This is a first! We were able to choose two students of the month at once!  Usually choosing a student of the month is a very hard thing to do, seeing that there are so many great Karate students to choose from and that we can only choose one, but this month was unique.
     The student we decided on this month was Tracy, from our adult program.  She has been a very dedicated student, even before being a student!  Prior to taking Karate, she was an active member or our Cardio Kickboxing program, and she then also added our Karate program to her agenda, and gave Karate the same work ethic she gave kickboxing, 100%.  We had our student of the month all set, now all we had to do is see when her daughter, Alison,  was student of the month so we could mention it in Tracy's article... so I looked it up... looked again... our mistake.  Somehow Alison was never chosen.
     I actually had to go over the past records a half dozen times before I believed it myself.  Alison was mistakenly overlooked.  Allison is currently one of our higher ranking little dragons at the rank of green belt.  She may not be a very large person physically, but she is very large in heart.  Even though she is very young, she has made many impressions upon us:  Never once has she ever had to be disciplined for any reason, ever, she is always smiling, always working, always trying her hardest and always bringing a smile to our faces.  We simply assumed she had been a student of the month before because she simply had to be. She wasn't. Alison, please accept our apology, you definitely earned student of the month, this month and many past.  Sorry Tracy, you'll have to wait until next month, although you earned the title yourself, Allison earned the title before you.

  To access our "Student of the Month Archives", click below:               STUDENT OF THE MONTH

 As of June 1st, students may wear their "Summer" Karate Uniforms.  This simply means that they may wear their Black UWMA Karate Tee Shirts instead of their Gi Tops.  They are still required to wear their Gi Pants, with their Tee Shirts neatly tucked inside.  Their Karate Belts are worn and tied as normal.  If the student wishes, he may still wear his Karate Gi as normal (Top & Bottoms). Please remember, ONLY UWMA Karate Tee shirts are accepted.

      In June, UWMA will be having it's first "Fitness Challenge".  A chance for ALL our students to improve their overall health.  This will be a short, "personal" test, where you will be able to measure your current physical being, and compare it to results in July. 
     Our goal is to hopefully push the people in our Dojo to push themselves into finding the time to increase their fitness levels during the summer months, when we tend to slack off a tad on our workout habits.  Good luck to all, and I hope you see the results in July that WE know you can get.