Announcements

Archery Range Opens!

The first arrows flew at the new archery range on October 1, thanks to the efforts and generosity of several Shindoka, including Mike Wytko, Holly Geiger, and James Dexter. Both traditional recurve and the newer compound bows are welcome at the range; pull weights should range from 10-50 pounds for target work. Hunting bows are too powerful for this application. The range will also be used, weather permitting, for long-range techniques with other traditional weapons, including bo, naginata, gusare, throwing knives and stars, and other ancient weaponry. See your instructor for range rules.

Sabum Nim Signed to Book Contract

Master Townsend has been offered a book contract by North Atlantic Books, one of the largest publishers of martial arts titles in the U.S. The book's working title, Self-Defense for Peaceable People, pretty much says it all. The book is currently slated for the publisher's Spring release calendar, and should be in local stores early next year. Introducing the tactics and techniques of Tao-Zen Ryu Shindo to the world, the book is designed to provide very basic self-defense instruction to people who may not have the advantage of access to a qualified instructor or a good school, or who, for whatever reasons, are not able to study martial arts at the present time. The book will also be used as a textbook in many other applications, including self-defense workshops and demonstrations for professional women and public school students, which are being planned for next year under the Academy's new S-I (Safety First) program.

Bo Making Workshop is Big Hit

Okay; --pun intended. Cho Kyo Sa Brian Johnson, assisted by other instructors and senior students, ran an all-day bo-making workshop on September 17. Starting early on, students selected square shafts of clear purple heartwood and learned how to plane, shave, sand, and shape them down into the traditional round bo we are used to seeing--the old-fashioned, hard way--by hand. The result were beautiful weapons, each invested with many hours of labor and love be each individual warrior, to his and her own taste. Finish work can proceed over the winter in spare hours as the bo are worked and polished to a fine sheen.

Poulsbo Class Schedule

All Poulsbo school classes meet at the Headquarters dojang on Pioneer Hill. See any instructor for directions, or call the school office at (360) 930-1286. This schedule covers classes at the Poulsbo school; for class information at the Seattle school, call (206) 268-0447. To obtain information about classes at the Bellingham school call (360) 752-0743. Students of any one school are welcome at all Academy-affiliated schools.

Classes designated "by arrangement" depend on instructor availability. The dojang is open to registered students only for meditation and self-practice otherwise at these times. The syllabus is flexible and will vary according to season, weather, impending promotional exams, and other variables.

Time	Monday	Wednesday	Friday	Saturday
10 AM				Kata Clinic Forms Review 10 - 11am Kyo Sa Nim Carter
11 AM				Judo Clinic Hapkido Judo Review 11am - 12pm Kyo Sa Nim Carter
12 PM				Open Dojang 12 - 1pm
1 PM				TZR Shindo 1 - 3pm Kyo Sa Nim Carter
2 PM
2:30 PM				Introductory Orientation 2:30 - 3:30pm Sabum Nim & Staff by arrangement
3:30 PM				High Belt Class Advanced Technique & Theory 3:30 - 5pm Sabum Nim
4 PM
5 PM				Black Belt Class 5 - 7pm Sabum Nim by arrangement
6 PM			Open Dojang 6 - 7pm Staff - by arrangement
7 PM		TZR Shindo 7 - 8:30pm Kyo Sa Nim Hopper & Kyo Sa Nim Russell	TZR Shindo 7 - 8:30pm Kyo Sa Nim Carter
8 PM
9 PM

Lost & Found

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