Extras at CKC!

I am excited to announce that on September 10th all classes will be practicing for the competition on September 17th at CKC!

You will learn how to perform for the judges! Brown belts will learn how to referee!

Come ready to have fun, gain confidence and spend some time learning great karate at the dojo!

August 30th Fall Classes Begin!

Welcome back CKC students! The new schedule begins on Monday, August 30th when CKC returns from break.

Here are some of the upcoming events/closures that you need to know about:

September 6th - Labor Day - no classes

September 17th - CKC Tournament at CKC (no regular classes this day)

October 6th - Belt test for all classes

October 15th - Black Belt pre-test

Also, the Fall special for NEW students has been extended until September 30th! $199.00 includes: one full month of training, a new uniform, a new t-shirt, a new white belt, and the beginner student manual! Enrollment is limited, so if you know anyone that wants to join our dojo, please pass this info along.

See you all very soon!

Mrs. Cupples

Sushi night at TAKO

TAKO Japanese Restaurant served some amazing sushi, yakisoba, udon, donburi and much more to CKC students who attended sushi night tonight!

Thanks to everyone who enjoy dinner with Mrs. Cupples and her family. It was nice to share a meal and good company with our "family."


Josh shows Taylor which piece to try first!




Sushi has arrived!






Cassi LOVES yakisoba!




Abram tried the shrimp after the "cheese" sushi! You had to be there!




My sushi!




I just KNEW someone was going to do this!





Sushi makes Rob smile!




MMMMMM Miso soup!

Monday July 5th, normal classes today!

Come on in and train at CKC today during your normally scheduled class. Brown belts who are eligible to belt test today will be tested.

Hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th of July! Happy Independence Day!

Pictures from the Judo Seminar

Thank you to Sensei Diane, Sensei Reggie and Sempai Kevin for an extraordinary seminar! Thanks for all CKC members who attended this fantastic event!

Father's Day hike...and a barbeque!

We had beautiful weather today for the Father's Day hike. We started at 9:40 am and finished our hike 2 hours later! As you can see from the pictures, the scrub oak is deep lush green, the cactus flowers are in full bloom and we had a great time!

Mr. Cupples and I treated everyone to a barbeque at our house after the hike! Happy Father's Day to all the CKC dads out there!

Father's Day hike at Red Rocks Canyon

Join Mrs. Cupples and her family at 9:30am on Sunday, June 20th for a fun Father's Day hike.

Here is a link to the site: http://www.springsgov.com/page.aspx?navid=2090

I hope you can make it! Bring sunscreen, water and proper hiking clothing :)

Judo seminar a HUGE hit!

Thanks to Sensei Diane, Sensei Reggie and Sempai Kevin for their fantastic Judo seminar at Community Karate Clubs tonight!

We had 25 people attend the seminar this evening and everyone had a great time! Students ranged from high white belt to nidan, ages 5 - 43! What an awesome event!

Pictures will be posted soon...a special thanks to Paul for his super photography skills!

Mother's Day Hike at Fox Run - What a perfect day!

Thanks to everyone who supported CKC's fitness philosophy and got outside and enjoyed a great hike at Fox Run on Mother's Day. We had 33 total people hike the beautiful woodsy trails and the kids had lots of fun doing "I spy scavenger hunt!"

As promised, CKC will sponsor one hike each month and everyone is welcome to attend. Stay tuned for next month's hike - to be announced soon!

Hike at Fox Run!

Hi everyone!

If you are hiking with us tomorrow we will be meeting at the entrance on Stella Drive at Fox Run Regional Park at 2:00
pm.

Here are the directions:

Head north on 1-25 to Northgate (exit 156A, Gleneagle). Head east on Northgate Road for 3.5 miles to Rollercoaster Road. Turn north on Rollercoaster Road and follow for 1.5 miles to Stella Drive. Turn left on Stella Drive. Turn right into the park.

We will meet at 2pm and hike for about an hour. Please bring water, snacks, sunscreen, hat, etc. Be prepared :)

Here is the google map. Again, we are meeting at the entrance on Stella Drive:

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=fox+run+regional+park+colorado+springs+co&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Fox+Run+Regional+Park&hnear=Fox+Run+Regional+Park&view=map&f=d&daddr=Fox+Run+Regional+Park,+Colorado+Springs,+Colorado+80921,+United+States,+80921&geocode=CYBPv7yQUJs5FcAQVAIdo__A-SHcXqkPmCxKmg&ved=0CEQQ_wY&sa=X&ei=uiLmS--gHpXeigPDzu2hDQ

Please call me at 209-8277 if you have any questions.

Thanks and see you tomorrow! If you are not planning to attend,
please enjoy your Sunday - Happy Mother's Day!

