Welcome to November and to Fourth Form’s almost-monthly newsletter! While the holiday season ramps up (I can’t believe Thanksgiving is just around the corner!), the dojo prepares for our usual end-of-year reset so that we can finish 2026 and start 2027 strong!
Uechi Olympics Results
Fourth Form had an awesome turnout for the Uechi Olympics this year! I had a blast playing games with everyone, and I wanted to thank all of our participants for being great sports and committing to the bit!
That said, there can only be one winner, and this year our winning team was MMMA! (Michelle, Maya, Marty, and Allie). Congratulations!
Upcoming Holiday Schedule
The holiday season is officially upon us! For anyone new this year (or longtime members who just need a reminder), here is our holiday schedule, starting with Thanksgiving:
Monday 11/23: normal dojo schedule
Tuesday 11/24: 4pm and 5pm class as normal, no 6pm class and no weapons class
Thursday 11/26: Thanksgiving Day, all classes canceled
Saturday 11/28: No 1pm class, but we encourage everyone who hasn’t yet seen Sensei Jason’s bookstore to stop by and browse for Small Business Saturday!
Monday 11/30: we resume normally scheduled classes
We’ll have a normal schedule until the start of the Christmas season. As in past years, we will be by appointment only from Monday 12/21/26 to Sunday, 1/3/27. For these two weeks, Fourth Form will not have normally scheduled classes, but instructors will be available for classes by appointment. If you would like to take a class or multiple classes during this time, please let me know by Thursday, December 17th. This arrangement helps us to best serve everyone who wants to continue training over the holiday season while encouraging everyone–both students and instructors–to rest and spend quality time with their loved ones.
One Additional Saturday Cancellation
In addition to the holiday schedule, we will have no 1pm class next Saturday, November 21st due to the Day of Knockout Noveling (DOKN), a big writing/literary event hosted by Jason at the bookstore! If you like to write and want to get some words in at this literary event, however, please feel free to stop by and join other writers!
November and December Birthdays
We’re not just celebrating holidays in November and December! We’ve got birthdays, too! A very happy birthday to these dojo members!
- Becca S.
- Chris C.
- Mike S.
- Jake W.
- Katie J.J.
- Haarald T.
- Elian A.
- Lejla G.
We hope you guys have a very happy birthday!
Thank you guys for being the best community a gal could ask for! I’m incredibly grateful for all of you this Thanksgiving holiday. See you in the dojo soon!