First, Sensei and I want to congratulate Guido for passing his 4th kyu test, and Daniella and Isabella for passing 9th kyu. Your hard work and perseverance paid off \u2014 congratulations.<\/p>\n
Also, I want to welcome back one of our own, Joey Turner. For those who don’t know, Joey is a nidan (2nd degree black belt) and student of Grady Lane Sensei. And like Tonya, he was a deshi for a time at New York Aikikai. Joey has recently recovered from an injury, and will be\u00a0training with us on Saturdays. I highly recommend that our newer students pair up with\u00a0Joey on the mat. I’ve learned a lot from\u00a0him over the years.<\/p>\n
And lastly,\u00a0I am giving fair warning regarding the\u00a0problem of unwashed gis in the men’s dressing room.\u00a0I think we all know who the culprit is, but in the interest of sparing him public humiliation, I have\u00a0decided\u00a0not to out him at this time. What I have done, however,\u00a0is Febreeze the entire area. So if your gi smells like clean linen, you know who to blame.<\/p>\n
But I’m not stopping there. I have decided to use even more frilly scents (starting with rose petal, then to bubblegum) until\u00a0the responsible party\u00a0is finally shamed enough to wash the blessed thing. You’ve been warned.<\/p>\n
(Seriously, this comes from Sensei. Please wash your gi. Thank you.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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