Truly,

Mrs. Cupples

Sparring tonight at FKC!

Join Mrs. and Mr. Cupples tonight at Kyoshi Jay Haynes' dojo, 3617 Betty Drive, 80917. Come and learn how to fight if you don't know how, or come and sharpen your skills!

There is no charge for this special event. I will be holding normal classes at 5:30pm and 6:15pm this evening. After normal classes are done, we will tear down the mats, set up the chairs and then drive to Kyoshi's school.

Everyone is invited! Let's have fun tonight! After sparring we will be heading over to Rizuto's for ice cream. Remember, cones are only $1.00!!!

See you tonight for lots of fun!

Mothers' Day Hike at Fox Run

Hi everyone! In accordance with promoting fitness and a healthy lifestyle at Community Karate Clubs, Mrs. Cupples has organized a fun, family hike on Mothers' Day, May 9th at 2pm.

Fox Run is located at 2110 Stella Drive, Black Forest, CO. I will have a flyer up soon!

I would love to spend the afternoon with all of you and your families, so join me and Mr. Cupples and our kids for a great hike in a beautiful park!

Hope to see you there!

Women's self-defense seminar

Click this link -->WSDApril2010.pdf for the flyer!

Please feel free to email Mrs. Cupples or reply on CKC's Facebook Event Page

Congratulations Nathan!

Nathan earned the rank of Junior Shodan today! I am very proud to promote another Community Karate Clubs student to the rank of black belt. Thank you to everyone who came to share in the celebration this evening! Nathan, you are an amazing student and young man. It is an honor to be your karate instructor! See you in black belt class!

CKC Confidence!

Click here to see one of CKC's amazing students!

How many little girls do you know who look this confident? Community Karate Clubs is proud to have the best karate students! Congratulations to Azaria for doing an amazing job on her belt test yesterday!

Tournament Excitement!

So far CKC has 24 students signed up for the March 27 tournament at Kyoshi's dojo. Mrs. Cupples is hoping for another 16 students to compete in this fun and very fair tournament.

The next 10 students to sign up will earn DOUBLE entries into the prize drawing! Email Mrs. C. to enter...NOW!

Clean room awards! Going to bed on time award!

Congratulations to Brooklyn and Trenton for cleaning their rooms and earning SILVER stripes!

Congratulations also go to Trinity for going to bed on time for FIVE WHOLE NIGHTS! She earned a silver stripe too!

Rocky Mountain State Games Registration is OPEN!

Please click this link:

http://www.coloradospringssports.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=155&Itemid=44

to sign up for the Rocky Mountain State Games. Early registration means to you get a better seed position!

Sign up through the link above now!

See Mrs. Cupples for details!

Record number of classes taken in one day!

Community Karate Clubs first degree brown belt student, Cassi attended FOUR classes today! That's a record Cassi - Way to go!

Congratulations Nathan!

It is with great honor to announce that Nathan has been chosen to be a candidate to test for the rank of Junior Shodan! Nathan will be training very hard over the next 5 weeks at Kyoshi's dojo along with 12 other candidates belonging to the Kazoku Karate Budokai.

The Shodan test will be held on March 20th. All brown belts are invited to watch the test on that date. All CKC students are invited to the graduation ceremony later that evening. I will provide more details as we approach that date.

I am very proud of all 6 Community Karate Club students who participated in the pre-test today. Rob, Tabitha, Marissa, Cassi, Belinda and Nathan all represented CKC with courtesy and great determination. Thanks to everyone for attending this special event.

A special thank you to Kyoshi Jay Haynes for his unwavering support of CKC; it is truly an honor to be part of such a respected martial arts organization.

Remember when...

Back in February 2007, Nathan joined Community Karate Clubs when Mrs. Cupples held classes at Fremont Elementary School. This weekend Nathan will be attending the Black Belt Pretest to see if he will be eligible to test for the rank of Junior Shodan on March 20th. I am so proud of how far Nathan has come and will be there with him every step of the way!

CKC gets BIGGER!

Mrs. Cupples purchased new mats for the dojo! Community Karate Clubs now boasts nearly 800 square feet of mat space! That is a 50% increase in space!

You are going to LOVE how much bigger our dojo is! AND...just in time for the belt test on Wednesday, 02/10!

Help CKC WIN A GRANT!!!

Please vote for CKC! Enter Community Karate Clubs in Step 1. Then enter Colorado Springs, CO in Step 2. Then put why you love Community Karate Clubs in Step 3. Thanks for your support!

How to tie your karate belt at CKC

A special thanks to Kyle for helping Mrs. Cupples with this video!

KINGDOM BEDROOM!

Congratulations to Jacob and Michael for cleaning their rooms to be as clean as a castle! They have both earned silver stripes for Kingdom Bedroom!

