LASALA'S DOJO
KARATE FOR CHRIST MINISTRIES

ON FRIDAY, APRIL 21ST MASTER FRED LASALA AND 17 STUDENTS FROM HIS FOUR KARATE SCHOOLS TRAVELED TO SARASOTA, FL TO COMPETE IN "THE 2006 SARASOTA MARTIAL ARTS CHALLENGE".

THE STUDENTS THAT ATTENDED FROM LASALA'S DOJO CAME FROM THE SATELLITE KARATE SCHOOLS HELD AT SAVE OUR CHILDREN IN FT. PIERCE, TREASURE COAST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IN PORT ST. LUCIE, HIGHPOINT COMMUNITY CHURCH AND THE MAIN KARATE SCHOOL, THAT IS HELD AT COMMON GROUND VINEYARD CHURCH IN FT. PIERCE.

MASTER FRED LASALA WAS PRESENTED AN AWARD FOR CONTINUING SUCCESS AND DEDICATION TO THE MARTIAL ARTS BY THE TOURNAMENT PROMOTERS; SENSEI JOHNNY GARCIA AND SENSEI CHARLIE WOODS.

THE COMPETITION WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! THE STUDENTS THAT COMPETED AND THE AWARDS THEY WON ARE AS FOLLOWS:

SENSEI BRETT LASALA-(22 YRS)-GRAND CHAMPION IN MEN'S BLACK BELT SPARRING, 1ST PLACE IN MEN'S MIDDLE WEIGHT BLACK BELT SPARRING AND 3RD PLACE IN TRADITIONAL FORMS.

SENSEI STACEY LASALA-(15 YRS)-1ST PLACE IN SELF DEFENSE

JOE BOYER-(14 YRS)-1ST PLACE IN SPARRING, 3RD PLACE IN SELF DEFENSE AND 4TH PLACE IN KATA

D.J. MOIR-(12 YRS)-1ST PLACE IN SPARRING, 1ST PLACE IN CREATIVE BREAKING, 2ND PLACE IN SELF DEFENSE AND 3RD PLACE IN KATA

CODY MOIR-(6 YRS)-1ST PLACE IN SPARRING,1ST PLACE IN SELF DEFENSE AND 2ND PLACE IN KATA

TARYN RACKLEY-(9 YRS)-1ST PLACE IN SPARRING AND 2ND PLACE IN KATA

JOE RULLO-(10 YRS)-1ST PLACE IN SPARRING AND 3RD PLACE IN CREATIVE BREAKING

JORDAN VAN DER FLIER-(14 YRS)-1ST PLACE IN SELF DEFENSE,4TH PLACE IN KATA AND 4TH PLACE IN SPARRING

KARINA VAN DER FLIER-(15 YRS)-GRAND CHAMPION RUNNER UP IN KATA,1ST PLACE IN SPARRING,1ST PLACE IN KATA AND 3RD PLACE IN SELF DEFENSE

VAN MUSGRAVE-(27 YRS)-1ST PLACE IN SPARRING,1ST PLACE IN KATA,1ST PLACE IN SELF DEFENSE AND 1ST PLACE IN CREATIVE BREAKING

CHRIS BAKER-(11 YRS)-2ND PLACE IN SELF DEFENSE AND 3RD PLACE IN SPARRING

JACOB LESTER-(8 YRS)-2ND PLACE IN SELF DEFENSE,3RD PLACE IN SPARRING AND 4TH IN KATA

BOBBY WHALTON-(11 YRS)-3RD PLACE IN SPARRING AND 4TH PLACE IN KATA

RALPH JHON-(12 YRS)-4TH PLACE IN SPARRING AND 4TH PLACE IN SELF DEFENSE

DAKOTA DI RIENZO-(8 YRS)-2ND PLACE IN SPARRING AND 4TH PLACE IN KATA

THAT IS THE TOURNAMENT NEWS. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE SCHOOLS,SENSEIS AND THE FAMILY. MY OLDEST SON JOINED THEIR SCHOOL APPROXIMATELY 3&1/2 YRS AGO AS AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM. FROM THE MOMENT I MET THE LASALA'S I KNEW THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY PLACE THAT I WOULD EVER SEND MY CHILD TO LEARN MARTIAL ARTS.

THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY ARTICLES AND STORIES TOLD ABOUT LASALAS DOJO AND KARATE FOR CHRIST MINISTRIES THAT TELL STRICTLY OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACHEIVEMENTS IN THE TOURNAMENT CIRCIUT, WHICH IS A FANTASTIC ELEMENT OF THE SCHOOL. I, HOWEVER, WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU IN ON THE SECRET THAT MAKES THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SO SUCCESFULL REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY BELTS THEY WIN OR TITLES THAT THEY CLAIM.
THAT SECRET IS TRUST, HONESTY, FAITHFULNESS AND SO MUCH MORE THAT CAN ONLY BE SUMMED UP BY ONE WORD:FAMILY.I AM SURE YOU NOTICED IN THE LISTING FROM THE TOURNAMENT, A FEW OF THE NAMES ARE RELATED. THEY ARE ONLY A SMALL SEGMENT OF FAMILIES THAT LEARN THE MARTIAL ARTS TOGETHER AT MULTIPLE SCHOOLS. FAMILIES SPENDING TIME TOGETHER, LEARNING TOGETHER, EXERCISING TOGETHER! HOW OFTEN THESE DAYS DO YOU HEAR OF SUCH A THING? AS A MOTHER OF TWO BOYS I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IT IS NOT OFTEN OR EASY TO COME BY BUT AT THIS SCHOOL IT NOT ONLY HAPPENS, IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED. IF YOU DO NOT FEEL YOU ARE
THE KARATE "TYPE",YOU CAN ALWAYS SIT ON THE SIDE-LINES AND WATCH, LIKE SO MANY OF US DO. NEVER HAVE I FELT SO WELCOMED IN A STRANGE PLACE AS I DID THE DAY I WALKED INTO THE SCHOOL FOR THAT FIRST TIME. SO MANY OF US HAVE BEEN TOGETHER NOW FOR SO LONG THAT I TRULY MISS THEM WHEN WE ARE NOT AT CLASS, WHICH IS NOT VERY OFTEN. FOR CHILDREN ESPECIALLY I CAN NOT THINK OF BETTER ROLE MODELS AS THEIR SENSEIS. AS AN ADULT I COULD NOT GET THE COMPANIONSHIP THAT I GET FROM OUR "FAMILY"( I ONLY QUOTE THAT BECAUSE WE ARE NOT BIOLOGICAL,OTHER THAN THAT SMALL FACTOR, WE ARE MORE OF A FAMILY THAN MY VERY OWN BLOOD).WE SHARE EVERYTHING FROM BIRTHDAY PARTIES TO PRAYERS FOR THE ILL, FAMILY RECIPES TO THE BEST IN-TOWN REPAIR MAN.
IF YOU TRULY WANT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOURSELF OR YOUR CHILD OR EVEN A FRIEND, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GIVE IT A TRY. THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN IS YOU WILL NOT LIKE IT, THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN IS YOU LOVE IT, STICK WITH IT AND BECOME PART OF OUR EVER GROWING FAMILY. EXPERIENCE IT, ATLEAST ONE TIME, IT WILL COST YOU NOTHING BUT YOUR TIME, YOUR FIRST CLASS IS ALWAYS FREE! YOU CAN CALL (772)460-5414 EXT 18 OR E-MAIL" LASALASDOJO@COMCAST.NET" FOR MORE INFORMATION.