We’ve got the dojo largely set up, and we’ve set our opening day as May 5th (Cinco de Mayo!). I’ve still got to build weapons racks and we’ve got a few minor things to finish up, but other than that, the mats are down, and we’re …
Our mats arrived on Tuesday 3 April 2018… We’ve spent the last few days laying them out and we expect to have the mat frame finished up by the end of this weekend. Our sign also appeared over the last few days! We’re also spending some …
The mat surface is prepped… We’ve got one corner of the frame completed so we can square the mats against it while laying them. We started laying carpet, and mats have shipped… They’re currently in Omaha, Nebraska… On their way to Colorado Springs… (almost 1 standard …
We’ve got 30 tatami arriving late next week. Renovations are finishing up today/tomorrow, and we get keys tomorrow afternoon! We start building the mat frame this weekend, and we should have the mat laid by next weekend! We had our first not entirely unanticipated issue yesterday. …
After a few weeks of comparing “faux-Tatami” mats, we’ve settled on buying 30 2″ Zebra mats. Honestly, between Swain and Zebra, there were only a few minor differences in mat design. I spent some time interacting with both companies, and Zebra gets points for professionalism. They …
We dropped by to visit the new dojo space yesterday and demolition had already started! All of the walls have been removed, light fixtures are being installed and the carpet has been taken up… Looks like the mastic layer under the carpet is being scraped off …
After several weeks of looking for a practice space, we’ve signed the lease on a space @ 1863 N. Circle Drive. We’ll have a total of about 1400 sq feet of space, and we’ll be laying a 30 tatami mat. The long pole in our schedule …
Over the weekend we submitted a Letter of Intent to the landlord of a 1404 sq ft space in SW Colorado Springs. Modifications to the space are fairly minimal, and the monthly cost is about the lowest we’ve found in Colorado Springs. The location is pretty …
