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directly from Okinawa, said there is so much more to
karate than kicks and punches.
“The ultimate aim in karate is the perfection of
one’s character,” he said.
Students in his school are required to wear tradi-
tional karate gis or uniforms, follow certain rules of
etiquette and are
not able to buy
their belts. Shihan
sa id s tud ent s
should receive
rank only when it
is earned.
Kyoshi Shihan Robert Kristensen breaks through a stack of bricks to celebrate Texas Isshinryu Karate Kai’s 15 years in north Texas at the summer shiai Aug. 26 at the Lewisville VFW.
By LAURA MURRAY Ni Kyu
Texas Isshinryu Karate Kai Perfecting Character Since 1991
TIKK NEWS Fall 2006
Inside Shihan’s Corner……………….2
State Champs………………….4
Assumptions…………………...8
Know Your Black Belts…...…10
Senseis’ Corner………………12
TIKK breaks through 15 years, celebrates milestone
(See SHIAI, page 6)
T exas Isshinryu Karate Kai celebrated its 15th anni-
versary Aug. 26 – a major feat in today’s society,
where traditional martial arts schools have become
more of a dinosaur.
TIKK founder Kyoshi Shihan Robert Kristensen
has never wavered from the principles with which he
first set up his school in 1991. He still emphasizes to
his students the importance of honor, respect, courage
and loyalty.
Shihan, who is one of the few legitimate seventh
degree black belts in the world to hold a Kyoshi title
Page 2 TIKK NEWS Fall 2006
Shihan’s corner
TIKK NEWS
Denton Brickhouse Gym (940)390-0192
Flower Mound
Flower Mound Community Church (972)315-1358
Plano/Richardson
University of Gymnastics (972)315-1358
Southlake/Roanoke
Southlake Fitness Center (972)315-1358 (940)390-0864
TIKK NEWS is published periodically by karate-ka of Texas Is-shinryu Karate Kai, established in 1991, and is distributed to students at all the school’s dojos and to others interested in
TIKK activities.
Publisher Kyoshi Shihan Robert Kristensen
Editor Ni Dan Matt Evans Assistant Editor
Ni Kyu Laura Murray
Coppell Dojo (Main) 1203 Crestside, Suite 230, Coppell, TX 75019
(972)315-1358 Visit us on the web: www.txikk.com
Bushido...
NEW STUDENTS
September 1 ............................. Jennifer Mize, Denton
September 1 .................. Logan Chavez-Mize, Denton
September 10 ....................... James Robinson, Denton
September 10 ................. Kimberly Robinson, Denton
September 12 ......................... Sam Kiely, Richardson
September 19 ...... Nicole Van Winkle, Flower Mound
September 23 ......... Samantha Atkins, Flower Mound
September 23 ...................... Taylor Sloan, Richardson
September 23 ................... Julia Garza, Flower Mound
September 23 ...................... Benjamin Brayn, Coppell
September 23 .......................... Mason Brayn, Coppell
September 25 ................... Bryce Vanderford, Coppell
September 28 ...................... Dillon Watts, Richardson
October 17 ................................ Kayli Daniel, Coppell
November 6 ............ Caroline Budnick, Flower Mound
May 23 ................................... James Gravier, Denton
June 15 ................................. Melissa Korang, Coppell
June 17 ................... Jakorey Ray Thomas, Richardson
June 24 .....................................Alyssa Swain, Coppell
July 15 .............................. Michael Cavanna, Coppell
July 17 .......................... Charles Blommaert, Roanoke
July 18 ..................... Katelynn Joyce Randall, Denton
July 24 ...................................... Grant Dennis, Denton
July 24 .................................... Ruthie Dennis, Denton
August 7...................................... John Baker, Coppell
August 21..................................... Sam Wood, Denton
August 21.................................. Rory Allison, Coppell
August 28.................................... Bailey Cage, Denton
August 30............................... Tabitha Myers, Coppell
September 1 ............ Margaret Butterfield, Richardson
W hat does this word mean? You may say
“way of the warrior”…What does it mean
to you? It could be called an “attitude!” He or she
has a Bushido attitude.
How one trains or how one lives life deter-
mines the outcome. To be a true modern day war-
rior, you need to work on every part of your life,
ultimately perfecting your character.
True character building as a martial artist
takes dedication, honor, respect and loyalty. To
me, as a Kyoshi who has been around martial art-
ists (so they may call themselves) for many years,
there are very few who truly have dedication,
honor and respect and are loyal.
