September Newsletter

It has been a while since our last newsletter and we are happy to have returned. Although Gojuryu.net didn't actually go anywhere we did spend a huge amount of time and resources on improving the site, overhauling the user interface, adding additional features and reviving old favourites.

On that subject; "Change is good" and "Without risk we cannot expect reward;" brings us to the point of a previous months opening thought. When was the last time you had change in your training? A refreshment of the syllabus? A shake up in the class? Going through elementary school we likely changed teachers every year and it was obviousely good for us. Now we are not saying quit your dojo or kick out your students, but how about something different? My personal recommendation "A night of 1,000 Gyaku Tsuki." Yup that would be 1,000 per side! Takes a few hours to get through and I sugguest having the students doing the count to "Ju" not the teacher. Switch to the other side every 100 or so. Give a certificate award to each participant because it sure isn't easy and host the event at the end of every school year. But again - it is only a suguestion :-)

Gojuryu.net Membership Drive:

We never thought of doing this before however just a thought; spread the word about www.gojuryu.net. It's free after all and wouldn't hurt finding old friends or making new friends that could just be in your own back yard. Our membership drive is purely for the purpose to spread the word that there is a free venue available in these hard times so be sure to forward this newsletter to email list, Dojo and association friends weather they are Gojuryu practitioners or not. We are sure they will find some article or forum thread well worth reading and adding their commentary. Tell them to come and visit the 2nd oldest and still the strongest Martial Arts community on the internet; the All Gojuryu Network is your portal to the world of Karatedo.

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