February:
Judge/Competitor Seminar I
Friday 11th, 7:30-9:30pm
@ NKI in Santa Monica
$5 for AAFK Member
-This is mainly to get the judges ready for our regional tournament in April. Any level can participate, but it's better if you're interested in competing.
March:
Judge/Competitor Seminar II
Saturday 5th
@ OCJKA in Orange County
DEADLINE for AAKF Membership Renewal
Thursday 31st
-If you're a current member, renew it by the end of March and save $5. You can renew it when you come to the above judges seminars (or pay Jon B. in class). Don't wait until the Kyu exam in April, then you have to pay $5 more.
April:
VTK Kyu Exam
Thursday 28th, 8pm
@ VTK, with Ron Vance (Examiner)
$30
Western Regional Championships
Saturday 30th, noon~
@ JKASD in San Diego
-We don't know if there is going to be a Kyu level tournament yet. The regional championship is a qualifier for the natioals, which means only black belts compete. When we have space and time available, we usually hold a small seminar or other tournaments (kids, Kyu-level) on the same day, but this is not confirmed yet.
If they don't do a Kyu-level tournament in April, maybe we can try to hold our own tournament in May, since there is nothing scheduled in May!
June:
50th Anniversary US National Championships
3rd-5th
@ Atlanta, GA
-This is a special event to celebrate the 50th AAKF nationals. The host (South Atlantic Region led by Toru Shimoji) is trying hard to make a memorable tournament, inviting foreign guests and expecting big turn outs. I know it's quite a trip from LA, but I hope some of you can come out and meet other karate-ka from across the nation!
They have to have kyu level! It wouldn't make sense without... isn't the money good for the federation? We definitely have enough just from VTK to fill it out pretty well. We should talk to them and make sure they do it.
ReplyDeleteFrom the regional development point of view, yes, it's beneficial. But that does not have to be at the same time as the Regionals. I already asked Ron to talk to the host, and it's going to be up to them, I think.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably better if we host it in May or later. We can even do some demonstrations by our own VTK Team Kata and Enbu teams, right?
I would love that! ...at the same time, we've been training and looking forward to sparring in a tournament since early last year. We did that little one a few months ago, but we want a real one! A big one with lots of kyu level fighters! A real ring with full judges w/flags and everything! Kind of like regionals... haha.
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, sparring tournament is what we really want. Can we get that going as well?