Karate America Leadership Schools Foor one April / May 2014 Module Welcome New Students! New Karate Students GRIFFIN CONDON SAVANNA DEG PRESTON JATCZAK AIDEN KLOSKY CAMERON KLOSKY CASSIUS KEUP MARLEY KEUP ANTHONY PETERSON RACHEL PFEFFER KADEN ROLFF HUDSON YINKO Students of the Module Kyle Betzwieser We’ve had our eye on Kyle for a long time because of some of the qualities he demonstrates in class as well as in life. You may not know Kyle because of the way he goes about his martial arts training. he is very unassuming and does not question any critique that may be given. It’s obvious he has a desire to do his very best, even in areas that he may feel challenged! HE IS ALSO VERY POLITE AND APPROPRIATE WHEN WORKING WITH A PARTNER AND IN HIS RESPONSE TO INSTRUCTION. YOUR IMPROVEMENT DOES NOT GO UN-NOTICED. CONGRATULATIONS KYLE! KARATE AMERICA ALL DAY SUMMER KARATE CAMP! Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC !!! New Black Belt Team and Leadership Team Members MIKA BUSH COLIN CROSS BRODY SCHMIDT ANNA SCHUCHART KYLE BETZWIESER MILES PETERSEN CAITLYN RAUCH CALLY SCHMIDT 1 Field Trip per week included Martial Arts workouts every day Camp T-Shirt included Daily lessons on:  Developing Self-Discipline  Building Self-Confidence  Respecting Others GAMES PARKS GES N E L HAL C SNA CKS MOVIES IPS FIELD TR !!! SEE FLYER FOR DETAILS !!! PAGE 1 KARATE AMERICA LEADERSHIP SCHOOLS Blac k Be #16 Satu SE rday, ER LY EF SEE FLYER Friday, May 9th See Flyer lt T e st June 7 th SEE FLY ER Congratulations Competitors! WHAT’S NEW AT KACG Adult Black Belt Team Class By popular request, after Adult Class on Tuesday nights, there will be an Adult BBT Only Class! This is an opportunity for Adults on our Black Belt Team program to experience extra training, including Krav Maga,1/4K Workouts, advanced level defenses, WSD, weapons and Black Belt Test training drills! Kinder Kicker Black Belt Team The Black Belt Team at KACG is an upgraded program especially for students who have set an important goal; to achieve the rank of Black Belt. Some students set their sights on this goal at a young age. For that reason, we are adding a Kinder Kicker Black Belt Team program, to jump-start these ambitious Kinder Kickers! Kinder Kicker Camo Belts! In our Kinder Kicker classes, we are all used to seeing Color Stripe Belts. But when a Kinder Kicker begins preparation for the Basics “Big-Kids” Class, they earn a special rank - the Camouflage Belt! If your student promotes to this belt, it means that they are beginning a new and exciting phase in their martial arts training! Camo Belts attend their Kinder Kicker classes and are permitted to attend one Basic Class per week. PAGE 2 The Southern Wisconsin Open is the largest tournament in the state of Wisconsin. The Karate America Cottage Grove students represented us well! Congratulations to all of you that faced their fears, built confidence, and a special thanks to all that encouraged the team to do their very best; especially Mr. Coleman for his leadership and coaching. Way to go team!!! -KA STAFF !!! Congratulations New Students !!! Congratulations to all of our new students from Cottage Grove School & the Dane Co. Kids Expo!!! The hardest part of trying something new is taking the first step. You’re doing awesome and we’re excited to help you achieve your goals!!! -Mr. Godfriaux Memorial Day - Labor Day T-Shirt Season Summer gets hot! Between Memorial Day and Labor Day students may wear a Karate America t-shirt in place of their uniform top. The t-shirt does have to be a KA logo, BBT, Masters Team, Candidate, Seminar, or Tournament shirt to maintain uniformity and team atmosphere. Remember!, still wear your uniform top for promotions, tournaments and other special events! -Mr. Beck KARATE AMERICA LEADERSHIP SCHOOLS Private Lessons Private lessons are the only way to get one-on-one coaching with any of our quality instructors! Sessions can focus on anything from curriculum, forms and sparring, to weapons or any area you choose. Leaders will provide a customized lesson to improve the student’s focus, power, stances and confidence to improve performance in the student’s regular classes. VISIT THE OFFICE FOR DETAILS!!! The Module Focus BLACK BELT TEAM: Basic BBT- XMA Drills and Escrima Stick Drills Int. & Adv.