Midwest Karate Association
St Paul Dojo Newsletter:  Volume #13, April 2010





Midwest Karate
 Association of St Paul
762 E 7th Street
St Paul MN 55106
Phone: (651) 771-7901
www.mwkarate.com
AAKF Regional Elimination Tournament
May 7th

The North Central Regional eliminations for the AAKF National Tournament will be held on Friday May 7th.  The tentative location for this event will be the St Paul dojo, starting at 6:00pm. 

This year each region has a larger allotment of competitors in each event.  Also, the region has funds available for qualified judges and competitors to help cover some of the travel expenses and entry fees. 

If you are interested in participating (black belts only), please contact Sensei Ertl.  If there is a large number of competitors, we may move the event to a location with more space. More information is coming soon.  If you have questions, please contact Sensei Ertl as soon as possible.

 
AAKF National Tournament and Mini-camp

We have received this information from the AAKF National office:

The 49th National Championship, Mini-Camp and  convention will take place in Seattle, Washington from June 9 - 12 according to the schedule below.  As you can see, you can train at this national event, meet and convene with other karate-ka and compete in the Championship Tournament or cheer your fellow karate-ka on.
 
June 9 & 10 - National Mini-Camp - open to all members, taught by the top instructors in the country.
 
June 11 - Judges seminar in the morning and Eliminations for Championship Tournament in the evening.
 
June 12 - Kyu level adult competition and children's competition in the morning and Final Rounds of Championship Tournament in the afternoon.
 
In addition, dan examinations and judges examinations will be given.  The Board of Governors Meeting (each club can send 1 representative),Technical Board Meeting and Board of Directors' Meeting will all take place during this time.
 
More information will be forthcoming soon from the Tournament Host regarding lodging and registration.
 

Best regards,

 

Janice Tori, Executive Director

American Amateur Karate Federation
445 S. Figueroa Street
Suites 2600 & 2700
Los Angeles, California 90071
Telephone:  (888) 939-8882
Fax No.:  (888) 939-8555
E-Mail:  office@aakf.org


Sensei Smaby Seminar in Iowa

Sensei Smaby will conduct a seminar in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on April 30- May 1st.  As in past years, there will be a group of students from the St Paul dojo attending this event.  The seminar is open to all ranks.  Talk to Sensei Ertl if you are interested in attending.  For more information go to:
http://www.japankarateiowa.com/page5.html


Children's Tournament at the St. Paul dojo

The Children's karate tournament will be held at the St Paul dojo of Saturday, May 15th. This event is open to all kids ages 5 -14.  As in past years, there will be several other AAKF clubs invited to participate.  Information and registration can be found here:
http://midwestkarateassn.com/shiai2010.htm


Next Kyu Examination

The next kyu examination will be given by Sensei Fusaro on Tuesday, May 18th (7:30 pm).