK web site calendar function to see about class schedules and upcoming events. Plus, let me know if you have an announcement or information of your own to pass on, I will be more than happy to put it up. Contact me at rnakamoto@chw.edu or ronnak4967@gmail.com.

Children’s class has really gotten down to the bare minimum of 3 or 4 students, lately. Travis and Alyssa are now Orange belts, congratulations and keep up the work you 2. Omari has been working really hard and it really shows. We are proud of you Omari. McKenzie is starting to add those tips on her belt, ‘Way to go!!!’ Jon is another beginner who is starting to add more color to his white belt too. ‘Yay!!! Jon!.’

Adult class has picked up some newcomers. Shannon and Shane are new to our class and martial arts, make sure you give them your hellos if you have not yet. Eric is a returnee to Kenpo after a long absence or can you say ‘I have a life’? It was good seeing Lisa the other night.

*****Just so everyone knows, it is good to see you all period. We love to teach and we could not ask for a better bunch of students then what we have now.*****

American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.     

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Hello Everyone,

Quote - “I do not love the bright sword for it's sharpness, nor the arrow for it's swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend” -- J.R.R. Tolkien

Wow! Can you believe that we are already more than halfway through the year? Before you know it, it will be Christmas time, can you say Whoa!

 

Do not forget to visit the Sacramento Kenpo Karate web-site to check out the new calendar feature.  It'll tell you when classes are and when any special events occur.  The 4^th of July is coming up fast folks. I would like to extend our thanks to all of our students for showing the dedication and perseverance.

 

Our children’s class has gotten smaller as of late. S.K.K. would like to welcome Jon and Jonathan both are showing tremendous enthusiasm in our children’s class. Alyssa is moving along really well, she is one of the best students we have.Omari has been showing great promise and leadership abilities.

 

A reminder to all of the parents and all the adults, we have been directed by Cordova Parks and Recreation to make sure that the monthly tuition is paid for by the 10^th of every month.

 

Thank you to all those wonderful parents who have also made the commitment to make sure their child/children show up neat, clean and ready to go for 6:30 pm class.We like to see clean gis and clipped fingernails. 

 

The adult class has been a blast lately. Please take your time out to introduce yourself to Shannon and Jason, both are starting out fresh, although Jason has a brown belt in another style.  Gary works with Shannon and Jason is a good friend of Aron's. We would also like to introduce Erick, a first degree brown under Arnie Inouye from a long time ago.  We are glad to see Thomas's triumphant return and look forward to having both Eugene and Robert come back.  "Robert, Robert! -- Where ARE you??"

 

Welcome to all of the new people who have started up and thank you, it is and will be an honor and a pleasure to work with you all.

 

Tara is coming back from vacation in Alaska. Amy and Ron will be going on vacation from July 11^th to July 26^th. We already have Bryan, Erick, Thomas, and Gary lined up to help Tara with the children’s class. If any other adult students are available, I encourage you to come earlier and help teach in the children’s class.  Teaching is the best way to improve your knowledge and understanding of the art.  Thank you to those who decide to help out.

 

Have a happy, safe, and sane Fourth of July.

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Greetings and Salutations,
Boy-o-boy! Time flies when good times and fun abound at SKK. Especially, since we now have a thriving kids class and a kick-butt adult class.

Congratulations and praise to Bryan Parker, on Tuesday May 19, 2009 he was promoted to second degree brown. You should have seen the surprise on his face. He deserves it because of his dedication in showing up and working hard, especially the stuff that needs work. (And still does heheheh). More to come, so be ready pal…

On May 13^th we at SKK were again blessed and honored to have Dr. Dave Crouch, 5^th Degree American Kenpo practitioner and instructor give us a 2+ hour seminar. We were exposed to some very eye opening concepts in the world of American Kenpo techniques. So all of us at SKK as well as our other guests that showed up, we would like to extend our thanks to you Dr. Dave for taking time out of your busy schedule and coming out to show us what moving in Kenpo should really be.

A quick list of what is happening with our awesome dragons and tigers students:
Jadon is nearly ready for 4th stripe for all techniques and working on polishing them up now. Yayyy!!! Jadon, way to hang in there.

Travis is moving through Orange Dragon quickly and only needs his sparring stripe and basics stripe. Keep up the good work on everything you are working on.


Congratulations! Omari for being promoted to Jr. Dragon Yellow belt on April 9, 2009. He is currently working towards his 1st stripe on Orange Dragon.


