Shido-Kan Karate of Mahwah

Events and Announcements

Upcoming events, testing days, vacation and holidays - check back frequently for updates to this page - dates/events are subject to change. For inclement weather closings, please call the school at 201-818-5120 for a recorded message and also check the home page of our website.

Community Service

Our Second Annual Kick-a-Thon Fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital was a great success. Students raised $5000 with over 60,000 Kicks. A big thank you to all the students and families who contributed to this important fundraiser. Total donated to date is $12,500. Thank you. Our Third Annual St. Jude Kick-a-Thon is now scheduled for Saturday April 24 at the Karate School.

Student “Penny Donations” will be totaled up on March 31 for a collective donation (and match from Sensei) to give to the Red Cross.

Thank you to all of our families who have donated items to the Mahwah Moms for Marines care packages

March Dates

13 Sat Testing Day - Only Beginner Classes will be held as follows:

              9:00 am Ages 4-6 Beginners

              9:30 am Ages 7-12 and Teens/Adults

20 Sat   Apple Montessori School Karate Program Award Class 2:00 PM

27 Sat   Betsy Ross After School Karate Program Award Class 2:00 PM

28 Sun   AAU New Jersey State Karate Tournament - Drew Univ, Madison, NJ- Pre-Registration required

               go to www.americancenterformartialarts.com to register before March 13

April Dates

17 Sat Testing Day in the afternoon- after all classes

24 Sat   Kick-a-Thon to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital - details to be announced

24 Sat   No Regular Classes due to the Kick-a-Thon

May Dates

14 -15 Fri-Sat   Iha Sensei, 10^th Dan visit to Mahwah Dojo for Seminars - Pre-registration Required

15 Sat    Friendship Party at Dojo - evening - for students and families

16 Sun    Friendship workout with area Shidokan Karate schools to be held in Mahwah

Tournaments

We are very proud of all of our students who participated in the State, Regional and National AAU Tournaments this past year, representing Shorin-ryu Shido-kan Karate. Congratulations on your dedication and hard work!

2010 NJ State AAU Karate Tournament will be held March 28

2009 National AAU Karate Championship

Corey Girard        1st Kobudo,2nd Kata

Kayla Girard        1st Kobudo

Dayna Tidwell       2^nd Kata, 3^rd Kumite

2008 National AAU Karate Championship

Zack Bauman        1st Kata, 1st Kumite, 2nd Kobudo

Ryan Desomma      2nd Kata,3rd Kumite

Corey Girard        1st Kobudo,3rd Kata

Kayla Girard        3rd Kobudo

Jon Reisch           1st Kumite