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Shotokan Karate Leadership School® Newsletter

May 1, 2023

A BIG Welcome to our newest students!

v Logan Purtill, Jovanni Garcia, Alejandro Rojas, Jacob Fertino, Riley Stanbro, Elliot Zapadinsky, Juliann Finn, Avery Finn, Liam Finn, Patrick Finn, Ed Estrada, Jagger Espy, Nolan Hettich, Daniel Fajardo, Lumen Ares, Aiden Gardiner, Apache Greenberg, Elijah Lawson, Erick Diaz, Noah Davis

Upcoming Events and Activities

Ø Wednesday Night Market – Starting May 3 for 15 weeks. We’ll be there. Stop by and see us. Spin the wheel, win prizes.

Ø Saturday, May 6th – Spring 2023 Award Ceremony and Potluck Dinner

Ø MONSTER TRUCK SHOW Friday and Saturday, May 12th and 13th See enclosed flyer for details. We’ll be there. Stop by and see us. Spin the wheel, win prizes.

Ø Saturday May 13th Human Race. Google Sonoma County Human Race for details. We’ll be there. Stop by and see us. Spin the wheel, win prizes.

Ø Saturday, May 13th Special Mother’s Day Class. All mothers train for free in May!

Ø Monday, May 29th Memorial Day – CLOSED

Santa Rosa Invitational Karate Tournament – Saturday, April 1, 2023

Congratulations to all competitors. If you learned something it was a valuable experience. Not everyone will want to compete but those who do generally progress faster through the ranks. We’re hoping to hold the next tournament in late September or early October.

Japan Trip – April 10 to 17, 2023

I travelled to Japan and joined our friends from Shotokan International Alliance to do some sightseeing and karate training. Aside from the students in Japan there were students and instructors from New Zealand, Canada, USA, and France I will have a full report next month

Spring 2023 Award Ceremony and Potluck Dinner, Saturday, May 6th from 5:30p to 8p. Our semi-annual Award Ceremony, Potluck Dinner and Samurai Sword Cake Cutting will be held at the Finley Center on Saturday May 6th

Shoka Magazine: We’re mailing it to your house. We hope you’re getting it. If not let us know. It’s also coming by email in an electronic format called Issuu. Check it out and let us know what you think... good or bad. And don’t worry, you won’t offend us. We’re probably more critical of our selves than you might be of us. We accepted a long time ago that we’re not perfect and that the way to get better is to recognize this and fix whatever we can when we can. We’ll teach your kids to do the same. This will serve them well the rest of their lives.

Our Covid Policy

Wear a mask if you are unvaccinated. Decide for yourself if you are vaccinated. We will never ask you to do anything that will put you or your family at risk. You always have the opportunity to opt-out of any activity or event that you deem is unsafe.