Events & News Bujinkan Ninjutsu Club at UT Orientation Meeting and Training On Monday August 27th 7:30 pm the Bujinkan Ninjutsu Club at the University of Texas will be holding an orientation meeting. we will be discussing, training materials, structure and location. Starting Tuesday, August 28th from 7:30 to 9:30 we will start holding regular training. The location will be announced soon. Information can be found at: www.roundrockbujinkan.com/utexas and http://utdirect.utexas.edu/dsorg/detail.wb?code=04053 We have a Yahoogroup at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/utbujinkan, a LiveJournal Group at http://community.livejournal.com/ut_bujinkan/profile and a group on Facebook.com (I add the link as soon as I get it.) If you need additional information, please contact John Hidalgo at instructor@roundrockbujinkan.com or call (512) 656-2836. Round Rock Bujinkan Dōjō 9th Kyu Material Seminar, Saturday, September 22nd, 2007, 1:00 to 3:00 PM Overview: We will be going over the material for 9th kyu which is the first rank in the Bujinkan Dojo system. We will be covering ukemi (rolling and ground hitting), kamae (postures), te hodoki (hand escapes), tai hodoki (body escapes) and other material. A full outline is below. Please note that the material is subject to change without notice. After this seminar, everyone is invited to attend the Austin Area Bujinkan Training Get Together. This is open to all Bujinkan Members in good standing and those who are interested in Bujinkan training. After that event we will likely go to Origami Japanese Restaurant (www.origamisushitx.com) for dinner. Instructor: John Hidalgo has been training in the Bujinkan Dojo System since the mid-1980's. He holds a Godan (5th Degree Black Belt) and Shidoshi teacher's license in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. In addition to Budo Taijutsu, he is has studied Judo and Aikido through Round Rock Martial Arts, and runs the Texas Shinto Study Group. Mr. Hidalgo has a certificate in Rape Crisis Intervention from Fayetteville Technical Community College in North Carolina and received additional rape crisis intervention training through the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault. Mr. Hidalgo recently returned from his second training trip to Japan where he attended classes taught by Hatsumi-soke and some of the Japanese shihan (upper level instructors). Date: Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 Time: 1:00 to 3:00 PM Attire: Standard Bujinkan Uniform (gi, tabi, obi) or loose, comfortable clothing. Fee: $15 Location: (Note: We had hoped to do this at UT but the logistics were not in our favor for this one. Hopefully, we will be able to hold the next training get together someplace more centrally located.) Acrotex Gymnastics in Round Rock 708 Round Rock West Drive Round Rock, TX 78681 (512) 244-5437 www.acrotex.com Austin Area Bujinkan Quarterly Training Get Together September 22nd, 2007 3:00 to 5:00 PM Overview: Austin Area Bujinkan Training Get Together is open to all Bujinkan Members in good standing and those who are interested in Bujinkan training. Anyone who is shodan or above is invited to teach. We will train for about two hours and will likely go to Origami Japanese Restaurant (www.origamisushitx.com) for dinner afterwards. Instructors: This is a tentative instructor list and is subject to change without notice. Michael Almon - Shodan, Mizukagami Dojo (www.mizukagami.com) Rob Boger - Yondan, Mizukagami Dojo (www.mizukagami.com) John Hidalgo - Godan, Round Rock Bujinkan Dojo (www.roundrockbujinkan.com) Date: Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 Time: 3:00 to 5:00 PM Attire: Standard Bujinkan Uniform (gi, tabi, obi) or loose, comfortable clothing. Fee: Free, $5 suggested donation for mat fee Location: (Note: We had hoped to do this at UT but the logistics were not in our favor for this one. Hopefully, we will be able to hold the next training get together someplace more centrally located.) Acrotex Gymnastics in Round Rock 708 Round Rock West Drive Round Rock, TX 78681 (512) 244-5437 www.acrotex.com