Peaceful Warriors' Student Blog

News and Events surrounding our school. Also article and thoughts on the benefits of karate or martial arts lessons. This blog covers our Windsor, Belle River, St Clair Beach and Guelph schools. Visit our website at http://www.thepeacefulwarriors.org

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Tax Receipts







Dear Parents & Students,

Many of you have inquired about the new 2007 sports child tax credit and getting receipts from the school for your child's tuition. Yes, we will be issuing these receipts very shortly. Sadly, the government has not given us any information on the procedure of what the receipt needs to look like or say. Also due to the vast number of receipts required we want to do this right the first time.

As of this writing we are almost set to go. Your tax receipt will follow very soon!

I thank you for your patience in this matter.

Yours in the arts,

Master Art Mason

March Break is coming FAST!








Dear Parents & Students,


March Break is coming soon! The year it is scheduled for the week of March 10th to March 14th. Each year parents struggle to find something for their children to do during the day while they are at work. This year try somthing different. Enrol your son or daughter in our March Break Day Camps. They run all week long, from Monday to Friday. it is a day filled with martial arts related activities, games, movies and much, much more!

The cost of the camp is $149 including GST for the week. The camps starts at 9:00am with drop off as early as 8:15am. The camps finished at 3:00pm. The student need to bring their uniforms, a change of clothes, lunch and a smack. Anyone who enrols and pays before March 1st will receive a 10% discount. Please note this program is only open to Peaceful Warriors's Students.

Enrollment has already begun and we are expecting the camp to fill up fast! Attached to this message is an application package that you may print and return to the school with payment as soon as possible.

If you have any questions feel free to email me at master@thepeacefulwarriors.org or call 519-962-9820 and one of our staff will be happy to give you any further information.

Yours in the arts,

Master Art Mason

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Monthly Newsletter





Our Peaceful Warriors' Monthly Newsletter will take a new format starting in February! Rather than just emailing it to all our students the newsletter will be published on a new BLOG. Watch here for the address coming!

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Chad Barry Seminar







The Chad Barry Seminar last night was a great success. All the students in attendance had a great time and learned so many things!

Check out our student page at http://www.thepeacefulwarriors.org/studentpage.html to see some pictures from the event.

Master Art Mason

Monday, January 14, 2008

Classes Friday January 19th 2006







Dear Parents & Students,

Just a few reminders about the schedule for this coming weekend.

Chad Barry will be in Windsor this Friday night. The cost of this seminar is $50 payable to Chad Barry. The session starts at 7:00pm and run till about 9:00 or so. There is still time to register. Don't miss out! This session is open to all adult students ages 14 and above.

On Friday January 19th the class schedule will be.

6:00-6:45pm Junior BBC
7:00-? Chad Barry.

Black Belt class and Adult BBC Classes are canceled.

All classes in Belle River will be canceled Friday January 19th for the Chad Barry Seminar.
The Black Belt makeup Pre-Test will be held on Saturday Janury 20th at 1:00pm. The adult class normally scheduled for 12:15 on Saturday is canceled. The adult sparring class at 11:30 will be held as usual.

Novice Kyusho class is at 3:00pm till 6:00pm

If you have any questions please contact our office.

Yours in the arts,


Master Art Mason

Friday, January 11, 2008

Do You Belong to a Youth Group





Dear Parents and Students,

Our demonstration team is always on the look out for new revenues and places to perform our highly practiced demonstrations. If you belong to any recreation centers or participate in any youth group, club or team (i.e. Cubs, Scouts, Girl Guides, Dance Studio, Sport’s Team etc.) and think they would enjoy something out of the ordinary? This could be it!

Our demonstration team has worked hard for many months to put together a performance to excite and entertain almost any crowd. Their demonstration is full of exciting routines, patterns, and breaking to name just a few, and we do it all for our community. All of our demonstrations are no cost to any centre or group.

If you would like to arrange a demonstration or to have us talk with the coordinators of a recreation centre or youth group, please forward our information to them and let them know what we do. Or you may forward their information to us and we’ll take care of the rest!


