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July 2011
In This Issue
Feature Articles
For Parents
Upcoming Events
Community Outreach
Violence Prevention
- Iris Weke: Our Latest Peacemaker Awardee
- What People are Saying about TW’s Violence Prevention Programs
Member News
10th Anniversary Meditations on Activism Program
By Tony Laden
Parent and Board Member
On September 11, 2001, I had been a Thousand Waves parent for about 6 months. I had watched several dozen junior classes, and proudly seen my 6-year old son test for blue belt. I loved watching (then) Sensei Sarah teach. But in the days after the attacks of September 11, my relationship with Thousand Waves changed.
Highlights from the Recent Past and the Near Future
- 31 kids graduated from the Junior program to the Youth program in June. Several seasoned Youth members came to the ceremony to share their experiences, enriching the ceremony. Thanks to Senpai Graham Burleigh, Evan Burleigh, Lilit Matar, Roi Norber, Owen Patterson, and Taylor Turner for making our newest youth feel welcome in your program!
- A record 19 teens participated in Spirit Challenge, our annual Adult and Teen fundraiser! Spirit Challenge 2011 was a huge success; we surpassed our goal of $60,000, raising a total of $71,196! Together our teens raised over $6,400! A special congratulations and thank you to Senpai Gabby Afable, Senpai Saul Friedman, and Senpai Raphaël Laden-Guindon, the top three teen fundraisers.
- Julie Swift and the Parent Advisory Council ran the popular and successful Kickin’ Café at our Spirit Challenge Art with Heart Performance Event, raising $559!
Thousand Waves’ team participation in the Ricky Byrdsong Race Against Hate was a huge success; youth mile participants included Bahar Berksoy, Parker, Sophie and Stella Ljung, Senpai TJ Nakano and Tommy Scholle. Several younger members also participated in the Thousand Waves’ karate demonstration at the Race, sharing their art with an appreciative Evanston audience.
- Mark your calendars for our annual Beach Training, Saturday, August 6th. All classes for children and adults are happening at the Montrose Beach lakefront. Flyers will be available at TW soon with additional information, including the schedule of events.
- We have added three CPS Holiday Day Camps for the Fall CPS term – days when school is not in session: Friday, September 23rd, Friday, October 28th, and Friday, November 18th. Sign up now to reserve your spot(s). Children receive three karate class credits for their participation. Cost per session is $50.
July
- Wednesday, July 13th, 7:30 – 9pm. Celebration and Report Back from Gasshuku. All invited.
- Friday, July 15th. Last day of Camp Kokoro.
- Saturday, July 16th. Kids Color Belt Testing. 9 – 10am, Juniors. 4 – 6pm Youth and Teens.
- Wednesday, July 20th to Sunday, July 24th. National Women’s Martial Arts Federation Special Training.
- Wednesday, July 27th. 7:30 – 9pm. Sandan & Up class.
August
- Wednesday, August 3rd, 7:30 – 9pm. Meditation Program. All invited.
- Saturday, August 6th. Beach Training. Classes for children and adults at Montrose lakefront beach; regular classes are cancelled.
- Wednesday, August 10th, 7:30 – 9pm. Teacher Training: Creative Options for Covering Syllabus & Making it Interesting.
- Wednesday, August 17th, 7:30 – 9pm. Sandan & Up class.
September
- Sunday, September 4th and Monday, September 5th. Thousand Waves closed for Labor Day.
- Wednesday, September 7th, 7:30 – 9pm. Meditation Program. All invited.
- Saturday, September 10th, 4 to 6pm. Special Martial Arts Workshop for Adults and Junior Black Belts. Nunchaku, Beginning and Intermediate taught by Kyoshi Sarah. Scholarships available.
- Wednesday, September 14th, 7:30 – 9pm. Teacher Training: Dealing with Behavioral and Interpersonal Issues between and among Teachers, Students and Parents.
- Friday, September 16th, 7:30 – 9pm. New Member Social.
- Saturday, September 17th, Special Martial Arts Workshop for Children and Teens. Nunchaku taught by Kyoshi Sarah. Juniors 4 to 5pm. Youth & Teens 5 to 6:30 pm. Scholarships available.
