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2024 Mt. Kisco Toy Drive & Holiday Party

December 7, 2024

Each year the Mt. Kisco Dojo celebrates the beginning of the Holiday Season by getting together, and enjoying wonderful food, good conversation, and strong Dojo spirit. As in past years, the Dojo was decorated with colorful lights & garlands, along with Holiday music playing in the background.

Each of the students brought all kinds of tasty pot luck food to share with the group, along with their family members or friends. The variety of appetizers, main dishes and desserts was very representative of our diverse backgrounds from around the world.

In addition to keeping the annual Holiday Party tradition going, we also have another special tradition, a Holiday Toy Drive for those who are less fortunate. This year we collected several very full bags of toys and gifts. The donations were made to a local charity, the Open Door Foundation (https://opendoormedical.org/). The Mt. Kisco Dojo is very appreciative of our student’s thoughtfulness & generosity.

Note: This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Mt. Kisco Dojo Toy Drive, which was originally established in 1994 by one of our most memorable Dojo Captains (Craig Sirett).

It was a wonderful day; everyone enjoyed the beginning of the Holiday Season. Enclosed below are some additional pictures from Rick & Michael… Enjoy !

Already looking forward to next year’s event ! Wishing you a very Happy Holidays ! OSS !!

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Congratulations JP!!!

Congratulations to James Patrick (JP) Kuhn. JP will be attending Yale University in the fall. He is currently finishing his senior year at Briarcliff High School. JP is a third degree black belt at the Takahashi Karate School. Everyone at the dojo is so proud of you and we wish you the best of luck as you pursue your college career.

Dojo Events

2023 Mt. Kisco Dojo Toy Drive & Holiday Party

December 9, 2023

Each year we celebrate the Holidays at the Mt. Kisco Dojo by getting together, and enjoying each others company. The Dojo is decorated with lights and colorful garlands to add to the festivities. Students bring delicious pot luck style prepared dishes to share with the group, and our diversity of backgrounds adds something quite special to the mix.

In addition to the great food, we also have a Charity Toy Drive for those who are less fortunate, which was originally established in 1994 by one of our Mt. Kisco Dojo Captains (Craig Sirett). This year we collected three very full bags of toys and gifts. The Mt. Kisco Dojo is very appreciative of our students generosity. The gifts are already on their way…

It was a special day, and everyone enjoyed the Holiday Spirit. Enclosed below are some of the pictures from the event.

Looking forward to next years event ! Wishing you a very Happy Holidays !

OSS !!

Dojo Events

Mt. Kisco Takahashi Dojo Annual Picnic

September 9, 2023

We kept this wonderful tradition going, and even though heavy rain was forecasted, we dodged the drops and had a really wonderful day together.

We were once again graciously hosted by Howard & Carol Citron at their beautiful lake house in South Salem. Thank you for sharing your little slice of heaven.

Here are a subset of the pictures taken by Sojin and Solange, which helped to capture special moments from the great day, and our strong Dojo Spirit.

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Here are all the pictures:

Please join us again next year to help keep this fine tradition going.

OSS !!

Black Belt Promotions

Adult Brown & Black Belt Test: May 4, 2023

Congratulations on the following Black Belt promotions:

Daniel Sangemino: 3rd Degree Black Belt (Sandan)
Izumi Onishi; 3rd Degree Black Belt (Sandan)
Tara Santoro; 3rd Degree Black Belt (Sandan)
Hitomi Kihara; 4th Degree Black Belt (Yodan)
Robert Conrad; 4th Degree Black Belt (Yodan)
Robert Tipp; 5th Degree Black Belt (Godan)

Congratulations on the following Brown Belt promotion:

Alexander Tureaud…3rd kyu Brown Belt

Here are some highlights from the promotion tests: