Dojo News Archive
August 30, 2024
Hello everyone.
For those who took the summer off from the dojo I hope you had a great summer.
Classes resume on our regular schedule this Tuesday with kata practice night.
6:00 pm for white to orange belts and 7:00 pm for green to purple belts.
please check the website for the calendar for the rest of the schedule.
Please send me a quick email or text at 289-260-1172 and let me know when your kids will return to class.
Be aware fees have increased slightly.
We hope to see everyone back training soon.
Thanks
Sensei Steve.
July 1, 2024
Hello everyone.
Hope everyone has had a great Canada day weekend.
Just a reminder the summer schedule begins tomorrow.
Monday through Thursday, All coloured belts including Little ninjas will train at 6pm till 6:50
Brown and Black belts will train from 7pm till 8pm,
We have formed a new fundraising committee.
They are looking for people willing to help with events and for any good fundraising ideas.
We have created a new email
you will be receiving an email from this address soon.
A 2nd round of orders for big red will be coming soon.
Those who would like to drop in to train can do so for $15 per class.
Dojo will be closed July 19th to August 6th.
We will have a grading in August for those students that are ready.
Thanks everyone.
Have a great summer
Sensei Steve.
Hello everyone.
The Dojo will be closed Canada day weekend.
Summer schedule will start on July 2nd.
Kata class will be a combined class for all coloured belts on Tuesday at 6 pm.Black and Brown belt Kata on Tuesday at 7 pm
Classes will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
6 pm to 6:50 for all coloured belts and Little ninjas.
Black and Brown belts from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Dojo will be closed for summer break. July 19th to August 4th. Recharge time for instructors.
Any questions please let me know.
Thanks
Sensei Steve
May 30, 2024
Hello everyone,
If you ordered meat from our fundraiser the delivery to my home at 13 Farewell Crescent in Smithville will be this Friday, May 31st at 11:00 am.
Please if you can come and pick up your order that would be great as room in my refrigerator is limited. The order is a total of 100 boxes.
Also don’t forget the meeting on June 8th for the fundraising committee for the dojo. The meeting will start at 12:40 after classes. The purpose of the meeting is to find people who want to be involved with the dojo to raise funds to help with overseas tournaments and bringing a Shihan here each year to give us a training session.
If you want to be involved and cannot make the meeting please let me know.
Summer schedule for the dojo is being worked on and will be out soon.
Thanks for your support
Sensei Steve
May 16, 2024
Hello everyone,
We have planned out the rest of the year.
Dojo Championships update
Sorry to say this but our dojo tournament will be postponed due to a lack of entries. We will try again in September.
I urge students and parents to please consider trying a tournament. I try to keep the fees down to a minimum and any profit goes back into the dojo for new equipment.
For those that did sign up and pay, we can keep the fees aside for September’s tournament, or we can issue you a refund.
May long weekend
No classes Monday, May 20th
Big Red Meats Fundraiser
Sheets can be found at the dojo, in the previous email and here on the site
Orders must be in by May 24th
You can’t beat the quality and taste.
Ask friends and neighbours.
Fundraising Committee
Reminder for those interested, the fundraising committee will meet at the dojo on Saturday, June 8th at 12:45pm
Gradings
Gradings will take place on Saturday, August 10th and Saturday, December 7th
Summer Schedule
There will be no Saturday classes for the months of July and August
Also the dojo will be closed from Friday, July 19th to Sunday, August 4th for our Summer Break.
Classes resume Monday, August 5th.
Europeans – Estonia
Sensei Steve and Cai will be at the Europeans September 29th to October 3rd.
Sensei Brad and Sensei Norm
Dates for training are still being worked out. Initially they will be on Zoom.
We are also planning on having 2 tournaments a year with them. 1 out west in BC and 1 here.
Annual Dojo Xmas Party
We are planning on having our annual Dojo Xmas Party on Saturday, December 14th.
Thanks
Sensei Steve
May 2, 2024
Hello everyone.
