Northshore Dojo March Newsletter

Nibbles Play Cafe

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Greetings!

North Shore Dojo is a second home to many of our children and we would like all of the dojo families to feel welcome and know that this is our "safe" place. Our kids are accepted here no matter their abilities and are expected to excel and work hard to achieve their goals. Families are very important here and we want everyone who comes to the dojo to experience what a special place it is. Our newsletter has been created to facilitate communication of all that is going on and to give us a place to highlight the dojo athletes achievements!

Our next Parent Association will be held on Saturday, April 6 at 9:30am (we'll continue through the 10:30 class so we talk with parents of both classes) at the Dojo. If you are interested in joining us please email kathleen@nibblesplaycafe.com.

Northshore Dojo Parent Association

Congratulations to all Completing their Belt Tests!!

Belt tests took place last month and everyone did an awesome job! Congratulations to everyone!

Zach Bolon - 1st Kyu Brown

Mia Zieserl - 1st Kyu Brown

Sami Galo - 1st Kyu Brown

Max Bolon - 1st Kyu Brown

Eli Korey - 1st Kyu Brow

John Schurer-3rd Kyu Brown

Shannon Hemmer-3rd Kyu Brown

Noah Zamler - Brown Tip

Alexander Estes-4th Kyu Purple

Nicky Wilson - 4th Kyu Purple

Alyssa. Kahn - 5th Kyu - Blue

Nick Raja - 5th Kyu Blue

Kyle Peisert - 5th Kyu Blue

Jacob Schneider-5th Kyu Blue

Tommy Delany - 7th Kyu Green

C Ratan - 7th Kyu Green

Jeremy Rosenblum - 7th Kyu Green

Justin Baer - 7th Kyu Green

Ava Brenner - 8th Kyu Orange

Will Matthei-Schmidet - Orange Tip

Callie Matthei --Schmidt - Orange Tip

Best Performance - Zach Bolon; Mia Zieserl; Alexander Estes

Hardest Working - Sami Galo; Nicky Wilson; Ava Brenner

Most Improved - Jeremy Rosenblum; Tommy Delaney

And congratulations to Aiden and William Kearny for receiving their yellow belts!

Upcoming Competitions

USA Karate Nationals

July 11-14

Greenville, South Carolina

Watch for more information

19th World Maccabiah Games

July 17-31

Israel

Support our Maccabiah Participants

Our Maccabi USA 2013 team members are working hard to prepare for this summer's Maccabiah Games coming up in July.

Please consider supporting our team members. Click on their names to link to their fundraising pages:

Ellie Madenberg

Danny Shayman

Sammi Weinberg

Spread the Word About the Dojo

Social Media is a very powerful tool for getting information out to families. Please help us spread the word about the Northshore Dojo to families, like you, who's children could benefit from our great program. It's easy. Here's some the things that we all can do (including the kids who are online!):

Follow Northshore Dojo on Facebook

Click here for our facebook page - LIKE US! -

Make sure you "like" our posts

Make sure you "share" our posts

Post your own comments, pictures and videos on our page and post them on your own facebook page. When you are making a comment about the Dojo from your own page - tag our page by typing "@North Shore Dojo"- that creates a link to the page and your friends will see the link.

Follow Northshore Dojo on Twitter

Click here to our twitter page - FOLLOW US!

For more information on using Twitter - email media@northshoredojo.com

Submit Videos on Youtube

Our youtube account is private right now. Please email media@northshoredojo.com if you have some great videos to share and we will help get them posted.

Be our amateur Photographer and Videographer

We are looking for parents who love taking pictures and videos of the kids - email media@northshoredojo.com and let us know if you would like to help out.

Do you have a website or a blog?

Please share information on your business, community organization, or other sites, add our link or blog about us!

We need photo releases for your child

With all of our visibility on the internet, we would like to make sure we have signed photo releases on file for all of our participants. And if you do not want your child's photo to appear - please make sure we know that, too. Your child's privacy and safety is important - we will not post identifying information about your child without your permission. Please make sure you have signed a release - contact kathleen@nibblesplaycafe.com for more information.

