Issue #4, December 2002
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Contact Details
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Introduction
Dear members, Welcome to the fourth edition of BKA News Online. This month is the Xmas bumper edition, with nine articles plus information on the Shiai League and WKC12 Personnel. Big thanks To Ian Parker-Dodd for his help with the Shiai League, and to Stuart Sherrif for his input on Risk Assessments. If you have any technical or other enquires regarding your particular art, then please contact your respective Bu representatives, by email to the addresses listed in the Contact Details or in writing to: The British Kendo Association, South View, Cross Lane, Braunston, Daventry NN11 7HH Finally, a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year from all at News Online to all the membership. Announcement - Insurance The Association has been given a set of guidelines from our insurers that effect every Dojo/club and member. Please take some time to look through the included documentation. Feel free to contact the Secretary if you have any queries or require further information. Copies of the insurance forms can be found online in the Downloads section Rationale After the problems regarding possible non insurance cover an independent report was commissioned into the various BKA policies. The directives issued are as a direct result of that report and represent a tightening up by the Association to comply with the insurer's guide lines on policy regulations/terms and conditions [following Sept 11th all insurance companies have significantly increased premiums and reviewed their terms and conditions]. |
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Diary of Events
Here is a list of all Kendo (K), Iaido (I), and Jodo (J) related events in the U.K. and others of interest in Europe. Events that span all three disciplines are marked (A). The CLOSING DATE for all shinsa (gradings) is TWO CALENDER MONTHS prior to the day of the exam. Contact FOR ALL shinsa is the Grading Officer and NOT the person in charge of running the seminar.
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Grading Results
Congratulations to Tashiro sensei, who just passed his hachidan (8th dan) exam in Japan. Tashiro sensei has been coming to Britain with Sumi sensei over the past few years and many who have attended the Kodokan seminar will have met him. Congratulations also to Fay Goodman from Masamune dojo in Birmingham - she successfully passed her Iaido nanadan in Japan.
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Taikai
9th European Iaido Taikai, Papendal, November 24/25th 2002 The Iaido taikai is split into grades and would take a lot of space here to re-organise. I will simply list the [many] achievements of the British Team: Mudansha - 3rd Place (Hartley) Shodan - 2nd Place (Halls) and 3rd Place (Stepien) Yondan - 1st Place (Watson) and 3rd Place (Thriepland) Godan - 1st Place (Devine) and 3rd Place (Nash) Team - 1st Place (Britain) Congratulations on cleaning-up again this year! A full article is available online. 1st European Jodo Taikai, Papendal, November 24/25th 2002 Again, this taikai - the 1st European Jodo Taikai - was split into grades: Mudansha - 2nd Place (Gibbens) Shodan - 2nd Place (Coleboum) Nidan - 1st Place (Turner) Sandan - 1st Place (Boyes) and 3rd Place (Watson) Godan - 3rd Place (Bean) and Fighting Spirit (Sahla) Team - 3rd Place (Britain) Again, many congratulations on the results! An article will be available online shortly. 29th Mumeishi 3's Taikai, London, 16th November 2002
A full article is available online. 50th Zen Nippon Kendo Senshuken Taikai, Tokyo Budokan, 9/10th November 2002 This years event was special in that there was also a commemerative hachidan competition (with Sumi-sensei taking part) and some demonstration shiai. The BKA was represented by John Howell and Mike Davis, with the latter taking part in a demonstration match. A full results listing of this competition, from the last 50 years, can be found online.
