Hello all, In celebration of Thanksgiving, the dojo is only open for classes Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The rest of this week’s classes are canceled. For the upcoming holidays in December, the dojo will be closed from December 23rd to January 1st. Classes will resume on Monday, January 3rd. Thanks!
Author: Shihan Josh Moree
Saturday Monster Bash at MES
EVX Families, Tomorrow (Saturday, 10/30), our instructor group will be attending Morningside Elementary’s annual Monster Bash. We’ll be set up with board breaking and prizes, but they will have many games, vendors, and happenings. It’s a fun event and a great time to meet more of our community. If you’re planning to attend, please stop…
Tournament and Fall Fest Follow Up
What a great weekend! Hosting our first tournament and fall fest. Congratulations to all who showed up, placed, and took home trophies. See the winners below and check out pictures from the tournament:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1A5KVd-IGs0HhFAXicBPIVqg6HnXC_UoO?usp=sharing
Kumite (sparring) – Feather Weight
• 1st: Rex
• 2nd: Grant
• 3rd: Keyon
• 1st: Rex
• 2nd: Grant
• 3rd: Keyon
Kumite (sparring) – Mid Weight
• 1st: Logan
• 2nd: Arte
• 3rd: Jula
• 1st: Logan
• 2nd: Arte
• 3rd: Jula
Randori (grappling) – Feather Weight
• 1st: Grant
• 2nd: Rex
• 3rd: Maddie
• 1st: Grant
• 2nd: Rex
• 3rd: Maddie
Randori (grappling) – Mid Weight
• 1st: Logan
• 2nd: Arte
• 3rd: Vincint
• 1st: Logan
• 2nd: Arte
• 3rd: Vincint
Kata (forms)
• 1st: Lizzie
• 2nd: Kate
• 3rd: Grant
Self Defense Demo
• 1st: Julia and Kate
1st Place Overall Winner!
• Julia
Saturday Tournament and Fall Fest – Sign Up Today!
Tournament Our first EVX Kids in-house tournament is this Saturday preceding the fall fest. We begin the tournament at 9 am. Divisions: • Kumite – Light contact point sparring • Rolling – Ground submission grappling • Kata – Forms • Self Defense Demo – Create a self-defense demo at least 30 seconds long If you’d…
EVX Fall Fest
EVX Families,
I’m excited to announce that we’re hosting our first EVX Fall Fest!
On Oct 23rd from 10am to 2pm we’ll have a section of the parking lot blocked off for bounce houses, fun, games, and prizes. This is a family event, open to family, friends, and the neighborhood. The activities are free for all, but some activities will require a ticket to earn a prize; EVX kids will be given a number of tickets before the event for a chance to win prizes. More details to come!
We’ll also be holding our first in-house tournament that morning, starting (tentatively) at 9:30 am for Dragons and Warriors. Divisions include point contact sparring, grappling, form, and self-defense demos. Get your kids ready to show their skills!
Additionally, this kind of event takes people-power. We’re looking for members and parents who could volunteer at least 2 hours of their time to supervise a game or work a booth; it’s simple and includes collecting tickets, handing out prizes, etc. Also, we could use help earlier that morning in setup (tents, bounce houses, tables, etc). If you can assist in our event, please contact Shihan Josh asap.
Thanks!
Important Information about Dropping Off
By our state exemption, children 5 years old and above are allowed to be dropped off at our facility. However, it is the parent’s responsibility to ensure the child walks into the dojo. Please do not assume the door is unlocked and drop off your child unattended. Officially, we open 15 minutes before class time,…
Practicing Self-Discipline
Slightly contradicting a popular paradigm of self-discipline, I am offering a different idea of what it means to be disciplined, or more so, to practice discipline. Mistakenly we often look at people as either disciplined or not, “He is a disciplined person!” However, it’s not something you were born with; it is not a genetic…
EVX Kids Principles
Values Emotional Awareness Goal Setting Gratitude Respect Restructure Mindfulness
Parent's Night Out - Sept 17th
EVX Kids is holding a Parent’s Night Out on Friday, September 17th (after our regular 5:30 class) from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Our 5:30 class will be no-gi to make the transition easier, so just wear comfortable clothes to class. Parents must sign up by Thursday 9/16. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP NOW Parents can drop…
Dojo September Updates
• Tigers added to Saturday morning class Now all ages can join Saturday morning at 9:30am starting Sept 11th. • No Class on Labor Day Weekend No classes on Saturday, Sept 4th • New Fitness schedule Fitness is now on at 7am, 10am, and 12pm Mon, Wed, and Friday. Also, at 5:30pm on Mon to…