Archives November 2023

We excited to announce that our next promotions will be taking place soon! They will take place over two days, as follows:

General Promotion:

• Date: Monday, December 4
• Time:
  Peewees: 5:30 – 6:15pm
  Juniors: 6:30 – 5:30pm
  Youth/Adults: 7:30 – 8:30pm
• Location: In the dojo

Junior Yellow and Higher Promotion:

• Date: Saturday, December 9
• Time: 12:30pm
• Location: In the dojo

• If you are eligible for promotion, you will receive an email letting you know.
• Parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend. There will be numerous photo opportunities.

All classes normally scheduled for this day are postponed until the following week. Our normal schedule resumes on Tuesday, December 5.

Turkey Day is nearly upon us! Did somebody say stuffing?! Mmm…

Considering everyone will be so full and enjoying time with their families and friends, the dojo will closed during the Thanksgiving Holiday.

No class on Thursday, November 23th or Saturday, November 25th. Our normal class schedule will resume on Monday, November 27th.

Be well, enjoy your time off and be ready to train hard when you get back.

Thank you everyone for showing up on Saturday and supporting the dojo… it wouldn’t be a wonderful day without you all.

We had a great time with the outdoor classes (broken down by belt ranks) and lots of wonderful feedback from students saying “how much they liked it” and “we should do that sort of training more often.” 

Thank you so much to everyone that contributed to the House of Ruth fundraiser during the Holiday Sale!  We were able to raise $250 and we are still accepting donations during classes. If you are still interested in making a donation, please let the front desk know and they will help you!

The winner of the basket will be announced on Dec 14.

Thank you so much to our community for supporting such a wonderful cause!

Looking for a few holiday gift ideas for the karate-ka in your life? Then you will not want to miss the Kells Karate Holiday Sale!

Date: Saturday, November 18th
Time: 9:30am -12:30pm
Where: Our Dojo

Some of the things we’re offering:

• Training equipment, like focus pads and sparring gear
• Gis and KKA Apparel
• Weapons
• Raffle tickets
• And More!

Have a very Happy and Safe Holiday Season. Looking forward to training with you soon!

BALTIMORE — “I was a runner, I’m a martial artist and I was like what else am I gonna do,” Karen Kells asked.

With more than two decades of karate under her black belt Kells decided to hit the open road, cycling.

“I did the Sea Gull Century in Maryland, and I had done a couple of rides in PA and I started tallying them and I said I wonder if I could do all 50 states, just bike in all 50 states and that’s how it came to be,” Kells said.

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