Thank you everyone for showing up on Saturday and supporting the dojo… it wouldn’t be a wonderful day without you all.

We had a great time with the outdoor classes (broken down by belt ranks) and lots of wonderful feedback from students saying “how much they liked it” and “we should do that sort of training more often.” 

Thank you so much to everyone that contributed to the House of Ruth fundraiser during the Holiday Sale!  We were able to raise $250 and we are still accepting donations during classes. If you are still interested in making a donation, please let the front desk know and they will help you!

The winner of the basket will be announced on Dec 14.

Thank you so much to our community for supporting such a wonderful cause!

Looking for a few holiday gift ideas for the karate-ka in your life? Then you will not want to miss the Kells Karate Holiday Sale!

Date: Saturday, November 18th
Time: 9:30am -12:30pm
Where: Our Dojo

Some of the things we’re offering:

• Training equipment, like focus pads and sparring gear
• Gis and KKA Apparel
• Weapons
• Raffle tickets
• And More!

Have a very Happy and Safe Holiday Season. Looking forward to training with you soon!

BALTIMORE — “I was a runner, I’m a martial artist and I was like what else am I gonna do,” Karen Kells asked.

With more than two decades of karate under her black belt Kells decided to hit the open road, cycling.

“I did the Sea Gull Century in Maryland, and I had done a couple of rides in PA and I started tallying them and I said I wonder if I could do all 50 states, just bike in all 50 states and that’s how it came to be,” Kells said.

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The purpose of this seminar is to help children of all ages overcome the negative impact of bullying. This program teaches participants: 

• Awareness – How to identify predator behavior 
• Avoidance – Realistic ways to avoid being a target of bullying 
• Assertiveness – How to stop bullying behavior

This seminar is FREE if you bring a buddy, We will charge you $10 if you come alone.

Open to Junior, Youth and Adult students
This seminar will be limited for 20 students, so please register ASAP using this link:
Done With Bullying

Research shows that bullying peaks in the 5th, 6th and 7th grades. The goal of this seminar is to minimize the effects of predatory behavior. This will be accomplished through role playing, small group discussions and empathy training.

Congratulations to all of our Towson students that competed in the 47th Annual Seido Karate Tournament!

We are very proud of the 13 students from Kells Karate Academy that entered to compete, regardless of how they did in the standings. It takes real courage to put yourself out there in front of everyone and compete. So kudos to those of you who supported the Seido Juku Benefit Foundation!!! That being said, everyone did a great job! We had lots of first and second place standings!

Congratulations to our four new Nidan students! Jun Shihan Karen was so happy to be at Johshin Honzan to help Senpai Mark, Dan, Alex and Nicholas reach their #goals of #blackbelt and the journey that continues after #shodan. It was also wonderful to see so many of our seniors and peers.

The National Weather Service has issued an advisory about a major, dangerous storm arriving in our area today between 5pm – 7pm. Since that falls during our class times and we want our students and parents to be safe, we have decide to cancel our classes for tonight.

Stay dry, stay safe and we’ll see you later in the week.

We are excited to announce that our new floors have arrived and are going to be installed in the dojo starting this Monday 6/5! We’re hoping the work is complete during the week so we can open dojo the following week. We’ll keep you in the loop.

While the dojo itself will be closed during the install, classes continue on the normal schedule. All classes will be held outdoors, at the Upper Level of the parking garage behind the dojo building.

Please bring the following items for outdoor classes:

• Shoes that tie – please no Crocs, flipflops or sandals. Students will have to train barefoot if the incorrect footwear is worn, due to risk of slippage.
• A yoga mat, car mat, towel or the like. We still work on our core exercises, so this will give the students something softer than the concrete to lay on.
• A full water bottle.

Directions to garage:

• Enter at the light, by Wawa
• Instead of turning left to go to the dojo, bear right, around Glory Days Grill, and continue on the road next to Wawa
• Continue straight and you will see the parking garage in front of you. You’ll need to turn left and then right to get to the upper level.
• Please park on the half of the garage closest to the entrance, as we will hold classes on the other half.

Note: Classes will be held on the Upper Level, unless it is too hot or raining. Then they will be on the Lower Level. If you don’t see anyone at the Upper Level at class time, assume classes were moved to the Lower Level.

There are NO BATHROOMS at this location, so please make sure your student has used the facilities before coming to class. There are public bathrooms at the WaWa.

We are pleased to announce the Family Day 2023 picnic! Family Day started a few years ago as a way for Maryland area Seido Karate students to show appreciation to their families for their support. It’s a day of food and fun! All past and current students and their families are invited to attend.
Please note that this is not a Y of Central Maryland sponsored event. Students at all nearby dojos are invited.

When: Sunday, June 11, 2023 – 11 AM – 5 PM. Event will be held light rain or shine.

Where: Rockburn Branch Park West Picnic Pavilion, 6105 Rockburn Branch Park Rd., Elkridge MD 21075.
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/RNFXdheAqwU8B74Q6
 

RSVP: Please RSVP and sign up to contribute food to share or items to help with games at our SignUpGenius page, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054FAAAA22A7FC1-maryland.
All minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Events. After lunch, we will have several events/games for everyone to participate in, such as:

• Egg races – can you get your egg balanced on a spoon to the other side first
• Water balloon toss – which team can toss their balloon the furthest without breaking
• Balloon races – which team can get to the finish line first without dropping their balloon
• Capture the flag
• And more …

We would like to thank the senior black belts for their support to offset the cost of the pavilion rental and common items. We will be accepting donations for the Seido Juku Benefit Foundation (to learn more, visit https://seido.com/benefit-foundation/).

Looking forward to seeing everyone. Sign up today!

If you have questions, visit the event’s FaceBook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/189865780605166 or e-mail Kyoshi Dave.

We excited to announce that our next promotions will be taking place soon! They will take place over two days, as follows:

General Promotion

• Date: Monday, March 27
• Time:
  Peewees: 5:30 – 6:15pm
  Juniors: 6:30 – 5:30pm
  Youth/Adults: 7:30 – 8:30pm
• Location: In the dojo

Junior Yellow and Higher Promotion:

• Date: Saturday, April 1
• Time: 12:30pm
• Location: In the dojo

• If you are eligible for promotion, you will receive an email letting you know.
• Parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend. There will be numerous photo opportunities.

All classes normally scheduled for this day are postponed until next week. Our normal schedule resumes on Tuesday, March 28.