I am excited to share that this years Lean and Fit Program will also have a Brooklyn's Biggest Loser competition. The person who loses the most throughout the 10 week program will receive a 1,000 dollar prize!
So not only will you Transform your life in 10 weeks with our cardio, strength, diet , behavior modification and motivation program, but you will also have the chance to win $1,000 along the way

On a last note do you know who started Jillian Michaels the female instructor from "the Biggest Loser" on her path to lose weight? ... Her karate instructor! OOosu

-Sensei Anthony

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Hoteikan Dojo
7017 Fort Hamilton Prkwy
Brooklyn N.Y. 11214
718-748-2826

Dear Friends & Family

As we reflect back on 2009 we see a wonderful year of accomplishments. We started the year with a successful meet for the dojo competitors at the AAU Metropolitan Karate Championship. Once again our Dojo Warriors represented well.

The Leadership/Instructors Course Level 1 was a huge success

In April, at West Point, the senior Hoteikan family came together for an amazing Annual Martial Art Seminar. The lessons were exciting & technically excellent. The demonstrations were off the hook. I enjoyed the showdown between Soke Armstrong and myself … he’s still the man!

Special Thanks to Lieutenant Colonel Morrales and the cadets.

Grandmaster Reno promoted Senior Master Santiago Armstrong to Soke, Headmaster....that's right, Headmaster of the entire Hoteikan System..

Gerald & Daniel were promoted to Shodan (1ST Degree Black Belt). Cody & Benjamin were promoted to Jr, Shodan.

Wasting no time Daniel has combined his Instructor course skills with his Shodan to earn the title, Sensei Dan.

All of the students made promotions, getting closer to Black Belt. You ALL make me proud !

The Hoteikan Kids rocked at the Intra-dojo Championship. We introduced my long-time dream into reality.....

The eXtreme Team Martial Art League, followed by the Spring season with All Star & Final Championship.

Hoteikan Ambassadors brought back some knowledge from the SuperShow in Vegas, from some big names like Chuck Lidell, Master Tody, Matt Huges & many others.

Soke Santiago Armstrong came to Brooklyn for a spectacular Hoteikan Jujitsu seminar. Other great seminars included Master Gary Raz (Judo), GrandMaster Leroy Epperson (Jujitsu/Grappling) , Sensei Luis Ruperto ( Ninjitsu/Weapons )

There was an exhilarating eXtreme Team Martial Art match up between Brooklyn and Maryland.

The annual Hoteikan Family Day at Manhattan beach was a blessing.

In Oct., we went to Arizona for the Annual Black belt Seminar. Soke Armstrong expanded our Jujitsu & improved our Jujitsu Kata. Grandmaster Reno pushed us to our limits & beyond.

eXtreme Team Martial Art Fall Season proved that "intensity can be bought to another level", Zak H. The skills of the competitors were spectacular !

Thank You, to the Parents who help out & volunteer their time

Our Dojo End of The New Year & Holiday Party was a blast.

Thank You to all the parents, students & instructors who put their hearts & souls into the dedication of refining this beautiful art while keeping it practical, real & effective !

Love to All

Sensei Tom

As we look forward to 2010 we see another year waiting to be filled with great times and awesome events. We will keep you posted.

West Point Judo November Highlights
At Air Force (November 6)
West Point Judo athletes dis-played superb Judo skills while defeating Air Force at their own Dojo. West Point Judo Athletes won 20 out of the 22 total matches at Air Force. All matches won by perfect throw, immobilization, or submission by choke or joint lock technique. It was a great experience and showed the level of training our athletes are receiv-ing.
At Armed Forces Championships (November 14th) at Fort Leavenworth, KS
Four members of the Class of 2010 participated at the Armed Forces Judo tournament this weekend at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. West Point Judo athletes, fresh from a 20-2 victory at the Air Force Academy, traveled for the second weekend in a row to compete at this event. Seniors Matthew Song, Daniel Vara-nelli-Diccico, Nathan Horswill, and Dave McCurdy displayed great judo skills and brought home 4 med-als (two gold and two silvers). Nathan Horswill went undefeated in four matches to take his division. Dave McCurdy fought from behind on a true double elimination format to also take first place in his divi-sion. Matt Song and Dan Diccico fought great matches losing only to the first place winner on their respective divisions. In addition, these athletes par-ticipated in a clinic hosted by 2 time Olympian and 4 time World Military Champion Leo White. These athletes are bringing home over 10 new techniques and modifications to competitive Judo which they will share with the rest of the West Point Judo squad. It was a great weekend of competition and learning and once more, displaying outstanding Warrior competitive Spirit.
At Dallas Invitational USA Judo E-Level Event (November 21st)
Eleven West Point Judo Athletes stepped out of their comfort zone and traveled to Texas to compete at the 44th Dallas Invitational. The Dallas Invitational is a USA Judo elite level tournament where the top Judo athletes in the Nation compete for prize money and ranking on the USA Judo national roster. All the weight divisions were heavily populated with some divisions having as many as 25 competitors on them. Each athlete had the opportunity to compete in at least two matches and in as many as seven. CDT
Jung Sung Won (2012) and Cadet Patrick Cronin (2013) won three matches against black belts to share a 5th finish on their Divi-sion. Both Sung Won and Cronin are brown belts who defeated black belts on this event as they battled on the consolation bracket. CDT Nate Horswill (2010) had some im-pressive wins to place 7th at 66kg , without a doubt, the most competitive division of the event. The highlight of the event for West Point Judo was CDT Andrew Fant taking third at the over 100KG division. Andrew, currently a green belt, lost his first match and had to battle on the consolation bracket through three grueling matches against black belts to get to the third place match. His sec-ond loss of the tournament came against a veteran heavy weight who is already on the National roster. CDT Fant was one place away from getting on the USA Judo Na-tional roster, I am confident that he will ac-complish this feat later this year. Most of the divisions at this event were won by Olympi-ans and National roster athletes. As we con-ducted the team AAR, we identify that we have reached our objectives for this event…these were, learn from the exposure to high caliber Judo athletes, find additional motiva-tion to compete at this level, and prepare for the future approach for Army Judo athletes. As a coach, I am proud of the team?s per-formance and I am enjoying watching their development as competitive Judo athletes.
Three athletes received pro-motions for performance: Fant, Cronin, Sung-Won
WEST POINT COMPETITOR

Thanksgiving day is a time to reflect on all the blessings throughout the year and to be thankful for what we have.

Here is a special heart felt Happy Thanksgiving from the Hoteikan Family to you and your family!

Enjoy your day!

The pictures to the Instructors workshop are now on the site for viewing. Go to Media Gallery - events - Instructor workshop.
Enjoy!