-The club does not need a senior black belt to lead all the classes.
Ah. Ok. That's good to know. Until yesterday, after talking to Peck, I
didn't think that was "legit".

-Progress may be slow at times.
Don't worry, we're used to it. ;-)

-There may be a student who stops by the table and says "I just moved
here and have a nidan from another JKA dojo..."
Anything is possible. I'm sure JonW and Kai remember what happened two
years ago. We were at the table, jotting people's emails down and
handing out flyers, when this young lady came up to the table and said
something like, "Oh! This is Shotokan! I've got a black belt in
Shotokan." Then she asked Jon what dan he was at, to which, after he
responded "sho dan", she felt all embarrassed for being the same rank
as the instructor. Then Jon asked who her instructor was (or the guy
who gave her the black belt). Well, struggle as she might, she
couldn't remember his name. Aww. . ..
Then when she left, we hounded Kai for a while about not asking her
out on a date.

-We do not need to have an ellaborate/flashy demo.
Though it doesn't hurt. However, higher-up kata I think would qualify
for flashy.

Please report in with your likelihood of attending...

Jon Keeling - 100%

Kyle Abbott - 110%

Luke Abbott - Err . . . will see. Let's just make it 90%.

Well, let's see. Books: We've got the Heian/Tekki and Fundamentals
book. Also, the nishiyama empty handed fighting book.

Who has a template for the sign up sheet?

On my 'puter, I've got a .cdr for a flyer that Jeremy designed (I
think). It says, Devlop: yadayada, Reduce: yadayada, Learn: yadayada.
No experience necessary! Plus, cool watermark and logo. However, the
class time isn't on the card, so I think when we figure that out, we
should replace "get ready to sweat" with that. (because hopefully the
sweating should be a surprise, "What is this salty excretion from my
forehead?")

-Please everyone come in your uniform, even if you feel like you are
not up to demonstrating. It does make a difference.
Hell, I'm gonna wear two uniforms!

Take it easy but take it,

Kyle


--- In UCSCShotokan@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Keeling (JKASV)" <Jon@...>
wrote:
>
> The club does not need a senior black belt to lead all the classes.
> Of course that would be ideal. But I actually know of many dojo
> that have been run by brown belts who had more teaching skill than
> some people who were nidan or sandan and had been doing Karate for
> 20+ years...I may be a better instructor than I was when I first
> started teaching (to help out my first instructor) in 1984 as a
> brown belt. But I was at least capable of keeping the dojo going
> when the main instructor couldn't be there.
>
> With the right attitude and the core knowledge of basics, the club
> can not only survive, but thrive. Progress may be slow at times.
> But I will come by to teach when I can - hopefully once or twice
> each month - as I am sure Peck Sensei and others will try to do
> as well.
>
> We do not need to have an ellaborate/flashy demo. We just need to
> get enough people interested to make sure there are enough names to
> get the club officially registered. This will happen. We just need
> to make the extra effort to be at the event on the 23rd and be at
> least a little prepared.
>
> You never know what might happen. There may be a student who
> stops by the table and says "I just moved here and have a nidan
> from another JKA dojo..."
>
> Please report in with your likelihood of attending...
>
> Jon Keeling - 100%
>
>
> Does someone have a photo album already prepared? Maybe some
> Shotokan books? Who is going to be responsible for putting
> together a signup sheet? Flyers? Who will be in the
> demonstrations? Please everyone come in your uniform, even
> if you feel like you are not up to demonstrating. It does
> make a difference.
>
> Thanks,
> Jon
>
> Kyle Abbott wrote:
>
> > Aw snap! Glad you asked that question Josh. Somehow, that issue went
> > completely under the radar. That puts a damper on things (though it's
> > good we thought about it now rather than after the festival)
> >
> > So yeah. What is the dealio on that?
> > --- In UCSCShotokan@yahoogroups.com, Josh Martin <chefjrousseau@>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>Sensei Keeling,
> >>
> >>I have seen nothing regarding finding another instructor for your
> >
> > UCSC club. I am not going to be able to teach karate on campus at
> > this time. I have not done any foot work to make arrangements for
> > OPERS or class times knowing that I can't give the time which would be
> > necessary to make the club successful. Regretfully, I don't see the
> > club being successful without a new instructor. Although, I love
> > martial arts and Shotokan karate, I am not in a position to lead a
> > club at this time in my life. I do not see the need to have an OPERs
> > demonstration and schedule class times if there is no instructor to
> > teach. I wish you and everyone who has trained with me well. If
> > there is someone who will teach please let me know and I will do my
> > best to support by attending class when I can.
> >
> >>Best regards,
> >>
> >>Josh Martin
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Original Message ----
> >>From: Jon Keeling <Jon@>
> >>To: UCSCShotokan@yahoogroups.com
> >>Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 11:51:14 PM
> >>Subject: [UCSCShotokan] Fall Festival, Sep 23
> >>
> >>
> >>http://www.ucscrecr eation.com/ ?link_id= 37
> >>
> >>I have been trying to recruit some people from the Redwood City dojo
> >>to possibly join me on my trip down to Santa Cruz to help with
> >>demonstrations and recruiting on Sep 23. But then I looked at the
> >>above link and noticed that it says registration is no closed, yet I
> >>do not see Shotokan listed...
> >>
> >>Is someone in touch with OPERS officials to make sure we can have a
> >>table there? It shouldn't be a problem if we do not have an official
> >>time slot for demonstrations on the "stage" since the smaller demo's
> >>near the table seem to work out at least as well, if not better. But
> >>we need to make sure we have a table at this event. This is crucial
> >>for the club at this point...
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Jon Keeling
> >>
> >
> >
>