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		<title>Fitness Month Starts Today!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today starts off Fitness month! Instead of going to KCC, we will be meeting at Paki Park (instead of Triangle Park). 
To get to Paki Park from KCC Chapel, head towards Waikiki on Diamond Head Road and keep going straight. Diamond Head Road will turn into Monsarrat Avenue. Turn left by the Honolulu Zoo and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hawaiikaratedo.com/2010/08/fitness-month-starts-today/</link>
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		<title>August 13, 2010 Belt Test Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the following students for passing the August 13th Belt Test!

9th Kyu
Jackson Takahashi
8th Kyu
Daniel Siu
Tyler Siu
Masoud Hayatdavoodi
7th Kyu
Landis Fusato
Summer Fusato
Kimberly Cannon
6th Kyu
Shahmir Joseph
Joshua Joseph
David Siu
5th Kyu
Nicholas Van
Daniel Van
2nd Kyu
Ryuto Kitagawa

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		<link>http://www.hawaiikaratedo.com/2010/08/august-13-2010-belt-test-results/</link>
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		<title>September is Fitness Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the month of September, all KCC classes will be relocated to Fort Ruger Park (aka Triangle Park) for Fitness Month. We will be doing fitness exercises, so wear loose and comfortable clothing (no gis) and tennis shoes.
Fort Ruger Park is located just down the road from KCC Chapel. From KCC Chapel, head down Diamond [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hawaiikaratedo.com/2010/08/september-is-fitness-month/</link>
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		<title>July 9, 2010 Belt Test Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the following students for passing the July 9th Belt Test!

9th Kyu
Hallie Kotani
8th Kyu
Kaui Chun-Matsukawa
Sharissa Chun
6th Kyu
Kawika Apo
Mark Freytag

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		<link>http://www.hawaiikaratedo.com/2010/07/july-9-2010-belt-test-results/</link>
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		<title>Next Belt Test: August 13th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ossu! 
While Roberts Sensei is away in Europe, he wants the dojo students to start preparing for their next belt test.
The next belt test will be on Friday, August 13, 2010 at 4:45 pm at KCC.

If you are unsure if you are eligible to test, please check with a Sensei or Sempai.
Be sure that you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hawaiikaratedo.com/2010/07/next-belt-test-august-13th/</link>
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		<title>4th of July Weekend Events</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, July 2, 2010, the dojo is having a get-together at Ice Palace to celebrate Adam Hagadone getting his junior black belt. The cost is $8.90 per person (chaperones who are not skating will be admitted at no charge). We will be having the first class at KCC, but will be canceling the black/brown [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hawaiikaratedo.com/2010/06/4th-of-july-weekend-events/</link>
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		<title>Congratulations Adam!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, Adam Sempai had tested for and received his junior black belt.
Adam, who&#8217;s 12-years old, had started training at the age of 6. He is Minakami Karate Dojo &#8211; Hawaii&#8217;s 1st junior black belt. A junior black belt just means that he is a black belt who is under the age of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hawaiikaratedo.com/2010/06/congratulations-adam/</link>
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		<title>Bob Inouye&#8217;s Memorial Demonstration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, July 3, 2010, there will be a 1 year anniversary memorial demonstration for Bob Inouye (a karate practicioner).
The brown belts will be performing Shiho Kosokun and Roberts Sensei will be performing Anan and Kishaba no Sai.
The memorial demonstration will be held on Saturday, July 3rd at Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha/Hawaii Daizaifu Tenmangu. The temple [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hawaiikaratedo.com/2010/06/bob-inouyes-memorial-demonstration/</link>
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		<title>Kamehameha Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ossu!
Although King Kamehameha Day is this Friday, there will be practice as normal at KCC from 4:45 &#8211; 5:45pm and 5:45 &#8211; 7:00 pm.
Minakami Shihan will be teaching both classes on Friday.
Ossu!
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		<link>http://www.hawaiikaratedo.com/2010/06/kamehameha-day/</link>
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		<title>Vocabulary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Commands:
Mawatte: Turn around
Mae-ni: Forward
Ato-ni: Backward
Hidari-ashi: Left leg forward
Migi-ashi: Right leg forward
Blocks/Punches/Kicks:
Age-uke: Rising block
Uchi-uke: Outside middle block
Soto-uke: Inside middle block
Gedan-barai: Downward block
Shuto-uke: Knife hand strike
Jodan-tsuki: Face punch
Chudan-tsuki: Stomach punch
Oi-tsuki: Stepping punch
Tetsui: Hammer fist
Uraken: Back fist
Empi: Elbow strike
Mae-geri: Front kick
Mawashi-geri: Roundhouse kick
Yoko-geri: Side kick
Ushiro-geri: Back kick
Stances:
Musubi-dachi: Heels together, toes out
Heiko-dachi: Feet parallel and shoulder width apart
Zenkutsu-dachi: Front [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hawaiikaratedo.com/2010/06/vocabulary/</link>
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