TO:  All 2003 MTA Karate Academy EXHIBITION TEAM AND NATIONAL TEAM competitors and the students of the NINTAIKAN KOBUDO KAI

FROM: Coach Maher

Dear MTA Karate and Nintaikan Kobudo Kai students:

The MTA Karate Academy is proud to announce that we have finally found the opportunity to enhance the quality of our program.  We invite you all to join us on Saturday, November 15, 2003 from 9am to 12 pm and again, Saturday, November 22, 2003 from 9am to 12pm for a grand performance of our successes as highly respectable and disciplined self-defense courses offered through Cumberland County Parks and Recreation. As representatives of the program, you will have the opportunity to "show your stuff" in front of a professionally equipped camera and film production crew.

Be prepared to start promptly at 9am (Kobudo filming begins at 11am, but you are welcome to come early and watch the other filming), you must look your best and be awake, be warmed up, and your uniform should be looking its best; MTA Special teams wear WHITE on the 15th and BLACK on the 22d)*, be ready to do a 2- hour photo shoot with the professional audio-visual technicians we have pre-arranged this time with.

Please understand that Proper MTA Karate Academy Protocol and Good Discipline should be adhered to at all times. **

I am extremely excited about this project and look forward to seeing all of you there.  This will be an opportunity to show our community how excellent work ethics (and Academic Achievement), respect for others, and self-discipline can enhance our prospects for the future.

If you are interested in participating, you will simply need to sign a video/photo release form giving us permission to use your name and photos on our websites, and/or other media related aspects of this project.

The gymnasium will be set up as a filming "studio", or "set" with equipment and electrical cords lying on the floor; with this in mind, we ask parents to only bring the student(s) being filmed, and to make arrangements for other children, that are not participating, to be cared for away from the set.  Everyone will have the opportunity to see the final outcome when editing is completed.

Any questions or for more details regarding this announcement should be directed to Coach Sally Maher, at 910 867-3316, or email:  majam2@aol.com subject: MTA Karate


Sally S. Maher
MTA Karate Academy, Coach


*See Sensei Jackson for Kobudo uniform requirements.
**Cameras will be filming simultaneously….put your best face onJ!