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Another beautiful example of the city that is Kyoto, Japan… Events space opens inside revamped century-old machiya house in Kyoto Events space opens inside revamped century-old machiya house in Kyoto Amy Frearson | 6 October 2016 2 comments This 120-year-old Kyoto townhouse was once used as a seed plantation, but has been carefully restored to create an events…

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Tuesday Long Weekend Update & Quote of the Day

Hi everyone, we hope you had a great Thanksgiving this past weekend, we are back and set for another week here at the dojo! This week is ‘Testing Week’, so make sure that you are in for your test along with your Home Achievement Chart and/or Belt Testing Sheet to complete your test, to earn…

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Thursday Pic of the Week

Some of our students that came out for the Princess Street Promenade this past Saturday, thank you to everyone who came out, we hope you had fun! Bonus: Our Mayor of the city of Kingston Bryan Paterson practicing some Karate techniques with some of our dojo members.

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A long but really interesting article! https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/itadakimasu-meaning/ The Meaning of Itadakimasu And How It Reduces Food Waste September 20, 2016 • 2015 words written by Mami Suzuki • Art by Aya Francisco “Itadakimasu” is an essential phrase in your Japanese vocabulary. It’s often translated as “I humbly receive,” but in a mealtime setting, it’s compared…

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Monday Weekly Update

Hey everyone, we hope that you had a great weekend. We sure had a busy one here at the dojo! Saturday was a fun day with the Princess Street Promenade where we had lots of our students come out and participate in martial arts demonstrations an board breaking! Come back later this week for more…

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Thursday Pic of the Week

Come see us this Saturday at the Fall Princess Street Promenade! Dojo students can come out and help with a martial arts demonstration and then get a chance to break a board! We are there from 10AM to 5PM near the Princess and Clergy Street intersection, we hope to see you there! 🙂

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I would love to stay at this place next time I am in Kyoto! 🙂   Traditional guesthouse in Kyoto is like a beautiful samurai residence Oona McGee Sep 17, 2016 Japanese visitors are falling in love with the gorgeous gardens and traditional rooms at this atmospheric inn. Japan is filled with so many unique and interesting…

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Monday Weekly Update

We’re back! Well, we’ve always been here, but we are back and ready for another great week here at the dojo. Our Karate Kids Program Schools are well underway as we move onto this last week of September. We have lots of great events coming up in the month of October including two great ones…

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Thursday Pic of the Week

Our first upcoming event for October: The Fall Princess St. Promenade! Come on out and enjoy a great day on Saturday October 1st where the entire street is open to walk down to all to enjoy of the local business and to participate in and watch some great things as we will be holding an…

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