Hopefully, you remember that Father’s Day is Sunday, June 19. With luck, the weather will be great. Something we’ve always found odd about Father’s Day is that afterward, the fanfare for Dad’s kind of quiets down. At St. Matthews Martial Arts, we
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Hopefully, you remember that Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8. With luck, the weather will be great, it’s also safe to predict long wait times at every restaurant in town. Something we’ve always found odd about Mother’s Day is that afterwards, the
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The April Presentation Tournament was AWESOME! We are so proud of all the students that presented. One of our awesome dojo parents shared some of their photos with us, and we are very excited to share them with you. If you follow
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Ninjacation (a simultaneous abbreviation) Ninja Education (Ninjacation) The act of being educated in Ninja related topics. For example: shuriken throwing, stabbing (basics), stabbing (advanced), running silently, walking safely across traffic, and nonchalantly escaping a castle that may or may not be on
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Today we bring you a featured Black Belt Club Application from one of our students, Kathryn. Many people think that karate is just kicking and punching. So when someone says “I’m a black belt,” they probably think that, that’s cool and all,
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Today begins the year of the monkey and ends the year of the ram (or sheep or goat depending on your translation). Over the weekend we had an awesome time at our Year of the Monkey Celebration, sharing the story of the
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In front position we say that one of our hands represents war and that the other represents peace. We say that the peace hand covers the war hand because we are people of peace. Our martial art is not about making war
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Brown Belt Disease (you’re better than you think you are) I have stolen this title from a friend. It was a name for a concept that I’ve experienced as an instructor and a student. Brown Belt Disease. It is the point in
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This is a note from Master Alan. Terry Pratchett passed away today at the age of 66, he is and likely will always be, my favorite author. He’s written a number of books over the years and has a way of writing
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For everyone coming to the Dodge Ball Day Food Drive tomorrow. Here is the list of items that the folks at St. Vincent de Paul have requested. Canned Vegetables: Green Beans, Corn, Carrots, Mixed Vegetables Canned Fruit: Peaches, Pears, Pineapple, Applesauce, Mixed
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