Good evening everyone,
This is yet another email with a lot of announcements, so without further ado...
- Just to remind everyone, there won't be regular practice at the
Landen location on Sunday due to the Kentucky(-ish) tournament and
promotion exam that's going on this weekend. Whether you plan on
participating in the event(s) or not, you all should come if you're
free. This is a great opportunity to meet and practice with people
outside of those you normally practice with and potientially make some
lifelong friendships with people from across the region. And if you
practice with new people, that will only help your Kendo grow because
you'll be dealing with techniques and fighting styles that you'd likely
be unfamiliar with.
- Since this is a tournament that's being hosted by the Cincinnati
Kendo clubs, there will be opportunities to help out at the tournament
with regards to setup, tear-down and operations. Tomorrow at 8 P.M.,
several of us will be at the tournament location to help set up the
courts and tables for the tournament. If you are able to come, not only
will it expedite the setup process, but you'll get to see how
tournaments are usually set up. During the tournament day, you'll be
able to help with simple tasks like helping the competetors get ready
for their matches and time keeping. If you're not sure about how to do
any of that, no worries! We'll tell you what to do, and you'll have
many people nearby to clarify things for you if you need it.
- I'm not sure if anyone has signed up for the Cleveland Kendo
tournament. If you haven't, the due date is the 19th, so y'all should
decide quickly! If you are participating, please let me know if you
plan on doing the tournament and/or seminar so that I can send them the
team roster. There's also an Iaido seminar on Sunday after the exam
(the application form is at the bottom of the form). It's run pretty
informally, and you don't need to know all of the kata to attend, so
everyone should come!
- The membership dues for 2018 are coming up soon! If you want to join
in on tournaments and promotion exams, you HAVE to sign up and get your
membership number/update your membership. I received an email with
more details last night, so expect a forwarded email about that some
time tonight.
As always, let me know if you have any questions!
