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17-Dec-2007: December 2007 Newsletter
Date for your Diary Don’t forget the most important event of the year - the Kids Christmas party - on Wednesday 19th December between 5 and 7 pm. This is free of charge to all our karate members. It will have some fun and games like all good parties and we will look back over the dojo year. The Dojo is closed after the Christmas party until Wednesday 2nd January 2008 at 5 pm, please see the events link for more detail. Some mums have already volunteered help with the foods so thank you and a food list is circulating much like the ones for help with the schools? Unless you have a very good reason we would suggest you be there or be square. Grading The grading held on Monday 10th December 2007 was once again very successful. Well done to one and all for all your efforts with congratulations to the following successful students: - 4th Kyu (Purple / White belt) 5th Kyu 2 Mon (Purple belt with Black stripe) 5th Kyu 1 Mon (Purple belt with Brown stripe) 6th Kyu (Blue belt) 7th Kyu (Green belt) 8th Kyu 2 Mon (Orange belt with Yellow stripe) 8th Kyu (Orange belt) 9th Kyu 2 Mon (Yellow belt with Green stripe) 9th Kyu (Yellow belt) 10th Kyu 3 Mon (White belt with black stripe) 10th Kyu 2 Mon (White belt with blue stripe) 10th Kyu 1 Mon (White belt with Yellow stripe) Student of the Month As this is the end of year newsletter we need to nominate two students for the Student of the Month award taking in November and December. Taking into account overall performance in the dojo and at the recent grading the nominations for the final pair of the year is a brotherly affair as follows: November student of the month is:
Congratulations to Cameron, who put in a great performance at the recent grading and will no doubt achieve a lot more from his karate because of his quiet determination and character. December student of the month is: -
Congratulations to Jack, lights up the dojo when his big personally walks in before him. Being one of the youngest students in the dojo he has not found karate easy but continues to try very hard and things will begin to click into place as he matures. Well done Jack keep it up. GKI / IOGKF / OTGKA Following the recent GKI winter Gasshuku Camberley Martial Arts decided to resign from the GKI association. We privately made the decision a few weeks ago with heavy hearts and after much soul searching because it is the friends that we are leaving behind that is the greatest loss to us after 14 years with GKI. We have decided to join the OTGKA with Chief Instructor Sensei George Andrews and also affiliate with Shihan Morio Higaonna (Chief Instructor of IOGKF and holder of the direct Goju Ryu Karate lineage from its founder, Master Chojun Miyagi). Having trained with Shihan Morio Higaonna in Okinawa recently this will open up our links direct to Okinawa and worldwide. There will be minor changes but in essence we have trained throughout the years to the IOGKF curriculum and see the move as going back to our roots. All licences will be honoured until your renewal date. |
