New Edge Annual Picnic and St. Jude's Kick-A-Thon!!!!

So today was the school's annual picnic at the park. It was absolutely gorgeous outside... warm with a nice lakeside breeze. We had a good deal of help and a great turnout this time around, with many students, family, friends, and some special guests.
The spring rolls, hot dogs, and brownies were my favorites this year. Mr. Jeff was stark raving mad about these vegetarian all natural chips.. haha.
Ok. Even though Master Cindie and I announced that there would be no water balloons this time around, someone managed to sneak some in and start the madness! It was all in good fun, though, as the kids really enjoyed themselves (and so did some of the adults ;)! ) One of our adult female students jokingly stated that even if the kids didn't have water balloons, they would find a way to soak eachother via plastic cups and what-not. So true!

We also had our 2nd annual kick-a-thon for St. Jude's Cancer Research at the picnic. I believe we had over 50 participants, which is a big improvement over last year. The parents got to hold targets for their respective children for three minutes of non-stop kicking as part of the event. The participants either recieved donations on a per-kick basis, or pledged a lump sum for such a good cause. I am very proud of the turnout.

I also plan on posting pictures of the occasion in the near future.

peace!

SDTCO... Book Information

As some of you may have heard, I am in the process of writing a book on self defense tactics, along with two fellow martial artists... one of them is my best friend, the other is my mentor.
We plan on having it published for general public sale.
I am currently working on chapter three, which will deal with in-close 'phone booth fighting' defenses for arm and leg strikes.
It will also cover laws concerning the use of force, stances, street-applicable strikes, and escapes for standing/wall/ground grabs, among other techniques.

I will post updates as soon as they become available.