**NEWS**

Hey guys!

1) Training Times Update and Practice Cancellations
2) Collegiate Tournaments
3) Need following Info for everybody that is belt testing on the last week of Oct...
4) Need dates for Interest in following clinic, intercollegiate tournament, and dojo visits...

Practice Cancellations: 9/26 and 12/9, we'll keep you posted on if we can get a squash court for these trainings instead.

Also, please make sure to turn in waivers and insurance cards ASAP to djr5274@psu.edu. Club Sports will be performing roster checks at our trainings to make sure everybody has a waiver on file. We could be seriously reprimanded if anybody is participating at training without a waiver.

2) At the ECCKU meeting at Fall Camp, we have decided on the following dates for collegiate tournaments and training camp:

10/12/12: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
2/22-24/13 (whole weekend): Penn College, Williamsport, PA-ECCKU COLLEGIATE CAMP
3/9/13: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
3/23/13: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

There is also a tentative tournament on 1/26/13: West Chester University, West Chester, PA-will keep you posted on whether tournament is finalized.

Of all these tournaments, I especially encourage all of you to attend the collegiate camp at Penn College (really close to us) and the tournament at temple. The collegiate camp is a great way to get more karate practice from a variety of instructors. And Temple's tournament might include a training at ISKF Headquarter's Honbu dojo.

Please let me know if you are interested in attending any of these tournaments (esp the UMass tournament on 10/12) ASAP, whether you can drive, and if you are willing to serve as a safety officer (CPR, AED, First Aid certified).

Other tentative future tournaments:
-ISKF East Coast tournament (brown belts and above)-sometime next March/April at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
-ISKF National tournament (all ranks for collegiate, brown belts and above for adult competitions)-sometime next Oct/Nov in Alaska.

3) For belt testing, it is required that you attend at least 25-30 hours of training prior to the belt test, if that is an issue let me know ASAP

We have 2 options for belt testing:

-Belt Test (only colored belts) (with training with Hiro Sensei) at ISKF Headquarters Honbu Dojo in Philadelphia, PA on Friday Oct 26 from 6-about 9pm)
-Belt Test/Dan exam (with training with Master Okazaki and possibly Sensei Majal) at Newport News YMCA in Newport News, VA on Saturday Oct 27 from about 11am-3pm

Because Newport News and Philadelphia are so far apart, everybody who is belt testing needs to come to a consensus for a belt test location.

For everybody who is testing or even thinking about testing, I need the following info:
-which belt test (or if you can do either) you would be able to attend
-availability to depart state college on Fri/Sat, and when you need to be back on Sat
-whether you can drive (you will receive gas reimbursement)-there are a lot of us, we will be needing at least 2 drivers
-whether you want to serve as Safety Officer (AED, First Aid, CPR)
-if you need the blue ISKF member card (tell me by 10/10 at the absolute latest-the earlier the better)
-name (on or that you want on ISKF member card)
-age
-rank (any white belts under ISKF are 10 kyu)

4) I need to know who is interested and available weekend dates (any dates Fri-Sun) for this semester and next semester if you can, and if you can drive (if going to Baltimore or Philadelphia) ASAP for the following possible future events:

-Special Clinic with Dan Elliot at Penn State
-Special Training w/ Sensei Amin in Baltimore, MD
-Special Red Robin Tournament with Temple University at Penn State
-Friday/Saturday Trainings at Honbu Dojo Philadelphia, PA
Friday: 6:15-7:30 pm
Saturday: 11am-12pm

See you at training!

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