MUN Judo

Sorry for the short notice but the dojo will be closed the week of Monday January 30  to Friday Feb. 3, 2012 for renovations.  Our new sub-floor will be installed which will make landing on the mats a lot easier!  If the dojo is available to open earlier than currently scheduled I will notify you by email.

This is also the last call for anyone interested attending the Labrador Provincial Judo Tournament, Feb. 17-19 in Goose Bay.  The approximate cost for individuals would be $200 for air fare plus tournament registration and food.  The provincial association and the MUN Judo Club will subsidize the air fare to Goose Bay and take care of accommodation costs there.  If you are interested in going email me by Saturday, Jan. 28 at the latest!

Cheers

George

George Beckett
MUN Judo Club
Email: georger@mun.ca

Hi Folks;

 Couple of important notices for club members.

Reminder that Winter registration fees are due for club members who did not pay for the full year in the Fall.  The cost for Winter/Spring/Summer term is $150 for returning club members or $100 for post-secondary students and new members.  This covers sessions from January to June for kids, and January – the end of July for teens and adults.  Please pay your coach.  Registration forms are not required for returning members.

Weather cancellations of classes – reminder that our policy is that if schools are closed due to adverse weather then judo classes are automatically cancelled for that day.

 Upcoming tournaments

 The NLJA Winter Judo Tournament will be February 17-19 in Goose Bay Labrador.  NLJA will provide additional funding to help deal with transportation costs and our club will cover accommodation costs but I need to know who is interested in going by next Monday, January 23.  Please let your coach know and email me if you are interested. 

 The Atlantic Judo Championships will be on the March 11 weekend in Moncton, N.B.  Do let your coach know if you are interested in attending this tournament.

The NLJA Spring Judo Tournament will be May 4-6 in Gander.

Hi Folks;

 The Christmas Bowling & Pizza Party start time has changed to 8 PM on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at Plaza Bowl on Ropewalk Lane.  Please be there by 7:50 PM.  The bowling will last for 1 hour followed by free pizza so we should be finished around 9:30 PM.  All club members are welcome to attend!

Hygeine
Now that we have our nice new dojo it is important that we keep it clean.  All members need to remember the following basic hygiene rules for judo:

Membership Renewal Fee Increase
Due to the increased expenses for rental and development of our dojo we are increasing club fees effective January 1, 2012.  The new fee schedule will be:

Members that paid for the full year in Fall 2011 will not have to pay an additional fee.
A grading fee will also be applied of $20 for teens and adults and $10 for children

Parking & Dojo Entrance Reminder
A reminder that when parking at the dojo to use parking starting the third row back from the Global Gym entrance.  When entering the dojo always do so from the Elizabeth Avenue entrance.

Recruiting new members!
We are trying to grow the size of the club.  Tell your friends about judo and see if you can interest them for January!

Reminder of end of fall semester schedule
Monday, December 12 will be the last judo class for children before Christmas.  Teens and Senior members will continue to train until Thursday, Dec. 22 subject to confirmation by coaches. Judo training will resume after the Christmas holidays on Monday, January 9, 2012

Schedule change for Winter Semester
Kata will move to Thursday evening beginning at 6 PM.  Other class times will remain the same.

Dojo renovations
Over Christmas and into January we will be painting the insulation on the walls, installing a sub-floor under the mats, installing coat hooks and a long bench to store coats and bags.  By the end of January the dojo will be significantly upgraded.

Club Web Site
Reminder that information about our club is available on our web site at http://www.cs.mun.ca/~munjudo/

2011 has been a busy year for our club.  On behalf of all the coaches I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2012!

 George

George Beckett
MUN Judo Club
Email: georger@mun.ca

November 21, 2011

To all MUN Judoka and Parents;

The fall semester has been a busy time again this year. Our club recently hosted the Fall Provincial Judo Tournament and many of our members did very well. You can view the results at http://www.judonl.ca/docs/NLJAFall2011Results.pdf . Congratulations to all who participated in the tournament and clinic or volunteered to help make the tournament such a success!

Important news is that effective Wednesday, November 23 we are moving our dojo to a new space at Global Gym, 92 Elizabeth Avenue in St. John’s between New Cove Road and Portugal Cove Road. This will be a dedicated space where we can set out our mats permanently and make a real home for our club. Access to the dojo will be through the entrance on Elizabeth Avenue and change rooms and showers will be available in the Global Gym facilities. It will be important for all club members to bring zori (sandals) to use if they need to leave the dojo to use the facilities within Global Gym. Club membership ID cards will be issued to all club members to use when accessing the Global Gym facilities.

Thanks to Shawn Pendergast we have a new club website at http://www.cs.mun.ca/~munjudo/ .

Here are important schedule notes for the remainder of this semester.

1. Grading for judoka ready to be promoted will take place in early December. Coaches will announce specific times.

2. Monday, December 12 will be the last judo class for children before Christmas. Teens and Senior members will continue to train until Thursday, Dec. 22.

3. Annual Christmas bowling party will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 7:15-8:30 PM. All club members are invited to join us for an hour of free bowling followed by pizza at Plaza Bowl on Ropewalk Lane. Please be there and ready to bowl by 7:10 PM.

4. Judo training will resume after the Christmas holidays on Monday, January 9, 2011

Looking forward to the Spring there will be provincial tournament in Goose Bay Labrador in February and another provincial tournament in Gander in early May. The Atlantic Judo Championships will be in Moncton, N.B. in early March. In May we will be winding up the year the year again with a visit to Saint Pierre et Miquelon in late May.

We are now entering the winter season when weather can cause transportation problems. Our club policy on weather closures is that if the schools are closed then any judo classes for that day are cancelled as well.

For more information about any of these activities contact either Maurice or George. Maurice can be contacted at 726-0945 or email him at Msheppard@.gov.nl.ca , /msheppard01@nf.sympatico.ca. Contact George at 895-6716(h) or email to georger@mun.ca

Yours in Judo

George
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George Beckett
President,
MUN Judo Club

Hi Folks;

There is no Judo training on Saturday Nov. 19 due to an Aikido clinic all day at Hatcher House. Our normal training schedule resumes on Monday evening at Hatcher House.

**** MUN Judo is moving to a new dojo location collocated with Global Gym, 92 Elizabeth Avenue, by Portugal Cove Road. Our first training session in the new location will be Wednesday, Nov. 23.
Our last session at Hatcher House will be Monday, Nov. 21. More details about the new location will be circulated soon. ****

Cheers

George