University of Toronto Kendo Club

Event 1: Lunar New Year Party

In light of our success at Western and the Lunar New Year, we will be hosting our annual Lunar New Year party this Saturday to celebrate.

Date: January 28th, 2012 (Saturday)
Location: 55 Bloor St. East (Jaemin & Juliet’s Place, 2nd floor Party Room)
Time: 7:00 pm

This is a potluck, so please bring a dish that will serve 7-8 people; BYOB, of course.

We’ll also be making dumplings at the party, if you would like to help out or learn how to make them, please come before the start of the party.

RVSP at the facebook event page:

http://www.facebook.com/events/305891339462614/

Also, please post on the facebook page what you will be bringing.

Any further questions please call Zala (647-861-0765) or Chris (647-701-6229).

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Event 2: Inter-U Godokeiko

Please note that next Saturday (not this Saturday) is the 2nd Inter-U godokeiko (joint practice) at York.

The godokeiko will take place on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 from 10am-1pm.

York University will hold the joint practice at their Tait Mckenzie Centre. For those of you who are not familiar with the location or if you’d like to go as a group, please meet us that day at the AC front entrance, 7:45am sharp! Don’t be late!

This practice is open to all kendoka, so please come! It will be a good chance to practice with and meet other kendoka from different dojos.

If you are participating, please make sure to email us with: your Name and Rank by Sunday, Jan 29th.

Cheers,

Xixi

Good job UTKC!

Congratulations to all who attended the Inter-U Tournament at Western last Saturday! I’m proud to announce UTKC won the Basic Division as well as the Teams Division. Also, congratulations to Asa in the Open Division!

Basic division
1st (Grand Champion): Team C (April H Godo; Ryosuke Uagawa; Edward Ding)
2nd: Team E (Jack McGrath; Michael Lee; Jinho Bahng)

Open Division
3rd: Asa Kariya

Team Division
1st (Christopher Piggott; Sean Kim; Asa Kariya; Jaemin Cho; Inseo Park)

Cheers!

Xixi

Hello all,
Congratulations to the participants of the JCCC Tournament (November 26th) for their hard work. Good job to you all!
A special congratulations to UTKC Team A for getting 3rd place at the tournament!

[from right to left] Team A: Inseo Park, Christopher Piggott, Gordon Mai, Asa Kariya, Bill Kim.

Thanks to all who came out to show support, I hope you had fun and enjoyed watching the matches!

Cheers!

Xixi

Hey everybody,

It’s almost Halloween! Hope you’ve started putting together a costume, because UTKC’s largest annual monster bash is coming your way! Halloween is the UTKC with the largest turn-out every year. If you’ve been shy and haven’t come out to any of our previous events, this is the one where you’ll get to meet everybody and see a totally different side of the people in the dojo.

It’s your one chance to see all your friends and senpais decked out in masks, drag, stage make-up, indecent clothing, as celebrities, politicians, ghouls and whatever ridiculousness – you name it! It will be a night of fun and fright, so definitely come out and celebrate Halloween with us!

Date: Saturday, Oct. 29th, 2011

Time: 7:00pm – 12:00am

Place: 889 Bay Street

Fee: $10 at door

Costumes: Mandatory

MORE IMPORTANTLY: BYOB (Bring Your Own Booze)! (lots of it!)

Please RSVP on our facebook event page:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=292971077397081&pending&context=create

Special thanks to Somin for providing the space!

If you have any qustions, please contact Chris (647-701-6229) or Zala (647-861-0765)

Cheers!

Xixi

Hi everyone!

I hope your classes are going well. We will be ordering zekkens very soon for all members already in bogu. Please let us know if you are interested in purchasing one before Thursday, October 6th (that’s in one week). Please also have the payment ready. It will be $20 each.

Please provide us with your last name and firstname initials.

We will also be making announcements regarding zekkens by email, on the facebook page, and during practice.

Cheers!

Jim Lin
Vice President
U of T Kendo Club

Hello all,
we are pleased to host the first UTKC social event of the year on September 25.

Meeting Location: Toronto Island Ferry Terminal

Meeting Time: 10:45 AM

The Toronto Ferry Docks is located at the foot of Bay Street and Queens Quay, just West of the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel.