“Art Mason’s The Peaceful Warriors’ Martial Arts Institute” contact information;

Phone: (519) 962-9820 E-mail: cmason@thepeacefulwarriors.org

Address: 3850 Dougall Ave Unit 17 (rear) Windsor ON N9G 1X2

Sincerely,

Master Art Mason

Sunday, January 06, 2008

March Break Day Camps






During the week of March 10th to 14th 2008, we will be holding Martial Arts Day Camps, open to all junior members of our school. These camps will be a different and exciting
look at the martial arts.

Camp will start at 9:00am sharp and finish at 3:00pm. Drop off can be as early as 8:30am. Earlier drop off and pickup can be arranged if necessary. Students must bring their uniforms with them, and it is suggested they also have a change of cloths (street clothes).

Student should also bring a lunch, drink and snack as these are not provided by the school.

The cost of the camp is $149 including GST for the week. If you register before March 1st 2008 you will receive a 10% discount. There is also a 20% discount for addition family members (they must be students). All cheques are payable to The Peaceful Warriors’.

Visa and Master Card are also accepted.

What is being covered at our camps? Besides doing work on the curriculum items, which will definitely give your child a step up in class, we are also going to have training sessions with Escrima Sticks, Sparring and sparring drills, special kicking drills, EZ Self Defense for children, movies and much, much more!

Escrima sticks will be needed for the week and can be order through our office. Enroll NOW, as this camp to fill up fast! The maximum number that will be accepted into the program is 25. We will have enough instructors available for the different sessions to accommodate all the age groups.

To enrol contact our office at 519-962-9820, or see your instructor. Pre-Registration starts NOW. Applications can be DOWNLOADED here.

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Black Belt Pre-Tests








Dear Parents & Students,

On Saturday January 19th 2008 we will be holding a makeup pre-test for those Black Belts who have missed their normally scheduled Pre-Test.

Please note that completing all pre-tests is required for rank advancement.
If you are unsure about whether this applies to you please see your instructor ASAP.

Yours in the arts,


Master Art Mason

Friday, January 04, 2008

CMATC 2008





C.M.A.T.C 2008

The Canadian Martial Arts Training Conference 2008 is schedules for Saturday November 1st and Sunday November 2nd at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn in London, Ontario. Special guest this year will include Small Circle Jujitsu Grand Master Leon Jay, American Kenpo Grandmaster Frank Trejo, Kyusho Jitsu Grand Master Steve Stewart and many more! Mark your calendars today! Don't miss this amazing event!

As the information becomes available to me I will post it here in this forum.

Thursday, January 03, 2008

Instructor Certification Course





Part of the tradition of martial arts is the passing on of knowledge from one generation of students to the next. In the past the student approached the instructor looking for training in whatever art the teacher practiced and then waited for the teach to accept him or her as a student. Today thousands of men, women and children decide they wish to learn an art or discipline and seek out the best teacher they can find or afford. Times and circumstances have changed, but the basic tradition still lives on.

If you are one of these people interested in 'learning' how to teach the art you yourself have spent so much time practicing, then we have a solution for you! The Peaceful Warriors' Instructor Certification Course.

The course is comprised of a special Instructor Certification Study Manual. Once the manual is complete the student with then write and exam. The student will also be placed on the training floor, under the guidance to a certified instructor to lean the ins and outs of teaching both children and adults. The student will also be give a teaching timeslot, to begin to compile the number of teach hours needed to certify. Upon completion of your course, hours and rank requirements you will receive a beautiful certicate signed by Master Curt Mason, Internationally registered instructor, and Master Art Mason, Internationally Certified Instructor by The World Head of Society - An International Council of Masters and Grandmasters Founders-Headmasters-Soke-Sijo-Inheritors

If this is something that interests you please contact Master Curt Mason directly at 519-962-9820 most evenings or via email at cmason@thepeacefulwarriors.org