Jewel Karate Group

The  Jewel  Karate  Group

Newsletter

Spring 2008

Welcome          Welcome to the first Jewel Karate Group Newsletter, we hope to produce this Newsletter in the Spring, Summer and Autumn of each year, as an opportunity to inform our members and parents about forth coming Jewel KarateGroup events and information.

Jewel Karate Group Events

  4 Feb     New Club Fee System

  4 Feb     Junior Grading

3 Mar      Senior Grading

17 Mar    Junior Grading

28 Apr     Junior Grading

2 Jun        Senior Grading

9 Jun        Junior Grading

21 Jul       Junior Grading

1 Sep       Junior Grading

1 Sep       Senior Grading

1 Oct       Member Registration Renewal

13 Oct     Junior Grading

24 Nov     Junior Grading

1 Dec       Senior Grading

Club Fees          As from the 1^st February 2008 the Jewel Karate Group is changing the way to pay for karate lessons to a monthly fee system for each of the Jewel Karate Group clubs.

                         The fees £15 per club will become payable on the 1^st class of each month and then will become due on the 1^st class of each calendar month thereafter at a fee of £15.

Grading            The Jewel Karate Group will hold Kyu(Senior & Tabs) and Junior Grading on :- 

                                           6 week rotation                  Junior Grading

                                           3 month rotation                Junior & Senior Grading

Grading application for all Senior and Junior green belts and above must have :-

                                           a valid Scottish Karate-Do Federation licence.

                                           clean white (good fit) complete karate suit.

                                           Junior grading fee £10   -   Senior & Tabs grading fee £15

Gi & Obi           Karate suits (Gi) and grade belts (Obi) – As from the 1^st February 2008 the members of the Jewel Karate Group will require to wear a clean, good fitting, complete white karate suit to all lessons, grading and events. The wearing of     t-shirts under karate suit tops will be restricted to club white or blue t-shirts. All members will be required to wear a good fitting grade belt with the correct tab colours stitched on.  

T-Shirts             Jewel Karate Group T-Shirts with the diamond logo on the back will soon be available in white or blue. Order forms to follow soon...

SKF Events       We would like to see all our members compete in the events organised by the Scottish Karate-Do Federation and the Scottish Karate Governing Body.  There are two types of events that members can participate in :-

                                           Kumite  -  Competition fighting in sporting karate.

                                           Kata      -  Competition kata.

                         Competitions and Championships entry forms and any information can be obtained closer to the time of the event from the instructor Alex Rorrison. The criteria for the events vary between the organizers and clubs, however there are some criteria which must be met by all athletes :-

                                           a valid Scottish Karate-Do Federation licence.

                                           clean white (good fit) karate suit.

                                           event entry fee.

Scottish  Karate-Do  Federation Events

3 Feb       SKF AGM

3 Feb       SKF Instructors Meeting
24 Feb     East Calder Junior Championships

2 Mar       Wishaw Karate Grand Prix

9 Mar       Penrith Open Championships

16 Mar     Academy Kata Championships

30 Mar     East Whitburn Junior Open

6 Apr        S.K.F Junior Team Championships

6 Apr        S.K.F Adult Individual Championships
19 Apr      Scottish International Open

18 May    Meadowbank Junior Open

31 May    Commonwealth Karate Games

8 Jun        S.K.G.B. Kata Championships
15 Jun      Cumbria Open Championships

Fund Raiser      The Jewel Karate Group will be starting a series of fundraising events and activities, this is to start a program of replacement of the hard impact kick mats, focus mitts, end of class sports equipment and the floor mats at the Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre. Your help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Karate Leaflet  The Jewel Karate Group will soon be issuing leaflets on Grading Syllabus and Training Instruction. A small fee will be charged to cover the cost of printing

Question           What is the Japanese name of the reverse roundhouse head kick?

                         Answer on next newsletter.

Quote               The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory,  nor defeat,  but in the perfection of the character of its participants

^Sensei  Gichin Funakoshi ^{Shotokan Karate}

Website            The Jewel Karate Group website is being remodelled and the site will be completed very soon.

instructor@jewel-karate.co.uk

www.jewel-karate.co.uk