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Shintaido North East is excited to announce dates and locations for our Kangeiko 2020.
We will hold our Kangeiko from the morning of Saturday March 14 – noon Sunday March 15.
We will stay at the beautiful Hartman’s Herb Farm, a cozy B&B in Barre, MA.
And our 3 keikos will be at the Petersham Town Hall, a short drive away.
Details and prices will be forthcoming soon. Please contact Matt Shorten at 978-503-8225 or mattshorten@yahoo.com soon about attending Kangeiko, so we’ll know how many rooms to reserve.
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Our February Regional Keiko will be from 10:00 AM – 12 noon on Saturday, February 15 at:
Petersham Town Hall
Rte 32. (Main Street)
Petersham, MA
The hall is on the town common. Rte. 32 can be accessed from Rte. 2 or 122.
Please contact Matt Shorten at 978-503-8225 or mattshorten@yahoo.com if you have any questions.
You can see this event and other events on the events page.
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Pacific Shintaido is hosting Ito Sensei for two workshops on the weekend of February 8-9.
Saturday, February 8: ADVANCED WORKSHOP — Open to practitioners Graduate/Shodan level and above
Morning keiko: 8 – 10 a.m.
Brunch at a restaurant TBD in San Rafael
Afternoon keiko: 1 – 3 p.m.
Sunday, February 9: OPEN-HAND SHINTAIDO WORKSHOP – Open to practitioners of all levels
Morning keiko: 8 – 10 a.m.
Potluck brunch immediately after keiko
Post-brunch: An autobiographical talk by H. F. Ito
Fees:
$175 for both days. You can pay in advance via PayPal HERE
$60 for Sunday only (or individual keiko). Pay at the keiko.
Please let us know if you are coming.
Pacific Shintaido board: Cheryl Williams, cwilliams1218@aol.com; Derk Richardson, derkrichardson@att.net, or Shin Aoki, shinaoki@aol.com
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Beginning Tuesday at 7pm, Master Instructor H. F. Ito will be teaching a four-week series of classes about the Taimyo kata.
Ito Sensei will not be in San Francisco Bay Area this summer, so plan to attend this winter series.
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The SOA board of
directors is pleased to announce that Shintaido of America has received an
anonymous donation in the memory of Joe Zawielski, General Instructor of
Shintaido. This donation is specific in supporting SOA members who are
Graduate/Shodan and above in attending international events to further their
knowledge of Shintaido and teaching of Shintaido. This generous donation will
total $5000 over these next five years from 2019 to 2023.
Japan 2020 will be the
first international that is available through this memorial scholarship fund to
provide scholarships. There will be 4 scholarships giving $500 for each
selected individual.
SOA members who are Graduate/Shodan and above can apply and applications will be available 1 January 2020. Selections will be made by the SOA Board of Directors. Should SOA Board members apply, these individuals will not be eligible to make the selections. The results will be announced by 30 June 2020. This is intended to allow enough time for the selected individuals to complete their plans to attend the November 2020 international event.
The application will request the individual to summarize their Shintaido activities and then state how attending the international in 2020 will enhance their teaching of Shintaido. One expectation is for the selected individuals to share a written report, or a video/photo report on sharing their learning from the international 2020.
The SOA Board is grateful to our benefactor and is excited to offer this scholarship for 2020! Future plans are for 6 scholarships to be available for 2024.
Questions?
Contact Connie Borden, SOA President at bordensheets@aol.com
Thinking
about donating to SOA to add to the donations in memory of Joe Z. or for
establishing other memorial funds? Contact Connie at bordensheets@aol.com
