July 2026 Newsletter
NewsletterJuly 2026•By Master Mark O’Connor
Respect • Commit • Persevere • Succeed!
The Traveling Dojo News
The Place Where Our Students & The Community Meet!
July, 2026 – Issue #6
Hi Everyone! Welcome to our latest issue of The Traveling Dojo News!
We have committed to donating a percentage of our income each year to a charitable organization that aligns with our core values. Each issue of our newsletter will start with this call to action to help us in supporting our selected organization(s). This year we are supporting The Alliance Against Seclusion & Restraint (AASR). Please consider joining us in supporting AASR!
In This Issue
- Belt Testing Success!
- Summer BBQ
- Seniors In Action!
- Website Updates
- Update On Our Search For Space
- Dojo In The Community
- Our Locations
Belt Testing Success!
What an exciting day for our students, their families and their friends!
Congratulations to everyone that tested and received their new belt. We also presented 3 Pillars of Practice awards to three students that have consistently demonstrated Respect, Commitment and Perseverance.
Great job everyone!
Summer BBQ
Burgers, dogs, lawn games, giant Jenga, awesome weather, Traveling Dojo students, their family and friends – what more could you ask for to have a great time! Thank you to everyone who took the time to come out and socialize with us! It was great to see our students interacting outside the dojo and seeing the parents getting to interact with each other socially. It was an all around great day!
Seniors In Action!
Our inaugural session of Self-Defense for Seniors at the Benjamin Gaither Senior Center was a great success! This active group had fun learning the principles of self-defense and easy-to-use techniques to help keep themselves safe!
We are working out the details for a summer session and are looking forward to continuing to educate our senior community on effective ways to stay safe!
PACE yourself, and don’t be DARED!
Contact us for more information
Website Updates
Monthly Newsletters Are Integrated
Our monthly newsletters can now be found on our website, so you won’t miss a beat! You can find our Newsletters, past and present HERE.
New Photo Gallery
Our photo gallery went live in June, be sure to check it out. We have photos from all of our major programs and events. If you have photos you would like to share, please send them to Master Mark.
Update On Our Search For Space
Unfortunately the property owner of the property that we had our eye on is re-evaluating what to do with their space. To good news is that they are still considering us as a tenant, but it could be a few more weeks before they finish their assessment.
Our landlord has indicated they will be moving out early next year, opening up the opportunity for us to stay in the space on Locust Drive and open up more training days and times. We will keep our fingers crossed and keep everyone posted!
Dojo In The Community
Summer registration for our classes at the Casey Community Center is now open! Check out these class offerings and register today!
Tuesdays (6/30 to 8/18)
Practical Self Defense (Women 16+) – 6:00pm to 6:45pm
Junior Warriors Martial Arts (ages 6 to 12) – 7pm to 7:45pm
Wednesdays (7/1 to 8/19)
Warriors Martial Arts (ages 13 to adult) – 4:15pm to 5pm
Junior Warriors Martial Arts (ages 6 to 12) – 5:15pm to 6pm
Register For One of Our Community Programs
Our Locations
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We hold weekly classes in Damascus and weekly classes at the Casey Community Center in Gaithersburg. We also provide private & small group lessons in-home, at Master Mark’s home dojo or your place of work. Have a small group (10 or less) and want us to Come To You?  Contact us and we will work with you to make it happen!
Already have a belt rank in Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do or Uchudo? No problem, we will accept your current rank and train you for your black belt!
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