To me, it is not how hard you punch or how
well you block or if you have the best kata, etc.,
etc. Most important to me as a sensei of senseis are
dedication, honor, respect and loyalty.
SAY WELL IS GOOD, DO WELL IS BEST !
--Kyoshi Shihan Kristensen
December 2 ................. Winter Shiai, Lewisville VFW
December 10 .... TIKK Christmas Party, Myers House
March 8 ............................ Mr. Don Bizzell’s Birthday
April 3 ............................. Mr. Mike Cohen’s Birthday
April 13-15 ... 10th Annual Gasshuku, Copper Canyon
April 15 ......................... Spring Shiai, Copper Canyon
FALL 2006 TIKK NEWS Page 3
Calendar
T wo Texas Isshinryu Karate Kai ik kyus have
earned some outstanding honors outside the dojo.
Kyle Murray, a junior at Coppell High School,
won the sole bass trombone spot in the high school all
-region orchestra Nov. 9. Winning this spot allows
him to skip pre-area and go directly to area competi-
tion Jan. 6 where he will compete for a seat in the
coveted Texas All-State Band.
He also did well with his CHS marching band on
Nov. 7 when it was named one of the top 10 bands in
Texas by being a finalist at the state 5A marching
competition in San Antonio. Yellow belt and clarinet
player Austin Gillham also is in the CHS band.
Tyler Murray, an eighth grader at Coppell Mid-
dle School North, also has earned some musical hon-
ors with him being named third chair in the middle
school all-region band. He competed against more
than 70 percussionists from the region.
In addition, Tyler’s Honor Winds Band at
CMSN was named the State Honor Band for 2006-
2007 and will perform a special concert for the Texas
Music Educators Association in San Antonio Feb. 16.
The percussion section will be featured with a special
ensemble performance.
TIKK dojos move to Southlake, Plano
Kyoshi Shihan led the first class at TIKK’s new Southlake dojo.
Future karateka?
C ongradulations to the Asel
family who gained another
member on Sept. 14. Joshua Dale
Asel was born at 7:41 a.m. weigh-
ing 8 pounds, 1 ounce and was 20
inches long.
Proud parents are San Dan
Crystal Asel and Sho Dan Trey
Asel and one and a half year old
Jack is now a big brother.
Joshua shares his birthday
with both his mom and grand-
mother.
T exas Isshinryu Karate Kai
held its first class at its new
Southlake dojo in the Southlake
Fitness Center Oct. 4. The dojo
was formerly located in Roanoke.
Classes in Southlake are
held 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mon-
days and Wednesdays and 10 a.m.
to 11 a.m. Saturdays.
The Richardson dojo also
has been on the move and is now
located in Plano at the University
of Gymnastics, 1400 Summit.
Classes at the new Plano dojo
started Sept. 2 are held 6:45 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and 8:30 a.m.
to 10 a.m. Saturdays.
TIKK students earn all-region honor band positions
E leven Texas Isshinryu Karate
Kai students became state
champions at the United States
Karate Alliance 2006 Texas State
Karate Championships in The
Colony Sept. 30.
The 11 TIKK students
placed first in their divisions and
were part of a team of 25 students
competing in the tournament,
organized by Master Juan’s Ka-
rate Academy.
In all, TIKK brought home
44 trophies.
TIKK black belt Ni Dan
Matt Evans took top honors at the
tournament with his Grand Cham-
pion win in forms/weapons.
Kyoshi Shihan Robert Kris-
tensen said he is very proud of the
accomplishments of his students.
He attributes their success to their
hard work in class.
Page 4 TIKK NEWS FALL 2006
By LAURA MURRAY Ni Kyu
TIKK students win 44 trophies at state tournament
“According to the effort is
the reward,” he said
Competitors placing in the
top four in their division are eligi-
ble to compete in the U.S. Karate
Alliance Nationals in 2007.
TIKK won 15 first place
trophies, 11 second place tro-
phies, seven third place trophies
and 11 fourth place trophies.
Ni Dan Tina Palos placed
first in weapons while Mr. Evans
earned second place in weapons
and Ni Dan Tony Palos got fourth
place.
