NEMAC

Consider this a personal appeal for your attendance at the Break-a-Thon on

October 31,2009
1:00pm – 4:00pm

Glenn E. Hines Memorial Boys & Girls Club of Newburgh
285 Liberty Street
Newburgh, NY 12550
Tel: (845)561-4936

Breast Cancer Break-a-thon Registration

From our Sister Felicia Hodges:

I realize it’s happening on Halloween, but if you have young children or need to prepare for the wave of trick-or-treaters that will be coming to your door, you can break a few boards – or make a generous donation and be on the road long before dark…

The event is a fund-raiser for Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., a Dutchess County non-profit organization that provides non-medical support services for area women battling breast cancer. Although my active battle with the disease is five years behind me, I remember the difficulty of coordinating daily radiation therapy around a busy work schedule, after-school activities for my then grade-schooler and regular home/life stuff – and it wasn’t easy. For women affected by breast cancer who need a sitter so they won’t miss a doctor’s appointment or need someone to grocery shop for them because they’ve just had surgery, Miles of Hope is a very valuable and much needed resource. I hope you and your students can come out and support the cause while getting in a little tameshiwara training in the process!

It works like a walk-a-thon:
get sponsors to give a specific amount for each board you break (or give a flat donation).
Next, show up on the 10/31, pay a $10 registration fee and break as many boards as you can/want/sponsors’ wallets will allow. Everything we take in will go to Miles of Hope.

For those of you in Westchester, Sensei Erica DelDuca will be hosting a smaller version of the event at the Sanchin Dojo (click here for directions) in Bronxville at the same time. Have I convinced you yet to come on out and support a great cause?

Feel free to contact me with questions or if you need directions or more info.

Even if you can’t make the Break-a-Thon (Newburgh OR Bronxville venues), please consider sending along a donation to this very worthy cause.

Checks are made to “Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation”.
Mail them to:

Tigerlilly Communications
4 Marian Drive
Newburgh, NY 12550

Date:
Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Time:
12:30pm Registration
1:00pm – 4:30pm Competition

Place:

White Plains YMCA Gymnasium
250 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
914-949-8030

Fee:
$15 per contestant

Events:
Adult and Youth Team Kata
&
Adult and Youth Team Kumite (Sparing)

Prizes:
NEMAC  T-shirts for 1st, 2nd, 3rd-place teams!!

Directions to YMCA White Plains

From Points West of White Plains:
Interstate 287 East (Cross Westchester Expressway) to Exit 8W-Rt 119.
Go to 2nd traffic light and make a right onto Maple Ave. Go up hill past four traffic lights to Mamaroneck
Ave., and make a left. YMCA is on the right.

From Points East of White Plains:
Interstate 287 West (Cross Westchester Expressway) to Exit 8
(Westchester Ave.) Bear left at first light. Go two more traffic lights and make a left onto Bloomingdale
Rd. Next light make a right onto Maple Ave. Go up hill past four traffic lights to Mamaroneck Ave. Make a
left. YMCA is on the right.
For more information, please contact Joel Gonzalez-Blanco at 914-422-9122 or rsquanky@aol.com, or Greg
Sullivan at 914-946-8439 or gregmsull@yahoo.com. NEMAC Team Tournament 2009 Flyer

Senior Shihan Verycken, 10th dan USA /Urban Goju, is one of Master Peter Urban’s 1st black belts.

He will host a Seminar on
Saturday,  June 27,2009
at 1:00pm
in Sensei Ray Hermann’s  dojo.

You can reach Sensei Hermann at www.fightingtigersdojo.com .

This is open for brownbelts and above only.

You can reach Sensei Kevin McGrath for more information at mmacboys@optonline.net.

Here is the first exciting news for 2009! We have secured a new and improved home for SSS. The 09 Camp will be held at Herkimer County Community College. This will be the fifth home of SSS over its 27 year existence. Don’t let the name fool you… HCCC facilities are first class and will provide SSS with numerous improvements and advantages, here’s a partial list:

1. Easy driving and airport access – campus is an hour’s drive from both Syracuse and Albany airports, and 3 minutes from NYS Thruway exit 30 (Herkimer).

2. We are the only camp present on campus.

3. Plenty of parking near dorms, training facilities and dining hall.

4. No big hills or long walks (because of plentiful parking you can drive from dorm to dining etc. for those with injuries)

5. Excellent training facilities and meeting rooms

6. Fitness center, pool, and track.

7. Plenty of outdoor areas for training and outdoor classes.

8. Air conditioned 500 seat auditorium for Friday’s “Meet n’ Greet” and for Saturday’s Demo’s and awards

9. New modern dorms that include:

a. Air Conditioning in most dorms

b. Full Kitchen

c. Full Laundry in most dorms

d. Living Rooms in each unit

e. Additional common areas on each floor for socializing

f. Free High Speed internet in each bedroom and living room (you will need a cat5 cable to hook up)

g. Free Cable TV hook up in each unit (you would have to bring a TV or cable capable laptop)

h. Free Cable TV’s in most common areas

i. 2 private bathrooms in each unit (each shared by no more than 4 attendees)

j. Each unit can house up to eight, making house groups together much easier, making SSS even more fun than ever.