Iwasa Hidenori was last years winner and, had he one again, he would have been only the third person in this competition history to win it more than once (Toda sensei and Miyazaki sensei being the others), and only the second person to win it two years running (Miyazaki - of course - being the other). Lidstone Taikai 19th October 2002
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Shopping
12th WKC Commemorative Merchandise - PRICE LIST. November 2002 A visual presentation of the majority of these items is now available online. With this months newsletter comes a price list and an advance order form. All Items are Inclusive of UK VAT [Value Added Tax] @ 17.5%
From HENRI LLOYD. A range of items from the Famous Marine Technical and Fashion clothing manufacturer. All with 12th WKC Embroidered logo on the sleeve :
Nine Circles Nine Circles will act as the official distributor of BKA merchandise, including books, videos, and BKA tenegui. Address : Nine Cirlces, PO Box 54, Gloucester, GL1 2YS Tel/fax : 01452 500655 Website : http://www.ninecircles.co.uk/ EMail : quentin@ninecircles.demon.co.uk BKA Book List (available from nine circles) Kendo The Definitive Guide - Ozawa This is Kendo : The Art of Japanese Fencing - Sasamori & Warner Complete Kendo - Donohue The Heart of Kendo - Craig Looking at a Far Mountain - Budden Fundamental Kendo Vols 1 & 2 - ZNKR (BKA Only item) Japanese-English Kendo Dictionary - ZNKR (BKA Only item) Got stuff to sell? If you have an budo related equipment that you wish to part with then please email us with details and you can be included in the next newsletter (online and printed version). This can include books, shinai, clothing, 2nd hand bogu, etc etc - anything relevant.
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Southern Iaido-Jodo Seminar/Shinsa, Watchet, March 16/17th 2002
The 2002 Iai seminar was held over the weekend of the 16/17th March at Danesfield School Wilton. This year the dojo for jodo was moved to the West Somerset Leisure Center in nearby Minehead. This was necessary due to the large numbers attending and the head sensei, Mr Vic Cook, agreed that for more practise time and saftey a two venue practise would be best. The Iaido was split between the members grading and Koryu for the remaining. Once again there were some minor changes that the Sensei had observed over their extensive travels since last year. Approximetly 60 students had a full day on Saturday and a continuing practice on Sunday morning. At lunch time the 40 students from the Jodo seminar returned to Danesfield for the gradings. Once again the pass rate was quite high due to the quality of instruction and teh hard work before and during the seminar. Personal point : Nick Suimenone, at just 14yrs 10 days old when he gained shodan in both Jodo and Iai - this is pleasing as we have many young students so the future of the BKA will continue to rest in good hands. - A.G.Rowe, Tsunami Dojo |
International Student Kendo Seminar, Tokyo, March 15th-18th 2002
The seminar was a great experience and really beneficial to everyone involved. I hope that in the future similar cultural exchanges can be made here in Britain between the Kendo communities of the UK and Japan, in the same way as this seminar and the similar Shigakukan University visit to England. - Jon Fitzgerald, Shumpukan |
- Terry Holt, Mumeishi, April 2002
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18th European Kendo Championships, Nantes (France), April 2002
It was individuals who went to the Bologna Championships last year and it was a team that went to the Nantes Championships this year. The women’s team result was the same, a bronze medal. The men’s team result was also the same, out of our pool and then knocked out of the competition. At last year’s competition I was very nervous and put it down to pre-tournament butterflies. This year I was not nervous at all. The difference can be found in the feeling between everyone in the team and the squad from which it comes. I was not nervous because I could see, and more importantly, feel that we were coming together as a team, and in both the team and individual tournament, starting to fight that way too. Birgit and Scotty are two of the people who led by example for us this year and who stood out not only to me but also to the fighters and coaches of other countries. By coincidence they both fight as senpo (first out) in their respective teams and they also got the furthest out of all of us in their individual competitions too, in particular Birgit reaching the quarter-finals of the women’s tournament.
