Dojo Flag, Ronin Judo Academy

Dojo Flag, Ronin Judo Academy
Showing our dojo roots.

Who, Where, and When Can you find us?

Welcome to the Merrick P.A.L. Judo website. It's under construction for now, but here's some info. For starters... The program is run by Sensei Rick Calabrese and we're located at:

Brookside Central Administration Building
1260 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick


Directions: Southern State Parkway to Exit 23 South (Meadowbrook Road). Continue to Brookside School, which will be on the right hand side of Meadowbrook Road.
Our class schedule is Wednesday & Friday nights at 7:00pm in the wrestling room through the gym.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

How To Tie Your Belt


For those students (and parents) who are learning how to tie their belts, there are several pictures and videos on the internet to show you how, but here's a handy guide I found. Enjoy.

Jon

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Fall 2010 Judo is Starting

Summer vacation is over. That means school is back up and running and so is... Judo! Dust off your gis and start stretching. Sensei Rick Calabrese is in much better working condition, so he'll be back.
Registration is on Tuesday Sept 21st & Wednesday Sept 22nd at the Merrick PAL clubhouse from 7:00 to 8:30pm. We will then start regular classes on Wednesday September 29th at 7:00pm, at Brookside School. There is also talk of having a short session for the younger kids on Friday nights, so if you have a younger kid 4, 5, or 6, come down to registration.
See you soon.

Friday, February 26, 2010

USJA Judo Magazine

If anyone is interested, here is the link to the latest USJA Judo magazine with updates on some rule changes:
http://www.usja-judo.org/americanjudo/winter2009_2010.pdf

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Winter-Spring 2010 Session

Happy New Year, Judoka. We hope you've enjoyed your holidays, but vacation time is over.
The official start date for the 2010 Winter-Spring session is Wednesday, February 3rd. However, any student with a colored belt, or a white belt with stripes, is invited to start this Wednesday, January 13th. These "advanced" students will enjoy a few extra classes so they can get some more individualized attention to prepare for the Judo club tournaments that we've been invited to. Until then, parents are asked to get their kids registered before the February 3rd start date.
Registration will be at Brookside School (where we have class) on Wednesdays, January 13th, 20th & 27th and is $65.00 per student (checks made to Merrick P.A.L.). Since the instructors will be running classes during those pre-season classes, we are asking for help from any parents who can assist with registration.
So, dust off your gis and get ready to work and again... any student with any color on their belts will start this Wednesday, January 13th, and everyone else starts on Wednesday, February 3rd.
And of course, all students are invited to come down and watch the advanced classes during the pre-season on January 13th, 20th, & 27th.
See you soon.