Other tournament results
include:
Black Belt Divisions
Forms Sparring
Matt Evans 1st 3rd
Tony Palos 1st 4th
Tina Palos 2nd 1st
Advanced Divisions
Forms Sparring
Kyle Murray 2nd 2nd
Mike Harper --- 1st
Laura Murray 1st 2nd
Glenn Gibbs 2nd 3rd
Jennifer
Wiederkehr 4th 1st
Daniel Midkiff 3rd 4th
Andrew Black 3rd 2nd
Intermediate Divisions
Forms Sparring
Shane Murray 2nd 4th
Johannes Kroll 4th 4th
Carson Dickey 2nd —
Andy
Henderson 1st 3rd
Beginner Divisions
Forms Sparring
Dianne
Van Winkle 1st 1st
Austin Gillham 1st 1st
David
Van Winkle 1st 4th
Andrew Fisher 4th 3rd
Colter
Henderson 2nd 4th
Robert
Kleppinger 1st —
Amy
Delaughter 2nd —
Mike
Wiederkehr 3rd 4th
Mrs. Palos scores on her opponent before taking the kumite title.
Grand Champion Matt Evans
FALL 2006 TIKK NEWS Page 5
Austin Gillham wins a first place trophy in forms.
Amy Delaughter places second in forms.
Caleb Stanley performs Seiuchin kata at the United States Karate Alliance 2006 Texas State Karate Championships in the intermediate divi-sion on Sept. 30 in The Colony. TIKK brought home 44 trophies while 11 students became state champions with first place finishes.
Mrs. Palos does Chinto kata. Andrew Fisher kicks for a point in his kumite match to take third.
The Aug. 26 celebration was actually
TIKK’s summer shiai with 113 students partici-
pating from all of the dojos.
The shiai was held where the school got its
start in 1991 at the Lewisville Veterans of For-
eign Wars Post 9168. Shihan is a Vietnam veteran
and a lifetime member of the VFW. The VFW
provided him with space until he could get his
“It is not so
much where we stand
in life, but the direc-
tion we are moving,”
he said. “Obstacles are
what you see on the
way to your goals.”
A notion not
always popular with
parents and some chil-
dren is that children
do not have the matur-
ity to be black belts,
Shihan said. Students
at TIKK must be at
least 16 to test for
black belt.
S h i h a n h a s
awarded only one jun-
ior black belt in the school’s 15
years and that rank is only open to
students who are at least 13. Jun-
ior black belts must retest at 16 to
become a full-fledged black belt
at TIKK.
Page 6 TIKK NEWS fall 2006
Many people today want the
quick fix — to learn the fancy
techniques without putting in the
hard work to actually make those
techniques effective, he said.
Shihan tests students in class
every day, but has only three
shiais a year when students can
make rank and demonstrate what
they have learned to family and
friends.
Another aspect of TIKK that
makes it different from other mar-
tial arts schools is how special the
black belt rank is, Shihan said.
One cannot expect to achieve it
overnight, nor even in two years.
Most TIKK black belts take
at least four to six years to
achieve that rank and some
longer, depending on personal
circumstances.
Shiai...
(From Page 1)
White belts Jack Myers and Ishan Vengurlekar perform at the shiai. The yellow belts get into the spirit of the day at the shiai celebrating TIKK’s 15 years.
karate school off the ground after he had moved
to north Texas from New Jersey.
Shihan’s tour of duty in Vietnam and his
involvement in the military has had a great impact
on his life. His strong sense of duty and honor to
his country is reflected in his karate teaching. His
goal is that every student gains more than just
getting a belt.
“ T h e
person makes
the belt. The
belt doesn’t
make the
person,” he
said.
T h e
school moved
to Coppell in
D e c e m b e r
1991 and has
been head-
q u a r t e r e d
there since.
Students
promoted at
the summer
shiai include:
Brown Belt Ik Kyu
Kartik Venkateswaran
Purple Belt
Andy Henderson
Blue Belt
Morgan Hulsey
Green Belt
Garrett Marcella
Joey Marcella
Yellow Belt
Cheryl Shaffer
Patrick Grigg
Ishan Vengurlekar
Robert Kleppinger
Fall 2006 TIKK NEWS PAGE 7
Sho Dan Trey Asel holds the boards for Kartik Venkateswaran who was promoted to Ik Kyu, the last rank at TIKK before black belt.
Amy Delaughter
Michael Wiederkehr
McKenzie Henderson
The yellow belts get into the spirit of the day at the shiai celebrating TIKK’s 15 years.
Shihan cuts the cake with the raffled Samurai sword.
Sempai Kristensen holds nothing back.
PAGE 8 TIKK NEWS FALL 2006
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tobey Threadgill has been
training in the martial arts for more than 25 years
and is a menkyo kaiden in Shindo Yoshin-ryu.