For the men at least it is only a question of when and not can we be in the medals again. If we get focused as a team, get hungry as a team and train as a team it will happen. - Simon Bradley, U.K. Team Captain, Hizen Dojo |
Southern Kendo Seminar/Shinsa, Watchet, May 11/12th 2002
This seminar was again well attended and thanks must go to all for their continued support not least the Senseis, led by Terry Holt (nanadan), who was assisted by My Yanai, Mr Itagaki, Mr Wells, and Mr O'Sullivan. Mt Holt again published a training program to all participating and again was a great success. Grading members wore a ribbon so that the Sensei could give helpful comments during the practices in both dojos. The higher grades were in one dojo and from what was heard outside went through the practises at alarming rate with constant encouragement from Yanai sensei. In the other dojo Mr O'Sullivan was enthusiastic in upping the work rate so that we all got the very best of the time available. The training program written by Sensei Holt was adopted in both dojos included Shikake waza, nidan waza, sandan waza, and oji waza. After lunch Kendo Kata was practised outside on the sports ground which was a new experience for many. Referee and Shiai practise for all is now an integral part of kendo seminars and gives us all an insight into the complexities of the "awsome responsibility" of the referees. The free practise at the end of the day gave everyone the chance to apply the lessons learned from the energetic sensei. Sunday am was a revision of the previous days training with the grading after lunch. In conclusion may I thank all the sensei and students for their continued support of the Southern Seminar. - A.G.Rowe, Tsunami Dojo |
Oslo Open, Norway, 1st June 2002
 On May 30th, five students representing UKKC dojo (University of Kent) arrived in Norway to compete in the 2002 Oslo Open taikai, hosted by OSI Kendo. The representatives were myself, Hugh Lamont, and three Japanese students, Takashi Kaneda, Rei Takechi and Fuminori Nakamura. None of us had travelled to Norway before, and were looking forward to a good opportunity to see something of a new country while were there. Our Norwegian hosts treated us incredibly well, and we enjoyed good keiko with them on both the Thursday and Friday evenings prior to the tournament itself on the Saturday. One of the most beneficial aspects travelling with Kendo is the opportunity to train with new people and observe different ways of practising, and I think all of us got a lot out of these sessions, led by Mr Rygh of OSI Kendo. The day of the tournament was one of personal disappointment for me, as I unfortunately fell ill and was unable to compete. However, it was a very interesting competition to watch. Apart from ourselves who travelled from England, there was further international representation from a large group of kendoka from Sweden who were also in attendance. The taikai was an all day affair, as the first round consisted of pools of three, thereby giving all competitors the opportunity for at least two shiai, before the knockout phase began. Of the four remaining UKKC competitors, three progressed into the knockout phase. In the end, it was an all-Swedish final, with victory going to Godan kendoka, Mr Gustavsson. However, the UKKC party was not without success, with a well-deserved bronze medal for Mr Kaneda, and the fighting spirit award being presented to Mr Takechi. The excellent hospitality of our Norwegian hosts was once again demonstrated that evening, when they laid on a grand barbeque for all the competitors. For us, it was a new and thoroughly enjoyable experience to be able to continue eating and drinking outside, with the level of daylight still being more than adequate at quarter to midnight! Opportunities such as this to get to know our hosts outside of the dojo enhanced the friendly nature of the whole event, and made the trip all the more enjoyable. The following day, there was time for one more keiko, which consisted of kata practise and ji-geiko, led by Mr Gustavsson, the winner of the taikai the previous day. He provided us with a number of interesting insights into the nature and purpose of kata practice, and certainly his Kendo was a joy to watch, and we gained much from ji-geiko with him. However, all too soon the weekend had come to an end, and it was time for us to return to England. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Henning Muck for his tireless work organising the taikai, and doing everything in his power to ensure our comfort whilst in Oslo; Haukur Thorvardarsson, our host for the weekend; and also to Magnus Rygh, instructor at OSI Kendo. Overall, we had an enjoyable weekend of Kendo, and certainly hope to return to Norway next year. - Lawrence Pereira, UKKC, July 2002 |
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National Iaido/Jodo Championships, Horsham, 15th June 2002
June 15th saw the BKA holding its annual Iaido and Jodo Taikai at Horsham Leisure centre. Entries were good for the Iai Team event and for most of the grades for Iai, unfortunately the Jodo entries were some of the worst we have seen. With only one mudan and Yondan entering, in-fact low numbers in all the divisions, despite this fact the day was a good one, with people volunteering as Judges and to help with floor management. I had arrived at the sports hall a couple of hours early, too set the hall up and get everything ready, many thanks to the others who turned up and mucked in. A big thank you has to go to the referee’s who give of their time for free at these events, as without them these competitions would not go ahead. Also at this years Taikai, we had a film crew in attendance, which caused a little bit of disruption in the timing of events, but everyone was very patient and made things go very well, thanks to Geoff Salmon and his kendoka for working around us with regards to filming schedules. The program should be shown on sky sports sometime in August, we hope to give you more information nearer the date. The results for the day were are as follows. Jodo Due to the low numbers entering (16 people total) we had to group grades together so that a competition could take place.