Directions:
Step 1: Take the subway to Union Subway Station
Step 2:
Option A – Walk south along Bay St. until you reach Queens Quay West
OR Option B – Take the streetcar (509 Harbourfront or the 510 Spadina S) south to the Bay and Queen’s Quay Stop

Below is a map of our BBQ area on the Island:

What to bring:
- $6.50 for ferry ticket
- Party fee: $5 for new members, $10 for everyone else; this will cover food and drinks
- Swimsuits (Optional)
- Baseballs, frisbees, etc. (Optional)

Note:
1) Please be ON TIME for the ferry or you will have to get to the island by yourself.
2) ALCOHOL IS PROHIBITED ON THE ISLAND SO PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANY. There are places where you can purchase alcohol on the island.

Please RSVP for this event by email or Facebook by Sept. 22 (Thursday).
The Facebook event page is: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=249459985096495

If you have any questions, please email us at admin@uoftkendoclub.com,
or call Chris: 647-701-6229 or Zala: 647-861-0765

Cheers,

Xixi

Hello all,

3 things today:

First off, Club’s Day was a major success! A big Thanks! to all who participated in making it such a great day.

Second, our first practice(s) of the year also yielded a wonderful turnout. It is good to see everyone again and I hope everyone will practice hard this year.

We will be expecting beginners this coming Thursday, so please help us retain our newcomers by coming to the Beagle afterwards!

Lastly, please be on the lookout for more information regarding our next social – Barbecue on Centre Island! The tentative date/time is on Sunday, Sept. 25th. Show up for some beach-side relaxing, good eats, and enjoy the last few rays of our sunny summer.

Cheers,

Xixi

Practice Dates

Our first practice of the year will be on Thursday, September 8th. There will be practice on that Saturday (10th).

Official practice dates and times for the Fall/Winter semester is as follows:

Monday Practice: Sept.12- Dec. 5 from 8:10-10p.m.
Thursday Practice: Sept.15- Dec. 8 from 8:40-11p.m.
Saturday Practice: Sept. 19 – Dec. 10 from 10:10-1p.m.

Clubs Day (also known to older members as S.A.C. Day)
Clubs Day will be taking place on Wednesday, September 7th.

Every year, we set up our booth, display our equipment, and put on demonstrations of our prowess – along with all the other clubs at UofT – in hopes that we can pique the interest of the hoards of incoming freshman dressed in their bright College colors. This year, the race is on again and in order to compete with the TKD club, the Naginata club, the Dragonboat club, the Karate club, etc etc, we need precious precious volunteers to help out.

People are needed at the booth and passing out fliers. It’s easy and a fun way to start off the year. If you have some time to help out, contact me as soon as possible! A shift sheet will be sent out at a later time in which you may choose times most convenient for you.

As for stage demonstrations, I hope the advanced members would please step up – it will only last 10-15 minutes and consist of mainly simple, basic hits. This is one of the most important features that draws in members each year, so please help support the club and volunteer!

Other news
1. Our Summer session ended last week. I’d like to thank all the members who toughed through the extreme heat of our Fencing Salle. It truly has been a battle and, for being able to practice hard in the laziness of summer, good job! We sweat buckets and had fun doing it. I’m looking forward to our Fall/Winter session and I hope you all are as well!

2. The Montreal Taikai will be taking place September 10th, for those who are interested.

3. I will be updating and making adjustments to the site, so please excuse any glitches as they will only be temporary.

Cheers,

Xixi Yi

Hello all,
we have been invited to the Montreal Taikai at McGill University on September 10th. Please check your email for an attachment containing further information regarding registration! Registration fee is $40.

The fee and the waiver form (included in the attachment) and must be turned in by August 6th. I will not accept registrations after that. So please be prompt!

Information about how we are getting to Montreal will follow shortly.

Cheers,

Xixi

Hi,

As a reminder, please note the schedule for the summer sessions which includes some holidays on which there will be no practice.

here are the schedules for the Spring and Summer terms:

- Spring (Friday May 6th to Thursday June 30th)
– Monday: 8 to 10pm
– Thursday: 8 to 11pm
– Saturday: 10am to 1pm

- Summer (Monday July 4th to Friday August 19th)
– Monday: 7 to 9:30pm
– Thursday: 7 to 9:30pm
– Saturday: 9:30am to 12:30pm

And here are the days off:

Good Friday
Friday, April 22, 2011
President Holiday
Monday, April 25, 2011
Victoria Day
Monday, May 23, 2011
Canada Day
Friday, July 1, 2011
Civic Holiday
Monday, August 1, 2011
Labour Day
Monday, September 5, 2011

Best,

Victor