As of this afternoon, Monday 10.31.11 the electricity is on at the Studio

Classes are running as normal today....FYI

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert Einstein

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." — Aristotle

Congratulations to students and staff on yesterday's American Karate rank promotions!

Promoted to Yellow belt in the front row left to right:
Tristan, Taylor and Tucker

Second row:
Andrew to Green Belt, Yianni to Purple Belt with Honorable Mention Overall, Hanna to Yellow best with Honorable Mention Overall, Dylan to Green Belt and Scott to Green Belt with H. M. in Self-Defense

Back row standing:
Sensei Kratz, Dennis Gobiel, Colleen Golrick, Sifu, Teryn Citino and Scott Minor (not pictured is Angus Reid)

Youth American Karate Rank Evaluation this coming Saturday 10.22.11 from 9am - Noon

Please come and support these young students - All AKS Black and Brown belts are strongly encouraged to be present -

If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up. - Norman Vincent Peale

Martial Arts conditioning trains for:

Flexibility, strength, power, speed, muscular endurance,


balance and cardiovascular fitness.

JRRMAS training theme for October: Conditioning

Lily promoted to Brown III and Ben promoted to Brown I

Back row Black Belts: Mr. Reed, Sensei Kratz, Sifu, Ms. Gobiel, Ms. Golrick
Front row: Lily S. and Ben M.

Congrats to the newly promoted Brown Belts and to the teaching 'team' too!!

John G. promoted to Brown III

Sensei Kratz, John G., Sifu, Colleen G. - Congrat's to John and the team!