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ICKFA Dojo NewsGold CoastAdam Higgins SenseiGold Coast Dojo MovingThe first of September was the 4 year anniversary of the opening of the Ashmore dojo and to celebrate we decided it wastime to move out! This year has seen continued growth in the number of members training especially in the juniorbeginners classes were we first for the first time had to put a cap on any new students starting. To accommodate thisgrowth and ensure we can offer Chito-Ryu training to all that want it we have secured new premises over twice the sizeof the existing dojo. The big move is scheduled for the end of September with the first class at the new dojo to be held onthe Monday 28 September. For the first night a special combined all levels and age’s class has been scheduled to allowall members to train together at the same time. For many this will be the first time they get to meet and train with some ofthe senior’s students. Something everyone is looking forward to.TournamentsGold Coast members attending the Sunshine Coast tournament in June with some great results and more importantlysome great fun had by all. Anthony Horgan did the dojo proud being awarded the Senior Tournament Champion trophyfor his results on the day.In August the Gold Coast hosted the 2 nd annual Gold Coast Cup. It was a great day with many Gold Coast memberstrying tournament’s for the first time with all enjoying the experience. Everyone is now very excitedly looking forward tothe ICKFA National Titles on the Sunshine Coast to once again test their skills. The tournament would not have been asuccess without the support of the Sunshine Coast members and families who came down for the day, some parentshelped out on the tables which was very much appreciated. A big thank you to all the Gold Coast members and theirfamilies who helped set-up, take down and run the event.KangeikoThe colder weather indicated that it was time for the annual Gold Coast Kangeiko up at Springbrook. This year theweather was actually cold! I discovered that my car gives me a warning when it is below 3 degrees, that the roads maybe slippery due to ice, something that I had never seen it do before! There were a number of new faces at this year’sKangeiko plus Rhys and Emma Woodhouse from the Sunshine Coast dojo, with all having a great day of training andexperiences.GradingsThe final major event over the last few months was the Spring Grading with Shihan Phillips grading 15 Gold CoastKarateka to their next level. The dojo is now starting to fill out with some colour which is fantastic to see, it is going to bevery exciting over the next 18 months as a number of students move towards their purple and brown belts.Coming up in September is the QLD KarateCamp with the Gold Coast hosting the eventfor the first time. With almost 50 peoplefrom both the Gold Coast and SunshineCoast dojo’s registered for the event it lookslike being a great time.Class ClubsAt the Gold Coast dojo students arerecognized for their commitment training bythe 100, 200 & 500 Class Clubs.Congratulations to the following new editionsto these clubs:-100 Club:Kira Alexander200 Club:Georgia DonnellyThe Argyle family afterCaitlin and Matthewsuccessfully graded to11 th Kyu.River of Knowledge – Spring 2009 24
ICKFA Dojo NewsSunshine CoastMartin Phillips ShihanFesturi Multi-Cultural FestivalThis year marked the 10th anniversary of the Festuri Multi-Cultural Festival on the Sunshine Coast. Thanks to a promptfrom one of our committee members this year our local association took part and ran a stall which featured a fewdemonstrations and even some mini classes throughout the day. The event was held Sunday, 30th August. Although itdid not really prove to be very successful in terms of attracting new members, which was the intended goal, everyonewho helped had a good social day exploring the various stalls getting to know other members that they don't normallytrain with.Leadership Training - Practice DayIn the dojo our leadership training is really starting to take shape witha great group of leaders. Members who have beeninvited to take part in the leadership program have been doing regular leadership classes which are held twice a monthand focus on developing various leadership and teaching skills. In addition to the extra training leaders have undertakenthey have also been assisting in various classes in the dojo throughout the week to ensure that all members are gettingthe best possible support in their learning.Just recently we had a special leadership training day, Saturday, 5th September. On this day leaders were invited to bringalong guests who have never done karate before so that they could test their skills as teachers. In the lesson leaderswere asked to take their students through a 30 minute introductory lesson covering some of the foundation basics ofChito-Ryu. Some of the leaders taking part have been developing some good teaching skills and have had practice butthere were a few new leaders doing this kind of thing for the very first time.For me it was a great opportunity to sit back and see how well our leaders have been developing and also how theyperform under pressure. What I saw, I was very impressed. Everyone stepped up and took their role very seriously,putting in their best effort. As a result of the leadership abilities that participants demonstrated, a number of peoplemoved up to higher leadership levels and a few more will very shortly once they have completed the necessary beginnercoaching qualifications. In particular I would like to make mention of Helen O'Grady currently 1st Kyu who has moved upthe Trainee Instructor qualification, the final step in our national leadership program prior to international instructorqualifications. And Jim Moehead currently 2nd kyu who has moved up to Instructor's Assistant which is the secondhighest step in our national leadership program. In addition to serving as dojo leaders, Helen and Jim also volunteer asvaluable committee members of our local association.Kid's Night Out - Father's DayJust to give all the dojo Dad's a bit of a rest before Father's Day, we decided to have a Kid's Night Out at the dojoSaturday, 5th September. The night was well attended and kids had a blast with 3 hours of activities: lots of karatetraining, games, pizza, we made some father's day cards and had a game of pin the belt on the karate guy. Now thisgame of pin the belt on the karate guy was pretty funny, Sempai Rhys got a belt pinned to him which was kind ofinteresting, because the karate guy that belts were being pinned to was a life size drawing expertly done by SenseiSandra stuck on the dojo wall. Each Kid's Night Out is getting to be more fun than the one before, can't wait for the glowin the dark dodge ball night... maybe next term.“ .... lots of karate training, games, pizza, we madesome father's day cards and had a game of pin the belton the karate guy.”River of Knowledge – Spring 2009 25
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Page 7 and 8: ICKFA Tournament CircuitSydneyGold
Page 10 and 11: By Sensei Adam Higgins2009 Gold Coa
Page 12 and 13: 2009 Gold Coast Cup ResultsJunior T
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Page 17 and 18: Shihan Mark SnowAge: 39Karate Rank:
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Page 21 and 22: ICKFA Dojo NewsBathurstColin Philli
Page 23: ICKFA Dojo NewsNewcastleGreg Field
Page 27 and 28: Chito-Ryu HistoryChito-Ryu Karate-D
Page 29 and 30: Chito-Ryu HistoryWHAT YOU CAN LEARN
Page 31 and 32: Monica LesterAge: 36Rank: 7 th Kyu
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