Colorado Budokan fosters:
respect, self-discipline and physical fitness
Colorado Budokan
3547 S. Monaco Pkwy | Denver, Colorado 80237 Tel: 720-253-7473 | www.coloradobudokan.com
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Summer BULLY DEFENSE Camps enrollment is now open!
Give your child the knowledge and confidence to handle their daily challenges. It works! CAMP DATES AUG. 12– 16 and AUG. 19 - 23 Classes are 12:30 - 3:30 pm daily For children ages 6 and up Learn more at www.coloradobudokan.com.
Colorado Budokan has been providing the highest quality instruction in Shotokan Karate and Japanese Martial Arts for kids and adults in the Denver Metro area for over 30 years. The dojo offers excellent children’s karate programs tailored for kids as young as three years old as well as regular classes for older kids, teens, adults and families. Colorado Budokan provides professional instruction in the art of karate and promotes the history, philosophy, and techniques of traditional Karate-Do. Its outstanding group of instructors come from a wide range of backgrounds and include United States of America National Karate-do Federation Team members, certified referees and judges, numerous National and International Championship medalists, and sports medicine professionals and fitness trainers. Colorado Budokan is affiliated with the USA National Karate-Do Federation, national governing body for traditional karate in the United States; appointed by the United States Olympic Committee. This year was the 15th anniversary of Colorado Budokan’s annual Friendship Cup. Held in February, the tournament was hosted at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO where Sensei Isao Gary Tsutsui teaches credit and extracurricular classes. “We are working on expanding our tournament and this year received competitors from CA, OR, NM and TX,” said Assistant Instructor Akemi Tsutsui. The Tsutsuis believe that the best aspect about teaching at Colorado Budokan is that all of the instructors share a love of karate as a martial art. “It is a great privilege to be able to transfer our karate knowledge to our students and help parents reinforce traditional values through the practice of karate. What is most rewarding is to be part of the journey of self-realization a student experiences at the dojo,” said Sensei Candice Tsutsui. Sensei Isao Gary Tsutsui added, “As instructors it is our responsibility to guide a student to be the best they can be given whatever natural advantages and disadvantages they possess. Often the student is capable of far more than they initially see themselves to be and if they keep trying and don’t give up they are able to reach their full potential.” There are several events coming up this summer that Colorado Budokan will participate in: • Kubotan Self-defense Seminar - June 2nd: This seminar is taught by Sensei Isao Gary Tsutsui, who is a certified Kubotan Self-defense System Instructor and has conducted Kubotan seminars throughout the U.S. and other countries. The seminar is taught at the Colorado Budokan dojo where participants will learn effective and direct self-defense techniques that do not require any special athletic ability or prior martial arts experience. • Funakoshi Cup - June 8th: The tournament will be hosted by Sensei John Bolosan of Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association Colorado at Montclair Recreation Center in Denver, CO. • Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival) - June 22nd-23rd: Colorado Budokan will perform demonstrations. • USANKF National Championships - July 10th - 14th: This USA Karate sanctioned event is nationally attended and will be held in Greenville, SC.. The event serves as team trials for the Junior (ages 12-20) and Senior Teams (ages 18-34). Competitors attempt to make the teams in kata (forms) and/or kumite (sparring, divisons based on weight in kilograms). • Colorado Dragon Boat Festival - July 27th - 28th: Colorado Budokan will perform demonstrations. Not only does karate provide physical fitness, it teaches valuable life lessons. “Today there are less social customs in place to teach individuals how to be good students, good employees, good family members, etc. Karate teaches respect, discipline, commitment and honor,” said Sensei Isao Gary Tsutsui. “It teaches that one must work hard and not give up in order to be rewarded. Even in sport karate, only the hard workers win; not everyone receives a medal just for showing up. Karate is a true reflection of life and reinforces that strong work ethic is a habit and that excellence is also a habit.” asian avenue magazine
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