Fridays always bring such happiness! We’ve had a fun week of training, kids have started school, so many great new people on the mats for the first time. It just doesn’t get much better. Even the weekend is looking good with nice temperatures and sunshine! Hope everyone has some great plans, have a great weekend and we’ll see you next week!
The Kent School district starts school this week! Congratulations to all the kids headed back to class. With all the complications still going on in the world we wish you a safe and productive school year. Hang in there and know that through perseverance and a positive attitude, tough times will give way to better days! You will rock this year!
One of the great things about Lion’s Way Martial Arts is that no matter what challenges life throws at us we continue to endeavor with a positive mind and fight through it all. All our classes are OPEN and running!
Life can be tough sometimes, a real challenge. We train to rise and meet those challenges, to conquer them. I hope you will join us! Let’s get training.
Another great week in the books. It always brings such joy to see so many people pushing themselves to be happier, healthier and in control of their own destiny. Little cooler this weekend, hope you still have plans to get outdoors. School starts soon for the kids and here’s hoping all goes smoothly.
Enough of my rambling, have a great weekend everyone and we’ll see you on Monday!
It’s been a wonderful week of training so far! So fun to see so many new faces on the mats in all our classes. Children and teens will continue to work on new requirements this week, keeping their focus high and the energy off the charts! Adults continue our series on the Georgian Grip for throwing and attacking the guard position. When things are going this well, we wish for more hours in the week to keep it going!
Nice to have the temperatures back down to normal. This week we pick up the training in all our groups. Children and Teens who tested will begin to receive their new belts today as they come to class. From there we will start working on new requirements. Adults are pushing forward with new throws and groundwork as we finish our series on the Georgian grip and guard possibilities. It’s going to be a fun week!
Today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday) the temperature is once again rising to the mid to high 90s, possibly hitting 100 degrees. With wildfire smoke in the air, breathing could also be hampered. We have the air-conditioning on but recognize that such conditions make training taxing. We will be adjusting our usual high energy fast paced classes down to something more appropriate. Please be safe, if you choose to skip classes and keep cool, remember you can make up the classes later. Your safety is always our concern.
Hang in there, it looks like Monday things will be much more bearable. With all we’ve endured this last year, this will be a piece of cake!
Testing last Friday weas awesome! It was so great to return to a normal testing procedure. Being able to have parents in to watch the test and see all their kids have achieved spectacular. I can’t begin to describe how happy I am with the whole thing. Testing results are posted at the school, congratulations to everyone!
The sad news is this, it looks like due to continued covid shipping delays we will not be getting belts in this week. So, I will hand out belts, hopefully, starting next week during class times. As production and shipping slowly get back to normal, I look forward to being able to host our belt ceremony once again. Hopefully by next test!
Rest of the week is going to be a real scorcher! Heat is rising so we will have the AC on. Drink lots of water and let’s make it a fantastic week!
Testing times for Friday Aug. 6th.
Please remember to arrive 5 to 10 min EARLY! Testing times are approximate, please be patient as we return to normal. Parents may attend!
Children (by belt color)
White and Senior White Belts – Start at 5 pm
Yellow, Senior Yellow, Orange, Senior Orange, and Senior Green – Start at 5:40 pm
Red – Start at 6:15 pm
All Teens –
Start at 7 pm – Teenager test will begin when all the children’s tests have completed. Please be patient. While we always try to start on time, this is our first test like this in over a year. If possible, teenagers should arrive at 5 pm to help with the children’s test. Arrive early for your test.
Thanks everyone! So excited to return to our normal testing process. Let’s rock this!
Welcome to Aug! Welcome to a return to our normal belt testing for Children and Teens! What an exciting way to kick off a new month. Testing will be this Friday Aug 6th! Parents will be allowed to come in and view testing, something we haven’t been able to do for over a year! Testing times will be posted by Thursday evening so please check back here to stay up to date.
Adults will have normal CAMBO class Monday to Thursday, but nothing on Friday due to the children and teens test. So, push yourself to make it in this week and get your sweat on. No excuses here, only great training.