All other aspects of SSS that make it special for all of us remain the same:

1. Our first class staff

2. Excellent balance of class offerings

3. Saturday Demos

4. Saturday entertainment with our DJ

5. Legendary comradery.

6. Huge value in Martial Arts training

Dana and I carefully researched and considered every aspect SSS to ensure a seamless positive change that will provide everyone with an even better SSS experience. We also sought out the advise of several senior staff and of course Mr. Campos. Here is what he had to say about the improved facilities:

Greetings.

When we established Super Summers in 1983, it was held at the Lake Placid Club (Lake Placid, NY). The next year we moved to Paul Smith’s College near Saranac Lake. We were there for two years and moved to Cazenovia College (Cazenovia, NY) because it was centrally located. In 1996 we relocated the camp to Colgate University. Colgate has been a great location but, like all of our other venues, it had positives and negatives. We were lucky – we had Bob Pinney at Colgate to smooth out any bumps in the road for twelve years.

Tom and Dana Arcuri, as the current camp directors, have decided to move Super Summers once more. Any time you make a big change it is difficult but, after talking to them and and visiting the campus, I understand and agree that this is an appropriate move.

The new venue at Herkimer Community College has a lot of positives – no hills to climb, training venues that are centrally located, new air-conditioned dorms, no driving necessary, tons of parking, no other camps in session, and it is located right off the NYS Thruway. The biggest positive for them is the college is located in their home town which has several advantages.

I had a conversation recently with a long-time SSS instructor and he noted how seamlessly the change to Tom & Dana as new camp directors appeared. That seamless transition is a tribute to their organizational and decision-making skills. I am sure this latest decision will prove to be a good choice for everyone. I look forward to being at the 27th Annual Super Summers with all of you this July!

Respectfully, M. Campos

So there you have it, the first big news for 09. We are currently pursuing our special guest instructors and that will be the next big update!

The website is being updated constantly with new information including testimonials and photos from 08 so check it out when you get a chance.

www.super-summer-seminars.com

2009 Super Summer Seminars is going to better than ever with your support so

please put the dates 7/17-7/19 on your calendar, and share this email with your students, classmates and peers.

Here are some other events and announcements that you might be interested

in:

1/24 – PDR/S.P.E.A.R. System Training Seminar taught by

Dana and Tom Arcuri

at their school in Herkimer. Contact Tom@pdrteam.com or

315 866-2589.

Seminar

theme is strategies for multiple assailants. Click Click

here for

info<http://www.baileysherkimer.com/pdr/09_BKS_PDR_Flyer_1-09.pdf

2/1 -The Annual Friendship Tournament in West Winfield NY,

sponsored by

Brooks Karate School – Contact lbrooks22@twcny.rr.com or

315 822 6887

2/27-3/1 – Saratoga Martial Arts Festival (SMAF), Dana and

I are teaching

along with several other SSS staff - Find additional info

here:

www.saratogafestival.com

Thank you for your support and we look forward seeing at

SSS 09

Tom & Dana Arcuri

Co-Directors

Bailey’s Karate School

Super Summer Seminars

PDR Team Blauer Tactical

www.BaileysHerkimer.com

www.Super-Summer-Seminars.com

www.blauertactical.com

Here are some photos of our World Goju Promotions from May 7th, 2009.

Click on an image to view full size.

Our Goju Family	Awaiting their results
Anticipation...	Is intense.
Waiting for deliberations	Deliberations
Success is sweet...	And pride is high!
Our growing family

Shihan Al Gotay’s World Goju Karate promotions will be
on:

THURSDAY, MAY 7th, 2009
7-10pm

at Iona College.
Sensei’s, please collect your promotion fee from your students, in advance of this event.
Please note the below mat fees, due from students at promotions.

Mat fee:
$15.00 for participants
$20.00 for promoters (includes: diploma, belt and
wood)

Chief instructors must contact ASAP:

Sara Furlong for Diplomas – include name, rank and name of dojo,
promoting sensei.
Rich Fiore for belts (colors/sizes) and wood (how much).