Iaido Individual
Iaido Team (14 teams entered)
Putting my Jodo Bucho hat on now. If their is anyone out there who would like to be considered for the Jodo National squad, or did not enter the Taikai because lack of knowledge about the rules or format, for competitions. Please feel free to contact me, or any of the bu members for more information, I would like to see the Jodo competition have as many entries as the Iai Individual and team event. - Alan Nash, Jodo Bucho |
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Stoke Kendo Seminar, Stoke, 13/14 July 2002
First of all let me say thank you to all the people who attended the seminar. Numbers were good, 40+ kendoka from the UK and 5 visitors from Italy who arrived on the Friday. I might call it 'The Stoke International Kendo seminar' in future. Its pleasing to see a good turnout and makes the effort of organising it worthwhile. The instructors for the weekend were MR J Howell, MR M Davies, Mr G Salmon, Mr P Budden and Mr G O'Donnell and after 'rei' the day commenced at 11:00. As usual we were split off into 2 groups, Yudansha & Mudansha each group getting 2 instructors and Mike Davies moving between each group. The first session until lunch was devoted to Kata practice. The more experienced group were expected to know the mechanics of each form so little time was wasted explaining where to put one's feet and we could get down to a more interesting and serious study. The explanations of Mr Howell and Mr O'Donnell were clear and lucid and brought out points of kata relating to the timing and relationship between uchidachi/shidachi. All in all I found it to be a very useful practice. After a short lunch break we were back for a referee session. This is a new practice introduced on seminars this year and one I hope continues for the future. We were shown the correct form for entering and leaving the area, changing over of referees and correct use of flags. Believe me as a football fan ive directed my share of abuse at referees but this is really difficult. You need at least 3 sets of eyes, watch the kendoka of course, watch the other referees, make sure you stay in your correct area of the court, remember which flag is in which hand, change them over when you move to the next referee position, roll them up properly, enter & exit correctly etc, etc. All the time trying to judge a correct cut while moving around the area quickly and smartly. Two courts were employed controlled by Mike's whistle to start and stop the matches. Everyone had at chance to do this, taking up all 3 referee positions and then changing to become the fighters for the next group. Lots of dubious decisions I might add (by the way I am looking for the 3 blind monkeys who scored against me) but it was an excellent session. Next came a kihon session where we just practiced particular techniques. The demonstrations of which were kept short and sharp enabling us to get on and do it. This continued for about an hour and got everyone suitably warmed up for the last hour of the day, Ji-geiko. Saturday was a good kendo day. On to the evening, those of us quick of the mark soon made it to the Roebuck for fluid replacement. At 7pm some of us departed on the magic bus to another pub for more beer and live music. The band courtesy of Stoke's own rock God, Dave 'Guitar' Tinsley (see him at the next taikai if there were any complaints about his music) who now hopes that after playing 'Hendrix' for Paul Budden and offering Geoff Salmon guitar lessons they are on the panel for his next exam nudge nudge. Seriously though they can play and we had a good evening. The singing contest on the way back was clearly won by the Italian contingent despite the valiant efforts of Scotland's Gill Riddoch. Surprisingly we did not manage to lose anybody. Sunday started at 10 am with us again splitting into the same groups as previously. The first session was kata this time kodachi. This was followed by more kihon and the ji-geiko until lunch time at which point we ended the seminar. The grading took place in the afternoon, congratulations to those who passed and for the others try again in October. I've described the kendo during weekend from the point of the senior group no apologies for this as I could not see everything. But I did see the other group being kept busy and working hard under the direction of Paul & Geoff and I am sure they got as much from the weekend as we did. All the instructors should be commended for their help over the two day and we will do it all again next year. - Steve Plimbley, Kagamishin |