The meeting for our fundraising committee will be rescheduled as several interested people are away on the planned date.
The new meeting date will be June 8th at 12:45 in the dojo.
Don’t forget to sign up on the website for the June 1st tournament.
All students are able to participate in the tournament.
Big Red Meats Fundraiser
BBQ season is here.
Attached to the email are the flyers and information sheets for our Big Red Meats fundraiser. They can also be found in the Members Only area of our website, or click here
Orders in by May 24th. Pick up date May 31st.
You can’t beat the quality and taste.
Ask friends and neighbours.
Thanks
Sensei Steve
April 28, 2024
Hello everyone.
We had an amazing weekend training with Shihan Bill Bressaw and many high ranking Black Belts from the USA and B.C.
Congratulations to Cai on achieving 2nd dan and to Niko and Tiana on black belt grading with Shihan Bill
Unfortunately the May 11th tournament will be postponed until June 1st. We have had a very light response to sign up.
If you wish to participate in this tournament please sign up on our website. Those who signed up for May 11th can request a refund if you have prepaid or I will carry payment over to June 1st.
The ASKU tournament on May 18th in Edison, New Jersey is open to all students from 7 up yellow belt or above.
If you wish to compete in this tournament in New Jersey please let me know.
I would like to have a dojo meeting to form a new fundraising committee. Meeting at the dojo on Saturday May 25th at 12:45 If you are interested in helping out with fundraising or have any ideas please come to the meeting.
We will be doing another round of fundraising with Big Red meats shortly and also a 50/50 draw.
Thanks and please check the website often for news and information as well as sign ups for events.
Sensei Steve
March 21, 2024
Hello everyone.
Only a few weeks left before Shihan Bill arrives.
We will now have 3 or possibly 4 of the top USA instructors here along with 2 from BC.
If you are planning on attending the course and/or celebration dinner please register on the website. Also while you are there register for the Dojo Championships tournament May 11th.
Sensei Steve will be leaving for Germany for the World Chief Instructors course on Easter Sunday.
The dojo will be closed on Saturday March 30th and Easter Monday April 1st as Bart has family commitments on that day.
Thanks all
Sensei Stev
March 18, 2024
Hello everyone.
Congratulations to Marcus, Cai, Kieran and Justice who all represented your dojo very well in the ASKU tournament in New Jersey. They came home with 1 gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze medals.
We are now only 5 weeks from Shihan Bills Gasshuku.
Saturday and Sunday the training will be held at the hall upstairs at the Jordan Lions arena. Starting at 10:30 am on Saturday and 11:00 am on Sunday. We could use some help to clean up after the dinner on Saturday and if anyone is available to help with airport pickups and dropoffs please let me know.
Fees must be paid by April 5th for this event.
If you plan on attending and have not signed up please do so on the website.
The celebratory dinner will also have a sign up on the website. $15 per person for the meal. We will have roast pork and chicken, salads, vegetables and soft drinks. Adult beverages are BYO. Dinner will be at the church where we have our Christmas party.
Grading has been rescheduled for April 13th. Little ninjas at 9:45 and everyone else at 10:30.
We will also have a sign up area for our Dojo Championships on the website which will take place on May 11th, starting at 10 am.
Thanks
Sensei Steve
February 23, 2024
Hello everyone.
We are only 10 weeks away from our gasshuku (training Camp) with Shihan Bill.
If you have not yet registered please do so on the website. I would like all the Little Ninjas to attend Saturday morning for the first hour or so. We will take a group picture before we start training. So far we have 25 from our dojo registered. There will be 10 from the USA and BC.
This is going to be a wonderful event and you never know when it may be your last, or first opportunity to train with a Shihan. The last time we had a Shihan here was 10 years ago.
If you will be attending the celebration dinner please let me know. Numbers needed to organize food.
Grading will be March 30th for junior students. Those invited to grade will be given a form by Sensei Steve in the next couple of weeks.
Remember you are the ones who show me you are ready to grade!
We will have a senior grading on Saturday after the Gasshuku session for black and brown belts.
