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BARNSLEY SPORTS AWARDS 2008;

Sensei Ged was awarded the ''Life time achievement award'' for his work over his 36 years in karate by the mayor of Barnsley at a special awards ceremony. Also nominated was Garrick Eastwood who ahs had a great 2008. Congratulations from all in Shindo kai.

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EKF NORTHERN REGIONAL COACHES & SQUAD SESSIONS;

Sensei Donovan has now retired as the coach for England, Sensei Wayne Otto is the new coach and he has brought in new idea's for the training sessions and the set up of the squad. The good news for Shindo kai is that sensei's Paul Newby and Craig Burke have are now the NORTHERN REGIONAL COACHES FOR ENGLAND!!! fantastic news, the HQ for the Northern sessions is sensei Paul's Dojo, its a great centre and nearly as big as Athersley sports centre.

I  don't fully understand everything yet, I am sure over the next month or so it will become clearer but here are the main points as I understand it;

• There will be 3 Regional squads. Southern, Midlands and Northern.
• Only Athletes that are selected from the Regional squads can select for England duties.
• Each Athlete must train at their respective regional centres 2 times in month with the regional coach. (£10 per session)
• All Athletes will have a training & fitness log, these must be filled in by the coach for each session attended.
• All Athletes must pass a Fitness routine before being able to train or select for major competitions.
• Anyone wanting to select for England must enter in 2 domestic competitions a month or an Internationals and domestic competition a month.
• Athletes must attend Open squad sessions. The first one is Sunday 4th Jan in Dudley (form attached). This is the responsibility of each student to fill in the forms and send off yourselves, anyone can attend an open squad session as long as you are 13 years and above and are on the Shindo kai squad.
• Coaches will try to support students on courses but everyone must remember that coaches have families, Jobs and when coaching sessions are being done, we can only sit in the crowd and watch, we cant offer any support.
• Northern sessions are at sensei pauls Dojo every Monday night 7.30 pm - 8.30/9.00pm. £10 a session. first session is Monday 5th January and every Monday after that. Athletes who wish to go for England selection MUST attend 2 a month. I have been to sensei pauls dojo, on a clear run from Barnsley its about an hours run, hit the M62 when its bad add on 30 minutes. The worst time for the M62 is between 5.30 - 6.30 pm. If you can hit the M62 at 6.30 pm you have an hour from there to get to the centre which is do-able!
• Olympikdream Centre
  Skelton Park
  Riparian Way
  Crosshills
  Nr Keighley
  West Yorkshire
  BD20 7BW
  www.olympikdream.co.uk
  Travel from M62, M1 & A1 and Bradford:
  Exit the M62 on J26 onto the M606 keep right and at the end travel along the A6177 . Then travel along the A650 towards Bradford Centre & Keighley. Continue towards Keighley on the A650 then towards Skipton on the A629 . At the second roundabout on the A629 take your 1st exit. At the next mini roundabout again take your 1st exit between VW and Vauxhall garage onto Riparian way. 900m on Olympikdream is on the right hand side - look out for the signs.
  If you need more info, go onto the olympik dream web site and contact Sensei paul.

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2008 AGM

Main points;

• Shindo kai has nearly 900 licensed students.
• the coaching set up will stay the same; Sensei's John & Dave (juniors under 16), Paul & Craig Seniors (16 plus). Other club instructors will help out at events as normal on a rota.
• Sensei Alex Gardner has been appointed the Kata coach for Shindo kai. kata sessions dates to follow.
• The girls 6 - 7 section will stay and the boys cadets 16 - 17 also will stay.
• Kumite courses will now be separate from Kata courses. Kumite course will run at the same time as the referees courses, then Kata will be separate as space was becoming an issue. 10.30am - 12.00 pm for referees and Kumite, 12.00 - 1.30 pm for kata. no price increase but students have the choice of doing both session for £6.00.
• CONFIRMED DATES (Full calendar will be sent out when finalised)
• SUNDAY 18TH JANUARY; REFEREE COURSE & KUMITE COURSE 10.30 – 11.50AM / KATA 12.00 – 1.30 PM. (ATHERSLEY)
• SUNDAY 22ND FEBRUARY; SHINDOKAI CHAMPIONSHIPS.  9.30 AM START. (ATHERSLEY)
• SUNDAY 29TH MARCH; SHINDO KAI 1^ST DAN GRADE / REFEREE &  KUMITE COURSE / KATA COURSE. (ATHERSLEY)
• Dan grading for 2009 have changed slightly. For 1st Dan to be taken, ALL students must have 1 full page of shindo kai events in the back of their license books, these will be checked by the chief instructors. so any event you attend get your Instructor to sign the page. 1st Dan 18 years plus must take the competition officials exam, you must have sat on a referees course B4 taking the exam. exams can be taken on referees courses or the Barnsley karate centre. NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED TO DAN GRADE UNLESS THE CRITERIA BELOW HAS BEEN PASSED. this was voted on by all instructors and passed (Special cases may arise, club instructors should contact the Chief Instructors).
• There will be a 2nd Dan for all 14 year old students, this is not an EKF Dan grade as they stipulate 18 years for 2nd Dan.
• This years Black belt meal will be a Chinese buffet meal in Barnsley's town centre. I will confirm time and date within the next week. looking for Saturday 31st January. All Dan grades welcome who are 16 plus.
• Shindo kai are looking at holding an Open karate competition in July. Sensei John is still talking to sports centres, details to follow.
• The summer course for 2009 is primrose Valley, students book their own vans and shortly sensei john will be asking for numbers from each club. Time is still left if you wish to book a van, see link below.

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SUMMER COURSE 2009;

NOT TOO SURE WHAT THE SUMMER COURSE IS ALL ABOUT?, CLICK ONTO THIS LINK AND HAVE A LOOK ON OUR WEB SITE OF THE COURSE LAST YEAR, YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED!

www.shindokai.co.uk

WE HAVE AROUND 50 VANS BOOKED UPTON NOW, THE LONGER YOU LEAVE IT THE HIGHER THE PRICES WILL GO,

CLICK ON LINK BELOW AND BOOK ON LINE, TAKES YOU 5 MINUTES;

www.havenholidays.com

TELEPHONE THE SITE DIRECT;

PHONE No; Tel: 0871 231 089

Primrose Valley Holiday Park, Primrose Valley,, Near Filey,, North Yorkshire, YO14 9RF,

Tel: 0871 231 089

ARRIVAL DATE IS; Friday 15th May 2009 / DEPARTURE DATE IS; Monday 18th May 2009.

Duration 3 Nights.

 PLEASE DON’T TELL THEM YOU ARE WITH THE KARATE, WE ALL BOOK FOR A HOLIDAY ON

THESE DATES AND JUST MEET UP TO TRAIN, EASY.