UPCOMING NORTHSHORE DOJO EVENTS

April 14 2:00-4:00 Dojo Open House! .

Come watch exhibitions by Northshore Dojo's National Champs and Karate Can Do Participants; participate in demo classes; strength training; obstacle courses; kidsafe activities and anti-bullying activities! Free snacks/drinks and lots of fun for all ages and abilities. The dojo helps individuals of all abilities reach their full potential through the teachings and techniques of Shotokan Karate. Instruction is offered to students, ages 4 and up, based on their individual needs and abilities. Free admission.

The Parent Association is looking for volunteers to help out! Email kathleen@nibblesplaycafe.com if you would like to volunteer

Share this event on facebook with your friends - here's the link:

Open House on Facebook

Memorial Day Weekend

Dojo hosts USA Karate Team Training!

More information coming!

May 10 6:00-10:00 Parents' Night Out

Fundraiser for Karate Can Do!

Bring your children ages 4 and up for a spectacular evening of fun at the Northshore Dojo. They will get dinner, participate in demo classes, run obstacle courses, compete in relay races, climb ropes and more. Also face painting and crafts! All proceeds benefit the Karate Can Do Foundation - non-profit charitable organization dedicated to helping children and adults with learning differences and physical challenges reach their full potential through the teachings and techniques of karate, a martial arts discipline which improves physical, cognitive and emotional health. Parents are welcome to stay or to drop off their children so they can enjoy an evening out (dojo is conveniently located near the restaurants at the Glen!). $30/child. Please RSVP at 847/729-0001.

We need volunteers!

Please share this event on your Facebook Page:

Fundraiser on Facebook

May 5 2:00-4:00

Self - Defense Class For Women

Sensei leads a 2 hour class in self-defense for women. Basic self-defense moves and safety will be covered. Moms - come join in this great class!

$20 per person. Please RSVP at 847/729-0001

Please share this event on your Facebook Page:

Self Defense Class on Facebook

Class Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

9:30-10:30

All Levels N.S.D.

10:30-11:15

All Ages

Karate Can-Do!

1:00-2:00**

Competition Kata

Sensei Kohn

4:15-5:00 4:15-5:00 4:15-5:00 4:15-5:00

4-8 yr. old 4-8 yr. old 4-8 yr. old 4-8 yr. old

N.S.D. Karate Can Do N.S.D. Karate Can Do

5:00-5:45 5:00-5:45 5:00-5:45 5:00-5:45

9+ yrs. Old 9+ yrs. Old 9+ yrs. Old 9+ yrs. Old

N.S.D. Karate Can Do N.S.D. Karate Can Do

5:45-6:45 5:45-6:45 5:45-6:45 5:45-6:45

Advanced All Levels Advanced All Levels

Purple & up Karate Purple & up Karate

7:00 7:00 7:00** 7:00

Int. & Adv. Advanced Competition Advanced

Kumite Kata Kumite Kata

Sensei Kohn Sensei Kohn Sensei Brozer Sensei Kohn

**Additional Fee Required and minimum number of students required

Class Schedule subject to change during School Holidays

Classes may be cancelled due to inclement weather

Private and semi-private lessons available. See Sensei Kohn for more details

A Little Bit of Info about the Dojo:

Knowing what behavior is expected can be confusing, especially when joining a new organization and meeting a new group of people, so here's a few tips on understanding some of those unwritten rules that take forever to learn"

Please do wear your shoes when you are on the bleachers but remove your shoes if you are going to walk across the mats.
Drinks in the refrigerator are available for everyone - please leave a dollar on top of the fridge to help cover costs
Younger siblings, grandparents, pets are all welcome to attend on the bleachers - please supervise your children, use quiet- "indoor" voices so classes are not disturbed. Families are welcome to be in the little upstairs dojo when it is not in use.
Bathrooms are in the locker rooms
Kids are encouraged to bring their homework and can work in the dojo "library" if they've got some time to wait before, between or after classes

Do you have information you want to include in our newsletter:

Has your child done something special? Any interesting news that you want to share? Let us know. Send your information to kathleen@nibblesplaycafe.com.