BSK Family – Business Spot Light
Kristi’s Kreations
Kristi’s Kreations does custom embroidery, digitizing logos for embroidery, names on karate bags. Contact Kristi Ankrom at 423-605-3434
E&R Urgent Care
E&R Urgent Care is an independently owned urgent care clinic located at 2943 S. Rutherford Blvd. Murfreesboro, TN. 37130
Phone: 615-809-2929
Hours: M – F 9am – 9pm
Sat & Sun 9am – 5pm
Healing Faith Therapy
Located inside BodyWise Nutrition Center
1313 Memorial Blvd, Murfreesboro, 37129
615-631-3950
Kimberly Collins Davis, LMT
Wellness Advocate doTerra Essential Oils
Melissa Holt
615-513-7572
well.leadtrain.com
*doTerra therapeutic grade Essential oils can be used for a wide range of emotional and physical wellness applications from eating right, exercising, rest, stress management, reducing toxic loads and overall informed self care.
Murfreesboro Pulse Magazine
Bracken Mayo Sr.
Publisher/ Editor in Chief
615-796-6248
The Pulse is a free monthly magazine featuring arts, entertainment, dining, community events, businesses and people.
Beat the Heat - Wear Your BSK T-Shirt to Class!!
Students may wear a Bushido School of Karate T-Shirt to class instead of their uniform top from June 1st until August 31st. It must be a Bushido School of Karate T-Shirt. T-Shirts need to be worn tucked in to the uniform pants, and of course, wear your belt. Students don’t have to wear a T-Shirt, you can still wear your complete uniform, if you want. Anyone needing to purchase a T-shirt can simply stop by the office to see what is available.
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Three Ways to Ensure Martial Arts Success!
- Keep showing up! (especially when you don’t want to)
- Give your best effort! (even when it’s hard)
- Embrace and enjoy the journey!
Three Ways to Ensure Martial Arts Failure
- Card Cramming – Coming to class to get lots of hours on your card.
- Worrying about when other students are testing.
- NEVER practice at home.
Confusion about Tips and Belt Testing
Lately, there seems to have been a lot of confusion about earning tips and how that effects testing. The below information is from our red Student Guide, pages 24 and 25 (not kinder karate guide). If you have any questions concerning this, please see Mr. Taylor, Mr. Holt or Mr. Oceguera.
Student Guide Page 25:
“Tips or stripes are awarded as progress checks between belts. Our school uses a 5 tip system. Tips are NOT awarded because of accumulated hours alone, but more importantly, based on performance. Parents, PLEASE do not mislead children by telling them to expect a tip on any given day. There are probably many skills being looked for you are not aware of. Tip one is awarded mainly for good attendance and attitude. The second tip means the student is starting to have a good understanding of the material. The third tip is an indicator that the student can complete most of the material on his own, without help or guidance. The fourth tip means the student has completed all of the material for the next belt, but still may need to polish up certain areas. The fifth tip, usually of a different color, is awarded when someone from our exam committee, has looked at the student and approved them for the next exam. Please remember, in order to earn your 4th and 5th tip, you also need to be able to perform all of the material from all previous exams, as well as the new material.”
Student Guide Page 24:
“Having the minimum number of hours on the student card is by NO MEANS a guarantee that a student will be put up for an exam. More important than the number of hours on the card is knowing the material and being able to perform it correctly. The minimum number of hours is used merely as a guide. Actually, after a student attains the minimum number of hours, he will probably go over the minimum by a number of hours before the next testing cycle.
If you feel you are due a tip and have not received it, the correct procedure is to ask the instructor you work with most frequently, ‘What do I need to improve in order to earn my next tip?’”
Summer Pizza Ticket Party Dates
Any student who collected 16 or more tickets during June and July may attend a FREE pizza party! In order to attend the party, please have your tickets turned in to the office to sign up by Wed. August 23rd . The Broad St. party will be Sat., Aug. 26th from 1-1:40 pm and the Business Campus Drive party will be Sat. Aug. 26th at 12 noon.
*You must be an enrolled student in order to attend the pizza party. If you are a Summer Program Student, and you did not continue with the program at the end of July you are not able to attend this party.
