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June 2010
In This Issue:
Feature Articles
- LGBTQ College Students and Allies in Hastings, Nebraska Find their Voice
- 25th Anniversary Art with Heart Performance
- Parent Pitch: One Mother Experiences her Son’s Junior Black Belt Test
Community Outreach
Upcoming Events
- Spirit Challenge Dojo Events and Teacher TrainingsMeditation Programs Self-Defense Course Promotion Tests
- Holiday Closing / Class Cancellations
Member News
Feature Articles
LGBTQ College Students and Allies in Hastings, Nebraska Find their Voice
By Kate Webster
Our journey to teach a 6-hour Self-Defense and Empowerment workshop to LGBTQ students and allies in Nebraska began with the frustration and dedication of one Hastings College professor: “I was tired of waking up every morning, listening to the gay news and hearing about yet another gay guy getting beaten up,” he said, “and usually these guys are defenseless.”
Over the past three years, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community in the United States has seen an alarming increase in hate-based violence directed against them. According to the Human Rights Campaign, anti-LGBTQ violence is now the third most common type of hate-based violent action (preceded only by violence targeting race and religion.)
Learn how Thousand Waves helped rural LGBTQ college students and allies find their voice.
25th Anniversary Art with Heart Performance
2010 is a special year for Thousand Waves – it marks our 25th anniversary fostering fitness, healing, empowerment and peacemaking. If you live in or near Chicago, we enthusiastically invite you, family and friends to attend our 25th Anniversary Art with Heart Performance at the Drucker Center, 1535 N. Dayton Street, from 2:30 – 4pm on Sunday, June 6th. This event is the finale of our three-day Spirit Challenge fundraising event and is not to be missed. The performance is free and will include kata, choreographed martial sequences set to song, spectacular rolling and throws, dramatic breaking, and more. Please join us!
So far, Spirit Challenge 2010 has been tremendously successful. Thousand Waves Bike the Drive team was 52 persons strong. Over one hundred people are registered for next weekend’s events and we have so far met 40% of our $60,000 fundraising goal. Get in on the action by attending the 25th Anniversary Art with Heart Performance.
Parent Pitch: One Mother Experiences her Son’s Junior Black Belt Test
By Julie Swift
On April 24th I had the pleasure of watching my son, Graham Burleigh, along with three other karateka, Lucia Frisancho, Jordan Roderick- Fried and Marley Holzman complete a three hour test to receive their junior black belts. It was an amazing display of perseverance, concentration, and dedication. These young people showed such maturity in their pursuit of their goals. This was a very cohesive group of students. As I looked at them I thought of all their similarities. Three of the candidates have parents on the Thousand Waves Board of Directors. Three of the candidates have siblings that are also karate students. They had tested for other belts together. They knew their strengths and their weaknesses.
Read more of Julie’s perceptions here.
Community Outreach
Website Features New Public Resources Section
To further our goal of sharing violence prevention tools, Thousand Waves has produced a series of free and downloadable public resources available on our website. From our popular “Five Fingers of Self-Defense” overview, to guidance on dealing with harassment, to stress management techniques, you will find a variety of resources which we invite you to use and share with others.
These resources are meant for individuals who have not taken any of our programs, and also for graduates who want a refresher. They are not a substitute for taking a class, but can help those who cannot come to our Center and study with us. For those who are located far from Chicago and are seeking a good self-defense class, please see our resource on “What to look for in a Self-Defense Program” for guidance on finding a good fit.
For our violence prevention and self-defense colleagues, Thousand Waves happily shares these resources through our Creative Commons license:
Self Defense Strategies |
Stress Management Wellness and Self-Care
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Please read, and share widely!
Upcoming Events
Spirit Challenge
Saturday, June 5th
3/6/9 Mile Run-Walk, Soul Survivor Muscle Endurance martial arts and fitness events.
Sunday, June 6th
Sparring, Shugyo Kihon, Kata, Art with Heart Performance, and Board Breaking martial arts events.
Dojo Events and Teacher Trainings
For Teachers of Children
Wednesday, June 9th, 7:40 – 9pm
Sensei Triston teaching.
Dojo Clean Up
Sunday, June 13th, 8:30 am – 2pm
It has always been the tradition at our dojo that twice a year we undergo a major cleaning. Dust bunnies are our opponents, mildew our enemy. We do it for ourselves, our senpai, our training partners and all who have yet to enter our doors. Please read more on how and why to Cleanse your Mind, Cleanse your Dojo.
Joint Locks Workshop
Sunday, June 20th, 2:30-4:30pm
Sensei Triston teaching.
Self-Defense Role-Plays
Wednesday, June 30th, 7:40 – 9pm
Senpai Marie teaching.
Drills and Skills
Wednesday July 7th, 7:40 – 9pm
Kyoshi Sarah teaching.
Welcome Back party for new Nidan & Sandan
Wednesday, July 21st, 7:30- 9pm.
Beach Training
Saturday, August 7th
details to follow
Self-Defense
Wednesday, August 18th, 7:40 – 9pm,
Senpai Marie teaching
Buddhism and Seido Practice
Wednesday, July 14th, 7:30 to 8:45pm
taught by Senpai Jim
There’s More to Training than Taking Class: the Insights Gained through Independent Practice
Wednesday, August 4th, 7:30 to 8:45pm
taught by Jun Shihan Nancy
“Walk the Talk” of Martial Arts as a Health Practice
Wednesday, September 1st, 7:30 to 8:45pm
taught by Jun Shihan Nancy and Kyoshi Sarah
Self-Defense Course, Mixed Gender
Four Tuesdays, July 6th – 27th, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
Learn verbal assertiveness, peaceful conflict resolution, escapes from holds, physical defense techniques, and how to respond to harassment.
