From anthony at sageartsstudio.com Thu Oct 21 15:38:10 2004 From: anthony at sageartsstudio.com (Anthony Sell) Date: Thu Oct 21 15:41:48 2004 Subject: [Newsletter] Sage Arts Unlimited Newsletter - October 2004 Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20041021173238.029febc0@sageartsstudio.com> ____________Sage Arts Unlimited Newsletter - October 2004______________ In this Issue: - Kuntaw Seminar with Guro Buzz Smith - This Saturday! - Jun Fan Martial Arts Workshops - Capoeira Field Trip/Open Roda - This Sunday! - Doce Pares Escrima Seminar - WEKAF Tournament Season Coming Up (2005) Shake it off and step up One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a large well. For hours, the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth the effort to retrieve the donkey. He invited his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the well and trotted off! The Moral of the Story Life is going to shovel dirt on you all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. Sometimes we can?t get to class as often as we want, sometimes progress comes more slowly than we?d like. The key is to never give up! Shake it off and take a step up! (This is one of the many stories that you can find in the student section of our website: www.sageartsstudio.com) This Weekend - Saturday 11 AM - 3 PM Maharlika Kuntaw Seminar with Guro Brian ?Buzz? Smith Perhaps our biggest seminar this year, we are bringing Guro Smith from Michigan to Milwaukee for the first time ever. Join us for a day of training in this powerful Martial Art. Seminar runs from 11 AM - 3 PM and only costs $45. (Kids get in for $30) Regular classes will be canceled for this day. Kuntaw is a Martial Art that was developed in the Philippines. Fighting skills were "borrowed" from the many cultures that arrived in the Philippines by migration or invasion and were organized into a viable fighting system. This fighting system, known as Maharlika Kuntaw, handles the three ranges of battle: Largo (long); Sumbrada (short); and Hubud (close) ranges as well as the three altitudes of fighting: air, standing and ground. Students attending should bring sticks, training daggers, training shoes, lathis or staves as well. For more information visit our website: http://www.sageartsstudio.com/upcoming_events/seminars/kuntaw.html Wednesday Workshops Our latest Wednesday Workshop Topic is Jun Fan Focus Mitt Training. Join us for this highly interactive form of training that is the hallmark of students in this community. This class meets for five consecutive weeks, every Wednesday from 7 - 9 PM. We will be covering tactics, terminology, body mechanics, pad holding and coaching, striking and counter-grappling methods. Students interested in this Workshop should have Focus Mitts, Mouthguards and Bag Gloves. Upcoming Events This Sunday! Open Roda/Capoeira Class Fieldtrip in Madison, WI Oct-24-2004 Omulu Capoeira is once again hosting an Open Roda in Madison, WI, from 3 - 5 PM. The Roda will be held at the Monkey Bar Gym in Madison, located at 600 Williamson St, Ste K2, Madison, Wisconsin 53703. The event is free for all who attend, and should be a large turnout, with people from all over Wisconsin and Illinois. Classes for that day will be suspended so students can attend. Students interested in attending should meet at Sage Arts Unlimited at 1:15 PM to carpool, and leave at 1:30 sharp. Nov-13-2004 Doce Pares Multi-Style Escrima Seminar featuring Master Val Pableo Doce Pares Master Val Pableo will be stopping here in Milwaukee on his way across the country on November 10th November 17th. Four Winds Martial Arts of West Allis, WI will be hosting a seminar with him on Saturday the 13th. Students will remember Master Pableo from his fund raising visit to our school last year. This is an excellent chance to learn more about Doce Pares Escrima from one of the top instructors in the world. Students interested in attending should contact Mr. Sell for details. 2005 - WEKAF Tournament Season Begins! Students interested in competing in the World Escrima Kali Arnis Federation Stickfighting Championships can look forward to an exciting season. This season?s World Tournament will be held in Florida, near Disneyworld, with special packages for hotel accommodations and training seminars held throughout the event. Details to follow. Special New Student Offer From now through December, new students may register for a free week of classes. This is a great chance to see all of the programs we offer and meet our staff and students. Gift certificates are also available. To take advantage of this opportunity and begin training in the Martial Arts, email us at info@sageartsstudio.com or call (414) 520-7243 today! Coming Soon 3 New Caf? Press Designs! Newly Designed School T-shirt! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/newsletter_sageartsstudio.com/attachments/20041021/97dd8d0d/attachment-0001.htm