Squad tournament training will be on March 2nd from 12:45 until 2:15. This training is for anyone to practice Kata and Kumite (sparring) for tournaments. Fee $10 for this which goes toward tournament entry fees.
Tournament
Our dojo tournament will be on May 25th We will have a sign up sheet on the website and in the dojo.
Don’t forget to keep checking the website for updates and information.
Thanks
Sensei Steve
February 15, 2024
Hello everyone.
There are still a few of you that haven’t responded to registration for Shihan Bressaw’s gasshuku (course), in April.
Please let me know by using the link on our new website.
Payment will be required by April 5th for the gasshuku
The Dojo will be open this Saturday and Monday.
The dojo will be closed on March 9th. Instructors and 4 competitors will be in New Jersey USA for a tournament.
Good luck to Marcus, Cai, Kieran and Justice. The black belts will also be officiating for the youngsters later in the tournament along with Sensei Steve and Bart
March Break.
During March break the dojo will be open as usual.
April Gasshuku weekend.
The dojo will be closed from Thursday April 18th and reopen Tuesday April 23rd.
We will be busy with our guests for the gasshuku.
If you would like to leave a testimonial for the dojo there is a link on the “members only” page on our website for you to do so.
Thanks
Sensei Steve
February 8, 2024
Hello all.
Please let me know if you will be attending this important training session.
Little Ninjas will be invited to attend on Saturday for the first part of the session and to be in the big picture.
We would also like to know if you will be attending the celebration dinner on Saturday evening.April 20th.
Please register on the website shukokaiontario.com
We need to get numbers as soon as possible so we can arrange things.
Payment is not due until 2 weeks prior to the event.
We will also be having a dojo tournament on May 18th.
so please save the date.
YepThank you all.
Sensei Steve
February 3, 2024
Hello everyone.
The yearly fee for registration and insurance is now due.
The fee is $70 per student.
If you have paid this fee I thank you. If not please pay as soon as you can.
Also if you have not registered and will be attending the training please do so on our website. If you have any questions about Shihan Bressaws training please let me know.
Thanks everyone
Sensei Steve
January 26, 2024
First of all. I would like to say hello to the new members of the Lincoln Shukokai Family.
Matteo, Leo, Eljah, Kiera, Nora and Jasmina.
Welcome to our Dojo.
Shihan (master instructor) Bill Bressaw from New Jersey USA will be coming to do a weekend seminar for us on April 20th and 21st. Shihan Bill is one of 3 World chief instructors for Kimura Shukokai International.
He will be teaching us for approximately 3 1/2 to 4 hours on each day from 10:30 to 3:30 with a break for lunch.
(please make sure to bring lunch and plenty of water.)
For Brown and black belts there will be extra training on Friday evening 7:00 – 9:30.
We will be having a celebration meal and party after training on Saturday (small cost per person for food) at the same location as our Christmas party.
This is a wonderful opportunity for all students to see, and be taught by a master teacher. We will also have Senseis from New Jersey, Northern Michigan and B.C. here to learn from Shihan and to help teach our students.
These opportunities are few and far between.
I would ask that all students 7years and up try to make it to this training session. Go to our website,
www.shukokaiontario.com and under the events tab you will see a button to register for the course.
There is a fee for this training with discounts for families.
Please register soon. Fees will be due 2 weeks prior to the course.
See you all in the dojo. I am very excited about 2024.
Thanks
Sensei Steve
January 7, 2024
Hello everyone.
Attached to this email is a digital flyer for Shihan Bill’s training course in April.
A weekend training with 1 of our World Chief instructors and top instructors from Canada and the USA
There is a direct link to the registration form for the course on the flyer.
Black and Brown belts this course is not to be missed.
All other students from 7 yrs old and up should try to attend this course.
There will be a get together. Pot luck, BBQ at the home of Bart and Amanda LeDrew on the Saturday evening of this course. More details to follow.
Please check our newly updated website
for class schedules and upcoming events.
Thanks everyone
Sensei Steve