We look forward to seeing you in May!
Osu,

Greg Sullivan, on behalf of Shihan Al Gotay

Iona Directions

• I-95 North/South to Exit 16
• Follow signs for North Avenue
• Right onto North Avenue
• Iona is 3/4 – 1 mile up North Avenue on the right
• Right into main entrance, tell guard you are there for karate
• Park in the large garage past Hynes (old Mulcahy) Gym
• Iona dojo is in the Hynes Athletic Center Aerobics Gym, building is where old Spellman parking lot was.
• Enter and go to the right.
• Aerobics gym is small gym to the right of the (new) Mulcahy Gym in Hynes A/C, where we hold USA Goju promotions semi-annually.

- Still confused?
Call Greg Sullivan at (914) 220-2002.

SHIHAN ALBERT GOTAY
Presents

2009 WORLD GOJU

KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sunday, April 26, 2009
Iona College
715 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10804
(20 minutes North of  NYC)

TIME:
Registration:  Begins at 8:30am

Competition: Begins 10:30am SHARP

Registration:

Preregistration is recommended but not required.  You may register at the door.

All applications must be filled out and signed.

Minors must have
parent/guardian’s signature.

Make checks to: AL GOTAY
Mail to: World Goju
P O Box 1150
Newburg, NY 12551

Click here for the 2009 Championship RegistrationForm

ENTRY FEES:
$45.00 for 1 or 2 events

SPECTATORS: $5.00 per person

DIRECTOR:  Rich Fiore, 6 dan (Rfioretriad@aol.com)

GENERAL TOURNAMENT RULES

1. All contestants must wear complete karate uniforms
2. Mouthpiece, groin cups, foam hands, head & feet protections MANDITORY!
3. Points will be awarded only when a majority of judges agree.
4. Improper conduct will not be tolerated and will be ground for disqualification.
5. NO HEAD CONTACT.  Rules for Kata & Kumite will be available at sign-in.

DIVISIONS:

1. All Kata divisions are co-ed
2. All age division are divided into beginner, intermediate and advanced.
3. There will be no weapons divisions.

Please note:  Divisions may be changed, combined or eliminated due to number of registrants

DIRECTIONS:

From New England and Upper Westchester County (I-95):
Interstate 95(Connecticut Turnpike, New England Thruway) to Cross Westchester Expressway (Interstate 287).
Take Exit 9 South to the Hutchinson River Parkway.
Hutchinson River Parkway South to Exit18E, Mill Road.
Right on Mill Road to light, then right on North Avenue.
Follow North Avenue 2 miles to entrance of College on your left.

Alternate Route:
Interstate 95 South to Exit 16.
Follow signs to North Avenue.
Right onto North Avenue, proceed 1 mile to entrance of the College on your right.

From Midtown Manhattan F.D.R. Drive:
East RiverTakethe FDR to the bridge at Willis Avenue.
Bridge connects to the major Deegan Expressway North.
Stay left after crossing the bridge. Follow to Cross County Parkway East.
Proceed east to Exit 10, New Rochelle Road, Eastchester.
Turn right and proceed to fourth traffic light.
Turn left on Eastchester Road to the end, then right on North Avenue to second traffic light and left onto campus.

Greetings friends and fellow martial artists:

I would like to formally invite you to a seminar that my instructor and I are offering.
This will take place on Sunday March 29th at the Unionvale Dojo at 11:00am.
This is considerd to be a NEMAC workout so the cost is going to be very low–$0.00. This is a seminar covering the highly explosive art of Israeli Krav-Maga (translated it means contact combat). I have had the fortune to train in this art for the past year or so. I have met an extraordinary instructor named Davide Gristina and have been training with him ever since. He is a dynamic instructor who teaches Krav Maga self defense for both civillians as well as law enforcement. I will be his personal punching bag (assistant) for the seminar. It will include the basics from the Krav Maga curriculum. There is nothing that he will teach that you have not seen before, however the intent and delivery is very different and unique. This is open to ALL ranks and styles. Krav maga is a complimentary system and everyone can benefit from the techniques and concepts that will be taught. I want to thank Sensei’s Tom Maloney and Joseph Rinaldi of the Unionvale Dojo for allowing us to use their fine facility. I also want to thank Sensei Grag Sullivan (NEMAC President) for having NEMAC offer this. Please extend this invitation to anyone you know that would like to further their martial arts education. I hope you will support my instructor and I on this date.
Thank you..
Onagashimasu……..
Renshi Chris Dammann

All:
Please remember that 2009 NEMAC dues of $25/person are due by 2/28/09. Please send to Sensei Joe Bernardo at the below address. Chief instructors sending multiple payments, please include students names. If sending individually, please give name, school and instructor name.
Thanks,
Greg Sullivan
NEMAC President

Joseph Bernardo/NEMAC
100 Columbus Avenue #5H
Tuckahoe, NY 10707