Happy Halloween!!!

Have a great Halloween Kombat!  Try not to drink or eat too much goodies   Jd

Who Won

You decide who wins this barking competition: BlackJack de Los Reyes or Hector Perez.  It’s pretty close-Jd

Last Day of Special

Tomorrow is the last day of our FALL SPECIAL.  Please check out kombatarts.com for more info.  So if you want to get in great shape, learn some essential life skills, deal with stress, train like a fighter without too much trauma, do yourself a favor and cash in on this deal   Jd

I Need Some Ninjas

No I don’t.  What I am looking for are some guys and gals who want to volunteer their time to help out with the classes.  Especially with the new guys.  Here are the following requirements:

Must be Green level

Love helping people

Impeccable patience

Have a belief that martial arts is for everyone, no matter what their goals (want to be a fighter, assassin, great shape, stress release etc).

If you’re interested and want to volunteer your time, please email me at info@kombatarts.com email, with the subject heading: I Want to be a Ninja.  Thxs, Jd

Mistake

Sorry guys I missed Mark Desa on the list for graduating to Green Shirt.  Sorry Mark, getting old, need glasses!  If I missed anyone else, please let me know-J

Sorry

I’ve been really busy.  No excuses.  Hmm sort of a week late on this, but I am Filipino, so that must count for something.  Here are the results for the Muay Thai Green and Adv. Green Test.  Great work guys.  See you guys later this week and thxs for your patience-J

Green

Jason Maalouf
Bara Abdulkarim
Hendrik Deetlefs
Gurpreet Singh
Jeff Kearns
Andrea Burket
Jaymi Lesmond
Sangeetha Vigneswaran
Alex Gibbons
Aalok Chokshi
Ray Javier
David Keen
Julie Siabanis
Tom Siabanis
Ella Diongzon
Daniele Osei-Akoto
Ramone Taylor
Chris Labentsch
Amanda Stone
Sayurie Naidoo
Trevor Yeh
Michael Molinaro
Nathan Cheltenham
Szymon Jagosz
Tom Drozd
Adrian Brissett

Advance Green

Wayne d’Sousa
Vitaliy Sandul

Hellos and Goodbyes

Our trip in Austria is coming to an end.  As I pack my bags at 2.00 AM to catch my 3.00 AM bus for my early 6.00 AM flight, I give a little pause for reflection.  It also gave me a great opportunity to catch up on some reading and get back into drawing.

The trip also gave me the opportunity to re-connect with a lot of friends, bury hatchets and old rivalries (an opportunity to see my God daughter!), make new friends (Bulgaria, Brazil and Russia!  We may have an opportunity to fight in Paraguay in December) and say some good byes.

Joel Holland will not be coming back to Canada with us as he will be taking a much deserved holiday in Europe and spend time with his brother who lives and works here.  I look forward to his return.

Paolo Sison Dultra will be going back for exams and will be hustling to finish off some school work.  I wish him a lot of luck, but I don’t think he needs it.  Paolo’s work ethic is unquestionable.   This guy only trains with us during the weekends and he is fighting in the Worlds!  Paolo, good luck with your Kombat training group in Guelph!

Max Grech got a bad deal in this tournament.  It would have been good to see you in the semi finals.  But I can personally attest that Max faced A LOT of personal challenges to make it to the Worlds.  I am proud of Max and I hope he takes that vacation that we discussed.  In the end I know that he will work towards that balance in life that we discussed this week.  I am very proud of Max.

As for Sylwester Organka, my friend, student, at times teacher and someone I think of as my son, this was his last fight.  Sly will be retiring from competing, but don’t be alarmed he will still be at Kombat Arts.  Sly, over the years you have made me very proud.  Watching you fight and smash people has always been entertaining   I know that you will excel in whatever you pursue in the future, and continue to make me and the school proud.

Good bye Austria, Hello Kombat Arts Canada!  Jd

More Piks

Day Time vs Night Time

Went shopping during the day in Villach and then came back for the night life.  There is definitely a difference .   It’s amazing what you can find down the side streets.  I got to remember that exploring by yourself can be hazardous to your health .  Sorry no piks of the evening stuff; what happens in Austria, stays in Austria.  Jd

Congrats Neil Bishop

Congratulations to our Canadian Light Contact competitor, Neil Bishop who took the gold in his division.  You really represented the Canadians well!  Jd