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We are pleased to announce the Family Day 2023 picnic! Family Day started a few years ago as a way for Maryland area Seido Karate students to show appreciation to their families for their support. It’s a day of food and fun! All past and current students and their families are invited to attend.
Please note that this is not a Y of Central Maryland sponsored event. Students at all nearby dojos are invited.

When: Sunday, June 11, 2023 – 11 AM – 5 PM. Event will be held light rain or shine.

Where: Rockburn Branch Park West Picnic Pavilion, 6105 Rockburn Branch Park Rd., Elkridge MD 21075.
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/RNFXdheAqwU8B74Q6
 

RSVP: Please RSVP and sign up to contribute food to share or items to help with games at our SignUpGenius page, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054FAAAA22A7FC1-maryland.
All minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Events. After lunch, we will have several events/games for everyone to participate in, such as:

• Egg races – can you get your egg balanced on a spoon to the other side first
• Water balloon toss – which team can toss their balloon the furthest without breaking
• Balloon races – which team can get to the finish line first without dropping their balloon
• Capture the flag
• And more …

We would like to thank the senior black belts for their support to offset the cost of the pavilion rental and common items. We will be accepting donations for the Seido Juku Benefit Foundation (to learn more, visit https://seido.com/benefit-foundation/).

Looking forward to seeing everyone. Sign up today!

If you have questions, visit the event’s FaceBook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/189865780605166 or e-mail Kyoshi Dave.

Everyone has been working hard this Spring and we are very proud of you! You have earned a break and we want give you a chance to enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend.

Thus, the dojo will be closed and no classes will be held from Friday 5/26 – Monday 5/29. Our normal schedule will resume with classes on Tuesday 5/30. We’re looking forward to seeing you both at the outdoor classes and online.

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

In celebration of Mother’s Day and moms everywhere, we are offering moms of our members a chance to train for FREE for the entire month of May!*

This is a wonderful opportunity to train with your student and learn about the be benefits of Seido Karate! We’ll work on conditioning, focus, setting goals and of course: karate!

To get started, contact Karen: info@kellskarate.com

*May not be combined with other offers. First time students only.

n celebration of the Easter weekend, we will not be holding classes on Saturday April 8 and Monday April 10. Our normal schedule will resume on Tuesday, April 11.

We’ll see you soon!

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, March 27
• 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, April 1
• 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 next week. Our normal schedule resumes on Tuesday, March 28.

Kells Karate Academy would like to thank Hampton Elementary School for working with us on distributing our fundraising flyers. We are happy to report that we have raised $319.60 so far for their PTA.

Please let us know if your PTA may benefit from a KKA fundraiser, and we would be happy to work with them. 

Our Thursday classes are very popular, especially the 5pm class with the PeeWees and Juniors. And that has meant that not everyone has the opportunity to attend in person.

In an effort to make sure that more students can attend in person and to give everyone a good class experience, we are splitting this class into two, one for each program.

Here’s the new Thursday schedule. Please note many classes have new times:

• 5:00 PM PeeWee: Beg Class- Basic/Kata/Self Def (DOJO)
  5:00 PM PeeWee: Beg Class- Basic/Kata/Self Def (ZOOM)
  
  
• 5:35 PM Junior: Beg Class – Basic/Kata/Self Def (DOJO)
  5:35 PM Junior: Beg Class – Basic/Kata/Self Def (ZOOM)
  
  
• 6:15 PM Adult- Yellow Belt + Senior Kata (DOJO)
  6:15 PM Adult- Yellow Belt + Senior Kata (ZOOM) Virtual
  6:15 PM Youth: Brown/Black Belt only Senior Kata (DOJO)
  6:15 PM Youth: Brown/Black Belt only Senior Kata (ZOOM)
  
  
• 6:50 PM Adult: White-Adv Grn Specialty Class (DOJO)
  6:50 PM Adult:Yellow+ Sr. Material IN-PERSON (OUTDOOR) Outdoor Upper Garage
  6:50 PM Youth: Brown+ Sr Material IN-PERSON (OUTDOOR) Outdoor Upper Garage
  6:50 PM Youth: White-Adv Grn Specialty Class (DOJO)

While the dojo will be closed for classes on Monday Feb. 20 for President’s Day, you can join us that day to learn how to break your first board!

You must register for this event and it is only open to current students and is split into 3 age groups.The event is FREE if you have a 1 year membership or $10 for other members.,

Each group is limited to 15 students, so register today!

PeeWees: 5:30 – 6:00pm*
Click here to register

Juniors: 6:00pm – 6:30pm*
Click here to register

Youth/Adults: 6:30pm – 7:00pm*
Click here to register

* You will get 1 board with your registration. If you wish to break more boards, you need to purchase them from the KKA store via your ZenPlanner account.

Monday, February 20 the dojo will be closed, to celebrate President’s Day. The regular class schedule will resume on Tuesday, February 21.

Enjoy your day off and we’ll see you back on the dojo soon.

Do your kids need a break from the parents? Or maybe the other way around? Are there a few more items on your shopping list you need to get?

Then have your kiddos join us for our Holiday Day Camp! And this year it will be Star Wars themed!

We will be dong lots of fun stuff:

• Karate
• Games
• Crafts
• Watching a movie
• And breakfast (bagels) and lunch (pizza).

Date: Friday December 23
Time: 10am – 3pm
Location: Kells Karate Academy
Cost: $60 for the first child and $30 for the second
Click here to register today! – Space is limited to 30 children

Come dressed to play and have some holiday fun!