Event Information

  • Fri
    15
    Sep
    2017
    Sun
    17
    Sep
    2017

    3rd Annual Enso Karate Retreat Weekend

    George Williams College, Williams Bay, WI

    (Approximately 90 miles from Chicago, near Lake Geneva.)

     

    COST

    $140 retreat fee includes:

    • 3 meals (breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, lunch on Saturday)
    • 4 hours of training in private room
    • Teaching seminar (optional)
    • Campfires and games on Friday and Saturday nights

    Lodging is not included in the retreat fee. 

    Early bird rate! Register by August 15 and pay only $115 for the retreat fee.

    ROOM RESERVATIONS

    Rooms are being held for Enso’s Retreat until August 15th. Rooms may still be available after that date. For $149/night (including all taxes and fees), you can get either one king/queen bed at Lakefront Cottages or two double beds at Winston Paul Lodge. To reserve a room, call (262) 245-8520.

    TRANSPORTATION

    If you do not have a car and need a ride to and from the retreat, there will be a sign-up list at the dojo for people looking for rides and willing to give a ride.

    TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

    Friday

    4PM check-in time

    Dinner on your own

    7PM campfire and games

    Saturday

    • 7:30-8:30AM: Breakfast buffet
    • 8:30-9:30AM: Warm-up/Kihon with Sensei Jay
    • 9:30-10:30AM: Self-defense/Heian kata bunkai with Sensei Saul
    • 30-minute break
    • 11:00AM-NOON: Self-defense/Heian kata bunkai, continued
    • 12:00-1:30PM: Lunch
    • 1:30-5:00PM: Fun and games! TBD, but likely to include activities such as kickball, steal the bacon, tag football, treasure hunt, etc. Suggestions welcome!
    • 7:00PM: Dinner at local restaurant TBD
    • 9:00PM: Bonfire

    Sunday

    • 7:30-9:00AM: Breakfast buffet
    • 9:00-10:00AM: Kata training
    • 10:00-11:30AM: Teacher training  – Optional seminar for students interested in leading or assisting classes with Sensei Denise
    • NOON: Check-out time
    • Optional lunch together in Lake Geneva and/or golf on the way home

Unless otherwise noted, Enso’s events are for current students only.