Hatsu-geiko

Come join the ECUSKF for a special New Years day practice at 6am. Start out the year with discipline and dedication!


ECUSKF Hatsu-geiko Announcement

Special Thanks - We truly appreciate your heartwarming support!
* Jim (N. KY James Atkins), Thanks for your support to host.
* Naomi-san (Miami Valley), Iwase and Seller Mom (CKKC), Thanks for preparing the New Year rice cake soup.

<Hatsu-geiko> January 1st
The Step 'N Out Dance Studio (the Northern Kentucky Kendo club regularly uses)
721 Madison Avenue, Covington KY 41011
6:00 AM ~ 8:00 AM - Practice
8:00 AM ~ 10:00 AM - Party. If you can bring food and drink voluntary, that would be GREAT. Federation is preparing rice cake soup and drinks.
· The dance studio is located across the street from the Madison Theatre.
· Parking will be on the street. There are no showers.

<Hotel Suggestion>
Candlewood: Cincinnati-Blue Ash
10665 Techwoods Circle, blue ash, OH. (18 miles to Hatsu-geiko spot)
www.ichotelsgroup.com/candlewood/hotels
· Looking for room sharing?: Contact Joe Clark at josephaclark@embarqmail.com

<New Year Eve Dinner> December 31st
The Original Montgomery Inn
9440 Montgomery Rd. Montgomery, OH 45242 (10 minutes from the Hotel)
http://www.montgomeryinn.com/original-montgomery-inn.php
Phone: 513.791.3482
· Time: Ariga-sensei is planning to be the restaurant around 7:00 pm.
· Reservation: Chris R. to make a reservation, but not sure how many people is coming. Maybe around 10 people?

Special Congrats to Rachel

From Chris George:

This is something that I should have posted a while ago, but I guess it's better late than never. Over the weekend, we had the Johnson Cup tournament in Columbus and Rachel Sawicki received the Fighting Spirit award for the women's division. For those not in the know, the Fighting Spirit award is given in some tournaments for those that, despite not placing, showed excellent fighting spirit and great technique during their fights.

While it's great to win tournaments and all, one thing we try to achieve is good sportsmanship and great spirit worthy of the UC Kendo club, as well as the regional and national federation. Personally, I've received compliments on our club dynamics at tournaments and stuff. I've seen that great spirit in everyone this year, so keep up the good work and lets hope we can all reach our goals for next year!!!!

Finals Week

We will still have practice finals week (next week.) Danessa will be there, so who ever wants to work out some of the stress from all those tests/projects, please come!

Winter Quarter practice times

Edit:
Winter Quarter practice times!
Monday: 9:30-10:45pm in room A
Tuesday: 7:45-10:45 pm in room B
Thursday: 9:00-10:45pm in room B

Congratulations

Congratulations to everyone from UC kendo that participated in the ECUSKF Fall promotion exam. Everyone passed for their perspective ranks! Keep up the good work, and continue to work hard!

ECUSKF Fall Promotional Test

Hey guys!
The fall promotional test will be held at OSU this year on November 20th. If you want to test for a rank, the information packet can be found on Miami Valley kendo club website. Please mail your forms into Steve by November 11th! If you need rides, contact Danessa or Chris George and they can arrange carpooling.  Hope to see you there, and good luck!

New quarter, new hours!

Hey guys, just got the time and location for Fall quarter practice. Here's the schedule:
Monday            9:30pm-10:45pm
Tuesday           7:30pm-10pm
Thursday          9:30pm-10:45pm
All in multipurpose room A! Very easy! All around the same time as well, so very simple!
Now for the hard question. Normal practice hours will start on Monday, Sept 26th. I know this year will be filled with fun and great practice, see you all soon!

New Practice Hours!!!

Hey guys, take a look at the new practice hours for Spring Quarter:
Monday: 8:45pm-10:45pm Room C
Tuesday: 8:45pm-10:45pm Room A
Thursday: 9:30pm-10:45pm Room B
Sunday: 10:00am-12:00pm Room B

Yay, room C is open!

So. Room C is open. Back to normal practice hours. Funny part is, the water transfered to room B hahaha.

Shoryuhai

With the help of Fujita sensei, hopefully UC can secure a spot at the Shoryuhai this year at Harvard. So we don't miss two or three days of class, we will be flying, and using the club budget to offset the cost of airfare. So. We need everyone to participate in the fundraiser next week (maning the booth and baking cookies) to help us reach our goal. Contact Danessa with your available times to help out!

Options for canceled room

Room C has been closed due to water damage and is being fixed. So talked with the CRC guy. Currently, Tuesdays will remain the same, Thursday will be in MPR A 9:30pm-10:45pm, Sundays 10am-12pm MPR B. He has given me a list of times that A and B are available if we want to, but there are no evening times Monday. Monday... time frame could be 1pm-5ish, or we could do Wednesday 8:30pm-10:45pm in either A or B. Let me know what you guys think as soon as possible so I can contact him and secure a spot. Otherwise we will be Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday until further notice.

So, options are:
1.
Monday: afternoon (1pm-5ish)
Tuesday: 9pm-10:45pm
Thursday: 9:30pm-10:45pm
Sunday: 10am-12pm

2.
Tuesday: 9pm-10:45pm
Wednesday: 8:30pm-10:45pm
Thursday: 9:30pm-10:45pm
Sunday: 10am-12pm

3.
Tuesday: 9pm-10:45pm
Thursday: 9:30pm-10:45pm
Sunday: 10am-12pm

Give me a vote, 1,2 or 3 and I'll let them know so I can secure a spot.

Room C

Unfortunately, multipurpose room c is closed for maintenance. So, Mondays and Thursdays we will try to commandeer one of the squash courts for practice. If you can't find us, give Danessa or Chris a call.

Promotional Testing

First, congradulations to everyone who passed their promotional test in November, it's nice to see a decent sized group testing (and passing) from UC.
The spring promotional test will be April 2nd in Lexington. I encourage everyone eligable to test, even if you don't feel like you're ready. There's about a month left to prepare, and it's always a pleasant surprise how quickly people can improve when they have a goal set firmly in their mind. If there is a question of rides, contact Danessa.
Hope to see you all there!

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