Holiday Practice Schedule

This is everyone's notice that, due to the holidays, we won't have any practices for the rest of the year.  That will make the next practice happen on Sunday, January 5th.  Happy Christmahanakwanzaka!

No Practice Wednesday

The College Hill Rec Center will be closing early tomorrow for the Thanksgiving holiday, so we won't be able to have Iaido or Kendo practice.  I will be in town, so we will have practice for those that will be available.

Important Announcements For This Weekend!

There's going to be a lot going on this weekend, so here's the breakdown:

    Since Kato-sensei (from New York) and Inoshita-sensei (from Portsmouth) are planning on coming in Friday evening, they wanted to get an extra practice in before the main event.  Due to that, there will be an unofficial godo keiko (joint practice) this Friday from 7PM to 9PM at the Griffin Sports Elite facility.  In order to make sure you get to practice on time, plan to be there for 6:30.  As for anything after practice, nothing has been planned at the moment, but try to keep your night free just in case we decide to do something.
    - On Saturday after the AUSKF board meeting, there will be another practice from 5PM to 6PM (try to get there at 4:30 PM) at the Griffin Sports Elite facility.
    - Sunday is the day of the promotion exam (11AM - 5PM).  Since I have to help with the event, and it overlaps with our practice, I will be canceling practice this Sunday.
        - However, this doesn't mean that this is a simple break from practice.  I'd like you all to come to the event location (Griffin Sports Elite) and watch the exam.  It's great that you guys come to practice and all, but this is a chance to participate in mitori-geiko (practice through watching) by seeing how higher-ranking tests are conducted and what would be expected of you when you get to that level.

I would really like it if you could make it to all of the events going on throughout the weekend.  It's one thing to come to practice every week, but it's not often that there's an opportunity to train with and watch people from different regions of the USA practice and see the different styles going on.  If you have any questions, please let me know ASAP!

P.S.  The address to the facility is 700 Dolwick Dr, Erlanger, KY 41018.  It's located just before the intersection of I-71/75 and I-275.

Chris George

***I made a modification to the practice times for Saturday and Sunday!***

Johnson Cup

Good evening everyone,

Due to the ECUSKF having the Johnson Cup in Columbus this weekend, we will not be having our normal practice this Sunday.  If you want more information about the event, you can go to the ECUSKF website for the event schedule for Saturday and Sunday.

No Iaido this Sunday

Due to me being out of town this weekend, Iaido practice is cancelled this coming Sunday.  However, since I was able to give the keys away after practice yesterday, Kendo will go on as normal (start time is 9:30 AM).

No practice Sunday

Good evening,

I'm going to be out of town this coming weekend, and I don't have anyone to give the dojo key to so that practice could resume.  Due to that, I'm going to have to cancel practice this Sunday. Regular practice will resume on Wednesday.

It may be a break, but you all should still be practicing anyways!

See you all on Wednesday!

Chris George

Temporary Practice Time Change!!!

This is a reminder that we will have a demo at Hoppin' Vines at 2 PM this Sunday. The address for this is 8150 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45236. It's located at the old TGI Friday's building in Madeira behind the building where Half Priced Books is located across the highway from Kenwood Mall. Please arrive by 1:15-1:30 if you are participating in the demo to go over how the demo will be conducted.

Due to the timing of the demo, I've decided to move our practice one hour later so that we aren't sitting around for a long time in between the practice and the demo. Due to this, the practice time for THIS SUNDAY ONLY will be:

Iaido: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Kendo: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

If you have any questions or concerns about the time change, please let me know.

Snowed/Iced In

Good morning everyone,

Hopefully everyone has been able to stay warm and safe during the snow overnight.  This morning, I tried to get into my car and it was iced shut, so I won't be able to go anywhere until I can get at least one door open.  I was going to keep trying and maybe hold Kendo later this morning, but I just found out that Hamilton County issued a level 2 snow emergency a few minutes ago.  Because of those factors, I'm going to have to cancel practice.

Sorry for the last minute warning!