Congratulations to JD for being promoted to Jr. Dragon Yellow belt. He is currently working for his first stripe. JD will be taking a break from us after this month.

Congratulations! Carlos for being promoted to Jr. Dragon Yellow belt on April 9, 2009. He is currently working towards his 2nd stripe now. Keep up the hard work Carlos.

Ruby now has a stripe for 1st three techniques and has just earned another stripe for reciting the Kenpo Creed.
Both Carlos and Ruby will be spending the rest of the month of May with us, and then they are taking a break for summer vacation.

So if anyone of boys and girls get a chance make sure to let Carlos, Ruby and JD how much we will miss them. Okay…
Alyssa just earned her 4th stripe for Personal Safety information. Alyssa, you have two more to go before Purple Tiger test. Keep up the good work especially in sparring. You are the most motivated one there.
Joseph is working towards his second stripe on white belt and has his 1st stripe for first 3 techniques.

Kudos to Jordan he got his last stripe on his belt and is eligible to test for Yellow Tiger soon.
Victor is working towards his 1st stripe on Yellow Dragon.
Akoni has recently earned 2nd stripe for Blocking Set #1 and already has a stripe for 1st three techs. Keep up the amazing work and we are impressed with how well you listen.

Joe'Vaughn Did you guys give him a stripe?? If not, he should earn one soon- he's working towards his first according to his card.

Hurray for Marilyn you are very good listener and you are showing very good martial skills. You are on your way to earning your first stripe.

Sierra- Has two stripes- Safety Info/Pledge and Blocking Set #1. According to her card, she knows the first 3 techs so should be working towards that stripe.

Mackenzie will soon be earning second stripe for either Safety Info/Pledge or Blocking Set #1. She has one other stripe for her first 3 techniques.

Atta-boy Darian you are very sharp and a good listener and I are impressed with your skills, keep up the work. You have definitely earned a stripe young man.

I would like everyone to say hi to Jon Stewart our newest student. He is working towards his first stripe. Keep up the enthusiasm Jon.

Our adult class has now been graced with Lisa and Gary, a couple more Kenpo orphans. So if you have not already introduced yourself please do. We are also fortunate to have Richard Nakamoto, a 4^th Degree, show up and give his technical expertise.
Wish Amy and Ron good-luck as they head out to Graham Lelliott’s Fresno Camp this Memorial Day holiday.
Keep your eyes and ears open for upcoming events and seminars. We will keep you posted, as information becomes available.
For those of you who have taken a short hiatus we want you to know that your presence is missed and that you are more than welcome to come back through our doors so that good times can be had in the world of Kenpo Karate
See you soon…

American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.    

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APRIL SKK NEWS
Hello all, 

Can you say, KABOOM! Wow! Our children’s class has grown now to twenty plus children. Needless to say the children’s class is really taking off. We have seen some rising new stars. We have seen some wonderful, bright, shiny personalities blossom during the past few weeks. It is truly a blessing to be able to teach such wonderful children. J.D. and his buddy Carlos are doing really well especially with helping their instructors and managing the smaller children. Omari is becoming a very solid young man and it is always a thrill to watch him work. Travis is moving along learning Kicking Set 1. Sierra is growing more confident by the class, soon her little sister will be joining us. Alyssa is a little dynamo and always impressing us.

To the parents out there we would like to extend our thanks. Without your help we would not have the children class that we now have. Thank you for working out with them and making sure they are getting their curriculum. 

In our adult class, we are still working on the BAM! and WHAP! Of the orange belt techniques. For those of you who have been unable to attend and get the new better upgraded material do not worry. We are always working on our techniques. Of course, everyone will always be working on those forms and sets.

Chris and Robert have come back from a long hiatus. Johnny is currently finished with night school and has also come back. We are happy to introduce Gary into our family of orphaned kenpoists, so if you get a chance go and introduce yourself. Alicia and Rashelle have each earned a stripe for getting their yellow belt techniques. 

It has come to our attention that we are not sparring enough, if at all. So in the near future if you have sparring gear do not hesitate to put them into your gear bag. We will start to have sparring sessions in the near future. Can’t wait, should be a blast, to do some sparring. It is really fun and talk about an aerobic workout, Whew! Bring out the oxygen! Hahaha…


Adult students! Especially upper belt, we need your help! On Thursday April 23^rd Instructor Tara will be alone in teaching the enormous and always entertaining children class. If you could be so kind and let us (Amy, Tara, and Ron) know if you can come and help teach the children, that would be most appreciated. 

