| inster — December 22nd, 2009 – The | | | | magnificent coupling of music and memories. |
| Dojo of Karate had their 1st Annual Holiday Party on | | | | At the conclusion of the video, Sensei Lozano had a |
| Friday, December 18th, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. | | | | special presentation — awards. |
| It was a Potluck style event where students and | | | | “When I was a child training at David Deaton |
| members brought a dish to share with everyone else. | | | | Karate Studios, I remember every year we had a |
| There were a wide variety of food, from pasta dishes, | | | | Christmas Banquet at the Opryland Hotel. There were |
| to dips, sushi, enchiladas, and all sorts of desserts. And, | | | | 3 schools, and after dinner the Master Instructor and |
| the food never seemed to run out… which is a | | | | founder, David Deaton, would do an award ceremony |
| great problem to have. | | | | to recognize students within their own school, says |
| It was entertaining to see how much the kids were | | | | Lozano. At the conclusion, there was also a Martial |
| enjoying the wide selection because some kids had | | | | Arts demonstration. This was a great way to close |
| plates of Doritos and a huge slice of cake, while others | | | | out the evening and begin the new year.” |
| were eating ‘real’ meals. | | | | So, Mr. Lozano created various award categories for |
| The Dojo of Karate Holiday Party was a great time | | | | students and surprised them with a plaque. Some of |
| for students to hangout, parents to mingle, and Sensei | | | | the categories consisted of ‘Best All |
| Lozano to get out of his Karate uniform and where | | | | Round‘, ‘Best Focus‘, |
| normal clothes. | | | | ‘Most Dedicated‘, and ‘Best Mile |
| There were approximately 85 guests in attendance, | | | | High Kicks‘. |
| which is quite a bit, considering that The Dojo of | | | | For each winner, Sensei Lozano had a little story to |
| Karate offers just over 1800 square feet. | | | | share about the student. This was a way of honoring |
| In order to fit all of the guests, Head Instructor and | | | | and spotlighting their efforts at The Dojo of Karate |
| Owner, Javier Lozano, Jr. had to pull up their state of | | | | and in their training. |
| the art training floor mats with the help of a couple of | | | | After the award ceremony, there was a short speech |
| students. Each mat had to be numbered in sequence, | | | | from Mr. Lozano telling families and members of The |
| in order to place them back down correctly. | | | | Dojo of Karate, that our school will continue to grow in |
| At the conclusion of dinner, all of the students and | | | | 2010 and that our community of Martial Artists will |
| guests sat down to watch a video created by Mr. | | | | continue to make an impact around the community. |
| Lozano — “The Dojo of Karate Year in | | | | From raising food for the Broomfield Fish Organization |
| Review – 2009“. | | | | to helping out with fund raisers, The Dojo plans on |
| This was a 5 minute clip of pictures and videos from | | | | getting students and parents together to help others. |
| how the school began with demolition and construction, | | | | “As Martial Artists and members of the |
| to teaching small classes, and eventually growing to | | | | Broomfield / Westminster community, it is our duty to |
| it’s current size of 90 active students in 18 | | | | help others in any way, shape, or form, said Lozano. |
| months. The video clip played the hit single, | | | | This will teach our students Life Skills that are |
| “Clocks” by ColdPlay — a | | | | sometimes not taught in other sports. |