Thursday Notices – 8.2.07

 

This is your Thursday emailout of notices for 8.2.07 to club members and interested parties on Yahoo groups regarding club matters and upcoming events.  If you have something to include or a constructive comment to improve this newsletter, please let me know. 

 

 

 

Contents:

             

 

1. Michael Williams Sensei is visiting our club
2. INCORPORATION – NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
3. Griffith University Orientation Week
4. Friendship Seminar with David Dangerfield Sensei
5. Club Librarian
6. “Wang Shu Jin and the TV set”
7. Upcoming Systema Seminar
8. Previous news (but good news) – worth another read!:

 

 

 

 

1.       Michael Williams Sensei is visiting our club

 

Sensei is visiting Nathan dojo tonight and this Saturday. 

 

When:             Tonight 6:30pm-8:30pm

Saturday Feb 10^th 10.30am-12.30pm

 

Class cost:       $12 instructors, executive and visitors; $5 for monthly fee paying Griffith Aikido club members

 

But wait there’s more…

Tonight’s class will be followed by Paul Crawley’s shodan grading.  Drinks and nibbles too.

 

Michael Williams Sensei will be visiting Bald Hills dojo to teach a class tomorrow night, Friday 9^th February from 7pm to 9pm.  For location please see:  www.onepoint.org.au/class_times_and_locations.htm

 

Danny James

 

 

 

2.         INCORPORATION – NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

 

Please see previous Thursday notices for lots more information on INCORPORATION.

 

The Special General Meeting to approve INCORPORATION is next Tuesday 13^th February at 8pm.  It is important that members try to attend and be involved in the incorporation process, and that any resolutions are strongly supported.

 

 

 

3.         Griffith University Orientation Week

 

Griffith Uni O-Week starts Monday 19^th February, less than two weeks away.  If you can give us a couple of hours of your time for O-Week or Week 1, it would be fantastic.

 

Unfortunately, we have only a few volunteers at present.  I was hoping to have 12 volunteers for 2 hour shifts (happy to have you there longer if you wish):

 

O-Week

Nathan:           Monday 19 February              -           10am to 2pm

Week 1

Mt Gravatt:     Monday 26 February              -           10am to 2pm

Nathan:           Thursday 1 March                   -           10am to 2pm

 

If you can help out, please let me know via email or give me a call (see bottom of this page), and please indicate preferred times.  For beginners – this is an opportunity to recruit club members who you are senior too!!! JJ

 

 

 

4.         Friendship Seminar with David Dangerfield Sensei

 

Please note in your diaries, that we have just confirmed another seminar with David Dangerfield sensei at Palmwoods on Saturday & Sunday the 17^th and 18^th of March. 

 

For more information about the Palmwoods dojo, please visit:  www.aikidoinstitute.com.au/tai.htm

 

Full details will follow soon.

 

Steve Dows

 

 

 

5.         Club Librarian

 

Eri Takahashi has offered to be the new keeper of our books, CD’s and DVD’s. 

 

Eri has asked for members to PLEASE display their appreciation for the club’s library service, by returning any outstanding books.  We hope no books, etc., have been lost to the club.  If you think you may have borrowed from the library and possibly not returned an item (forgotten, moving, exams, end-of-year and Christmas complications, etc.), please have a really good look for the item and return it ASAP, or let Eri know that it’s missing.

 

Any questions can be directed to myself or Eri.  If you’re new and don’t know Eri, I’ll point her out for you.

 

 

  

6.         “Wang Shu Jin and the TV set” (As told by Robert W Smith in his book “Martial Musings”)

 

“One of our sometimes students whose character was of a low order came to me and told me that my characterisation of Wang (Wang Shi Jin, one of the most famous & formidable Ba Gua master ever to live), as a religious man, indifferent to commerce and the ways of the world, was awry.

