By Carmen Sognonvi, originally published at http://www.urbandojo.com/blog
Thanks to everyone who came out on Friday night to make our Halloween Party such a success! Between the cool costumes, great music, awesome magic, and fun dancing, it was a total blast!
Here’s a video from the party:
And click below to watch a slideshow of some photos from the party:
By Carmen Sognonvi, originally published at http://www.urbandojo.com/blog
Congratulations to everyone who earned their new belts on Saturday! You’ve put in a lot of hard work, and we’re so proud of you.
Here’s a video with some highlights from the belt promotion:
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By Carmen Sognonvi, originally published at http://www.urbandojo.com/blog
Congratulations to everyone who competed at the Twin Towers Karate Tournament 2011 in Manhattan this weekend!
This was definitely one of the most challenging tournaments we’ve participated in so far. It was exciting to watch the caliber of talent at this event. What an amazing opportunity for our students to experience this level of competition!
Urban Martial Arts took home two 1st place trophies, two 2nd place trophies, four 3rd place trophies, and five 4th place trophies!
For a few of our students, this was only their first or second tournament and as you’ll see in the video above, they showed a lot of heart!
Great job, everybody! We look forward to seeing how you’ll do in the next tournament!
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1st Place
Andrew Blake (30-39 Men Forms)
Andrew Blake (30-39 Men Fighting)
2nd Place
Christopher Djama (12-13 Advanced Boys/Girls Open Forms)
Jonathan Pierre-Louis (10-11 Beginner Boys/Girls Open Forms)
3rd Place
Kiara Brown (8-9 Advanced Girls Fighting)
Aaron Rice (8-9 Advanced Boys/Girls Open Forms)
Shane Rosales (10-11 Beginner Boys Open Forms)
Nicholas Vadi (8-9 Beginner Boys Fighting)
4th Place
Christopher Djama (12-13 Advanced Boys/Girls Weapons)
Christopher Djama (12-13 Advanced Boys Fighting)
Aaron Rice (8-9 Advanced Boys/Girls Weapons)
Stephan Rosales (10-11 Beginner Boys/Girls Open Forms)
Nicholas Vadi (8-9 Beginner Boys Open Forms)
Finalists
Andre Alexis (8-9 Intermediate Boys Fighting)
Ted Berman (8-9 Intermediate Boys Fighting)
Ryan Davis (6-7 Beginner Boys Fighting)
Kimberly Rice (10-11 Advanced Girls Weapons, Open Forms, Fighting)
Soren Sannikov (6-7 Beginner Boys Fighting)
Jovenel St Jean (10-11 Intermediate Boys Fighting)
By Carmen Sognonvi, originally published at http://www.urbandojo.com/blog
When it comes to finding new motivation for your own training, there’s nothing quite like watching martial artists who are at the top of their game.
Here’s a video of Marc Canonizado with his incredible form at the 2011 US Open.
Take a note of both his agility and his creativity!
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Does your child attend PS 130 in Brooklyn?
Are you looking for an after-school program?
If you want something better than daycare or babysitting, consider the Urban Martial Arts transported karate after-school program.
Our program includes free transportation from six different schools in our area.
Students receive daily karate and character development lessons, and work towards their goal of earning a black belt.
Each day’s schedule also includes a large block of free time during which students can do homework and have a snack.
Just enter your email address below to view prices and details, and to request a free school tour.
Be sure to confirm your request by clicking the link on the confirmation email you’ll receive from us.
By Carmen Sognonvi, originally published at http://www.urbandojo.com/blog
When it comes to finding new motivation for your own training, there’s nothing quite like watching martial artists who are at the top of their game.
Here’s a video of Tyler Powell with his incredible kamas performance at the 2011 US Open.
Notice how he never lets up his intensity, from the very beginning to the very end!
Got a kid or teen who wants to learn karate?
Check out our karate classes for kids and karate program for teens and call us at 718-287-5500 to book your orientation class today!
Does your child attend PS 152 in Brooklyn?
Are you looking for an after-school program?
If you want something better than daycare or babysitting, consider the Urban Martial Arts transported karate after-school program.
Our program includes free transportation from six different schools in our area.
Students receive daily karate and character development lessons, and work towards their goal of earning a black belt.
Each day’s schedule also includes a large block of free time during which students can do homework and have a snack.
Just enter your email address below to view prices and details, and to request a free school tour.
Be sure to confirm your request by clicking the link on the confirmation email you’ll receive from us.
by Carmen Sognonvi, originally published at http://www.urbandojo.com
The start of the school year is just a few days away!
If you have a child in the NYC public school system, it can be hard to keep track of all those half days and school holidays.
But as with everything else nowadays… there’s an app for that – and it’s free!
From A Child Grows in Brooklyn:
One way to stay sane through it all is with this cool new NYC School Calendar app, which is designed to help parents and kids keep track of the important school dates. Designed by John Tran, a New York City public school teacher, the app works by integrating and syncing with an existing calendar so you don’t have to input the school calendar your iPhone.
You can download it from the app store and it’s compatible with the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The developers report that they’re working on a version that’ll be compatible with the Blackberry and Android phones too.
I plan on downloading this myself! With our Karate After-School Program, we need to be just as on top of the calendar as parents do.
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By Carmen Sognonvi, originally published at http://www.urbandojo.com/blog
When it comes to finding new motivation for your own training, there’s nothing quite like watching martial artists who are at the top of their game.
Here’s a video of Adrienne Angat with her winning traditional form at the 2011 Golden Gate Internationals.
Take a note of her intensity and precision of movement!
Got a kid or teen who wants to learn karate?
Check out our karate classes for kids and karate program for teens and call us at 718-287-5500 to book your orientation class today!
By Carmen Sognonvi, originally published at http://www.urbandojo.com/blog
Don’t forget that Urban Martial Arts will be closing at the end of the month for summer break.
We’ll be closed from Monday, August 29th to Monday, September 5th.
We will re-open on Tuesday, September 6th.
Enjoy the rest of your summer, and we’ll see you back at the start of school!
Photo credit: Columbusneon