Instead of having our usual practice in Dillonvale tomorrow morning, I would like everyone to attend the shinpan seminar that's going on in Erlanger. The text below is from an email that I sent earlier, plus some additional information that I only heard about earlier tonight.
Good evening everyone,
THE SHINPAN SEMINAR IS FINALLY UPON US!!!
This coming weekend, we will be hosting the Zone 4 AUSKF shinpan
seminar. The purpose of these seminars is to give proper instruction on
how the shinpan (judges) conduct themselves and the flow of tournament
matches to provide better quality tournaments. While these seminars are
more designed for those that are 3rd Dan and up (the official starting
rank of being able to judge tournaments), anyone, regardless of rank and
experience, can benefit greatly from the instruction. Anyone that are
2nd Dan and below can still be of great help by providing us with some
example matches and situations that we shinpan have to face during a
tournament match. There's also the great bonus of a practice after the
seminar is over on Saturday and Sunday. For our newer members that don't
have bogu, you're still invited to come to watch, learn, and better
understand the concept of yuko-datotsu (valid strikes) to help you
better understand what the heck we are all talking about when we are
giving instruction.
Are you still interested in participating but didn't submit an
application on time? No worries! You can still pay $25 per person at the
door. While there's a few extra bento boxes (Japanese-style lunches)
available, it's best you try to bring your own lunch or make your own
food plans for the day, just in case we run out. If you're not able to
afford the entrance fee or you aren't experienced enough to participate,
you're covered too! Y'all can watch for free and still get some
valuable information from listening and watching! The best part of it
all is that this is a local event that's taking place at the Griffin
Sports complex in Erlanger (near the intersection of I-71/I-75 and
I-275), so it's not necessary to get a hotel room or anything!
Because of how useful this seminar will be to EVERYONE and the proximity
being close enough for most of us to get to, I'm going to cancel both
Kendo and Iaido practice this coming Sunday. Got the itch to do Kendo?
Come to the seminar!
If you have any questions about how the event will go or anything, don't
hesitate to ask! I've also attached the information about the seminar,
just in case you want to know about certain information, such as where
it's happening and the time schedule.
Chris George
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Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
******NOTE: It was just revealed to us at the dinner tonight that there
will be a brief joint practice before the seminar tomorrow morning at
7:30. While there won't be any practice at the usual location, you can
still get some Kendo in.
Queen City Kendo Club
