Shorinji Kempo Australia News

Dates:	8-10 April 2005
Location:	Tallebudgera on the Gold Coast
Cost:	$180 including all training, the taiki, accommodation and meals from lunchtime Friday to lunch time Sunday (excluding Saturday dinner which will be at a local steak house). You will note that you receive a discount if you book for the whole camp block. However there is also the option for people to attend the parts where they are available.
Drawcards:	Shorinji Kempo training (1.5 days), Taiki (0.5 day), 10+ Senior Japanese Kenshi, and Beautiful Gold Coast weather - Who could ask for more. Learn how to run a taiki (it's our first go too), formally qualify as a judge and catch up with everyone again.
RSVP:	Booking forms must be completed and monies paid by Thursday 24 February 2005. Call or email if you may have difficulties. Booking Form (PDF) Booking Form (MS Word)

All embu's will be performed in a 7x7m square with the centre point marked. Rules will be available on the website shortly, or ask you branchmaster to show you the current WSKO rules. In a nut shell approximately 2 minutes for paired form embus.

Embu categories for the Taikai will be:

Single form (everyone doing the same hokei with no set time limit)

Pairs

Group (demonstration only, no prizes)

A full copy of the rules and key points on how the marking and coordination aspects work will be available on the Website shortly.

Where possible please co-ordinate your response through someone in your club and send in forms and monies collectively.

Date	November 12-14, 2004
Place	Tallebudgera Outdoor Recreation Centre 1525 Gold Coast Highway North Palm Beach Gold Coast QLD 4221
Eligibility	WSKO Kenshi in Oceania region
Participation Fee	WSKO is organising this event with the cooperation of Mr. Jungo Mizumoto, Branch Master of the Gold Coast Branch. WSKO does not charge any participation fee for the study session, but each branch is requested to pay the actual cost of about A$195 per person, which covers the rent of the hall, meals, and accommodation, to Mr. Mizumoto at the study session. Mr Mizumoto's email address: mizumoto@jungoservices.com
Contact Person	Mr. Jungo Mizumoto, Gold Coast Branch Master / WSKO Secretariat.
Note	Members of WSKO delegation: Yoshimasa Fujimoto (Seihanshi 8th dan) Board Member of the World Shorinji Kempo Organisation Takashi So (Junhanshi 6th Dan) Assistant Secretary-General of the World Shorinji Kempo Organisation Nobuyasu Kuramoto (Seikenshi 5th Dan) Staff member of the World Shorinji Kempo Organisation *Deadline date for Application for Study Session / Dan Grading / Branch Establishment Seminar is October 8, 2004.

James and Rochelle Rimmer have recently won gold in the Saitama Federation Shorinji Kempo Taikai in the couples event. James Rimmer is a past student of QUT and a past President of the QUT SG Shorinji Kempo club. After completing a Bachelor of Business in 1999, James has kept his ties to the University and volunteered his time and energies free of charge as a senior student instructing at the QUT SG Shorinji Kempo Club. Rochelle has recently taken up Shorinji Kempo in order to be able to keep James in line where required. Rochelle completed a Bachelor of Education (Primary) through QUT Kelvin Grove in 2000.

Earlier this year to further their understanding of this martial art they set off to Japan together to train with a famous Sensei in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The taikai was held at the Fukaya Indoor Sports Stadium and the competition was attended by approximately 2500 kenshi (martial arts students) and a similar numbers of spectators. James was as quoted as saying the win was surprising, but we heard that many of the other contestants were running scared of our 6 foot giant with a number of the competitors not showing. It is the first such win for any Australian kenshi in an overseas competition.

Needless to say our own Sensei, Dr Andy Tan who is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Faculty and our other seniors were delighted to hear of the win and now more focused than ever on the development of all our Kenshi through the practice of Shorinji Kempo. For those QUT students looking for a physical challenge tempered by real life philosophies or those that just want to have fun and build their confidence please come in and join us in the SG Sport and Recreation Centre any Wednesday, Friday or Sunday. The wonderful staff at the SG Sport and Recreation Centre will be pleased to pass on the details of our training times or alternatively check current times elsewhere on this website.

Brisbane branch held our regular grading for kyu kenshi in June.

Haikal took a number of photos, which he has kindly made available on his personal website. Many thanks due to Haikal for taking the pictures.

There are some really good action shots as well as my personal favourite - Dan looking very "stunned mullet", halfway through a mouthful of food!

Haikal will eventually rotate this photos out of service, but they are permanently available from his Imagestation account. Note that this requires a free registration.

The Oceania Regional Study Session for 2004 and will held in the Gold Coast, Queensland over the period 12-14 November.

Please contact your branch master for application forms if you are intersted in attending.