2008 Annual Seminar
Our 2008 annual seminar took place today at John Smeaton Sports Centre and a great day it was! Over 60 students and instructors took part and I'm sure we'd all like to give a special thanks to our guest instructors, Soke George Ross, 10th dan, Soke Dave Kacperski, 10th dan and Sensei Derek Ross, 5th dan. They all demonstrated some great techniques that I'm sure will only improve student and instructors ju jitsu.....and YES the pain was worth it!!
A big club thanks to Sensei Patrick whos organisation resulted in a flawless event I'm sure Lisa, Ethan and Evie took pity on him and he had an well earned early night! Also many thanks to Lisa and Siobhan for their help on the day....
Thanks also to all the parents who came along and supported the event; I'm sure you'll all agree that the students did really well on the day, their demonstrations were fantastic and their behavior was also great!
A message from Sokes George Ross and Dave Kacperski
"We attend many events throughout the world, but rarely do we see such
professionalism and dedication as what we witnessed at your event"
Furthermore, they commented on the high technical ability from all within our teaching group.
Finally, a special message from Sensei Patrick
"Our annual seminar and awards ceremony proved to be a major success. I have been inundated with
kind comments from your parents and friends who attended on the day. Furthermore, Soke David and
Soke George were overwhelmed with your technical ability and how well you performed your moves on the day.
They visit many clubs and they commented that ours is ‘a cut above the rest’. This is down to yourselves and
your instructors, and the continued hard work and effort that you all put into your weekly training.
Congratulations to all who won an award. Let’s now continue our efforts so that next year, we can be even
better, and who knows? Maybe your name will be on one of the awards in 2009.
Thanks to Sensei Andy, there is a lot of video footage and photographs – maybe you’re on one of them.
Also, I would like to hear your comments, so please leave a message in our guestbook.
It was a proud day for all involved in our seminar and I look forward to the future,
and the continuation of training with yourselves."
Congratulations to the following students who received awards:
Sam Broom - Best attendance for Ricall
Daniel Cowley - Best attendance (Junior) John Smeaton
Leane Farrell - Student of the year (Senior) John Smeaton
Ciaran Harper - Student of the year (Junior) John Smeaton
Andrew Jackson - Best attendance (Senior) John Smeaton
Hayley Marshall - Best attendance (Junior) Kippax
Daniel Neal - Student if the year (Junior) Kippax
Jack Hanslope - Student of the year (Junior) Ricall
Also a massive congratulations to Sensei Stacy who was awarded her 4th dan by Soke George Ross, 10th dan
On this page are links to some fantastic pictures and videos of the seminar.
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