- Monday, September 19th. Meditation on Activism Program. Professor James Tully will discuss Richard Gregg’s classic work, The Power of Non-Violence, and lead a conversation about the importance of embodied practices, like those taught at Thousand Waves, to developing the capacities and ethos of non-violent citizenship.
- Tuesday, September 20th, 6 to 9pm. Self-Defense Basic Workshop.
- Wednesday, September 21st, 6:30 – 9:30pm. Adult Color Belt Testing.
- Friday, September 23rd, 9am to 3pm. Day Camp for Kids.
- Saturday, September 24th. Kids Color Belt Testing. 9 – 10am, Juniors. 4 – 6pm Youth and Teens.
- Wednesday, September 28th, 7:30 – 9pm. Sandan & Up class.
See more events here.
Health & Spirit: Community Partner Spotlights
Acosta Chiropractic uses state of the art equipment to diagnose and treat the underlying causes of back pain and discomfort. They focus on preventive chiropractic care, on fixing misalignments when they are most easily treated - before they become chronic conditions. Acosta Chiropractic loves their patients, but doesn’t want to see them every week forever! Goal: get people healthy, active and pain-free, without needing regular chiropractic care.
Contact:
Dr. Veronica Acosta
Acosta Chiropractic
2144 W Roscoe St.
Chicago, IL 60618
773.472.1600
www.acostachiropractic.com
Angelique Mizera, DO integrates a variety of modalities that are focused on treating pain and improving your health and wellness, honoring the mind, body, and spirit connections that are present in all of us. Dr. Angelique Mizera is a Board-certified physician specializing in Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Osteopathic Manipulation. She has worked with hundreds of clients to decrease their musculoskeletal pain. She is committed to assisting her patients to stay as healthy as possible and be as functional as they want to be while treating their pain successfully.
Contact:
Angelique Mizera, DO
www.drmizera.com
Service available at 3 locations:
Swedish Covenant Hospital Pain Center
5157 North Francisco Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
773.989.6222
Comprehensive Wellness Care
2825 N. Halstead
Chicago, IL 60657
773.549.8900
Jefferson Park Medical Group
5906 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago IL, 60646
773.774.7300
Living Well Ministries creates safe spaces through classes, retreats and coaching for individuals and groups who are committed to living well. Reverend Jacki Belile, an ordained American Baptist minister, founded Living Well Ministries in Chicago in October 2007. People of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome at LWM classes and retreats. Inspired by the Welcoming and Affirming Churches Movement and the Faith and Health Movement, Jacki serves those who seek "living well" with others.
Contact:
Reverend Jacki Belile
Living Well Ministries
6554 N. Rockwell Street
Chicago, IL 60645
773. 655. 4357
Just ASK: Words from the Founders
As many of you in the TW community know, our Adapted Seido Karate Program (ASK) is continuing to grow and prosper. Since it was started in 2005 by Senpai Rebecca Angevine and Senpai Max Kuroda, more than 60 children with physical disabilities have taken part in classes, learning physical and verbal self-defense strategies and building self-confidence – all while having fun.
The ASK Program gives so much to the Thousand Waves community, and we thought Kiai! readers would be interested in learning about the founders' experiences within the Program.
Iris Weke: Our Latest Peacemaker Awardee
On Friday, June 17th Iris Weke, a crossing guard for Stockton Elementary School in Chicago’s Uptown Neighborhood, was awarded Thousand Waves’ coveted Peacemaker Award. Iris creates safe passage for neighborhood children not only by helping them cross busy Wilson Avenue, but also by helping them protect themselves from the hateful language and physical confrontations they all too frequently encounter on their way to school.
Read more about Iris and the Peacemaker Award here.
What People are Saying about TW’s Violence Prevention Programs
Recent headlines have been focusing on blitz attacks, neighborhoods becoming divided by violence, and kids being bullied to the point of suicide. Violence is a part of our lives, but at Thousand Waves, we help people to see it doesn’t have to control their lives or be the headlines of their life. In fact, this past Spring we reached over 350 youth, teens, and adults, making a total of over 600 individuals receiving our Five Fingers of Self-Defense workshop since Jan 2011!
