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Columnists

David Thornton
My Hovercraft is full of eels!!
... an ongoing humorous but informative look at Japanese language in the Dojo
Read the latest article here


John McDonald
Japan Holiday 2007
...a two part account of John's travels in Japan, with many fascinating photographs of the places he visited.
Read the articles here

Lesley McDonald
An English Teacher in Japan 2007 - 9
... a 2.5 year Blog of Lesley's experiences teaching English to Japanese students in Japan, as well as everyday experiences with another culture.
Read the Blog here


34th JKF Goju-kai Tournament
A Report and experiences by three
people present, with Photos/Video
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Read the article here
NEWS
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GKR Training in Japan
12/01/2012: Shihan Class
Once again the Instructers of Region 9 and Region 23 benefitted from Shihan Stacy Karetsian spending a few weeks early in the New Year back home in Adelaide with family. It is an ideal opportunity for him to catch up with the locals and take a Combined Senior Class. It may have been only the second week back training, but around 50 Instructors, including over 30 Black Belts, from Region 9 and Region 23 attended the session at Secombe High School Gym.
Full article here.....
12/01/2012: GKR SA State Team Tryouts 2012 Season
An invitation is extended to all South Australian GKR students to attend the State Team Enrolment Days on Sunday 19th and 26th February at Adelaide High School, West Terrace, Adelaide, commencing at 6pm. Any GKR Student, regardless of age or grade can train with the team and enter Tournaments upon selection. More information here.....
12/12/2011: Black Belt Gradings
As usual, there were 2 Black Belt asesessments in 2011 and in all one student graded to Nidan, 11 students moved on  to Shodan and 10 students gained their Shodan-ho rank. For a brief report on each grading and plenty of photos, go here......
REGION NEWS
More Region News Items here.....

02/02/2012 - It's a Boy!!!!!
In case you haven't already heard the news, Maximillian Francis Van Strijp was proudly welcomed into the world at 1:54 pm on the 28th of January. Congratulations to Sensei Joe and Nina on the birth of their first child. More here.....

20/01/2012 - Change of RM and BTS Seminars
Sensei Joe has been offered an position with GKR in Melbourne and with the iminent arrival of his and Nina's first child, they have decided to accept it so they are closer to family. Look out for the Flyer for the Back to School Super Seminar on Saturday January 28th. Full information here.....

 

TOURNAMENT NEWS
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04/12/2011: NAS Australian Championships
The 2011 NAS Australian Championships were held in the Gold Coast over the weekend of 3-4th December. Unlike previous titles at the Gold Coast, it was a small team of only 17 GKR competitors that were part of the South Australian Team. The traditional State by State march in was followed by welcoming speeches by NAS Vice President and Host State Director Jim Casey. Full Results and plenty of Photos here.....
19/11/2011: GKR Australian Championships
The 2011 GKR National Championships were held in the regular Sydney venue, the Whitlam Centre, in Campbelltown. The usual formalities of State by State  march-in, bow-in and welcoming speeches by Kancho and the Tournament organisers opened the day. A great result for South Australia with 11 National Championships, best ever. Full Results and plenty of Photos here.....
25/09/2011: GKR State Championships
An excellent entry for the GKR South Australian State Championships for 2011. Entries were strong throughout the age groups and grade divisions. It was with anticipation that competitors lined up for the bow in and following the usual formalities competition began in the 4 rings with the junior grades. Full Results and plenty of Photos here.....
COLUMNISTS
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11/04/2011 - Short Wear Is No Joke
In an earlier blog entry I explained the meaning of gedan (下段, げだん, ge-da-n) as "low(est) level". The other two levels we use in GKR are chūdan (中段, ちゅうだん, chu-u-da-n) and jōdan (上段, じょうだん, jo-u-da-n). These literally mean middle level and upper level although we mostly use the terms stomach level and head level which is how these levels relate to the human body. Similarly we use groin level for gedan. Read the full article here.....
05/02/2011 - I Inside Spectacles
Or do I outside spectacles? In an earlier blog entry, Gay Dan, oo Kay!, I posed the question, which part of "uchi uke" and "soto uke" do you think means "hooking"? Read the full article here.....
09/11/2010 - Is kōkutsu dachi driving you around the lean?
Is kōkutsu dachi driving you around the lean? Or should that be the bend? Read the full article here.....
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