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September 16, 2006 |
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| Location |
Chau Chow City, Chinatown, Boston |
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| Attendees |
Stan Keith |
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Dana Rotz, Boston University |
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Eric Ragusa, Umass Lowell |
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Olusola Akapo, Tufts University |
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Nicholas Horelik, Tufts University |
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Eli Marschner, Tufts University |
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Mike Gormley, Umass Lowell |
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Chris Robichaud, Umass Lowell |
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Chris Brown, Boston College |
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Sally Gorrill, Boston University |
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Peter Koutsogeorgas, Boston University |
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Asi Somburu, Harvard |
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Melissa Briscoe, Haverhill School- NAKF |
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| Topics Discussed |
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Advertising |
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- Passed on Sensei Tabata's requirements of each school creating an advertising flyer for their individual clubs, as well as creating pages on each of their schools' web sites.
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Getting Equipment |
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- Mentioned the recent purchase of the tournament materials from Sanjit Mandal prior to his moving to California. During that, it was recommended that each school invest in tournament-approved gloves and mark them appropriately for each school.
- Suggested various retailers to use by the schools to purchase sparring gear, uniforms and other equipment.
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Class Schedules |
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- Melissa collected information from each of the school representatives that were present to update the class schedules listed on each school page.
- There is also a Sunday training with Sensei Tabata every Sunday from 4-6pm at Hill Hall - Tufts University. This training is open to yellow belts and above.
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Fall Schedule |
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- The tournament will be hosted by Boston University.
- The planned date is December 2nd.
- Check the events schedule page for more information.
- The hosting school will have a 50% discount on all entrance fees for the tournament. Sensei has limited the age of competitors to 18 and up. The tournament will be open to all interested - competitors do not have to be NECKC or NAKF members, nor do they have to practice Shotokan. A tournament committe was formed for later planning of the tournament.
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- Kata Clinics will be held as a single seminar weekend, as opposed to every weekend in the fall. This semester's seminar weekend will be October 21st and 22nd. More details can be found on the seminar page.
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Officers |
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New offiicers for the NECKC are as follows: |
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Miscellaneous |
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- Kobo videos and Kata videos are now available. Contact Melissa or Popsi for more information
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- Students were encouraged to watch for tournaments happening in the area, and to participate if they wanted to.
- Shotokan Karate Magazine will be featuring Sensei Tabata in is next issue.
- The organization is starting to collect information about other schools in order to build a contact database for future mailings about tournaments and other announcements.
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