R ecently, I was introduced to a gentleman inter-
ested in martial arts training. He was not aware
of what I teach or of what constitutes Nihon Koryu
Jujutsu. He just assumed that because I taught it, that I
must believe it to be “the best.”
When I told him I did not believe the art I taught
to be “the best,” an uncomfortable silence ensued. I
finally broke this taciturn moment by explaining that
there is actually no such thing as a “best” martial art.
Despite a noble effort to grasp what I was talking
about, the gentleman eventually regressed, unable to
shake the impression that if I was not convinced that
what I taught was superior to all other forms of mar-
tial arts, that I was somehow unworthy of teaching
him.
I politely encouraged him to look around, con-
sider what I had said and contact me again if he had
any further questions. A few days later I received an e
-mail from him in which he said that he had found
someone convinced that they taught the ultimate style
of martial arts. It was called “mixed martial arts” be-
cause it embodied only the best of all the styles. I just
smiled to myself as I politely responded, congratulat-
ing him on his fortuitous discovery.
An ultimate martial art, huh? Now there’s an
oxymoron for you. Every martial art is ultimately
based on assumptions. In fact, any training program
formulated to address conflict is based on assump-
tions. It’s kind of like the old joke about bringing a
knife to a gun fight. No matter how good you are,
your assumptions define your training paradigm.
Narrow your assumptions and you specialize,
gaining the opportunity to excel at one task. Broaden
your assumptions and you might be able address many
different situations but at what level of expertise?
It’s an intriguing dilemma, isn’t it? Specialize,
and be defeated by someone outside your strengths.
Be a generalist and some specialist will hand you your
head on a platter. What’s a martial artist to do?
Years ago, my teacher Yukio Takamura taught a
seminar which touched upon this topic. The seminar
subject was a comparison between sport budo and
classical budo. During the lunch break, a young
karateka and wrestler, I’ll call Donny, loudly dis-
missed Takamura Sensei’s teachings as antiquated
nonsense.
In response, Takamura shook his head and
chuckled while fiddling with his shoes. Donny, rather
brash and full of bravado, turned to Takamura Sensei
and said, “Now don’t get me wrong old man, your
stuff is fun to watch and all, but your jujutsu is no
match for my karate and wrestling.”
Takamura flashed a devilish smile at Donny and
said, “Okay, show me.”
Donny backed off a bit at this unexpected chal-
lenge and said, “Well, I’m not going to fight you,
you’re too old. How about him?” pointing at Dave
Maynard.
Takamura responded, “No, you were talking
about my jujutsu, not his. I want you to show me.”
Rather pensively Donny strolled out onto the
dojo mat with Takamura Sensei as a hushed silence
overtook the room. At first, Donny appeared reluctant
to do anything, but when he noticed that all eyes were
on him, he revved up his courage and executed a dou-
ble leg takedown, climbing up on what at first ap-
peared to be a rather startled Takamura Sensei.
As Donny attempted to continue his seemingly
successful offense, we noticed something flick around
Donny’s neck. Suddenly, Donny tried to pull away,
his head turning as red as a ripe tomato.
In a few seconds he fell over wheezing. At that
point we realized that a shoelace was resting tightly
around Donny’s neck. Where had it come from?
Takamura had secreted the shoelace in his sleeve
and then executed a simple choke with it. As he re-
vived Donny from his impromptu slumber, he ex-
plained to the stunned witnesses that Donny had
missed the point of the seminar and made a dangerous
assumption.
He assumed that this was a contest with rules
and that Takamura Sensei was unarmed. The most
interesting thing to me about this whole incident was
that Takamura had deliberately pulled the shoelace
from his shoe, placed it in his sleeve in plain sight and
not one of us noticed. What a lesson rich incident this
was…
Now I’m sure that people will say this proves
nothing. They will say you must do everything in
budo well and that Takamura Sensei with a shoelace
couldn’t defeat the likes of Matt Hughes or Sakuraba.
Assumptions in life, martial arts are not always correct
By TOBEY THREADGILL Guest Columnist
(See ASSUMPTIONS, next page)
FALL 2006 TIKK NEWS Page 9
That’s probably true and sounds convincing
enough, but such a dismissal misses the point. The
truth is that to be successful in a venue like the Ulti-
mate Fighting Championship, your time is best spent
training to confront the challenges you ASSUME you
will meet in the ring.
Training outside such an assumption is a waste
of time. However, drop a Portuguese knife fighter into
the UFC ring and the mixed martial arts guy will real-
ize he’s really not a mixed martial artist after all, but
instead a specialist in unarmed sport conflict who has
not “mixed” expertise in knife fighting into his sup-
posedly mixed martial art...
