Kyu exam Saturday, March 20, in Redwood City

[Jon Keeling]

For anyone interested in taking a kyu exam, the next one will take place on Saturday, March 20, at the JKA of Silicon Valley's main dojo in Redwood City. 

 

We will hold classes at our normal time (8-10am) but the focus will be more geared to basics, as opposed to our usual Saturday schedule of advanced kata and kumite, with the exam taking place toward the end of this class time.

 

www.jkasv.com

 

There is a small fee for the kyu exam. It is normally $20 (most places charge more for less; see below) for regular members.  Visitor fees for regular classes are normally $15 but for those from UCSC taking the exam it will be a total of just $25 this time.

If the color of your belt changes as a result of the exam, your new belt is included in the fee. There will be a short written exam, in addition to the relatively short physical exam. I will email the questions out later. In contrast to every other dojo I know of (and that is hundreds), specific feedback on your performance is provided via email following receipt of everyone's written exam answers. In addition, I videotape every exam and if you would like a copy, just provide me with a VHS tape to copy to. If anyone w/ ability & interest would like to borrow the miniDV tape to put onto DVD and/or distribute to everyone via the web/email, please let me know. I just don't have the time to do that myself but would be more than happy if somoene else wants to do it.

 

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

 

And as long as I have your attention, here are a couple events organized by "Shinkyu Shotokan," based in South San Francisco, to take place this summer:

 

SSK KARATE BEACH WORKOUT;

SUN. JULY 18TH 8:30AM- 4:30PM

NATURAL BRIDGES STATE PARK/BEACH, SANTA CRUZ

 

SSK INVITATIONAL KARATE TOURNAMENT;

10TH ANNUAL

SUNDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 10:00AM-5:00PM

TERRABAY GYMNASIUM, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO

 

Thank you,
Jon Keeling

JKA of Silicon Valley