We think our programs are working to help people feel empowered, strong, and safe.
Read for yourself what people are saying.
35th Anniversary Annual Benefit Tournament
Please see below message about an exciting opportunity to attend the upcoming 35th World Seido Karate Annual Benefit Tournament.
Osu Everyone,
On behalf of Kaicho and Nidaime, I wanted to send you all a "Save the Date" notice so that you can mark your October calendars. Along with the Annual Benefit Tournament this year on Saturday, October 15th, we have added some special events to celebrate Seido's 35th Anniversary. We understand that with travel expense and your busy schedules, it may be difficult to fully participate, but we wanted to provide you with this event information.
The weekend events will be as follows:
- Welcome Lunch on Friday, October 14th at 3:00pm (Location: Heartland Brewery/Empire State Building)
- Prix Fix Tickets: $25.00/pp
- We are hoping that this lunch will be a special opportunity for all the branches to enjoy a meal together and "jump start" the festivities of the weekend.
- So that more students & staff may attend this lunch, classes will end after the 1:30pm Meditation class on the 14th.
Annual Tournament on Saturday, October 15th, 8:00am-4:00pm (Location: Hunter College)
- The tournament celebration will begin at 9am promptly, but we plan to shorten the program in order to finish the day by 4:00pm.
- To accomplish this, we plan to move the children's tournament to a later date in December and have teams competing against each other as we did at SAITEN.
- Tournament this year will consist of adult-only completion in a team format, similar to Seido's 30th Anniversary SAITEN. Detailed information will follow shortly.
- Grand Opening celebration at Johshin Honzan on Sunday, October 16th, 10:00am-2:30pm (Location: 1 Parkway Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523/Corner of Van Wart Street and Valley Avenue)
- We are still working on the exact timing and logistics; however, we are planning to have the "ribbon cutting" at 10:30am.
- An early lunch/brunch (11:30am - 2:30pm) will immediately follow the Grand Opening celebration at Antun's (catering hall across the street from the dojo); Ticket and pricing information is forthcoming.
- Space is limited for both Grand Opening events.
Lastly, in case anyone would like to stay at a hotel near Johshin Honzan that weekend, we have a room block for Saturday/Sunday at the Marriott Westchester nearby.
- Hotel Address: 670 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591
- Discounted pricing: $119.00/per room
- Reservation Link for the Marriott Westchester
- Toll-free phone number: 1-800-882-1042 or Direct number: 1-914-631-2200
- The block should be under "Seido Karate."
Thank you so much.
Osu,
Meg Nakamura, General Manager of Johshin Honzan and Green Belt
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Congratulations to Recent Promotees
By letting go of my fear, I could trust myself, trust my partner, but, ultimately surrender the outcome and enjoy the moment.
– Senpai Kate Webster (New Sandan)
Being a karateka helped me to build the courage to take on uncomfortable challenges. I could try, and possibly fail, and know that I could try again and that this would be so much better than not trying at all.
– Senpai Sara Brodzinsky (New Sandan)
Everything has to fit but I can’t be the best at any of it, if I want to do all of it, which I do.
– Senpai Kate Phillippo (New Nidan)
The idea of karate being an empty hand ready to be used as needed helps me to let go of the things that clutter up my life.
– Senpai Mary Nolan (New Nidan)
Respect is prophylactic medicine – it is like the palm of the 5 Fingers of Self-Defense!
– Senpai Max Kuroda (New Nidan)
I completely lose sight of the fact that I have created this rich, full life of mine, and that I am privileged to be in charge of my choices.
