Tournament 2010 Results

Yesterday was a very exciting day at Atlanta Kick where the 2nd annual Karate Tournament was held. The audience was treated to a spectacular demonstration of skills by the STORM team. Karate students of all ages took to the mat to show off their talents in such competitions as Sparring, Board Breaking, and Traditional and Creative Forms. Congratulations to this year's tournament winners:

Tournament 2010

The anticipation is building for this year's karate tournament. The mats at the studio have been busy with students practicing board breaking, sparring techniques and their forms. Mark your calendars for the Atlanta Kick Karate Tournament 2010 event on Saturday, March 20th. The deadline for entries has been extended so for more details, see Ms. Massa or Mr. Hampton in the AK Office. There will also be a special appearance by the STORM team!

Congratulations to our new Black Belts!

What your face will look like the night you earn your black belt...

Congratulations to Sonnny Romeo and David Oglesby, Atlanta Kick's newest Black Belts!

Good Luck to STORM Team members Sonny Romeo and David Oglesby who will be testing for their black belts tonight! Please plan to come out and support them!

Parents' Night Out will be held as planned! We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Karate Classes Canceled tomorrow due to Snow

All Students and Parents. If you have not yet heard, classes have been canceled for Saturday the 13th. We are not yet sure if Parents' Night Out (PNO) will be canceled. we will let you know before 3:00pm tomorrow. Thanks for your patience.

Congratulations to Amari Page who has been named the newest member of the Atlanta Kick Storm Team. We look forward to working with Amari!

Parent's Night Out

Join the STORM Team on Saturday, February 13th from 5:00pm to 9:00pm for Parents' Night Out: An evening of fun, games, dinner and a movie!! - while parents sneak out to enjoy a Valentine’s Night evening together! Enrollment is limited and registration is based on a first come, first serve basis, so register today! The price is $35 for the 1st child and $25 for siblings. Bring a friend for only $5!

Captain Announced

Sonny Romeo was named as Captain of the STORM Team. If you have ideas or comments about STORM Team activities, please bring these to Sonny's attention.

So proud to me a member of STORM Team today! We weren't supposed to have Tournament practice today since we had a STORM Team meeting, but those who could stay, stayed 45 minutes late to work on the STORM Team demonstration! Special thanks to Mr. Fearce for staying and working with us all on our forms! Mark your calendars now for the Atlanta Kick Karate Tournament 2010 on March 20th to see the STORM Team demonstrate their skills.

STORM Team meeting on Saturday, February 6th at noon. We will be discussing non-verbal communications and how to make a good impression on others. No tournament practice on meeting days. See you there!

STORM Team will be practicing each Saturday at noon to prepare for a demonstration at the 2nd Annual Atlanta Kick Karate Tournament which will be held on Saturday, March 20th. We will be practicing board breaking, creative forms and fight scenes, and possibly flips.

Come Bowling with the STORM Team!

This Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 2:00pm-4:00pm at Midtown Bowl located at 1936 Piedmont Circle NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30324. To register or for more information, call the Atlanta Kick Office at 404.352.1140.

Journals were handed out to team members. Remember to write down feedback, ideas, drills that worked well, things that didn't work so well...

In today's STORM Team meeting we talked about Communicating. It is important to remember a few key points: don't be afraid to ask questions; don't interrupt; and, call in if you are going to be absent (or even late.) Good leaders are good communicators. Next meeting will be Saturday, February 6th at noon.

Summer fun with the STORM Team at Karate Camp!

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King of the Hill

Just what is King of the Hill anyway you might ask? Today it turned into fun, laughter and a little bit of sweet revenge for some parents!  For example, look at what happened when Sonny challenged his Dad. Let's just say, Dad is strong as a bull!
And don't let the sweet picture to the left fool you.  This photo was taken after Mrs. Warren proved she is queen on the mat - even after her two sons challenged her!  To see more pictures from today, check out our Facebook page.  And if you missed today's fun, be sure to request King of the Hill during your next class. 

Ms. Massa sent out a follow-up email with an attachment of "Games to Play." Please be sure to print the handout and include it in your STORM Team Planner/Notebook. If you are missing planners or notes, contact me and I will be glad to help you fill in the gaps.

STORM Team meeting - A member of the U. S. Marine Corp. came to pick up toys that were donated to "Toys for Tots." We discussed the Class Planner about "Taking Initiative." Basically, the message is don't waste time while you are at the Studio. [If you see something that needs to be done at the Studio, don't wait to be asked... take care of it! If the floor is dirty - vacuum; if the chairs are messed up - straighten them. Instead of staring at the episode of Tom & Jerry that you have already seen 332,456 times, review the Samurai curriculum.] Then we took the W.E.B.S. Personality Test to determine if we were Wolves, Eagles, Butterflies or Spiders. Last, we discussed games and ideas we had to keep the students involved in classes, and how to handle disruptive students. Next meeting will be January 16th at noon.

Toys for Tots

Thank you to every- one who brought in Toys for Tots. A marine stopped by Atlanta Kick today (can you find him in this picture?) so that the STORM and Leadership Teams could present him with 2 huge boxes filled with toys.

Last night was a big night; two of our STORM Team members were approved to test for their Black Belts. Congratulations to David Oglesby and Sonny Romeo who will test on February 26th. STORM Teams members helped today with the Little Ninja and Samurai belt tests. Helping with board breaking is not as easy as it looks!

Tonight is the Black Belt test. This will be the debut of the STORM team in our new uniforms. (The white pants with the AK logo came in over the Thanksgiving weekend.) Several team members will be on the panel and several are testing. Hope there is a "buzz."

The new STORM team Gi's came in today. They look great! Can't wait for everyone to see them on the mat.

Self-defense classes were held at Atlanta Kick today. Several STORM team members assisted with the class to teach kids how to handle bullies at school and on the playground. It was a good refresher of points to teach on the mat during the Safety Cycle.

New red Gi's were ordered for the eight members of the AK Storm Team. The team voted to have white pants to complete the Team uniform. The red Gi jackets have a "STORM" patch and black chevrons will be placed on the sleeve to show the number of classes each team members has assisted with.

In November 2009, Atlanta Kick invited its first STORM Team members to participate in an exciting new program. The STORM Team would be a "Special Team of Role Models" that would help with Atlanta Kick's Karate program. These new STORM Team members will be Sonny Romeo, Dominic Romeo, Adam Sanders, Max Levy, Sam Levy, David Oglesby, Rob Warren and Paris Watel-Young.

In October, some of the AK staff spent a weekend at a research and development martial arts school. One thing we discovered was an elite group of promising martial artists as well as leaders. This group of students was called the STORM team, which stands for special team of role models. The storm team led the warm-ups, helped individual students and ran drills. Off the mat, they carried themselves with respect, confidence and a sense of integrity.

Atlanta kick has hand picked 8 students based on certain criteria to become the first Atlanta Kick STORM Team. They will be trained not only to teach classes on their own but to also become a leader in their schools and communities.

We will be looking out for individuals who we think have promise of becoming a storm team leader. We are very excited for this group to grow and become our next generation of martial arts instructors.