For those that are interested, there is a tournament on April 11^th, 2009 the Capital City Classic at Inderkum High School 2500 New Market drive, Sacramento, for more information visit http://www.gska.net/.
Several seminars and camps are on the horizon so keep your eyes and ears and most importantly your schedules open for dates and times. 

American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.     

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Hi All,

A few things going on at our school.  First of all, we have at on of new kids joining our class and they're doing a great job.  We love teaching the kids.  It's great to see some come out of their shells, like Sierra, and others start to get greater leadership abilities, like Amari.

In the adult class, we've been working on increasing the effectiveness of our orange belt techniques, specifically, that I've been working on with my instructor.

Ron has been a great asset to the school and we always enjoy when his brother Rich (a fourth degree black belt) is able to attend as well.  Aron also is able to come at least once a week and he has a wonderful perspective (and really long legs.)

Michael has joined us and Greg, recently promoted to yellow belt,  has continued and both are a lot of fun to have in class.  Chad and his brother Kirk have made it to yellow and are working hard on their kenpo.

We have two new students, Alicia and Rachelle, who just got their uniforms and are doing great.  It's nice to have some female students back in class.

Bryan is doing a great job on his twist stances and we look forward to promoting him to second brown in the near future.

We also look forward to having Eugene come back to class, once work allows for it, as well as having Robert re-join us when his wrist heals.  (We didn't do it!)

I had another great lesson with Dave Crouch, my instructor, and we look forward to having him come up our way again in the near future.  I always learn a ton from Dr. Dave.

Ron and I plan to attend the Wonder Valley Camp in May, hosted by Graham Lelliott.  It's going to be a fabulous kenpo weekend. (www.glkenpo.com)

Oh, and Lee Wedlake has a new book out called 'Lessons with Ed Parker.'  It's available through www.leewedlake.com.  Great book! 

--Amy (et. al)

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Ron Nakamoto is joining Sacramento Kenpo Karate!

We have some big and wonderful news!

Ron Nakamoto has agreed to come to Sacramento Kenpo Karate full time! He is bringing his student, Thomas, and later Thomas' daughter, Nicole, with us as well. With that, we'll be getting Johny back with us, even if only part-time.

Ron will be coming with us to train Tues and Thurs for the regular class and Wed for the advanced class.

As a general announcement, I will not be attending Wed. night workouts for the month of December. If the rest of you would like to get together at Mather on those Wednesdays, you are more than welcome to, but Ron and I need a little break.

We've been looking forward to having Aron come back. He's been out for a little bit and class isn't the same without him.

We've also enjoyed having Kevin Bates come to class and share his knowledge and good nature with us.

We would like to Welcome Ron and his students with great enthusiasm. He is a wealth of information and is an all around good guy. We're delighted to have him join us.

--Amy

American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.     

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Seminar with John Sepulveda

Yesterday, Ron, Eugene and I went to see John Sepulveda in Elk Grove at Sher Khan karate.

As always, it was a pleasure to see him. I first met him when I was about 12.
He was very good friends with my first instructor.

At any rate, he went over a variety of techniques with the extensions and did some double stick work.

I know Eugene had a good time, as did Ron.

It's always great to work out with different martial artists and it's also a good check to see where we need to improve and where we can smile secretly to ourselves knowing that we did a good job.

While we all recognize that doing kenpo is for ourselves and that we shouldn't compare our skills to others, it's hard not to. :)

It's also a great learning experience to work with people who've had different instruction and have different ways of moving. Anyway, it's was a great time had by all.

We all appreciate Chris Tanaka for the invitation and will gladly return anytime Mr. Sepulveda is in town.

I was glad to see him getting around so well after his back injury almost a year ago.

Next week is Mr. Lee Wedlake. :)


American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.     

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Happy Halloween! We had some new people come in last night for intros. It was a husband and wife team, Tony and Brooke. Tony has had some training, on and off, at another school (or several schools) in Livermore. We hope they enjoyed their lesson and look forward to seeing them again. Several of us are going to see John Sepulveda at a seminary in Elk Grove this Saturday. Below is a picture of Amy and Ron with Mr. Sepulveda at the Internationals in August. We have some other changes coming up, and we'll keep you posted as they happen. I believe Tara will start keeping us updated on the kid class. We have some great new little students who are doing a wonderful job. --Amy American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.

