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Another great camp! Thanks to all the regulars and a couple of new presenters, this year’s SummerFest was a blast. Watch the site and Facebook for lots of the pictures taken during the weekend. My thanks to Darin Yee, who is the hardest working camp volunteer anywhere. He made this 30th anniversary event both memorable …
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Sunday: July 29- noon update. . . From Darin Yee: Hi George, It is my pleasure to announce I’ve convinced one of the most popular local musicians to perform for us on Saturday, August 4thin our lounge at the Jungleplex. Her name is Sherry Malone. She will be entertaining us after the Masters Ceremony. On …
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2012 Summer of the Tiger Martial Arts SummerFest IUKF Masters Celebration Saturday 7-9PM Inductees: 8th Dan: Henry Thom, Peter Blackman, Bill Bauknecht 7th Dan: James Witherell, Rosario M. F. Rizzo, John Felipe, Paul Giella, 6th Dan: Fedele Cacia, David Berndt, Gerry Gross, Robb Buckland William E. (Bill) Bauknecht I was raised on a …
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How many times does a junior student or a lower dan rank hear this from their Seniors? Many times. Probably more often than not. We think what? You don’t want higher rank? Why not? Many of our martial arts Black Belts have different reasons. Some are that they are in a tournament circuit and are not allowed …
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Note: If you are planning to attend SummerFest and pay at the door. . . You must pay in cash! We will not be able to accept checks or credit cards. . . Susan has selected the design for this year’s commemorative SummerFest T-shirt. In 1992, we used this design and it turned out to …
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This is important and simple information. By going over this sequence three times, you should be able to execute when the event arises and you might save a life! Dr. Paul Haydu http://www.heartrescuenow.com/
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Three Conflicts: Three treasures David Mott Cold Mountain Dojo Probably most, if not all, of us have heard that Sanchin Kata translates as Three Conflicts. And we have certainly heard that “all is in Sanchin”, as though the key to unlocking the mysteries of Uechi-ryu is simply in practicing that very basic but all inclusive …
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Tried my best to post a large photo of my M.A. SummerFest Newsletter here, but kept messing up the home page. I’m tryuing to disprove the old saying “You can’t teach an old dog. . .”, but after a dozen tries, finally gave up. This newsletter will be the only information notice that will be …
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I don’t know about you, but my e-mail in-box is overflowing with junk messages every morning. No matter what programming trick I create or anti-spam program I buy, the “spammers” always prevail and somehow end up in my “in” box. Although a hundred or so junk e-mail get through every day, my anti-spam systems get …
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