Although our tournament Grand Championship Home at the Plymouth Sports Dome was blown down during the January snow storm, Fred Channel was able to help me secure the Hanover South Shore Vocational Technical High School. The school hosted Fred's event and everything went smoothly, so I expect we will have an equally well run Grand Championship on April 30th.
 

3rd Annual
New England Junior Uechi-ryu Karate Championship Series
Presents
The
11th Annual

Uechi-ryu Karate World Championships

April 30, 2005
South Shore Vocational
Technical High School
476 Webster Street
Hanover, Ma 02339

Sanctioned by:
The International Uechi-Ryu Karate Federation (IUKF)

Registration begins at 8:00 AM
First divisions start at 9:00 AM SHARP!

All competitors will receive an award for participation.

Medals & Winners Points will be awarded to those who finish 1st thru 4th

96 Total Divisions
for Kata, Prearranged Kumite, Point Fighting, Weapons and
a Demonstration Division for team entries

16 Separate divisions for Junior Black Belt

We will be using IUKF rules.

We also plan to make this series as affordable as possible by keeping the registration and spectator fees very reasonable. The same fees will apply for each and every tournament in the series.

We hope to make this Series a worthwhile and memorable event for all who partake, spectators included. Staff will be on hand throughout the event to answer any questions and to keep things moving along.

We look forward to seeing you on April 30, 2005!


For questions or if your dojo needs application forms, please email or call
George Mattson

Tournament Promoter
Uechi-ryu World Championship

 

Last year's Junior SummerFest was a big success. This year we will be hosting 100 children of all ranks at the Maritime Academy. If your dojo knows of some deserving kids who would benefit from the program but cannot afford to attend, please contact Brian Finnerty(FIA1958@aol.com) And. . . if you would like to help raise money for this scholarship fund, talk to Brian.

The senior instructors of IUKF has voted to honor sensei Al Wharton to be tested for the rank of Hachidan (8th degree Black Belt) at this year's SummerFest.

No more than one candidate a year gets the nod for this most important rank. The rank is all the more important because the testing is done in front of the candidate's peers, family and friends.

Dr. Paul Giella moderates this memorable and moving celebration. All in attendance agree that the Master's testing is the highlight of the weekend.
 

Master's test

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2005
Where: Mass Maritime Auditoriu
Time: 7-8PM

Be sure to start preparing for this year's SummerFest. Every year, following our program, I get lots of calls and e-mail from people who are so disappointed that they didn't attend. Generally the reasons for missing boil down to not planning ahead. Sure, many will be able to come "last minute", but most of us need to plan vacations, save up the funds necessary for this vacation and most important, commit to attending. This year we have a payment plan where you can send in a small amount every month so you won't be faced with that "last minute" crisis. You know you want to be there; on the beach, under the tent, at the demonstrations and parties. All it takes is a wee bit of planning ahead and committment!