DECEMBER 2008
NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2008
Welcome to the Kaizen Academy's email update on forthcoming events. There are a lot of events in December, so please read the newsletter and note the events that apply to you.
- New Kyoshi
- First Wednesday of the Month
- Stripe Testing - 1st week in December
- Shihan Ben returns from Leave.
- December Kyu Grading
- No classes on the afternoon of the December grading
- Final Classes for 2008
- Classes in 2009
- Black Belt Meeting
- Dinners and Parties
- Kagami Biraki 2009
- Summer Beach Training 2009
- Summer Training Camp 2009
- Seido International Benefit Tournament 2009
- Lost Property
- Photos on Website
- Kaze
- Seido Karate Books
- Classes and Events Timetables
New Kyoshi
Four of our Sensei, Fiona Ramsay, Kim Sawers, John Neiman, and Rob Forlong, are attending their Godan promotion in Christchurch over the last weekend in November. When they return to the Dojo, please greet them with a very loud Kiai. They have all put in an amazing amount of effort and time over the last few months into their preparations for this promotion. Their commitment should serve as an example to all Karateka whether Kyu grade or Black Belt.
First Wednesday of the Month
Next Wednesday, 3 December 2008, is the first Wednesday in December.
The first Wednesday combined class will run from 6pm to 7:30 pm and will be followed by Pizza and drinks. All Black Belts, Kyu grades and beginners are invited to attend.
Shihan Ben would like you to invite your friends and work colleagues to the First Wednesday of the Month class. So "Bring A Friend".The first whole week in December, Monday 1 December 2008 to Sunday 7 December 2008, is stripe testing week. If you wish to be tested for one of your stripes, please talk to your instructor before class so they know you need to be tested. Black Belts - If you can assist with running classes while the class' normal instructor is stripe testing students it would be appreciated by the instructors.
Shihan Ben on Leave
Shihan Ben will return from leave next week and should be in the Dojo from Wednesday 3 December 2008.
The next Kyu grading for all grades and ages is on Saturday 13 December 2008.
- Kids below Green belt - Checkin 8:30 am. Grading starts 9:00 am.
- Adults and All Green Belts and above - Checkin 10:30 am. Grading starts 11:00 am.
You will need to have achieved ALL Three Stripes before you are eligible to grade.
Your Training Fees will also need to be up to date.
There will be NO classes on the afternoon of the grading.
NO Afternoon classes on Saturday 13 December 2008
Owing to the December Kyu Gradings running into the afternoon there will be NO afternoon classes on Saturday 13 December 2008.
The final day for classes in 2008 is Thursday 18 December 2008.
The first day for classes in 2009 is Monday 5 January 2009. There will be reduced Kids classes in January 2009 with only one class, open to all kids, on each day from Monday through Thursday. Normal kids classes will resume from Monday 2 February 2009. See our January 2009 email newsletter for more details.
There will be a Black Belt meeting at the Dojo on Wednesday 17 December 2008. This meeting replaces all evening Black Belt classes.
The meeting starts at 6pm and will go on for about one hour. Following the meeting is the Black Belt Dinner for 2008.
All Black Belts are requested to attend.
The following Dinners and parties are on in December:
- Saturday 13 December 2008 - 4pm - Kids party at the Dojo.
- Saturday 13 December 2008 - 7pm - Adults party - Location to be advised.
- Monday 15 December 2008 - Brown Belt Dinner - No Brown Belt class or sparring class that evening.
- Wednesday 17 December 2008 - Black Belt Dinner - After 6pm Black Belt meeting.
- Friday 19 December 2008 - Green Belt Dinner
Kagami Biraki is the formal celebration of the start of our Karate year. In 2009 Kagami Biraki will be held on Saturday 17 January 2009 starting at 6am.
Please remember to bring food and drink for a shared breakfast at the Dojo after Kagami Biraki.
There will be no other morning classes on Saturday 17 January 2009. Afternoon classes will run as normal. If you want to get some karate training in on Saturday morning, be at Kagami Biraki or miss out.
Summer Beach training will be held at Oriental Bay on Sunday 25 January 2009.
Beach training will be at Oriental Bay and will start at 9am.
Beach training replaces all other Sunday morning classes on that day.
The 2009 Summer Camp for Seido Karate in the Wellington region will be held from Friday 13 February 2009 to Sunday 15 February 2009 at Forest Lakes Camp south of Otaki.
Keep this weekend fee and plan to attend.
2009 Seido Karate Internation Event and Benefit Tournament
Seido Karate South Africa is hosting an International Event and Benefit Tournament in 2009. The event will be held in Cape Town from 3 December 2009 to 6 December 2009.
Karateka from Seido Dojos all over the world will be attending this event.
If you think that you would like to attend, please let Senpai Rebecca Mason,the Club Captain, know, and we will see if we can get a team together.
If you have lost any clothing, please look in the lost property box located by the shoe rack and claim what is yours.
A selection of photos taken at the Halloween Class are now posted on our website. If you are interested in purchasing copies of these photos please email webmaster@seidokaratewellington.co.nz .
| Kaze
The September 2008 issue of Kaze is on our website. If you have not managed to collect a dead tree edition from the Dojo, please download one here. File size is 5.5 MB and requires Adobe Acrobat to view. See www.adobe.com to download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat. We are always looking for articles for Kaze. If you are interested in sending us a testimonial about how training in Seido Karate has changed/affected your life, we would be pleased to receive them. Please email them to admin@seidokaratewellington.co.nz . |
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If you want to know more about Seido Karate and the techniques that you are learning we have a number of books available for purchase.
| Karate Kyohon
Karate Kyohon is an illustrated book by Kaicho, the founder of the Seido style of karate. It contains all the information you need to get to Green belt level, and then a bit more. Heavily illustrated, it covers stances, punches, blocks, kicks, kata, self-defense and kihons. Price $60 - Currently sold out. New copies are being brought back from New York by Shihan Ben. |
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| The Human Face of
Karate
The Human Face of Karate - My Life, My Karate-Do is the auto-biography of Seido's founder Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura. It recounts his early life and karate, his move to New York to set up Kyokushin Karate in America, his splitting from Kyokushin and the founding of Seido Karate. New Stock has just arrived from New York. Price $60 - New copies in stock now |
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| Technique and Spirit
Technique and Spirit is Kaicho's first book on Seido Karate. It includes much that is in Karate Kyohon, but also covers weapon techniques and more about Kaicho's philosophy for Seido Karate. Price $60 - New copies in stock now. |
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| Black Belt Manuals
Black Belt Manuals for Shodan, Nidan, Sandan and Yondan are back in stock. Price $60 - New copies in stock now |
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Timetable of Classes and Events
Remember to check the Training Timetable for our classes and the Events Calendar on the Seido Karate Wellington website for any changes.
www.seidokaratewellington.co.nz Regards
Chris Stone
Seido Karate Wellington
Kaizen Academy NZ Limited
Phone: 04 471 2822
Mobile: 027 471 9055
Web: www.seidokaratewellington.co.nz