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Friday, October 24, 2003
Sounds of Kendo Concert on Next Thursday!
Sounds of Kendo - A very interesting and exciting concert by our member Sonoko. It will be held in the Melba Hall at 7:30 next Thursday night! This composition integrates voices and pictures of our very own UMKC members plus it's FREE!!
See you guys there!
posted by Anonymous at 10:15 pm
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Akira Hoshino Sensei's Visit
We will be hosting Akira Hoshino sensei for the next two trainings. He is an 80-year-old 7th-dan sensei from Kyoto so this is an opportunity not to be missed!

A reminder from Tak:

PLEASE pay extra attention to what you do in the dojo, particularly when it comes to etiquette both before,during and after training. Remember that you are not only representing UMKC but Australian kendo as a whole. I know that this is a busy time for everyone but please don't miss this rare opportunity to train with a master.

Thanks and see you out there.

Tak
posted by Anonymous at 10:03 pm
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Final Training for Year 2003
Wednesday 10th December will be the last training for 2003 for the Christmas break. Training will resume on Monday 2nd February 2004.
posted by Anonymous at 9:59 pm
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Events Details in Calendar
I don't know if everyone knows there is an "Events Calendar" in this website. Details of events posted in this News page will all be posted there. There are also some events which won't be posted here at all. So check the Calendar frequently to get yourself updated with the latest events. Just a reminder so that I don't have to write "Please check out the Calendar for more details" or something like that whenever a new event is posted here.
posted by Anonymous at 9:39 pm
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UMKC Club Championships on Wednesday!
The club has decided to hold this year's Club Championships before exams to allow everyone the chance to compete. All club members wearing full armour are welcome to enter. Members who wish to take part in the Championships please email Andrew no later than Monday 27th October.
posted by Anonymous at 9:33 pm
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Forum Server Down
The server for the forum was down two days ago. Here's a message regarding the error posted on the InvisionFree, the forum host's website:

Due to some server problems all boards hosted on our second server are currently down. It's a verified problem and it's happening to everyone on s2. This will also effect the creation of new boards. You will not be able to register any other boards untill this problem is resolved. We are sincerely sorry for any inconvenience caused.
posted by Anonymous at 9:26 pm
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Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Results from 2003 VKRSC
Congratulations to all competing in the Championships. Well done!

Kyu Grade Individuals:
1st: Chiaki Kobayashi
2nd: Josh Orth
3rd: Thomas Mendelovits

Kyu Grade Teams:
1st: University of Melbourne Kendo Club

Fighting Spirit Awards:
Andrew Lam
posted by Anonymous at 3:45 am
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Sunday, October 12, 2003
No Training Next Wednesday
Training on October 22nd has been cancelled due to the Australian Volleyball League's matches being held in the West Stadium.
posted by Anonymous at 6:40 pm
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Friday, October 10, 2003
Latest Update for the 2003 VKRSC
There is another update to the draw for the 2003 VKRSC. The latest version of the draw is still unavailable on the VKR website. Please contact Andrew for more information.
posted by Anonymous at 12:31 am
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Thursday, October 09, 2003
2003 VKR State Championships Draw Updates
There have been updates to the draw for the 2003 VKR State Championships. Please check the draw online at the VKR website.

UMKC members currently on the draw are (unordered):

Dan Individuals
Ben Sheppard
Daisuke Morohashi
Kenji Sugimoto

Kyu Individuals
Andrew Lam
Joel Hooper
Dennis Tan
Tahkeru Stewart
Chiaki Kobayashi
Michael Dunn
Josh Orth
Kevin Chin
Avinash Ganesan
Taiki Matsueda
Jon Teo
Weekee Yap
Thomas Mendelovits

Women's Individuals
Chiaki Kobayashi
Jessie Jeung
Poh Poh Chin
Lin Wei Chen

Good luck to all taking part in this event~
posted by Anonymous at 4:04 am
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Wednesday, October 08, 2003
VKR State Championships
The VKR State Championships are to be held on this coming Saturday and Sunday at University High School!! The VKR is looking for people who will be able to help out with the timing, score keeping and handing out of coloured ribbons to competitors during the event. If you wish to get more involved in this huge event, please email Andrew, latest by this Wednesday, with the days that you are available.
posted by Anonymous at 2:26 am
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Friday, October 03, 2003
Congratulations to the UMKC AUG Team!!
Our AUG Team returned from Newcastle on Thursday with very impressive results! Congratulations to all of them!

Kyu Grade Individuals:
4th: Thomas Mendelovits
5th: Chiaki Kobayashi
6th: Andrew Lam
7th: Tahkeru Stewart

Dan Grade Individuals:
3rd: Daisuke Morohashi

Kyu Grade Teams:
1st: Team Melbourne

Open Teams:
2nd: Team Melbourne

Fighting Spirit Awards:
Chiaki Kobayashi

Kendo Green and Gold Team Selections:
Yoshiki Ohtsuka UNSW
Erik Siswandi UNSW
Umesh Aluth-jage Perera MONASH
Daisuke Morohashi MELB
Futoshi Okumura UNSW
posted by Anonymous at 11:53 pm
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