Sensei Says

"Sensei Says" is our weekly message board for upcoming events, class cancellations and general messages. Students and parents should check this page often for any announcements.

To accommodate our students with enough available time to test during RAQ Week, we need to modify the times during that week. Please click on the RAQ Week link or Main Menu to view the new testing times.
As we continue to grow at Rising Sun, there are things we need to address to make it easier during the class changing times. There is not a lot of parking on our side of the building, but the lot on the other side of Morrison Kitchens usually has plenty of spaces. Also, there are two exits to our parking lot. One by the Morrison Kitchen entrance and the other by our marquee sign. PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN FRONT OF OUR SIGN AS IT BLOCKS THAT ENTRANCE/EXIT and makes it more congested during those class changes. Thank You.
As we start our second half of this session, we are getting closer to "RAQ Week" and "The KIAI" for Rank Advancements. At this point, students should know everything they are required to do to advance in rank. If not, take advantage of our video system for help with requirements. Click on the "Rank Advancement" link and scroll down to find your rank. Click on that link to find a list of your requirements. That list also has a link to a video demonstration of that technique plus a review and Practice Test. YOU HAVE TO SPEND SOME TIME PRACTICING AT HOME TO GET BETTER! If you still need help, let me know.
Our MADMeet Competitions were a very popular part of our Dojo for many years. Since we ended them with a Championship victory by the Dragons, we have been creating different ways to substitute that event. As we realized that our students were growing and getting better every MADMeet season, it became apparent that we needed to channel that competitive energy and effort into our promotion testing.

In order to hopefully make testing more substantial, powerful, meaningful and competitive, they will now become competitive with other members of their same rank, and the results of the system could have students passing other students in the ranking order during promotion testing.

You can see more information in our "RAQ Week" page and then check your status for that test on our "Rank Advancement" page.
Our Women's Self Defense Training is going very well. The first class is free. Come on Ladies, get a friend and sign up for the class today.
Our Christian Karate Workouts are temporarily on hold until later this spring. More information about the next available class will be coming soon!
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