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Cromwell Martial Arts Monthly Newsletter

May 2008

Dates to Remember:

  • Black Belt Club Class - Saturday May 3, 2008 1PM - 1:40PM
  • Mandatory demo team practice is May 9th & 23rd and the 2nd Friday of each Month 6pm - 7pm
  • Rank Testing Friday Mayl 16, 2008- 6:15pm All ages testing for Yellow - High purple,
    7pm all ages testing for Blue and up. Bring sparring gear for 7pm test.*
  • CMA Demo May 4th UCONN West Hartford 11am
  • Closed Memorial day weekend May 24th - May 26th
  • Relay for life - May 30 - 31. We need sponsors.
  • Relay for Life Demo Friday May 30th 5pm
  • EJK Memorial. Saturday May 31, 1:15pm Xavier High School
  • 2008 CMA summer vacation July 28 - August 2nd. School closed.

    *Note: Please be sure to hand in Rank registration forms and the fee at least 48 hours before you are testing! Spectators: Please turn off cell phones during the test!

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THE GREATER MIDDLETOWN RELAY FOR LIFE

Cromwell Martial Arts has formed a team to walk for The Relay for Life! Team members will help raise funds for the American Cancer Society and take turns walking around the Middletown High School Track on May 30 - 31. The goal is to raise $100 per team member. Please see Sensei Shekosky, our team captain, or Sifu Deb if you would like to sponsor a team member, or make a donation to help fight cancer. Checks can be made payable to the American Cancer Society. Please come and cheer on our walkers and don't forget to wear your CMA t- shirt and support the CMA team! We will be putting together a campsite near the track and there will also be a performance by the CMA demo team!.

Current Relay Team members:

Sensei Shekosky & Kimberly
Sifu Deb and Kelly Shekosky
Sifu Joe Muscatello
Sifu Wendy Thatcher
Sifu Jim Navarro
Kristina Cominsky
Jessica Sassu
Nathan Roy
Natasha Spagnulo
Kaitlyn Pearce
Emily Kelsey
Cindy Peterson
Chloe Seddon
Danae' Overton
Kevin Lajoie
Julianna Cannata
Susan Deak



We have our team in place and now we need sponsors! Please make donations $5, $10, $25, or more! Please make checks payable to the The American Cancer Society and deliver to Sensei Shekosky.

Thank You Joseph Scibilia, Keith and Maureen Dale, Sonja Bissonnette, J.R. Bissonnette, Lucy & Joe Carrara, Tammy Perrotta, and Jeff & Inge Simmons for your donations!

For more info on The American Cancer society visit www.cancer.org

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- Special thanks to Heather Haouchine for doing our photo displays! Awesome job!!

- There will be a series of Womens Self defense classes coming in July and August. More details soon.

- Check out the CMA site on myspace at www.myspace.com/cromwellma

- See the CMA demo video at www.youtube.com/CMAKarate

- For safety and to maintain a professional environment, please monitor your children while watching classes in our spectator area. Please see that noise levels are kept to a minimum and that our hallway is kept clear. Thank you.

- For safety and hygiene purposes, all students that spar must have their own complete set of sparring gear. Please see Sifu Deb if you need to order your own gear.

Please follow the flow of traffic around the back of the building when entering and leaving the parking lot. Please note that there are arrows indicating the proper flow of traffic.

Yellow belt Modern Arnis training videos are now available! Cost: $20.00

**Yellow - Black Belt training DVDs are now available! Required katas and self defense are shown from two angles and at two speeds. Cost is only $20 ($15 for Yellow). Please see Sifu Deb or Sensei to purchase your copy.

**Additional Modern Arnis training DVD's coming soon!**

- Bo staff training DVD available. Bo Staff forms One - Five are now available on DVD demonstrated by Sensei Shekosky. Forms are shown from two angles. Cost is $25.00.

2007 Advocate Reader's Poll Cromwell Martial Arts placed in the top 3 in the 2008 Hartford Advocate Reader's Poll out of over 70 schools that took place in the voting!. Thanks to all the students, parents and staff for making our school the best it can be! We are looking forward to shooting for #1 next year!

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Promotions - Congratulations to the following students who have earned rank promotions in April!!!

Kristina Cominsky - Green
Veronica Brillon - Green
Richard Chiron - Yellow
chiachi chuang - Orange
Robert Chasse - Yellow
Maddie Chasse - Yellow
Jarrod Howlett - Orange
Victoria Johnson - Blue
Daniel Lapin - Yellow
Eddie Paolino - Yellow
Alicia Schmidt - Yellow
Kurt Odell - 1st Brown

Guro Chad Johnson - Advanced Instructor Modern Arnis

 


Student & Instructor Forum - Check out the Student & Instuctor Forum This forum is open to all students, instructors, parents and friends. This is a great place to ask training questions, provide feedback, post questions to fellow students and keep up to date with school or local events. Please visit the forum, register for an account and post your questions or thoughts. Please take full advantage of this fun and very useful pool of knowledge!


Did you know that CMA has a weapons program? Looking for a new challenge? Ask about our weapons curriculum including bo staff, sticks, swords, kama, nunchucks, knife, tonfa, and sai.

Looking to improve your fitness or strength in Karate? Ask Sensei Shekosky about our fitness training sessions!


Private Lessons - Private lessons are a great way to keep up with missed classes due to vacations and other reasons. Lessons are $20.00 per ½ hour or prepaid $60.00 for four ½ hour lessons. See Sifu Debbie or Sensei for dates and times. Please give 24 hours advance notice when cancelling a private lesson to avoid being charged for the lesson.


School Creeds - Our school creeds are posted on the back wall of our Dojo. Please learn the creeds, give thought to their meaning, and apply them! Developing a code of conduct: how we act on a daily basis, is a large part of what our martial arts training is all about!

Creed #1 - I intend to develop myself in a positive manner and to avoid anything that would reduce my mental growth or my physical health.

Creed #2 - I intend to develop my self discipline in order to bring out the best in myself and others.

Creed #3 - I intend to use what I learn in class constructively and defensively to help myself and others, and to never be abusive or offensive.


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CMA DEMO TEAM
CMA's demo team is dedicated to showcasing the benefits, discipline, and hard work associated with the martial arts. Our training is above and beyond the standard class curriculum. We have special training practices and perform at schools, public events, parades, and more. The demo team is not an opportunity to be instructed or corrected on your requirement material. The demo's are designed to educate, entertain, serve the community, and display what we do at CMA while introducing us to the public!

Team Captain: Sifu Joe Muscatello
Assistant co-captains: Ben Bates & Kaitlyn Pearce
Team Directors: Sifu Deb Shekosky and Sensei Frank Shekosky


• Becoming a demo team member is by invitation
• Students must be able to demonstrate their requirement material as well as demo team material proficiently, be able and willing to attend the mandatory demo team practices, and most of all, show school SPIRIT and enthusiasm!

See our demo team page for more details!

Contact Sensei Shekosky to book a CMA demo at your activity or special event!


Karate Dollars Referral Program - Refer a new student to us. If the student signs up for a 6 or 12-month program you earn Karate dollars toward purchases in our store or private lessons!!!
Click here for more info!

Upcoming Events

  • Demo West Hartford UCONN May 4, 2008 11am
  • Modern Arnis seminar by Sensei at Avon Kempo and Aikido academy coming soon.
  • Relay for Life - May 30 - 31, 2008 Demo May 30, 2008 5pm
  • Demo at Xavier HS May 31, 2008 1:15pm
  • See our events page for a complete listing of events


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