IMPACT Update: Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Here is this week’s news:

1. Sub League Championships - This Weekend! ! !
2. All Class Resume Today
3. Youth Programs + Summer Camps
4. Attitude is Everything - A Little Perspective
5. Todd Betters with His Brown Belt
6. Calendar

1. Sub League Championships - This Weekend! ! !

The culmination of the Sub League season - 4 months - is coming this weekend at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. Matches begin at 9:30 am and run throughout the afternoon. Team IMPACT has over 55 athletes who qualified for the Championships and should make its presences know.

With over 345 competitors qualified for this year’s championship coming from over 80 participating gym / clubs throughout the Northwest, this weekend’s Sub League Championship is an event that you won’t want to miss! ! !

Here is a list of the IMPACT competitors that have qualified for the Championships: HERE

Here are the team standings for the Sub League Season so far: HERE
Way to go IMPACT! ! !

EVERYONE needs to complete the register page HERE by Wednesday at 5 pm.

For the FULL report, go HERE.

Be sure to support you Team IMPACT BLUE SHIRT and come ready to cheer our team onto a GREAT DAY.

All IMPACT classes resume today following the Memorial Day Weekend.

Current Class Schedule - HERE

3. Youth Programs + Summer Camps

Tons of folks have asked about whether or not we will be hosting Kids Camps this summer at IMPACT Jiu Jitsu.

Due to our priority to expand the gym’s current size and move into a larger space - we will not be running camps this summer. Instead, we are going to focus on the renovation so that we can be ready to go by September 1 (hopefully).

Though disappointing in the short-run, the new facility will really take our youth programs and all of our other programs, for that matter, to a higher level. More information regarding the gym expansions will be posted as things firm up and the process starts taking clearer form.

As a result, we will continue run our current Cubs’ Club class schedule throughout the summer.

That being said, coaches from the the Cubs’ Club staff are available for private instruction for those individual Cubs’ who are looking to make a jump in their Jiu Jitsu games and / or hammer out their belt requirements. Please inquire during class with a Coach. A few privates can work magic for a young athletes technical growth and confidence.

Lastly, we WILL be running a NINJA Night sometime during the summer, so keep your eyes and ears open.

4. Attitude is Everything - A Little Perspective

Over the last month, we have been focused on our positive attitude in the Cubs’ Club — making the best of whatever is in front of us. Part of having a good attitude, is not letting life’s challenges hold us back or derail us. Instead, we need to develop our “whatever it takes” attitude in order to face the challenge head on and get things done. Otherwise, we will find ourselves living in the “land of excuses.”

This awesome Nike commercial with the same theme… NO EXCUSES! came to me via Mike Sweeney’s newsletter from Martial Arts Planet school … a rockin’ gym up in Kingston, Canada. Thanks for the lead Mike!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obdd31Q9PqA

After viewing this … it kind of changes one’s perspective. Don’t let life’s challenges hold you back … instead, use them as your fuel! What are YOU waiting for?

5. Todd Betters with His Brown Belt

Big Congrats to Todd BettersTodd has been a part of IMPACT Jiu Jitsu for over eight years … and recently he received his brown belt. Anyone who has had the good fortune of rolling with Todd knows how technical and smooth his game is … it is really great to experience. Unfortunately we didn’t get pictures of his promotion as it was occurring … but we did manage to get this shot of him at a recent day class. Big congrats to Todd … on his well deserved achievement. Keep up the great training!

6. Calendar

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