Sacramento Kenpo Karate

More Promotions

More promotions at Sacramento Kenpo Karate. Chad and Kirk got their yellow belts! Woot! They have been practicing hard and they look really good. It has been odd not to have Eugene in class, but his work schedule doesn't permit him to be there. Ron and I met in Ron's garage on Sunday and the three of us smacked each other around for a few hours.

The following day, at Ron's school, Johnny got his orange belt! His schedule changed too, so he hasn't been able to come to our class, so he switched to Ron's, which is on opposite days. He has been looking really good and we were most pleased to kick him into his new rank.

--Amy

American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.    

Sacramento Kenpo Karate

Jeff Lane was Promoted!!

Last class, we had a promotion! Jeff was promoted to orange belt. He was not expecting it, which is what made it all the more fun. We did our normal warm up for class, then I told everyone to go stand by the wall.....except for Jeff. The look on his face was priceless! It was a 'what? who me?' look. Then I announced that Jeff was going to perform long form 1 for us. We all commented on what looked good and what needed improvement. Then, I sprang it on him. Lots of fun.

We have several new students since last posting. Two white belt brothers, Chad and Kirk, who have been a lot of fun. Another new student, Greg, comes from a Tae Kwon Do background and he's been great to have in class.

Most recently, we had a brown belt visit, Don, who we hope to have join us. He's been on a long break from kenpo, but like the rest of us, can't stay away. His instructor, Kevin, may also be dropping in from time to time to workout with us. Black belts are always welcome to come in and workout with us.

Kenpo Camp happened this last weekend too. Johnny was the only one able to go. I ended up having work, Steve hurt his wrist and Tara got strep throat at the last minute. But Johnny went to represent. :)

Due to his change in schedule, he isn't able to come to our class anymore, but Ron's class runs opposite days, so Johnny is able to go there. His class is at No-Limit Fighting and I go there to train with him on Mondays, just as he comes to our school on Tuesdays. It's great to have another school to work with that way.

I've been working with Dr. Dave Crouch for the last few months and we've been working on form 4. I've been able to pass on the new stuff I've learned to both Bryan and Eugene and everybody is benefiting from it.

More as it happens.....

--Amy

American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.    

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Sacramento Kenpo Karate

We have been having a lot of fun, as always, at Sacramento Kenpo Karate. Ron Nakamoto has been visiting our school regularly and bringing a wealth of knowledge with him. As a 'returning the favor' thing, he took me to his school where I got to watch Arnie Inouye teach form six. He and I had a wonderful chat and he is welcome at our school anytime, as are any/all of his students.

In a week, we're going to have the pleasure of having Dave Crouch come to our school and teach us a thing or two about Kenpo. He has agreed to be my new instructor and I'm greatly looking forward to what he has to share.

Rich Hale may be coming to Santa Rosa soon and I hope to get down there to work with him. If anyone reading this is in the Sacramento area and would like to see Dave Crouch on Wed May 7th, please email me at kenpokaratechick@gmail.com for further details. :)

--Amy

American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.    

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We had the most amazing test on the first Wed. in April. Bryan Parker tested for his third brown, Tricia Stirling tested for her blue and Steve Holland tested for his blue as well.

They have all been training really hard for this test, so it was no wonder that they did so well. As expected, they were all a bit nervous. I think Steve did the fastest long two known to man. :)

Part of the nervousness probably had something to do with the large cast of characters watching them on their test. :)

We had a seven-person panel who gave them endless grief and questions. We had Ronald Nakamoto, 3rd black, Renee Neal, 3rd black, Aron Jolly-Meers, 2nd and Elaine Christensen, 2nd and Evan Christensen, 1st, along with Tara and me. We had a lot of fun. I think they had fun too, but not the same kind the panel did. :)

We wanted to make sure that they all felt like they earned their rank and got to show off on their test.

As you can see, we decided to do a mass attack on Bryan. I stayed out to direct. :)

Tara and I were very proud of our students. We could see, as well as our students, the areas they need to work on, but we could also see very clearly how far they'd come. Good job everyone!!

American Kenpo Karate is a hard/soft style of martial arts, created by Ed Parker, designed to promote good self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, excellent defensive skills and is a lot of fun. If you want to learn the ultimate in self defense, we teach Kenpo Karate in Rancho Cordova at Mather Sports Facility.