- Classes focus on memorization of Forms, Freestyle Combos, Self Defense, and XMA drills. LEADERSHIP TEAM: Weapons Classes- XMA Drills & Basic XMA Form Life Skills– Instructor lead interactive discussions Demo- Exciting drills & challenges that can help a student earn Demonstration opportunities by taking their martial arts to the next level! MASTERS TEAM: Combos- Freestyle Combos and Hand Pad Combos Weapons- Escrima Attacks & Defenses, Bo Basics Defense- Mixing multiple attacks (empty hand + weapons) with a variety of defenses (blocking, striking, redirection, takedowns, disarms, tap-outs, etc) used by Mr. G for 2nd & 3rd degree evaluation. Gracie Jiu Jitsu- ‘Gracie Games’ and ‘Combatives’ ADULTS: Kickboxing- 4-Count Muay Thai & Hand Pad List Defenses- Learn all under-belt grabbing defenses Belt Rank- Forms and combos curriculum BBT- 1/4K Workouts, Advanced grabbing defenses, WSD, weapons training, Krav Maga and Instructor Surprise! May 2014 Graduation Schedule CERTIFICATION WEEK Monday, May 26th - Thursday, May 29th Instructors will run all classes this week using ‘Rapid-Fire-Drills’ as the process for conducting Certification. This will allow the instructors to provide an appropriate amount of challenge for students to pass their Certification. This process also doubles as a graduation rehearsal. ITPs and payments will be accepted anytime Monday thru Thursday of this week. When both of these items are turned in, that information will be documented on the student’s attendance card, and then a Qualifying-Instructor can begin evaluating the student’s ’rapid-fire-drills’, and communicate to the student what adjustments are needed for them to pass their Certification. The student may attend as many classes as they need during this week to achieve this goal! Once any Qualifying-Instructor sees that all of a student’s ITP items are turned in and feels that the student has made all possible adjustments to pass the ‘rapid-fire-drill’; the instructor will award them their Red-Stripe! This means that the student has passed their Certification, and may attend Graduation Day!!! GRADUATION DAY Saturday, May 31st 9:00 AM - Little Ninjas & Kinder Kickers & Camo 10:00 AM - 2nd & 3rd Grade Basics & Intermediate 11:00 AM - 4th Grade & Up Basics & Intermediate 11:00 AM - All Advanced Belts *No Parking in front of Black Bear! *Extra parking is available next door at Learning Ladder or behind Black Bear Inn. *During the event feel free to take photos and video, and invite family and friends! PAGE 3 KARATE AMERICA LEADERSHIP SCHOOLS Karate America Cottage Grove, WI APRIL/ MAY 2014 MODULE KARATE AMERICA - BUILDING LEADERS FOR LIFE! April 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 26 31 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 SATURDAY 4 5 11 12 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 1 2 3 SPARRING 13 14 15 16 SPARRING 20 21 22 SPARRING 27 28 29 SPARRING Candidate Acceptance Day May 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 4 5 WEDNESDAY 6 THURSDAY 7 FRIDAY 8 SATURDAY 9 SPARRING 11 10 SPARRING 12 13 14 15 16 17 22 23 24 SPARRING 18 19 20 21 SPARRING Memorial Day Weekend 25 26 27 28 29 30 2 3 4 5 6 31 Memorial Day 1 Karate America Leadership Schools Staff: Owner & Master Instructor: Master Randy Beck - 6th Degree [email protected] Chief Instructor: Master Justin Godfriaux - 5th Degree [email protected] Instructors: Ms. Adriana Eberhart - 2nd Degree Mr. Dennis Seman - 3rd Degree Mrs. Brook Buechner - 2nd Degree #16 7 Karate America Leadership Schools 316 W. Cottage Grove Rd. Cottage Grove WI. 53527 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (608) 839-4025 www.kaleaders.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! facebook.com/KarateAmericaCottageGrove