I just talked with Mark. Here's the deal:

His main concern is whether there will be enough interest; much hinges on
the number of names/emails you can get at the fall festival (and
ultimately how many UC students sign the liability waiver as
participants. As I recall the minimum number is 8 liability signatories
to be recognized by OPERS as a viable student club).

Assuming enough participants, here's room possibilities:

Weeknights 4:30-10pm are fully booked except for racquetball courts.
Daytime is possible.

Saturdays after 2:30pm are possible.

Mark also wanted to know who is in charge. That person is not me, but
again, I am willing to do some liason work. So Kyle, or Keeling sensei or
someone needs to answer that.

alisa


On Wed, 17 Sep 2008, Kyle Abbott wrote:

> Aww. :-( Well, still good to hear from you Jon.
>
> Folks, the festival day draws near. One thing that should maybe get
> resolved are the flyers.
>
> I have the template on my computer, so should I be in charge of
> printing them out? How many should I print out? 100? 150? I remember
> we almost ran out last year.
> Also, what day/time are we to train, or what day will Mark give us?
> If it's the same for everybody else here, I say, ideally, Friday at
> 6:00pm. Alisa, are you gonna be seeing Mark this week? Can you see if
> that day is cool with him? If we get the OK from him, I'll put it on
> the flyer.
>
> Osu! (boy, haven't said that in a while)
>
> Kyle
>
>
>
> --- In UCSCShotokan@yahoogroups.com, jon willson <bunnyxxxu@...> wrote:
>>
>> sorry, not coming.  however, i heard from jonb keeling that the
> hamster is panning on attending.  aloha.  miss you folks
>>
>>
>> jon willson
>>
>> --- On Tue, 9/16/08, Kyle Abbott <fiddlefella@...> wrote:
>>
>> From: Kyle Abbott <fiddlefella@...>
>> Subject: [UCSCShotokan] Re: Fall Festival, Sep 23
>> To: UCSCShotokan@yahoogroups.com
>> Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 10:25 AM
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ooh, the karate hamster! Our secret weapon to roping 'em in!
>>
>> (does this secretly mean you're coming up to Santa Cruz?)
>> --- In UCSCShotokan@ yahoogroups. com, jon willson <bunnyxxxu@ ..>
> wrote:
>>>
>>> hey everybody,
>>> sounds like it is coming together. keep going. i heard that
>> karate hamster may make an appearance too. good luck. jonw
>>>
>>> jon willson
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Mon, 9/15/08, melissa foley <foley@> wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: melissa foley <foley@>
>>>> Subject: Re: [UCSCShotokan] Re: Fall Festival, Sep 23
>>>> To: UCSCShotokan@ yahoogroups. com
>>>> Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 11:13 AM
>>>> just to reiterate from the google group feed, i will be
>>>> there on the
>>>> 23rd. i'm not sure how much i'll be able to train
>>>> due to ta-ing
>>>> responsibilities, finishing my dissertation, and starting a
>>>> post-doc.
>>>> the club is important, though, and i'd like to see it
>>>> keep on keeping on.
>>>>
>>>> melissa
>>>>
>>>> Jon Keeling (JKASV) 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
>>>>> <mailto:UCSCShotoka n%40yahoogroups. 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
>>>> <mailto:UCSCShotoka n%40yahoogroups. 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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
>>>> melissa m foley
>>>> ecology and evolutionary biology
>>>> university of california santa cruz
>>>> long marine lab
>>>> 100 shaffer rd.
>>>> santa cruz, ca 95060
>>>> (831) 459 5783
>>>> foley@
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
>>>
>>
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