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.
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 !!
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 !!
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:
All of you did a great job ! Congratulations ! OSS !!
From April 2, 2020 (3 weeks after closing the Mt. Kisco Dojo due to Covid-19 Pandemic) until February 12, 2022 (when the Mt. Kisco Dojo was fully re-opened), we had ~286 Zoom training sessions lead by Sensei Takahashi; from the Mt. Kisco Dojo, or his home.
We all agree, this was an extraordinary time. There is absolutely nothing to compare it to. It was a completely unique experience for everyone who has been part of the Mt. Kisco Takahashi Dojo.
Accordingly, we took a moment to commemorate the 3 year anniversary of our first Zoom Training, with a gift to Sensei Takahashi, and the following thoughts:
“On behalf of the entire Mt. Kisco Dojo, we want to thank you, Sensei Takahashi, for your unwavering commitment to keep the Mt. Kisco Dojo together, and “to keep the fire burning.” We want to express our deep appreciation for your outstanding leadership through this unprecedented chapter of our life of training in Kenkojuku Shotokan Karate. It is remarkably clear that very few people on this earth have had a similar experience. OSS !!”
The gift was a photomosaic picture of Sensei Takahashi leading us in a training session, to commemorate the 3-year anniversary of our first Zoom training; Thursday April 2, 2020. The photomosaic is comprised of 300+ screen captures during our 2020-2022 Zoom trainings.
At first glance, this picture is a bit unusual; a bit abstract, like an impressionist painting by Claude Monet… Nevertheless, this collection of 300+ pictures comes together to tell the unique story of a remarkable experience during an extraordinary time for the Mt. Kisco Takahashi Karate Dojo.
Enclosed below are a few pictures from this special celebration.
Thank you Sensei Takahashi, for everything you have done to keep the Mt. Kisco Takahashi Karate Dojo together. We will always remember this…
Takahashi Karate Dojo 