ZDK NEWS

ADDED 1/26/12: 2011 WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT CLUB AWARDS: Many thanks to the nine clubs that participated in our 2011 WWP effort. We raised a total of $10, 275 this past year. As noted in our 1/13/12 posting below, we have already had three donations for 2012. The following is the list of clubs and their donation for 2011. NOTE: Two clubs made two donations for the year. We truly appreciate everyone's effort.

#1 - $4,700 PROGRESSIVE MARTIAL ARTS, ALTOONA, PA, ROCCO ALIANIELLO; #2 - $1,685 MALONE ZDK, MALONE, NY, ANDRE SECORE & CHERI LANGDON; #3 - $1,200 BAILEY'S KARATE (SSS DONATION), HERKIMER, NY, TOM ARCURI; #4 - $1,050 TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS, ORLANDO, FL, SUSAN JACKSON; 5- $716 PINNEY'S AMERICAN KARATE, SHERBURNE & HAMILTON, NY, ROBERT PINNEY; #6 - $374 CANTON ZDK, CANTON, NY, DAVE & LISA GUCCIONE; #7- $300 CENTRAL NY ZDK, SYRACUSE, NY, SAM ANAGNOSTOPOULOS; #8 - $200 PERSONAL DONATION FROM MARK MAU, COBY ZDK, COBLESKILL, NY; #9 - $50 PERSONAL DONATION FROM GREG SULLIVAN, INSTRUCTOR IONA COLLEGE KARATE CLUB.

Thank you for your effort in 2011. We hope we can beat our total in 2012 and that more clubs participate in this effort. Participating clubs will receive a certificate noting their effort.

ADDED 1/25/12: 2011 TOP SCHOOLS AWARDS: Congratulations to the following Instructors & Clubs on achieving Top Schools status in the ZDK. The Top Schools program is a way of recognizing the members/clubs who have supported our programs over the past year. The following member clubs will receive a certificate recognizing their support. Instructors interested in the Top Schools program can find information on participation in the Instructor Handbook. Thank you for your continued support.

#11 WMA – H. WATERMAN – ONEIDA, NY; #10 WILLIAMS ZDK – R. EIERDAM – HOUSTON, TX; #9 SHIN RI TAN KYU - K. SUGGS - SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY; #8 CNY-ZDK – S. ANAGNOSTOPOULOS – SYR., NY; #7 KENSHO-DO – G. WARD – ALBANY, NY; #6 PROGRESSIVE MA – R. ALIANIELLO – ALTOONA, PA; #5 8-STAR M. A. – R. LAVIGNE – SARATOGA, NY; #4 BAILEY’S – T. RODMAN – CORTLAND, NY; #3 GREENE DRAGON MA – J. PEZZINO – GREENE, NY; #2 CANTON ZDK – D. GUCCIONE – CANTON, NY; #1 KICKS & STICKS – E. LABERGE – SOUTHAMPTON, MA.

#5 RED DRAGON M.A. – J. MELANDER – BALLSTON SPA, NY; #4 FOREST SPIRIT M.A. – A. MALIK – POTSDAM, NY; #3 CV/COBY ZDK – B. COX & K. STEVENSON – CHERRY VALLEY & COBLESKILL, NY; #2 TRADITIONAL MA – S. JACKSON – ORLANDO, FL; #1 LONE STAR KARATE – S. VICKNAIR – RICHMOND, TX

#2 BROOKS KARATE – LARRY & LAURA BROOKS – W. WINFIELD, NY; #1 AMER. ZEN-DO KAI – ROBERT & BONNIE STREETER – JOHNSTOWN, NY

#5 PAK – ROBERT PINNEY – SHERBURNE/HAMILTON, NY; #4 N-NY ZDK – RON BROWN – MASSENA/MALONE, NY; #3 BAILEY’S HERKIMER – TOM ARCURI – HERKIMER, NY; #2 BAILEY’S ROME – VICKI GILLEN – ROME, NY; #1 SAFETY AMERICA – ROBERT GIFFORD – SUGAR LAND, TX.

ADDED 1/13/12: WOUNDED WARRIOR DONATIONS are already coming in for 2012. We have received three totaling $1,542.00 from Mark Mau (Coby ZDK); Ms. Gail Tolley (Capital Area M.A.); & Cheri Langdon & Andre Secore (N-NY ZDK). This is a great beginning of our 2012 effort and we would like to thank these three for getting the ball rolling so early. We have raised a total of $72,939.46 since 2007! We will conclude our 2012 effort by Veteran's Day and look forward to seeing great support for the WWP.

ADDED 1/11/12: RECOMMENDED SHOTOKAN KATA BOOK: We just received a message from Sensei José Ramón Álvarez Ruiz-Huidobro in Spain. He has an excellent book available that covers Shotokan Karate kata in depth. Please go to the following PDF link to see a sample: http://www.gimnasiookinawa.com/archivos/book_english.pdf

The price is approximately $79. Anyone interested in obtaining a copy can contact him at: karateramon@gimnasiookinawa.com We wish him success in his endeavor.

ADDED 1/9/12: The Zn-Do Kai Martial Arts Studio in Johnstown hosted two seminars covering ZDK technical information on 1/7/12. Twenty-three instructors and students from the Johnstown ZDK and ZDK clubs in Canton, Cobleskill, Cherry Valley, Hamilton, Oneida, Sherburne, and Syracuse, NY were in attendance. The morning seminar was instructed by Sensei Streeter. His class focused on preparing for tests mentally and physically. He covered the elements of basic techniques, form, and self-defense as they apply to testing. The objective of the class was to provide information that will translate to success on rank tests at any level. Sensei Campos instructed the afternoon session. He covered the Zen-Do Kai adult self-defense curriculum.