Celebrating our Dads at Karate
Thanks to all the amazing Dad’s for joining us in class this weekend. It’s always a blast seeing you out there with the kids, having fun and working hard. Great job guys…have a wonderful FATHERS DAY!
2018 Kata Competitors – United Uechi Invitational
4th Annual UNITED UECHI INVITATIONAL karate tournament – We’re so proud of the students who represented our dojo this year at the 4th Annual United Uechi Invitational.
Celebrating our Moms at Karate
Thank you all the amazing moms, aunts, grandmothers, step-moms, and special women who came down and trained with us this past weekend in honor of Mother’s Day. We had a super fun time and loved making some special memories with you. We hope you had a great Mother’s Day!
Advanced Belt Test – March
A small but well deserving group of advanced students qualified for our March Belt Exam. Congratulations to each of the candidates and strong performance. We know it wasn’t easy, but that’s not how you made it look. Continue your climb gentlemen. Omedeto gozaimasu!
January Children Belt Grading
Congratulations to all the students who attended our beginner and intermediate belt testing this past Saturday. Many of you were taking your very first test as karate students and truly did a wonderful job. Keep up the great work guys!
December Children Belt Grading
We held our final test of the 2017 calendar year. For two hours, the candidates gave it their all and never wavered, despite being pushed harder than they might have wanted. In an age where testing is often viewed as politically incorrect, the students of the Shiseikan continue to embrace personal accountability and charge forward, hardening their will and refining their character, regardless of the adversity that crosses their path. You are the keepers of one of Okinawa’s richest traditions. And because of you real karate-do will live on. Congratulations!
Black Belt – Authentic Karate
It’s been a long time in the making, but yesterday, after beginning their karate training nearly eight years ago here at the Peabody Shiseikan, the Okinawan Karate-Do Association awarded the rank of Shodan to our first two students who began their karate practice here as young children.
Thank you both for embodying everything it means to be a strong karate-ka, and for representing our dojo so well. I know the process was far from easy, but it’s the journey that has made you the person that you’ve become. Always remember to rise…Nana korobi ya oki. Congratulations!
“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves” – Sir Edmond Hillary
Newsletter Fall 2017
Authentic Karate Peabody MA
Summer Club 2017
Here’s some pictures of our July & August sessions of summer club! The kids’ had a ton of fun playing outside, taking Japanese lessons and doing some indoor games! Thanks for joining us, we can’t wait for next year!