Open to: Adults and Teens, including non-members
Instructors: Jeff and Mick
Cost: $140/$125 if you register by June 15th
(scholarship assistance available)
Promotion Tests - Wednesday, July 28th
Adult and Teens, 6:30 to 9:30
- Saturday, July 24th
Children’s Programs, Little Kick and Juniors, 9 to 10am
Youth and Teens, 4 to 6pm
Holiday Closing / Class Cancellations
- Saturday, July 3rd and Sunday, July 4th
Thousand Waves will be closed on in observance of Independence Day.
- Wednesday, July 28th
Adult classes will be cancelled during the evening.
Member News
Eight Senior Black Belts to Test at Gasshuku
In early July, eight black belt students plus Jun Shihan Nancy and nearly a dozen supporters will travel to the Alphonsus Retreat Center near New Paltz, New York for Kaicho’s annual Gasshuku or retreat. The weekend involves special workouts for the whole group of over 100 students, small rank-specific classes, sunrise and evening meditations, and the famous Seido games.
This year at Gasshuku, Kaicho will also be conducting a special senior black belt test for domestic (US) branches. Thousand Waves members testing for nidan include Senpais Nick Elitzik, Aileen Geary, Sarah Kranz and Bill Sacco. Those testing for sandan include Senpais Susan Barney, Erin Marks, Jean Petersen, and Jo Willis. Good luck to the Chicago testing group – Osu!
Congratulations to May Promotees
One Gem from the Written Tests
by Elesabeth Bacherta, new Adult Blue Belt
After the first two weeks of classes, I decided that I wanted to become a member of this overwhelmingly nice community and learn karate; however, that meant embracing the human in me, diminishing the fear of the possibility of losing and risking loving again.
I begin this journey into karate for three reasons:
- To experience more of the human side of myself,
- To follow my passion for teaching by being both a student and teacher who encourages people to believe in themselves,
- And to be just like Bruce Lee, except live a lot longer.
Little Kicks
AJ Meyers - 6th Kyu
Eli Rompala-Mathews - 6th Kyu
Ethan Rompala-Matthews - 6th Kyu
Ayers Evans - 7th Kyu
Joey Lebensorger - 7th Kyu
Jacob Mobley - 8th Kyu
Jonathan Norber - 8th Kyu
Willa Marie O'Donnell - 8th Kyu
Juniors
Bryce Bezergan - 4th Kyu
Robert Postma - 4th Kyu
Joshua Baumstark - 5th Kyu
Lindsay Holzman - 5th Kyu
Miles Robinson - 5th Kyu
Nora Begy - 5th Kyu
Aaron Shafer - 6th Kyu
Charles Laszuk - 6th Kyu
Charlie Brennan - 6th Kyu
Christopher Meyers - 6th Kyu
Clare Hardiman - 6th Kyu
Everton Levy - 6th Kyu
Ben Crotty - 7th Kyu
Carter Napoli-Tager - 7th Kyu
Elizabeth Collins-Ward - 7th Kyu
Gavin Thompson - 7th Kyu
Griffin Adaya - 7th Kyu
Isaac Collins-Ward - 7th Kyu
Julian Meadows - 7th Kyu
Leo Daly - 7th Kyu
Ryan Kralovec - 7th Kyu
Tyler Grady - 8th Kyu
Amelia Bawani - 8th Kyu
Kennedy Hill - 8th Kyu
Youth
John Rittereiser - 2nd Kyu
Kole Deighan - 2nd Kyu
Sophie Reese-Wirpsa - 2nd Kyu
Annalise Nordgren - 3rd Kyu
Charlie Bauer - 3rd Kyu
Clara Laden-Guindon - 3rd Kyu
Sui Lin Tam - 4th Kyu
Aqil young - 6th Kyu
George McCoy - 6th Kyu
Josh Palles - 6th Kyu
Kylie Palles - 6th Kyu
Michael Youngblood - 6th Kyu
Payton Shearn - 6th Kyu
Kahlo Quinn - 7th Kyu
Matt Dulberg - 7th Kyu
Teens
Micah Nordgren - 1st Kyu
Noah Evangelides - 2nd Kyu
Adults
Margarita Saona - 1st Kyu
Mary Wei - 2nd Kyu
Rick Toboz - 2nd Kyu
Annie Gregory - 3rd Kyu
Shelby Donahue - 3rd Kyu
Todd Scales - 3rd Kyu
Scott Rapacz - 4th Kyu
Michele Curley - 5th Kyu
Lauren Schwendimann - 5th Kyu
Will Glynn - 5th Kyu
Sara King - 6th Kyu
Arturo Jauregui - 6th Kyu
Debra Swan - 6th Kyu
Gina Omiotek - 6th Kyu
Patrick Coicou - 6th Kyu
Jen Brown - 7th Kyu
Carlos Esturain - 8th Kyu
Elesabeth Bacherta - 8th Kyu
Aisha Forjette - 8th Kyu