Katsu Dojo - Fleming Island

08/02/2024

Katsu Dojo Fleming Island is closed. We will be closing this page in 24 hours. I wish the new dojo at the O2B Fleming Island facility all the best and look forward to meeting you.

06/01/2020

I hope all of our families are well and starting to move safely forward in these trying times. To my Jacksonville families, please be cautious. You are very much cared for.

You may have already received the emails this weekend from the O2B main offices. There will be no onsite classes until the Fall semester. Many classes have been moved online. Karate will be offering two online classes on Monday afternoons. Pre Karate 4:30-4:55 pm and Beginning Karate 5:00-5:45 pm. These classes are being taught by Sensei Moon from the O2B Kids SuperCenter in Gainesville, Florida. This class is a Zoom class and is offered to both members and non-members alike for all 21 of O2B Kids' locations.

Registration is required and I have posted the links below.y After registration for the class is accepted, you will be sent the link to register for the class.

Comfortable clothing or your uniforms, if you have them, can be worn for these classes. Also, if you have several family members participating together, please set up your space safely and will plenty of room to move your body through each technique.

I look forward to bringing these classes to you starting tomorrow. It is going to be fantastic being back in action.

Pre Karate Registration link is: https://forms.gle/NyaLPuPLTL2cebiy9

Beginning Karate Registration link is: https://forms.gle/nkab5LGf121T4LMP9

See you in the Dojo!

O2B Kids Summer Virtual Class sign up for children 3-5 years old. Classes are for children to enjoy and repeat each week, using the same Zoom link and at the same day/time. Younger children may need assistance with some of the activities, because we are not in class together Parents/gaurdians/older....

04/23/2020

We are looking at 4 more weeks before classes may be returning. For those who would like help working on technique or katas to be ready for the reopening of classes in June, I am available for Zoom or Messanger private lessons. Please email me if you are interested in scheduling a time with me, Sensei Moon, at [email protected]. My fees are $25 per hour and I accept PayPal or Zelle.

I am excited to see you all again. Stay Safe.

04/23/2020

Update on classes, dear families. Each county will be following their guidelines to keep their citizens safe. Right now, plans at O2B are tentative to bringing classes back for the summer in June. A definitive start date is not being published yet, but all Instructors are going to prepare for the Summer session. Classes will be smaller and have strict sanitation guidelines. We are all anxious to return to our training and to see all of our teachers and classmates.

Sensei Jason has been busy getting kata, kihon, and weapons videos available. These are restricted to Katsu Dojo members only and if you have not received the links to these by email, please let us know. He is currently working on sparring drills and exercises and we hope they will be available shortly.

Senpai Stephanie and I look forward to seeing you all soon. Be safe and hang in there. We will get through this trying time. I believe in all of you.

See you soon in the Dojo!

-Shawn N. Bauldree, Sensei "Moon"

04/23/2020

Hello Everyone, I hope everyone is well and staying focused in this trying time of Sheltering in Place. I know many of our parents are essential workers and I hope you are all safe and know how much you are loved and appreciated. I think of you all daily.

I wanted to let you all know that this afternoon, I will be meeting on a Zoom call with the PC Director for O2B Kids this afternoon. I am hoping we will be getting a concrete plan in place to bring classes at our center back on schedule. I will let you all know how that meeting goes this evening.

Those of you anxious to be practicing there are two options. I have forward to this page information posted by Sensei Jason on the main Katsu Dojo page that we have videos available for you. These are katas, basic exercises and weapons videos at this time. Sensei Jason is currently working on uploading sparring drills and exercises as well. If you have not received the emails giving you the access links to these videos. Please let us know, so we can get these to you. Remember, please do not share. They are unlisted and only available to our students.

Thank you and see you Soon in the Dojo!

04/15/2020

04/09/2020

Well, this is certainly a very trying time for all of us. I apologize I have been out of touch. I hope you are all well and safe at home. If you are one of the many first responders and front line medical workers, bless you all and I am thinking of you everyday. I love you and miss all of you.

I have been sheltered in place since the afternoon of March 16th. I am furloughed from O2B as an non-essential employee and Katsu has no classes to be taught The first two weeks were the worst as I tried to adjust to not commuting 20+ hours a week and being with all my wonderful students every day. I truly miss your faces. I have been cleaning and gardening and crafting and doing ALOT of reading.

Finally, I knuckled down this week and I have been adjusting my schedule back to a more productive one. I am educating myself about new technologies and feeling the push to get back to doing what I do best, Teach.

Contact me, if you are interested in online private lessons. Message me here, or email: [email protected].

Sincerely,

Shawn N. Bauldree, Sensei "Moon"

03/09/2020

To my Dear Fleming Island Katsu Dojo Families,
It has been nine and a half years here for me and my family having the honor and privilege of serving you as the Head instructor for Katsu Dojo Karate here in Fleming Island. The wonderful young athletes and loving families have enriched my life in more ways than I can possibly express. The new black belts I have stood beside as they took their first step into the next leg of their karate journey from White Belts through to Black Belts has been a profound and humbling experience.
But my journey has been a unique and challenging one, and though it breaks my heart, I must for the benefit of my own goals and dreams, step away from this position as your Sensei. I would not leave you without an amazing person to lead your children, so I am very happy to say that Senpai Stephanie McCabe will be succeeding me as the Head Instructor at O2B Kids Fleming Island. In the next few weeks, she and I will be standing side by side instructing your children and making this transition a smooth one.
To lay aside any rumors, I am not leaving Katsu Dojo, and will continue as the Head Instructor of the O2B Kids Midtown Karate program in Gainesville. I will also continue working closely with all the Pre Karate Instructors to bring new activities to enrich our Pre Karate program, teach the Enrichment Karate class at the O2B Super Center in Gainesville, and continue to offer private instruction at our Magnolia Park location. I am sure Sensei Jason will find other projects for me to work on as well. I will always be open to contact with my Fleming Island students and families and will remain on our page as an Administrator and open to texts and emails at the contacts below.
My official last day will be April 15th at the April Belt Testing for Fleming Island. I will return for Belt Testing in the future and to assist Senpai Stephanie in her karate training as she prepares for her Nidan belt test in October. I know I am leaving you in good hands and look forward to watching Katsu Dojo Fleming Island grow and flourish under her tutelage.
Again, I can not express how much you have all enriched my life and I want you to know a piece of my heart will always be here with you.
Sincerely,
Shawn N. Bauldree, Sensei “Moon”