Close of 2014 Holiday Schedule

As we enjoy ourselves with food, beverage, and family, the dojo will take a back seat while we rest, recuperate, and relax.  For the winter holidays, there will be no (regular) classes on 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, 1/1.

We will be having our annual New Year's Day class at 10am to welcome the next chapter in our training with a renewed dedication and energy.

You can see our updated calendar here:  http://bodymindandmodem.com/Main/calendar.html

If there are any last minute closings due to weather, they will get posted on our here to the blog site.

Be Safe and Enjoy the Holidays!

-b

Another Great Regional Practice!

Another very successful regional practice is under our collective obi.  We had students from Rochester, Eastern Sky, Webster, and RIT dojos sharing ideas while having a lot of fun.  There were 17 students in the kids class followed by 29 students in the adult class, 16 of which ranked shodan or higher!  In addition to that we had 3 more students who came out to support the event despite feeling a bit under the weather and a former student who stopped in to visit. (good to see you Michael)  There were no lions or tigers but we did have two small bears!



We were also treated to three great tests, so please join me in congratualting:

5th Kyu
Michael Donatelli (Webster)

2nd Kyu
Ayano Ninomiya (Rochester)

1st Kyu
Samantha Newmark (Rochester)



The class went for 2 and half hours, more than 1/2 survived:

See more pics via our Google+ Page:

Reminder: Saturday Dec 6th is Regional Practice

Practice is open to all Kokikai students.  There is no mat fee.  The regional practices are great opportunities to share experiences between dojos in an informal setting.  We will also have some testing so please come and support your fellow students.  We will start at 10AM and go until at least 12:30 but come for what you can.  Tests will be mixed in throughout the class.

See you there!

Halloween Week Dojo Update

Happy Halloween!

We had a really great class with some remarkable tests last Thursday night.  We had 21 people on the mat to aide and enjoy the testing process.  Thanks to all who perseverance make this dojo what it is, a haven for personal growth and development.

Congratulations to:

Talip Eroglu, 6th Kyu

Aidan McNulty, 5th Kyu

William (Bill) Bechdel, 4th Kyu
Matt McNulty, 4th Kyu


Looking forward...

Thursday night we will be watching more of the Seven Samurai after class.  Relax, bring a beverage and a snack.

This Saturday, November 1st, we will have testing in our kids class.  Please come and show your support for the next generation of Aikidoka!

Keep your schedule clear for Saturday, December 6th, for a regional practice.


Sensei is coming back to the states.  He will be in Boston, Rhode Island, and San Francisco to name a few.  Check the dojo or the Kokikai Facebook page for details.

Dojo News

Dojo Testing:

We will be having testing in the 7pm class on Thursday, October 23rd.  Please come and participate in your dojos progress!  Following testing, we will have a social event.  We will watch the movie classic, Seven Samurai.  To make it more interesting, we found a crossword puzzle based on the movie to work on while we watch so we can be uber geeky.  It's a long movie and peope have to work Fridays, so we might do the second half the next week.  The mat will be open, but no formal class at 8pm.

Regional Practice:

Preliminary date is Saturday, December 6th, from 10:15-1:00pm.  There will be some upper kyu rank testing!!! We will be inviting Ithaca, Eastern Sky, and Albany dojos (and anyone else in Kokikai is welcome, too!)

Traffic Alert:

There will be new traffic patterns near the dojo.  St. Paul and Clinton will be converted to 2-way traffic.  Read more about the changes here.

• Saint Paul Street — between Cumberland Street and Main Street — will be converted from one-way to two-way throughout the day on Thursday, October 16.
• North Clinton Avenue — between Cumberland Street and Main Street — will be converted from one-way to two-way throughout the day on Friday, October 17