Happy Holiday's to all our System members and their families. This year has proven to be very special for the Hoteikan Family. Our two annual seminars were a huge success! We got reunited with several "Original Hoteikan" members during the West Point Seminar. We have added several new Shodans to the ranks of the Yudansha and the Horizons Dojo in Arizona owned by Sensei Shakir Gushgari has been added to the system. In addition, Shihan Gary Rasnanen now has a new location in Long Island and gives regular workshops at his location and the Brooklyn Dojo as well.
 Probably the most exciting news of the year was Shodai Soke Emilio Claudio receiving the "Coach K award" at West Point.
We close this year with several events around the nation:
Hoteikan Dojo - Brooklyn, N.Y.
1) The Dojo is having it's eXtreme Team Martial Arts League ceremonial night on December 3rd. Team member awards will be handed out and the Team Grand Championship trophy awarded.
2) The Dojo "monthly fun night" is December 3rd.
3) The Dojo annual Holiday Shopping day is Saturday, December 4th.
4) On December 18th the Dojo will host it's annual Christmas holiday party
Desert Warrior Dojo & System Headquarters - Scottsdale, AZ
1) The Dojo will be having it's annual Holiday party on December 11th.
2) The Dojo will be having it's annual survival training class on December 21st.
3) New logos for Horizons Dojo & New Bushido Dojo will be added to the website
Horizons Dojo - Phoenix, AZ
1) Soke Armstrong will conduct a Jujutsu workshop at the Dojo on December 13th.
West Point Judo Club, West Point, N.Y.
1) WP Judo team vs Navy & Drexel University on Friday, Dec. 10th
New Bushido Dojo - Souix Falls, S.D.
No events scheduled for December, prepping for the new year!
Long Island Judo & Martial Arts Club - Long Island, N.Y.
No events scheduled for December, prepping for the new year!
 
This will end our exciting year. We look forward to bigger and better things to come in 2011!
 
Tip of the day:
Flow like water & strike like a tidal wave!
Water batters, engulfs, erodes and surrounds until it penetrates and destroys! - Be like water!!
 
Happy Holidays!
Soke Saint