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September 2010

Dates to Remember

• September 4th & 6th – Closed. No classes
• September 10th – demo team practice
• September 11th – Black belt club 1pm
• September 12th – kids camp tournament and seminars at CCSU
• September 18th – GM Dan Anderson karate and arnis seminars
• September 25th – Sensei teaches modern arnis in Pennsylvania.
• September 27th – CMA at health fair at Curves in Cromwell 2pm – 6pm. Please see us to be a volunteer!
  
  *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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SEE OUR EVENTS PAGE FOR A LISTING OF ALL OF OUR UPCOMING EVENTS!

New class offered in Chinese fan!

One of the beautiful martial arts weapons, the fan or iron fan can flick deadly force with the grace of a dance. This weapon is most often seen in either Chinese or Japanese forms of Martial Arts. The Chinese name for it is shanzi.

The fan can be used in either a strike or piercing manner when completely closed or open in either a blocking or slicing motion.

Beginner fan lessons will be taught in private lessons by highly successful Chinese forms competitor Hannah Sporbert. Hannah is also an advanced Modern Arnis student under Sensei Frank Please see Sifu Deb or Sensei Frank to enroll in a chinese fan class.

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.

Advance more quickly through home training!

Check out our DVD page on the CMA web site! DVD's can now be ordered on-line through paypal!

NEW! The 3rd degree Brown Belt Modern Arnis training DVD is now available! Order your copy today!
Check out sample video footage of a DVD! Arnis Black Belt coming soon !

We offer a large variety of training DVD's for our Kenpo program, Modern Arnis program, Bo staff and more! Using the DVD's for your home training will accelerate your progress!

Thank you for your support! CMA is proud to have been a consistent award winner with The Hartford Advocate's best Martial Arts school poll for 10 years!

Congratulations to our students that have earned the following promotions:

Jennifer Bowers - orange
Manuel Espinoza - orange
Kahari Battles - purple
Ed Jackson promoted to title of Sifu

Congratualtions to Our Black Belts!!! - The following students participated in the most rescent Black Belt Exam.

Joe Muscatello - 4th degree Black Belt
Ben Bates - 2nd degree Black Belt
Drew Fawcett - 1st degree Black Belt
Kurt Odell - 1st degree Black Belt
Brett halibozek - 1st degree Jr. Black Belt

Looking for a new challenge? Ask about our weapons curriculum including bo staff, sticks, swords, kama, nunchucks, knife, and sai.

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.

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 Debbie Shekosky
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!

Did you know that "Sifu" is a Chinese term for teacher? At CMA it is especially an honor to reach the level of Sifu.
Sensei Shekosky, the Master instructor, may promote students to the level of Sifu when they meet all of the the following criteria:

- Earn Black Belt level
- Are fully certified instructors
- Have consistantly taught beginner and advanced students at CMA over time
- Represent CMA is a positive manner both in and out of the school

The following instructors are currently active Sifu's at CMA:

Sifu Debbie
Sifu Wayne
Sifu Jim
Sifu Joe
Sifu Anthony

"Guro" is a Filipino term for teacher and the following instructors are Guro's in Modern Arnis:

-Chad Johnson
- James Navarro
- Joe Muscatello

"Sensei" is a Japanese term for teacher which also often relates to the one with the most experience. At CMA we use the terms "Sifu", "Sensei", and "Guro", because we teach Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino Martial Arts.

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

• GM Dan Anderson seminars here Sept. 18th, 2010.
• See our events page for a complete listing of events