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30-Jun-2007: June 2007 Newsletter

Dates for your Diary
Apologises for this late newsletter but we have been waiting for our programme time at the Frimley Carnival Demonstration.

Sunday June 9th 2007
First of all thank you to all the students that supported us at the Charles Kingsley Primary School Summer Fayre. The demonstration went very well and a lot of parents commented on how you had all improved from seeing you all at last year''s demonstrations.

Sunday July 8th 2007
On Sunday 8th July Dr Tony Moore and the Frimley Green Carnival Committee have invited us back to demonstrate our skills at the Frimley Green Carnival this year. All those willing to participate please just let Sensei Andre or Sensei Daphne know before the day. We will meet on the main roadside of The Green, Frimley Green on 8th July at 12.45 pm. We have a 15 minute slot and will again just be covering general items that we have practiced in the dojo during lesson times, so, go out and enjoy the demonstration which will be at 1.30 pm.

Grading 4th June 2007
The grading held on Monday 4th June 2007 was once again very full indeed. All the students did very well and put plenty of effort into the grading. A special thank you to Sempai Robert Harcup who took the basics and was just as nervous as the students being that this was his first time helping out in a grading. This allowed us to watch the students one and all. Well done to all and congratulations to the following: -

6th Kyu (Blue belt)
Bradley Anstee
Jonathan Anstee
Daniel Anstee
Steven Brown
Harry Davies
Aaran Fraser-Hitchen

7th Kyu (Green belt)
Richard Evans

8th Kyu (Orange belt)
Matthew Dade
Luke Elson
Georgia Harcup

9th Kyu 1 Mon (Yellow belt with White stripe)
Kathryn Styles

9th Kyu (Yellow belt)
Alexander Ralf
Cameron Williams

10th Kyu 2 Mon (White belt with blue stripe)
Aqeel Hussain
David Styles
Louis Tew
Jack Williams

10th Kyu 1 Mon (White belt with Yellow stripe)
Ethan Heard
Connor Skuthe-Cook
Mia Tew

Student of the Month
It’s been another very busy couple of months for us as we have been doing lots of First Aid instruction and assessments. This means with a late June newsletter we have to cast our minds back to May for the Student of the Month to be acknowledged. With this in mind and taking into account overall performance at the dojo and at the GKI Championships the nomination for May follows:

May student of the month is: -

Bradley Anstee

Congratulations goes to Bradley, who came so close to winning medals at the championships and although obviously disappointed continued to support all the other students around him with words of encouragement and spirit. At the recent grading his technique was very impressive. We are beginning to see the timing and focus develop as he progresses through the grading system. Bradley even makes time to look out for the younger members of the dojo, which is the true karate-ka spirit.

GKI Summer Gasshuku
Senseis’ Andre and Daphne will be training at the annual Gasshuku in Sweden 2nd to 5th August. Dojo closure dates to follow.