Kendo seminar this weekend

Just a reminder that this weekend, Ken Shin Kai is hosting an open Kendo seminar in Brisbane at their dojo (Mt Gravatt State Hight School) featuring the delegation from the Kurume City Kendo Renmei. Training will be 9.00am–3.30pm both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday there will also be a BBQ at Kangaroo Point Cliffs from 5.30pm.

Isaacs Sensei is expecting around 30–40 people to come for the weekend, including Kuramochi Sensei from Cairns and Tsukadaira Sensei from the Gold Coast, so it promised to be an exciting and valuable training opportunity.

Cost will be $20 for the seminar and an additional $15 for lunch on both days.

Please contact Michael ASAP to confirm whether you will be attending, and if you will require lunch, so that transport and catering can be organised.

Thanks to everyone for USQ Open Day

I was very glad that the predicted poor weather came through early and Sunday's Open Day was fine and warm.

Numbers overall seemed down this year, though I'm sure that we will get accurate statistics from the USQ Marketing bods.

Just wanted to say a big thank you to the Team for doubling up after the Festival last weekend. Couldn't be done without you!

Second Round Iaijutsu Sword Raffle

Hello All,

The second round of the KJA Sword Raffle has now commenced.  Tickets are $10.00 each and will be drawn when all tickets are sold.  Tickets can be purchased from me, during iaijutsu training times, or by contacting me through the normal channels.  This time, I have been assured that the raffle will be drawn, and the winner announced, within a reasonable time.  Many thanks!

The Latest From The Dragon Wrestling Team

Demonstrating entry into the 2 on 1 arm tie, transiting into lateral arm tie, and defending against the arm tie.  Thursday nights 6pm - 7:30pm.

Demonstrating entry into the 2 on 1 arm tie, transiting into lateral arm tie, and defending against the arm tie.

Judo at the CBRC

Just found out that Brian Steven, a new arrival in Toowoomba and the University, has started teaching judo classes at the WJ Watt room of the Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre.

Brian is affiliated through the Australian Judo Union and also trains with the PCYC Judo Club.

Classes run from 5.30–7.00pm Friday at a cost of $10 per lesson.

USQ Open Day this Sunday 10am – 2 pm

Continuing our busy August, this weekend coming is the open day for USQ Toowoomba, and the Club will again be providing dome colour and movement in the Quad.

Please let Michael know if you are available to help out on the day!

More details about what we will be doing shall be posted to the Facebook group over the next few days once we get a clear idea of who is able to participate.

Congratulations Brady Albrand

Big congratulations to Brady Albrand, the Club's Treasurer, for his successful grading to 3rd Kyu in Jujutsu.

Brady battled the lingering effects of the particularly brutal virus that has been doing the rounds of Toowoomba to become the first person to complete the Chudan Waza in BBRD jujutsu, giving him the right to wear a brown belt at training. He dug particularly deep to demonstrate the culmination of 5 years of effort to get to this point in his training.

Thanks also to Aaron de Smit and Raymond Undery who filled in the role of uke during the grading. Excellent effort all around!

9th Toowoomba Languages and Cultures Festival

It was excellent weather once again for this weekend's 9th Annual Toowoomba Languages and Cultures Festival.

We were privileged this year to have Kurt Graham, kyoshi and Don Ouellette, renshi participate in the Club's demonstrations this year.

Thanks to all who helped set up, participated in the displays, staffed the information booth, wandered around to engage the public and otherwise contribute to making the day what it was. Well done everyone!

We also drew the attention of Jim Dawson, owner of Spirit & Soul Photography who has taken some magnificent photos from the day. We look forward to working with Jim in the future to create some more memorable images that capture the essence of what we do in the Club.

Bujutsu and Arnis seminar wrap up

Our busy August continued this weekend with an exceptionally good seminar delivered by Kurt Graham, kyoshi, and Don Ouellette, renshi in Graham sensei's Core Bujutsu and Arnis.

We will certainly be continuing to practice what was covered in the coming weeks in order to bed down the principles covered in both sessions.

Particular congratulations to all who were graded in Arnis at the end of the seminar. This is particularly special as the successful graduands are the very first that Graham sensei has awarded in his Arnis syllabus (yes guys, Toowoomba has been the guinea pigs/crash test dummies for the international roll out of the syllabus).

So congrats to all. Don sensei will be publicly announcing the full formal list later this week!