SMUM Karate Class

Our family volunteers at SMUM (Santa Maria
Urban Ministry, San Jose, CA) for Studio 17, the after school homework and computer
lab. SMUM is the official charity of the
Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real
.
Studio 17 is offering a summer program of field trips, camping, cookouts, etc.

My daughter Jessica volunteered to teach three Saturday karate and self-defense
classes as part of the summer program. Jessica earned her provisional

Shito Ryu Karate Black Belt
in 2006, her

Shodan rank
in 2007, and with two other girls started a
Taekwondo and Shito-Ryu club at
Carnegie Mellon University last year. Here is Jessica teaching her first two
SMUM classes:

1st class – first pushups

1st class - first pushups, SMUM Studio 17
photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
1st class – more pushups

1st class - more pushups, SMUM Studio 17
photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
2nd class – instructions

2nd class - instructions, SMUM Studio 17
photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
2nd class – blocking

2nd class - blocking, SMUM Studio 17
photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
2nd class – breaking a grip

2nd class - breaking a grip, SMUM Studio 17
photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
2nd class – play break

2nd class - play break, SMUM Studio 17
photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson

Images Copyright 2008 by Katy Dickinson

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