Congratulations to CKC students who passed their belt tests!

Trinity, Jacob and Michael all graduated to green belt, the first novice belt in our ranking system! Congrats to everyone else who moved up from beginner to novice belt, and a special congrats to Amaya for earning her 1st degree brown belt!

I am so very proud of all 42 students who tested for a new rank last week. You all showed amazing discipline and talent, not to mention the power that came through!

Keep up the great work everyone! Next belt test is on February 10th; keep coming to class, working hard and earning your stripes! Remember that Mrs. Cupples is available on Wednesdays from 6:15-6:45pm at no extra charge for students who need or want extra help.

12 Techniques of Christmas - How FUN!

Thanks to everyone who attended Friday's FUN! class where we did the "12 Techniques of Christmas!" I can't believe it took us so long to do ONLY 12 Techniques!

Happy Holidays to everyone! See you all in class on December 28th. Don't forget the belt test is on December 30th. Remember, no 3pm or 3:45pm classes next week. Everyone in those classes will attend the 4:30pm class.

Holiday Schedule

Just a reminder that there are NO CLASSES during the week of 12/21/09 - 12/25/09 in observance of the holidays. A warm and happy, joyful holiday to all CKC families and friends!

This Friday, December 18th at 6:30pm, Mrs. Cupples will treat all CKC students to a free Friday FUN class! We will be doing the 12 techniques of Christmas! Singing AND Karate - Who could ask for more??

From December 28th, 2009 - January 4th, 2010 there will be no 3:00pm or 3:45pm classes. If you attend one of these classes, please come to the 4:30 pm class.

On December 30th CKC students will be belt testing. Again, if you normally come to the 3:00pm class or the 3:45pm class, please join the 4:30 pm class for a combined class belt test - It is going to be AWESOME!

Lastly, CKC is closed on January 1st, 2010 in honor of New Year's Day.

Please call or email Mrs. Cupples with any questions about this year's holiday schedule.

Stick Fighting Champions!

Friday's FUN Class was SUPER FUN! We did stick fighting for the first half of the class, changing partners every few minutes and THEN...KING/QUEEN of the hill!

I had so much fun having our trophies custom made at A-1 Trophy right here in Colorado Springs. They came out beautiful!

Scott won the adult division and Sam won the Kids Division this past Friday!

Next Stick Fighting FUN Class will be December 18th starting at 6:30 pm - Come and join us, maybe YOU can take home the trophy next time!

CKC Coats for COOKIES - What a SUCCESS!

CKC Students and families donated a total of 76 winter coats during our "Coats for Cookies" drive!

Mrs. Cupples promised three dozen homemade cookies of your choice to any family who donated 15 coats or more and FOUR families met the challenge! WOW!

You guys ROCK - Enjoy the cookies!





Thank you to EVERYONE who donated warm, gently used, winter coats. I will be bringing all 76 cozy coats to the Springs Rescue Mission tomorrow morning. It feels so good to "Make OUR Community Stronger!" I am very proud of all CKC students and families for participating in this community service event!

Next month we will be collecting old cell phones and donating them to TESSA. TESSA provides immediate safety for women and children in crisis. Start peeking through your junk drawers and cabinets for old phones that you no longer use! During the month of December Mrs. Cupples will collect cell phone donations.

FKC Tournament a HUGE success!

I wanted to share an email that I got this morning about the tournament yesterday:

Dear Mrs. Cupples,
Here is a cute pic from the karate tournament. I just loved everyone's smiles!! What a fantastic way to spend a Saturday! You have taught so much to these children and inspired them in so many ways. Thank you for everything!! N.S.


Wonderful families joining together with the commmon goal of creating a close community is what Community Karate Clubs strives for every day. At the tournament I saw a fantastic display of courtesy, determination and good sportsmanship. I am so very proud of everyone who competed, the family and friends that came to watch and everyone who helped out. Thanks to everyone.

Here is the medal breakdown:

KATA

Gold = 5, Silver = 4, Bronze = 4

KUMITE

Gold = 3, Silver = 4, Bronze = 3

KOBUDO

Gold = 3, Silver = 1

STICK FIGHTING

Gold = 2, Silver = 3, Bronze = 7

GRAND TOTAL

Gold = 13, Silver = 12, Bronze = 14

CKC brought 13 competitors to the tournament 6 boys and 7 girls with the ages ranging from 3 years old to 42 years old! What an amazing day! Thanks again to everyone.

If you send me pictures, I will post them! Have a great Sunday!

Mrs. Cupples

Owen is a Junior Shodan!

Here is a picture of Kyoshi Haynes signing Owen's Junior Shodan certificate! I am so very proud of my son, the first student to earn a black belt at Community Karate Clubs!