– Senpai Pat Broughton (New Nidan)
Juniors
Aidan Hartman – 7th Kyu
Aidan Sadovi – 7th Kyu
Aiden Choslovsky – 7th Kyu
Aleks Milic – 8th Kyu
Alex Kramerich – 7th Kyu
Alex Rodgers – 8th Kyu
Alteja Aniulyte – 8th Kyu
Anan Bauman – 8th Kyu
Anna Byrne – 7th Kyu
Brock Richards – 6th Kyu
Bryce Bargowski – 7th Kyu
Cassidy Skafish – 8th Kyu
Clayton Baime – 7th Kyu
Eli Rompala-Matthews – 5th Kyu
Elisa Fogarty – 7th Kyu
Ella Bruks – 5th Kyu
Elyse Fernando – 7th Kyu
Emily Brennan – 8th Kyu
Ethan Balakumar – 8th Kyu
Ethan Rompala-Matthews – 5th Kyu
Everton Levy – 5th Kyu
Gabby Kramerich – 7th Kyu
Genevieve Carlozo – 8th Kyu
Grace Monago – 8th Kyu
Jack Boyle – 7th Kyu
Jack Moran – 6th Kyu
Jeremy du Rivage – 8th Kyu
Joe Karnick – 6th Kyu
Josie Martorana – 7th Kyu
Justin Heather – 8th Kyu
Konstantin Schillhorn – 8th Kyu
Lavinia Schillhorn – 8th Kyu
Leo Daly – 5th Kyu
Leo Smolensky – 8th Kyu
Marcus McDermott – 5th Kyu
Michael Fogarty – 7th Kyu
Nathan Smolensky – 8th Kyu
Noam Levinsky – 6th Kyu
Owen Balakumar – 8th Kyu
Piper Evans – 7th Kyu
Shael Murthy – 8th Kyu
Sonia Anderson – 7th Kyu
Stella Ljung – 5th Kyu
Thea Kidwell – 7th Kyu
Thomas Hollowed – 7th Kyu
Victor Dorojan – 8th Kyu
Willa Marie O`Donnell – 6th Kyu
William Barney – 7th Kyu
Zachary Bezirgan – 7th Kyu
Zak Shern – 7th Kyu
ASK
Aman Barih – 5th Kyu
Youth
Ainslie Evans – 6th Kyu
Anna Byrne – 6th Kyu
Anna Questel – 3rd Kyu
Aqil Young – 5th Kyu
Aras Aniulis – 8th Kyu
Ashley Savoie – 4th Kyu
Brody Schwartz – 6th Kyu
Christopher Carlozo – 8th Kyu
Dyson Smith – 7th Kyu
Franklin Brady – 7th Kyu
George McCoy – 4th Kyu
Isaiah Meadows – 4th Kyu
Jacob Kline – 7th Kyu
Jaxon Cooper – 8th Kyu
Jude Young – 8th Kyu
Julia Ruth – 4th Kyu
Keaton Schwartz – 6th Kyu
Kimo Smith – 6th Kyu
Kylie Palles – 4th Kyu
Laura Katunas – 6th Kyu
Lulu Daly – 4th Kyu
Maggie Scholle – 8th Kyu
Margo Levitan – 7th Kyu
Michael Youngblood – 4th Kyu
Peter Whitfield – 8th Kyu
Ruben Whitaker – 2nd Kyu
Ryan DeSantis – 7th Kyu
Samuel Johnson – 8th Kyu
Sara McCoy – 5th Kyu
Sophie Ljung – 1st Kyu
Tommy Scholle – 8th Kyu
Teen
Anja Savic – 8th Kyu
Daniela Pasturczak – 7th Kyu
Larissa Cerda – 7th Kyu
Mariana Pasturczak – 7th Kyu
Otto Steinbrecher – 7th Kyu
Adult
Autumn Fox – 7th Kyu
Becky Kidd – 1st Kyu
Elesabeth Bacherta – 5th Kyu
Elizabeth Savoie – 5th Kyu
Erickson Ocasio – 3rd Kyu
Erin Epperson – 6th Kyu
Fay Cheng – 7th Kyu
Geraldine Omiotek – 4th Kyu
Halle Gold – 5th Kyu
Jeffrey Gore – 3rd Kyu
Jen Brown – 4th Kyu
Jessica Friesen – 8th Kyu
Katie Speth – 3rd Kyu
Keeanga Taylor – 1st Kyu
Leigh Hackbert – 8th Kyu
Luis Rodriguez – 7th Kyu
Mark Hubert – 4th Kyu
Mary Wei – 1st Kyu
Meg Evans – 6th Kyu
Molly K. Norris – 8th Kyu
Nikki Green – 6th Kyu
Richard Toboz – 1st Kyu