 

Attempting to prove his case, he told me that his friend in Taiwan had just written him to tell him his story: His friend sought Wang out and told him he wanted to study under the great one and promised to work diligently and do anything necessary to become his student.  Wang asked for his address and promised to visit him at noon the next day.  On the dot, Wang appeared and the would-be student ushered him into his living room, seated him, and began to implore Wang to take him on as an apprentice boxed.  He offered to scrub the floor daily, to pay Wang whatever fee he wanted, anything, to become his student.  Wang smiled and looked around the room until his eyes settled on a brand new television set from the U.S.  The set had cleared customs only the day before at a tariff of 100 percent, costing him upwards of $1,000.

 

“Wang looked at the boy and said, “None of that is necessary.  I’ll take this set.”  The boy went into shock.  He’d been a year without TV, the vilest drug of them all.  He had counted the days until its arrival.  And now to lose it.  He tried to speak, shuddered, but the words wouldn’t come.  Wang touched his stricken shoulder commiserating him on the way out.

 

“My Student stridently demanded to know what I thought of such commercial behaviour.  “You never learn,” I told him stiffly.  “Wang doesn’t care for material things; his whole life is one of self-abnegation.  He didn’t want the TV set - he wouldn’t have known how to turn it on.  Your friend is too stupid to study under Wang, and you to study under me.  The master was simply trying to discover how much of something that guy really valued, that he would forego for his tuition.  And he found it first shot.  If he’d had half a brain, your friend should have jumped up and said, ‘Done! Can I have it delivered right away?’  Instead, he’s probably still watching gongfu movies on that silly set”

 

 Submitted by Simon Russell

 

 

 

7.         Upcoming Systema Seminar

 

Andrew Seyderhelm, Systema (a Russian martial art) instructor and occasional aikido student has maintained a strong relationship with our club over the past couple of years.  Many consider aikido and systema as sister arts which approach the same goal from different perspectives.  Andrew has let us know about the following upcoming systema seminar:

 

 

Kevin Secours is booked and coming the last weekend of April -  Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th of April.

He will be focussing on grappling and ground engagement type work - clear topics/details will be coming soon.

As per the Dave Merrell seminar this will be 4 x 3 hour sessions, 2 each day for a total of 12 hours training!

 

Cost:

·               $250/person if paid by end of Feb (earlybird).

·               $275/person if paid before 20th April or if $100+ non-refundable  deposit paid with balance due on the day.

·               $295/person if paid on the day.

 

Venue

Still being determined, more details to follow, but obviously here in Brisbane. When the venue is determined I will communicate with local motel/hotel and see about a package deal. More details to follow.

 

STRICTLY LIMITED NUMBERS: only 40 people will be allowed.  Preference will be given to people attending the whole weekend.

people will be able to attend individual sessions ONLY if there are available spaces. We won't have more than 40 participants on the mat at any time.

 

Merchandise:

Systema Australia t-shirts will be available for purchase (see web site for examples).  If you want one I will ask you to pre-order your shirt including colour and size. They cost $25 each.  Other DVD's etc may be available and lunch + drinks will be for sale, but these details will follow soon.  All final details will be posted soon  so stay tuned!

 

More info at:  http://systemaaustralia.com/KevinSecoursSeminar.html

 

Andrew Seyderhelm

 

 

 

8.         Previous news (but good news) below – worth another read!:

  

Club Sponsorship

 

We have a sponsorship arrangement with Brisbane based residential home loan manager, Direct Credit Home Loans Australia.   As part of an ongoing relationship, Direct Credit Home loans has made an attractive home loan offer to our club members, their family & friends.   In addition, they have offered to pay us a spotter’s fee on each home loan referred through the club.    Just let one of the Executive know if you think you know someone who may be interested.

 

Many thanks to Gary Weigh, who has arranged this sponsorship.

 

Danny James

 

 

 

Steve Mitchell

GUAC Secretary

Mob.  0432 269 534

Email:  stevemitchell@ecn.net.au