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Beckmeisterrr
17th November 2004, 03:37 PM
Hey, was wondering how many out there would be at the nationals in Sorrento, WA next year? Looking forward to meeting all of you! Apparently there'll be Kendo training on most of the evenings as well.
Stephen
18th November 2004, 01:24 PM
I'll be there:) ....I'll just be watching the iaido but will certainly be at all the kendo practices
Beckmeisterrr
18th November 2004, 02:52 PM
Oh! Hey, you're from Perth. Are you training at UWA, Murdoch or Budokan? I'll be watching the Kendo but I think I'll be with Shooji Sensei most evenings - learning the Fan Dance!
Stephen
18th November 2004, 03:12 PM
Oh! Hey, you're from Perth. Are you training at UWA, Murdoch or Budokan? I'll be watching the Kendo but I think I'll be with Shooji Sensei most evenings - learning the Fan Dance!Yep, I'm from perth (makes it an easy trip to sorrento):) , just training over at Murdoch, although i occasionaly visit budokan and uwa....Fan dance sounds interesting (maybe not for me though)....Hopefully I will have rearranged my schedule soon so i can start pricticing iai....then might be able to learn somthing from watching nationals.

I might see you at Budokan one of these days:)
Beckmeisterrr
19th November 2004, 01:14 PM
Oh yes! Come by Budokan, they are a nice bunch. Have you met Tony Beston? He's the Kendo person in charge of the adminstration side of things. If you're not doing anything on sunday morning, come by the dojo. It's usually a very small group on Sundays, so you should be quite comfortable. We start Iaido at 8am and it goes on until 9:30am. The cafe next door is open, so we can have coffee and a bit of a chat after Iai. Or you can try some kendo with the budokan people.

Come by if you can, the invitation is open. Easy to find me, just look for the chinese chick.
Stephen
19th November 2004, 04:19 PM
Thanks for the invite, I just might have to check it out (it's about time i stoped procrastinating about starting iai :) )..we've got a kendo comp in a couple of weeks, so it could be a good chance to train with the girls and guys at budokan (Jeff has been really good to me in the past, always offering very timley advice)..

Btw, If you start kendo at any stage you'll have to come visit us at Murdoch (we're just in the gym), Wed nights from 730 and sat mornings from 9:) ... its always good to have new faces to train with