Those nasty old assumptions…
Now don’t get me wrong, I greatly admire the
technical efficacy and extreme level of physical train-
ing the serious Mixed Martial Arts practitioners like
those in Pride or UFC display, but outside the para-
digm they train for they can be just as vulnerable as
anyone else.
Creativity and training one’s self to an extreme
Assumptions...
level within one’s own venue are key to success.
That’s the real secret to the best style of
budo...training intensity!
So don’t get hung up in training in the ultimate
martial art. You will be chasing assumptions forever.
Instead pick an art that makes assumptions in line with
what you value or desire and then train with a level of
dedication equal to what you expect to get from your
martial art.
If you’re a police officer, this will probably be
very different from a college professor.
In the case of the gentleman who contacted me
in search of the ultimate martial art, I guess it is hu-
man nature to seek out someone else’s version of
what’s best when one has scant experience to base an
opinion on.
It is amusing to note how many people studying
martial arts beyond a beginners level fail to progress
beyond the myopic view that there could be any such
thing as an ultimate martial art.
Remember, the only accurate assumption in
budo is that your assumptions are never 100 percent
correct.
(From Page 8)
Who ya gonna call?...
These TIKK students look like they can handle just about any spooks or goblins that come their way. They put on a demo at Hackberry Creek’s annual Halloween celebration in Las Colinas on October 31.
Spirit of TIKK
These TIKK students show their spirit during the city of
Coppell’s 4th of July parade. Patriotic tunes, famous Ameri-
can characters, candy and some snappy katas added to
the excitement of the day.
and the gang of the black belts
certainly made my Sho Dan test-
ing the most memorable for me –
thanks guys!
My goal in karate this year is: to be better than last year—to be
faster, in better shape, and have
better technique.
PERSONAL
Nickname: Chris (or dude will
work too).
Birth date and place: July 18,
1973 in Shakopee, Minnesota.
Occupation (outside of karate):
pharmaceutical sales.
Family: wife Amy and son
Daniel (2.5 years old).
I live in: Argyle.
My favorite pastime or hobby
besides karate is: woodworking.
Page 10 TIKK NEWS FALL 2006
KNOW YOUR BLACK BELTS
(See MR. PALOS, next page)
KARATE
Rank: Ni-Dan.
I first started doing karate on:
my little brother.
I first started doing karate be-
cause: I’ve been fascinated by the
martial arts since I was a kid. It
took me a long time to gather the
courage to actually start.
The thing that has kept me do-
ing karate has been: the realiza-
tion that I’m in way better shape
than I was as a teenager.
I achieved my Sho Dan on: Au-
gust 10, 2002.
My favorite kata is: whichever
one I’m working on at the mo-
ment.
My favorite karate drill is: Ba-
sics—without them your karate
will stink.
The one thing Shihan has
taught me that has had the most
impact on my life is: I can do
what I used to think was impossi-
ble.
To me, karate is: a habit. It’s the
best exercise/therapy there is—
KARATE
Rank: Ni-Dan.
I first started doing karate on:
June 15, 1993.
I first started doing karate be-
cause: I found martial arts inter-
esting and I figured it would be a
good activity to stay in shape.
The thing that has kept me do-
ing karate has been: see previ-
ous answer.
I achieved my Sho Dan on: De-
cember 2, 2000.
My favorite kata is: Sunsu.
My favorite karate drill is:
stretching (and kumite, of course).
My least favorite karate drill/
exercise is: sticky hands
The one thing Shihan has
taught me that has had the most
impact on my life is: I can al-
ways do more and I can always do
better.
To me, karate is: a personal chal-
lenge for improvement.
My most memorable karate
experience is: Well, gee...Shihan
The three words people use to
describe me are: Hmmm…you
tell me!
The two people I’d most like to
meet are: Rush Limbaugh and
Bille Holiday.
I wish I knew how to: read
minds and fly.
I’m most proud of: my family.
My favorite restaurant is: Kobe
Steakhouse in Addison.
I’m happiest when: I spend time
with my family.
The best vacation I’ve ever had
was when: hmm…..probably one
of my spring break trips to Can-
cun.
My goal in life this year is to:
be a better person, husband and
father.
Mr. Tony Palos
Mr. Chris Miller
FALL 2006 TIKK NEWS Page 11
KNOW YOUR BLACK BELTS
Mr. Matt Evans
Mr. Palos... (From Page 10)
KARATE
Rank: Ni Dan.