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The Bowden Cup and the Premier’s Cup - 20th July and 21st July 2002
This was the 4th year that my dojo hosted this back to back weekend of kendo shinai and the second year at our new venue in Dartford Kent. 1st Sir Frank Bowden Memorial Cup As this was the first Bowden Cup since Sir Frank’s death last year, it is more properly called the 1st Sir Frank Bowden Memorial Cup competition. There was a very good turn out and twenty-six teams registered on the day. However, in this number, no less than four were entered by Nenriki Dojo and six by Hizen dojo. Whilst both of these are central London dojo, where larger memberships might be expected, it seems a shame that some of the provincial dojo were unable to raise the five necessary members for a single team. Disappointingly, there were a number of non participating dojo which I had hoped might have been able to attend, as they have in the past. Such a number of teams required some elimination to reach the sixteen teams that could form a straight knockout. It was suggested that this would be best done by having pools from which the two winners, would go through into the first round. This, as it turned out, was most ill-advised as it added some 4 to 5 hours to the competition as these pools were not completed until about 3.00pm. In the first round proper, Hizen-A eliminated Hizen-D whilst Mumeishi-A eliminated Mumeishi-B. Hizen-A and Mumei-shi-A proceeded into the quarter final where they met Gloucester University and Nenriki Bloods-2 respectively. This Mumei-shi team was comprised of four Japanese (4th and 5th Dan) and the young Mr Fitch whilst apart from the gallant Mr Ian Parker -Dodds, the Gloucester team was also Japanese. These two strong teams were to meet in the semi-finals where Mr Hirai (Mumei-shi, 5th Dan) continued to fight in Jodan kamae with some, but not enough success to take his team into the final, as Gloucester University beat them by three wins to one. On the other side of the draw, Taiseikodai-A who had travelled all the way down from Glasgow, met Imperial College-A in the semi final. Interestingly, of the seven scoring cuts in this contest, six were Koté and only one was Men. This was a fiercely contested shiai which was narrowly won by Imperial College-A team taking them into the final where they faced the formidable Gloucester University, captained by Mr Honda (5th Dan).
Premier's Cup Unlike the Bowden Cup, the Premier’s Cup is an individual competition and this is the fourth time we have fought for this magnificent cup donated to the BKA by Mr Ryutaro Hashimoto in 1998 when he was Prime Minister of Japan. By 10.30 forty-nine participants had registered to fight and they ranged in grade from un-graded to 5th Dan. This was the largest number of participants to date for this competition. On this occasion it was necessary to have a preliminary round before we could enter the straight knock-out with the final 32 contestants. Matches were all of 3 minutes duration up to the final which was five minutes. Where necessary encho was fought until a deciding ippon was scored. Even in these early fights there was a very good fighting spirit in evidence if not always very pretty kendo. It was also very encouraging to see how sharp the members of our national squad were and they are obviously benefiting from their special training. Two of these “squadies" met in one of the semi finals, Mr Scott and Mr Wise and Mr Scott managed to win with a single men cut to take him into the final. On the other side of the draw, another squad member, Mr Gibson had his hands full with a very good effort from Mr Victor Richardson of Nenriki dojo, but a hiki-men took him through. The final then was an exciting match between Mr Scott and Mr Gibson. Which was won after 5 minutes by Mr Gibson scoring men. The prizes were presented by the Chairman of the BKA, Mr John Howell. Apart from the cup, Mr Gibson was given £100 worth of kendo equipment whilst Mr Scott received the silver and both Mr Richardson and Mr Wise were joint 3rd. It is customary at this taikai to award fighting spirit awards throughout the various participating grades. These were a shinai and a bokuto each but no mu-dan prize was given. Fighting spirit prizes were awarded to: Miss B Rathbone,(1st Dan) Mr S Gibson (2nd Dan) Mr V Richardson (3rd Dan) and Mr A Scott (4th Dan).
