BSK Times Dec. '17

Bill Taylor's Bushido School of Karate

BSK Times

November 2017

Closed for Christmas and New Year’s
Both locations will be closed Fri. Dec. 22nd through Mon. Jan. 1st for Christmas and New Year’s. We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The Brittany Project 8th Annual Christmas Tree and Decoration Drive
Both BSK locations will be accepting donations for The Brittany Project 8th Annual Christmas Tree & Decoration Drive. The program provides Christmas trees, ornaments, tree skirts and tree toppers to low-income families, including homeless families living in local motels. Donations will be accepted November 4th - December 8th, during normal business hours. If you are interested in volunteering for organization or delivery, please email Kim Maxwell at info@thebrittanyproject.org for more information. 
Needed Items:
         New or Very Gently used Shatterproof Ornaments
         New or Very Gently used Tree Toppers
         New or Very Gently used Tree Skirts
         New Tree Lights in 100, 150 or 300 Count Boxes 
         New 6ft or Longer Extension Cords
.  New or Very Gently used 4' - 6.5' Christmas Trees ( in original secured box or tree bag)
Please make sure all Gently Used items are securely packaged, are not broken, tarnished, discolored, stained, ripped, torn, and have all parts in working order. If you prefer to make a monetary donation, please visit www.thebrittanyproject.org. Thank you in advance for your kindness and support!
Thank You For Choosing Us!!
Mr. Taylor and his Staff, would like to thank everyone for your votes and support in this years Ruthies Awards. We sincerely appreciate all the support for our program, as we could not do, what we do, without all of our amazing students and parents. The Bushido School of Karate is extremely proud to have won the Ruthies Award, 21 out of 23 years! Again, thank you to everyone for your support, as we love what we do.
CT Patterson Scholarship for Excellence
This new scholarship is intended to provide financial assistance to a USEWRKD Federation Wado-Ryu Karate student to help fund their post high school education in either a four-year college, junior college or an accredited vocational or technical school. The actual scholarship amount will be determined at a later date. Candidates will need to have a “C’ average or higher in High School and be a graduating senior. Candidates will fill out a questionnaire and write an essay to be considered for this scholarship. Further details will be provided as they are known.
Attention Parents and Adult Students
In order to serve you better, we have decided to create a Bill Taylor’s Bushido School of Karate Facebook group for parents and students to get updates on classes, cancellations and important information more quickly. We will continue to post to our Facebook Page @BushidoKarate; if you haven’t already – please “LIKE” our page. There is no obligation to Opt-In to this Group Page and you may leave it at any time. If you would like to Opt-In to this group page and receive instant updates from Bill Taylor’s Bushido School of Karate, please stop by the office and fill out a form, or simply email us your email address associated with your Facebook to bushido96@aol.com .
Exams
Broad St.Business Campus Dr.
Fri. Dec. 15th                                        Sat. Dec. 16th
Juniors- 4:00 pm                             Juniors- 10:00 am
Adults- 5:30 pm Adults- 11:00 am

*There will be no 4, 5 or 6:00 pm classes at the Broad St. school on Friday, Nov. 17th . This includes the 4:00 pm Kinder Karate class.
**There will no regular classes on Saturday, Nov. 18th at our Business Campus Dr. location.
Junior BBC Event (Broad St.)
Date – Fri. Dec. 15th
Time – 6:30 – 8:30pm
What – Christmas Party / Movie Night
Bring – Blanket & Pillow if you want
Eat – Holiday Snacks will be served
Junior BBC Event (Business Campus Dr.)
Date – Tues. Dec. 19th
Time – 5:00 – 6:00pm
What – Tournament Practice Sparring and Kata
*Sharpen your Kata and practice useful point Sparring Techniques!
**Get info and tips on doing your best at the USEWF Tournament in March 2018!!
***This is a great event to attend even if you are not sure if you will compete in the tournament!!!
Adult BBC Event (Broad St.)
Date – Wed. Dec. 13th
Time – 7:00 – 8:00pm
What – Weapons Class
Bring – Foam or Wooden Sword, Nunchaku and Bo Staff if you have them.
Adult BBC Event (Business Campus Dr.)
Date – Wed. Dec. 20th
Time – 6:00 – 7:00pm
What – Tournament Practice Sparring and Kata
*Sharpen your Kata and practice useful point Sparring Techniques!
**Get info and tips on doing your best at the USEWF Tournament in March 2018!!
***This is a great event to attend even if you are not sure if you will compete in the tournament!!!
Leadership Team Event ( Broad St. & Business Campus Dr.)
Date – Sat. Dec. 16th
Time – 9:00 – 10:00am
What – Ju Jitsu Class
Where – Business Campus Dr. Location
Instructor – Mr. Oceguera
Attention Orange Belts
As an orange belt, please be aware that one of the requirements to be able to test for your blue belt is that you have to be sparring in class. Thus, you need safety gear. Minimum sparring equipment consists of head, hand and foot gear along with a mouthpiece. Shin guards are also highly recommended. One of the benefits of joining the Black Belt Club is that you receive all of this safety equipment along with much, much more in your Black Belt Club package. If you have received an invitation to join the Black Belt Club, but you have not made an appointment to discuss joining with Mr. Taylor yet, please simply contact the school office. It is at least worth talking about. We look forward to hearing from you.
Support Your Fellow Students and Parents
If you are a parent or adult student of the Bushido School of Karate, and own your own business, we would like to help you reach more potential clients! We would like to start listing contact information for the owners of businesses affiliated with BSK. In this manner, students and parents would be able to find a business owner they have at least one thing in common with, our school! If you would like to have your business listed in our newsletter, please email your name, the name of your business and all pertinant contact information to bushido96@aol.com. We will list these businesses in our monthly newsletter starting asap, if there is sufficient interest. This system would allow your business to contact over 400 families each month. We may also hi-light one of these businesses each month is there is sufficient interest.  
BSK Family Business Spotlight
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
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
* 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.
Benchmark Realty LLC
Lane and Rebecca Wommack
Affiliate Broker / Realtor
615-542-6261 or 615-542-0660
Patio Dreams
Travis Hester
Patio/Sunroom/Deck Builder
615-638-1007
travisjhester@gmail.com