Every year the Phalen Park Dragon Festival coincides with the Center for Mind-Body Oneness Anniversary Celebration. At this year's festival, the dojo will be presenting a Ki & Aikido demonstration AND participating in the Festival's premier event, the Dragonboat Racing!

Here is the full schedule of events for Saturday & Sunday.
All events are posted on the dojo calendar.

Saturday, July 11

1:15 - 1:45    Ki & Aikido Public Demonstration at the Martial Arts Stage

2:30 - 3:30    Dragon Boat Team Practice -- all paddlers should attend if possible

5:00 -             Pot-luck social at Poppele Sensei's home, 846 Clear Ave, St Paul, MN 55106
                       RSVP here


Sunday, July 12

9:00               Racing begins

10:36            Minnesota Ki Society Round 1 race

1:36              Minnesota Ki Society Round 2 race

~3:00            Award Ceremony

We will have a canopy set up for shelter from the sun throughout the day on Sunday.
Information about parking and shuttle buses to the Festival site is available here

Come join us for this grand celebration that will mark our dojo's 3rd anniversary. Please see the note below from Chad & Susan regarding the dojo's participation in the Dragonboat Racing.

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Jon

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The Dragon Festival

This year, the Minnesota Ki Society will be participating in the Dragon Boat Races at the Phalen Dragon Festival. The Festival will be on July 11th and 12th. The Dragon Boat Race is expected to be a grand event this year as they are allowing 26 teams to enter! So, Susan and I are co-captaining our first ever Minnesota Ki Society team. The following are a few details:

A team consists of 20 people with a minimum of 8 females. We are allowed a maximum of 25 members on the roster to allow for substitutions or breaks. The 20 people are positioned as 18 paddlers, 1 flag catcher, and 1 drummer.

The cost will be $65 to cover the Dragon Boat (supplied by the festival) and a necessary Team T-Shirt. (The t-shirts are always the best part of any team activity!)

Please make checks payable to Chad DeBruzzi and include your desired t-shirt size in the memo. I will leave receipts in the desk at the dojo in a white envelope. Required waiver forms are now available at the dojo or can be printed from the attachment below.

Spots on the boat are available on a first come first served basis.

Please contact Chad and Susan at:
email: chaddebruzzi@gmail.com
home: 651-793-6232
cell: 651-356-9389

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