I first started doing karate: at
age eight and started karate again
in February 1997.
I first started doing karate be-
cause: it was self defense and
then I couldn't keep away from
martial arts after retiring from
track. I tried a couple of different
arts in college, studied Jujitsu
when I got to Texas and then met
Shihan at Fitness World in Lewis-
ville.
The thing that has kept me do-
ing karate has been: there is so
much to learn from Shihan. Every
time I think I have things figured
out, he changes things a little and
it forces me to rethink everything.
I achieved my Sho Dan on: De-
cember 2, 2000.
My favorite kata is: Sunsu for
fun, Ku San Ku for tournaments.
My favorite karate drill is: Ron-
duri, Shiho and Ipon kumite.
My least favorite karate drill/
exercise is: spinning.
The one thing Shihan has
taught me that has had the most
impact on my life is: that I am
capable of just about anything
when I decide upon something.
To me, karate is: fighting. Your
opponent can vary from yourself,
to a situation, to family, any-
thing. It is up to you how to find
the right way to approach the fight
and how much effort will help you
“win,” and whether your
“ w i n n i n g ” c r e a t e s t h e
best outcome.
My most memorable karate ex-
perience is: my Sho Dan testing.
My goal in karate this year is: be able to compete effectively in
both point and full contact kumite
and having strategy in both.
PERSONAL
Nickname: Rooster, Beast,
Matty, MATTHEW!!!!! (when I
am in trouble).
Birth date and place: June 26,
1973 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Occupation (outside of karate): supervisory transportation secu-
rity officer.
Family: wife and two daughters.
I live in: Lewisville.
My favorite pastime or hobby
besides karate is: weightlifting/
conditioning and I still get hypno-
tized by video games.
The three words people use to
describe me are: passionate,
goofy, patient.
The two people I'd most like to
meet are: Abraham Lincoln, Tito
Ortiz.
I wish I knew how to: make
money out of nothing.
I'm most proud of: my wife in
her adapting to RA and my stick-
ing it out through all the highs and
mind, body and spirit. It should be
mandatory in public school PE!
My most memorable karate
experience is: making Sho-Dan.
My goal in karate this year is:
To actually be able to say that I’m
a better karateka than I was on
January 1, and to say I made a
difference in a student’s training.
PERSONAL
Nickname: Hey, you.
Birth date and place: September
4, 1958 — last century!
Occupation (outside of karate):
musician, hired assassin for pest
control company.
Family: wife (Mrs. Palos), three
cats, one dog.
I live in: Denton in a van down
by the river.
My favorite pastime or hobby
besides karate is: watching com-
edy or action movies with my
wife.
The three words people use to
describe me are: long-haired,
short, odd (oops—that’s four
words).
The two people I’d most like to
meet are: Keith Emerson. Tatsuo
Shimabuku (but I’m in no hurry
for that one).
I wish I knew how to: make
sushi.
I’m most proud of: my marriage.
My favorite restaurant is: Is-
shin.
I’m happiest when: I’m at Is-
shin.
The best vacation I’ve ever had
was when: I went on my honey-
moon in Cozumel.
(See MR. EVANS, next page)
(From Page 11)
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T he holiday season is a great time to practice your
karate. What do I mean you may ask? Well, this
is the time the young and old go out to the stores fre-
quently and are focused on the toys or checking up a
specific item, or just so concentrated on the task at
hand that one forgets the basic principle of self de-
fense…AWARENESS.
So please be aware of your surroundings when
you are shopping, scan your car when approaching it
and before you get into it, be aware of the people
around you and follow your instincts. Juniors, stay
close to your parents AT ALL times. Have a great
holiday and prepare for an energetic 2007 karate
year!! —Sensei Maria Kristensen, a.k.a. Sempai
lows in karate.
My favorite restaurant is: Melting Pot.
I'm happiest when: I just worked out.
The best vacation I've ever had was when: my wife
and I went to Playa del Carmen.
My goal in life this year is to: get promoted at work,
get finances (more) fixed and fix several things in the
house.
B lessings…We all have so many blessings in our
lives. We are able to get up each morning and
make our own decisions, decide what we want to do
for the day. We have the opportunity to make it a
good day or a bad one by how we think. We have the
opportunity to take care of our health and train in an
art that gives us physical, mental and spiritual well
being. Life is a blessing and let us never forget those
who have sacrificed their lives for us so that we can
have these blessings. Thank you to all who are serving
or have served our country so that we may continue
to have a blessed life. —Sensei Susan Harris
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