General Events for 2009

Date		Event	Description
J A N U A R Y
Week 1	Jan 2	New Town Little Ninjas Start
Week 2
Week 3	Jan 17	CAC Little Ninjas Start
	Jan 17	MKA Shiah
Week 4	Jan 24	Belleville Tournament
Week 5
F E B R U A R Y
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3	Feb 20	New Town Little Ninjas Graduation
	Feb 21	St. Louis Tournament (Jarnigan)
Week 4	Feb 27-28	Seminar – Avi Rokah	Held at the Club at Chesterfield. The Seminar will be instructed by Avi Rokah Sensei, JKA 6th Dan. Sensei Avi Rokah has been training with Sensei Nishiyama (Master Nishiyama has recently passed on) for the past 30 years. It is safe to say that the culmination of Master Nishiyama's System of Karate has been directly passed on to Sensei Rokah. We are truly excited to have this opportunity to receive training from one of the best in the world! Sensei Rokah is well known as one of the greatest Karate experts of the world. In his hometown Los Angeles he leads the "Traditional Karate Academy" as its chief-instructor and he teaches Karate seminars and training camps all over the world. His ability to bring the knowledge of biomechanics, body function and the karate technique together and the way he teaches these points in a clear way are outstanding. He inspires not only by his technical efficiency and by his knowledge about history, philosophy and theory of Traditional Karate, but also by his open friendly personality. Sensei Rokah is also a Kumite World Champion and six time US National Kumite Champion.
	Feb 28	Grading	This grading for MKA students takes place directly after the completion of the Avi Rokah seminar.
M A R C H
Week 1	Mar 7	CAC Little Ninjas Graduation
Week 2	Mar 14	Windy City Championship
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Week 5
A P R I L
Week 1	Apr 2	Good Shepherd Karate class	Good Shepherd School for Children.1170 Timber Run Drive, St. Louis, 63146
	Apr 4	MKA Shiah
	Apr 4	Atlanta Karate Tournament	This is for senior instructors only
Week 2	Apr 8	Grading - New Town dojo	6:30pm
	Apr 10	Women's only self defense class	7:00on - 8:00pm, New Town dojo
	Apr 10-11	NO CLASS - Easter
	Apr 11	Grading - CAC dojo	11:00am
Week 3
Week 4	Apr 25	Kentucky Championship
Week 5
M A Y
Week 1	May 2	Grading
Week 2	May 9	MKA Championship	Held at The Club at Chesterfield (registration packet ) the MKA 2009 Traditional Karate Tournament it open to children age 3- 8, Teens age 9-16 and Adults 17 and up to test themselves, meet fellow Karateka, and compete in the spirit of Budo.
Week 3
Week 4	May 22-23	NO CLASS - Memorial Day Weekend
Week 5
J U N E
Week 1	Jun 6	MKA Shiah
Week 2	Jun 12-13	AAKF Nationals (MN)
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
J U L Y
Week 1	Jul 4	NO CLASS - Independence Day
Week 2
Week 3	Jul 17	USANKF Kid Nationals (FL)
Week 4
Week 5
A U G U S T
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3	Aug 20-23	Summer Camp
	Aug 20-23	Grading
	Aug 20-23	MKA Shiah
Week 4
Week 5
S E P T E M B E R
Week 1	Sep 5	NO CLASS - Labor Day Weekend
Week 2	Sep 12	Sensei Avi Rokah Seminar and Grading	MKA is hosting a seminar with Sensei Avi Rokah at the Chesterfield Athletic Club on Saturday and Sunday, September 12- 13, 2009. There will also be a grading for eligible students by Sensei Rokah on Saturday, September 12 from 3:00pm through 5:00pm. This will be an informative yet fun seminar and all students are welcomed to attend.
Week 3
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Week 5
O C T O B E R
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Week 3
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Week 5
N O V E M B E R
Week 1
Week 2	Nov 14	Grading
Week 3
Week 4	Nov 26	Thanksgiving Day
Week 5
D E C E M B E R
Week 1
Week 2	Dec 12-13	Sensei Avi Rokah Seminar and Grading	MKA is hosting a seminar with Sensei Avi Rokah at the Chesterfield Athletic Club on Saturday and Sunday, December 12- 13, 2009. There will also be a grading for eligible students by Sensei Rokah on Saturday, December 12 from 3:00pm through 5:00pm. This will be an informative yet fun seminar and all students are welcomed to attend.
Week 3
Week 4	Dec 24-31	NO CLASS - Christmas
Week 5	Dec 24-31	NO CLASS - Christmas