Whilst it may be my overworked imagination, it seemed that hiki-waza, including gyaku-do were attempted more often and with more success than in previous years. This seemed particularly so of the various squad members taking part. The competition was followed by a keiko for the few that remained. Finally, I would like to thank the referees for their unstinting efforts over two very tiring days. Also my thanks to Mr Errol Blake of Nenriki dojo for the loan of his tare numbers and Mr Terry Holt for his competition bag containing stop-watches, flags, ribbons etc, Finally, I would thank all those who assisted in the scoring, recording and time keeping. - Clive Sinclaire, Shumpukan |
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Shiai League
The main emphasis of the shiai league is going to be put on YOU the Dojo to organise between yourselves, we at the Kendo Bu will collate and publish the information in the form of a league table and supply you here with the rules and requirements. The finals on the 6th Dec 03 will be held in conjunction with the 2nd National Refereeing seminar [venue to be confirmed] and fought out between the 1st 8 of the League. In order to qualify, you will need to make 2 challenges to 2 different Dojo, if this is not possible, then you may challenge the same Dojo twice, but you must make a total of 4 Matches before the 31st October 03. These Matches must consist of equal Home and Away visits. Within the structure of the Matches the rules are simple:
If you have already signed up then I’ll be contacting you shortly and if you would like to sign up please contact: Paul Budden by e-mail or by post. - Ian Parker Dodd / Paul Budden |
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12th WKC Personnel List
Firstly I would like to thank all of the people who have volunteered to help at the World Championships in Glasgow next July. Unfortunately we have not been able to offer positions to all of you, however there will undoubtedly be cancellations and I would ask that if your name does not appear on the list that if possible you consider yourself as being in reserve at this time and I fully appreciate that not all of you will be able to comply with this request, due to the need to book time off and to make the necessary arrangements in advance, but I will endeavour to contact you as soon as a vacant position needs to be filled. All members who have been selected will receive an official letter of invitation and I would ask you to confirm your availability to Ric Scofield, bearing in mind that it will be necessary for you to be in attendance from the 1st to the 6th July inclusive as there is a lot of preparatory work to be completed prior to the Championships 4th to 6th. If you cannot be in Glasgow for Tuesday the 1st or now cannot attend at all, please also advise so that we can fill the position in good time, it may be that certain personnel will not be required to arrive until the evening of the 2nd, but you need to inform us. You will also need to tell us your chest size i.e. small, medium, large X large, this is for your polo shirts, socks will also be provided, but you will need to wear dark trousers or for the ladies dark skirt, which you will need to provide yourselves. If you have been selected for Security, then please also contact Peter Wells to confirm your availability directly with him. In conclusion I would like to take this opportunity on behalf all of the officials involved in the 12thWKC: to thank you for your support and to let you know that we are really looking forward to working with you in this prestigious and exciting event. Together we can make this both an enjoyable and memorable occasion, but more importantly here in the UK, the most successful World Kendo Championship to date This is the full list of Personnel for the 12th WKC Championship Chairman and Financial controller: John Howell Championship Marketing and Sponsorship: Geoff Salmon Championship Co-ordinator: Paul Budden Venue & City of Glasgow Liaison: John Hepburn IT Co-ordinator: Gerry Kincaid Assistants to the Championship Co-ordinator: Ric Scofield & Phil McLaughlin Security: Co-ordinator - Peter Wells K Povey. B Wells. J Foreman. D Lever, P Soonsoek.J Bell. K Kamiya. L Sheridan. T Shioke. R Vrolijk. N Wiggan. E Regardsoe. M Regardsoe. T Corrie. D Handley. F Stevenson.D Butler. D Wormall. J Papadopolis. G Mason Merchandising: Co-ordinator J O’Sullivan E Aitkin. D Hanson. Y Okabe Transport: Co-ordinator Adrian Rowe H Stevens-Brown. N Stevens-Brown. N Edwards. J Watt Japanese Announcers: Jun Matsuo. Yoshi Ota Shiai Jo Co-ordinators: Malcolm Goodwin and Steve Plimbey Shiai Jo Team 1: Manager: I P Dodd B Ayres. J Ruddle. C Sinclaire. P Belchere.G Threipland. M Simmonett. T Chapman [Y Inoue to be confirmed] Shiai Jo Team 2: Manager: D Raybould G Dockwray. A Bayoumi. M Tucker. S Starr. D Tinsley. S Bishop. G Morgan-Jones. Assistants to Shiai Jo: K Sakai. A Dolan. J Dolan. A Flament. Hyo Wan Kim. J Ming shi Wan. Team attendant’s inc ribbons: T Ikehata. Y Hiyama. N Bergeron. S Schumacher. J Hurd. D Spacey. P Rogister. J Chen. J Lowe. M Wynn. Y Usuda. M Watkinson. D Finch. O Vergnault. W Dickerson. S Osbourne. Master Scoreboard: N Macey. S Odell. A Harding. A Wilcox. M Rooney. P Banwell - Paul Budden, Championship Co-ordinator |
