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Announcing...the second round of the sword raffle.
As it turns out, the winner of the first round, from Atherton, chose to claim the silver blade...therefore leaving the colour-treated blade, or "DARKBLADE"
up for grabs.
If you are interested, please get in touch with Adam Brannigan.
Soke demonstrating his naginata technique
Hello All,
Greg, Sian and I have just finished our second day of training with Sekiguchi Soke. This is the third seminar that Greg and I have attended.
This seminar has differed in many respects to the ones we have attended in recent years. We have the honour of also training with Sonoko Sensei, who has been translating for Soke, and so we have had a greater insight into the philosophical and martial basis of his budo. So far we have explored sword and naginata techniques; repeatedly, in seiza, on a hard concrete floor, while smiling. The seminars with Soke are always hard work, but to train under the 21st headmaster of our style is a wonderful experience and connects us firmly to the koryu tradition.
Who will join us next time, in seiza, on a hard concrete floor, while smiling?
A quick request for anyone who has not provided an expression of interest to go down on Sunday: Michael needs to confirm numbers ASAP.
Right now (including Michael) there is a full carload of 5 who have said they are definitely going. If you are intending to come, please let Michael know no later that Tuesday training so that we can arrange to get a minivan to fit everyone in.
In addition Peter Hills, sensei who is hosting the day at his home dojo, will be putting a BBQ on for lunch and has asked that we bring some salads etc. to share. Michael will coordinate things closer to the weekend in that regard ...
Just to let everyone know that the BBRD executive will be meeting this Tuesday afternoon, and there will be a number of items on the agenda to help frame the Club's efforts for the rest of this year.
If there is anything that you wish brought in front of the Executive to consider, please let either Sian know (Sian.Carlyon@usq.edu.au) or send a message through your respective instructor(s).
For those interested and available I am wanting to service a bunch of the Club's shinai Wednesday lunch time (12.30 pm) and was thinking of making it a maintenance workshop for kendo and other martial arts equipment.
If you are interested in participating, please contact Michael on 04 1144 2081 and let him know. We will most likely do it either at the MEAC or at Michael's house, depending on weather and numbers.
Shoulder to shoulder ...
Stage 1 of the dojo/MEAC clean up was successfully completed on Saturday. I'd like to make special mention of everyone who turned up to help sort, stack and scrub in aid of getting a little more control over our space and equipment. (Thanks Adam, Andrew, Brady, Jen, Jess, Maaike, Tracey, Sian, and Stuart)
The floor of the MEAC should be attended to by the School's contract cleaners today, so we will be able to clear out the now (very) packed store room this week and lay the mats for the remainder of the school holidays.
Just a few housekeeping matters that arise from the clean up:
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Just another quick call for expressions of interest ...
Over the coming weeks I am wanting to get under way with the long talked about series of short documentaries, promotions videos and technique videos.
I know that we have significant talent in the Club, including those with experience behind the camera. So if you have an interest in helping to develop storyboards, camera/lighting operation, conducting some video interviews, or any of the other aspects of getting this project off the ground, Contact Michael ASAP!
Approximation of Michael doing Combat Syncro at the Gym and Swim conditioning sessions
I'm keen to get a little more activity happening over the Spring holiday in some of the Club's disciplines that have been a little on the back burner the past month.
In addition to Stuart's heroic Jugger efforts, I know that quite a number of you have been beavering away at Arnis, Seitei Iaido, and Go (among the other activities people are becoming involved in).
Let's start some more sessions over coming weeks so that we are able to head into upcoming seminar and training opportunities and the summer more generally at full throttle.
For instance, I am keen to get Friday Punchfit up and running again, but need to know numbers in order to get the right amount gear to the right place. And don't forget the Tuesday and Thursday Gym and Swim sessions at Milne Bay Aquatic Centre. The outdoor pool is now open for the season, and the 4.0m depth is great to work in. Just remember your sun screen and/or rashie!
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Given that we have holidays coming up, I was thinking of running an equipment (and uniform) maintenance workshop on Saturday 27 September.
If you wanted to know how to strip and service a shinai, look after your wooden weapons, get persistent stains out of your white dogi, look after indigo dyed cloth and a myriad of other small tasks, please let us know by Saturday. If there is enough interest, I'll run the session!
Just a quick reminder to everyone who might want to participate Sunday week at the jujutsu and aikido training session at the North Lakes Koryukan next Sunday to let Michael know ASAP so that suitable transport arrangements can be made.
We will be leaving early Sunday morning in order to get to North Lakes by 10 am. It will be a fairly full training opportunity as the five of us who have to complete our NCAS Level 2 practical requirements go through our paces. It is a great opportunity to see some of the variety of approaches that come under the banner of the Australian Jujitsu Federation.
As noted before, if there are more than five people interested we might look into hiring a minibus for the day, so we do need to firm numbers up soon.
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