Kid’s Night Out and New Classes Kids Night Out! Our monthly Kids’ Night Out will be on Saturday, January 13th from 6 PM to 9:30PM. We’re going to watch the movie “Cars”, eat pizza, play games, and have fun! Cost: $35 with $5 for pizza (optional). Please RSVP by 5 PM on Friday January 12th. … [Read more…]
Parents’ (and Kids’) Night Out, New Year’s Cards and More! Hanabi “Nengajo”- New Year’s Card On Saturday, December 30 at 12:30 pm we prepared our 2024 “Nengajo” or New Year’s Cards. In Japan greeting cards are sent out on New Year’s rather than on Christmas as we do in the US. Hanabi, following the Japanese … [Read more…]
New Year’s Cards, New Classes and a Sad Christmas Fire Hanabi “Nengajo”- New Year’s Card – Preparation On Saturday, December 30 at 12:30 pm we will prepare our 2024 “Nengajo” or New Year’s Cards. In Japan greeting cards are sent out on New Year’s rather than on Christmas as we do in the US. Hanabi, … [Read more…]
Promotions, Awards Ceremony, Parents and Children Class and More! December Promotions December testing is well under way! Every student will be tested this month and our belt promotion ceremony, for those receiving new belts, will be on Wednesday, December 20, at 6:45 pm. Shima promotions will be $35 and new belts will be $50. Awards … [Read more…]
Awards Ceremony and Pot Luck, New Classes and New Prices Annual Awards Pot Luck Please wear your white uniform and come with your family to our Annual Award’s Pot Luck on December 13th at 5:30 PM! There will be awards for many of our special students and their families. Please bring your favorite dish to … [Read more…]
December Promotions, Kid’s Night Out, French Judo and more! Oyako – Parent and Child – Judo! In January, two year olds, working with their parents – and a big stuffed tiger – will be able to enjoy Hanabi Judo in our “Oyako” or Parent and Child class. Children will learn how to fall safely, sing … [Read more…]
December Promotions, Kids’ Night Out and More! December Promotions This week we will begin our December testing when every student will be considered for a higher rank. Our belt promotion ceremony, for those receiving new belts, will be on Wednesday, December 20, at 6:45 pm. Shima promotions will be $35 and new belts will be … [Read more…]
In-Class Shiai, Dan in Dallas, Thanksgiving and more! November In-Class Shiai Last Week’s Sumo and Judo In-Class-Shiai was a wonderful success! We had 13 little sumo players and another 16 judo players participating. The competition was intense, the shouts of encouragement were loud and the techniques were precise (sometimes). We all look forward to our … [Read more…]
In-Class Shiai, Palo Alto Tournament, Thanksgiving and more! November In-Class Shiai Our monthly in-class Shiai (tournament) will be on November 17. Our Little Chibi and Hajime students will participate in a sumo competition starting at 5:25 and ending at 6:25. At 6:30 we will be having the Judo Shiai for our Honto students where we … [Read more…]
Parents’ Night Out, In-Class Shiai and Hanabi’s Tournament! San Jose Open 900 people competed this past weekend at the San Jose Open and four of them were from Hanabi. Robin won two of his 4 matches, Chelsea had a hard day losing to two strong girls while Shuhan won 4 of her 5 matches by … [Read more…]