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Last Words
* I would like to thank all the teams for joining our squad shiai practice this weekend (Dec 7/8); Birmingham team, Imperial College team, and University of Gloucestershire team. I would really appreciate that you will all again come and join us and have the squad members experience more shiai. I am looking forward to having more keiko of high quality as well as enjoyable chats with all at pub. Thanks also to Nenriki dojo, who took up the challenge on November 18th. I would also like to encourage that those who have not joined us yet will team up with other four kendonists and challenge the squad! - Sotaro Honda, Kendo Squad Coach * We would like to have the ability to communicate via email with every single BKA dojo. The contact doesn't need to the the dojo leader or secretary, though this is preferable - any member of your dojo could be a point of contact. This will greatly assist in distributing information. Please email your dojos contact information to George McCall. Also, if dojo could check there contact information on www.kendo.org.uk and make sure any email addresses are valid that would help us greatly. * We are creating a new BKA Brochure which is being sponsored by Arts Magic (www.artsmagic.co.uk), a U.K. DVD distributer of (amongst other things) Japanese cinema.This will be available shortly. * There will be a BKA Members RAFFLE to support the 12th WKC. Tickets will be £10 and the prizes include : 2 Tickets to Japan, 1 set of Bogu, WKC12 Shinai Bag, 5 Shinai, Handmade Bokken, 2 Bottles of 12yr old Malt Whisky, 1yr Subscription to Kendo World, Kendo Dictionary, etc. Entry and participation details are as printed on the ticket: simply write your name address and BKA number on the ticket send it to the address written on the ticket with a cheque / postal order for the full amount and keep the counterfoil. The draw will be held on the referees seminar at Ollerton on the 12th of April. Dojo or members wishing to donate further prizes for the 12th WKC raffle should contact the chairman (john.howell@kendo.org.uk). Such support would be most welcome. If members wish to buy more than one ticket you should apply directly to John as well for an additional allocation. * Any dojo that are hosting events are more than welcome to send out documentation with the newsletter. The newsletter comes out every 2nd month, the next being in February. See the contact Submission Guidlines / Contact Details at the top of the newsletter. * Membership forms for 2003 have been sent with this letter. If dojo leaders/secretaries require additional forms then please contact the membership secretary Judy Farncombe (membership@kendo.org.uk). * Reminder: National Phone Line - 01494 581503. This is for information only and has a recorded message. This is to generate a written response to enquiries received from other than the web site [Combat magazine/ libraries and other sources] together with information leaflet and a Dojo list. We would appreciate if you would circulate this number, wherever you may feel the need for people to contact the Association who may not have internet access. * Please help our web presence by 1. If you have a dojo website that is not listed on the website please supply it to us; 2. Adding a link to http://www.kendo.org.uk/ to your website; 3. If you already have a link please ensure that it points to the correct URL; 4. If you have a BKA dojo listing please remove it asap - you are displaying wrong information. * Visit the BKA website - http://www.kendo.org.uk/ Thanks for your time and best regards to you all from the News Online team. |
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Data Protection Act 1998
The Association reserves the right to [a] hold your membership record - name, address, telephone /fax number and e-mail address [if any] and Kendo, Iaido or Jodo interests notified to the Association by you, on computer as part of the Association's membership list, [b] to distribute that list among Association members, and[c] to disclose your name and address to the Association's printer/distributor to permit the distribution of the ' BKA News Online' by them by means of computer generated address labels, along with any loose advertising material the Association or it's editor may wish to include with a particular issue of the publication. Members who object to this may register their objection in writing to the Association's Secretary and their names and data will then be removed from the computer record and lists for the future. Your consent to these procedures will be presumed unless you object. |
