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03. September 20202 min read

Sep­tem­ber at the Shinzen Dojo

Dear Shinzen Dojo members,

ich hoffe, dass ihr gut und gesund in den September gestartet seid. Das Karaet Training im Shinzen Dojo findet für Kinder, Jugendliche und Erwachsene in den Dojos in Berlin-Kreuzberg sowie Steglitz wieder regelmäßig statt und wie ihr merkt auch bestens besucht.

Even in this difficult time of the pandemic, I would like to keep you active with Kyokushin Karate especially to keep you moving, let your minds switch off, and keep you and your children fit and healthy. What to expect in this news:

  1. Announcement of the examination for children and adults
  2. Information about the examination
  3. Registration
  4. Further information about karate training at the Shinzen Dojo
  5. Appendix for the examination

1. Announce­ment of the exami­na­tion for child­ren and adults

This month we are finally making up for this year's Kyu-examinations for children, teenagers and adults.

On Saturday, 26.09.2020, the examination will take place from 9:00 to 11:30 the examination for your children at TSZ Phönix e.V. and on Sunday, 27.09.2020, for adults at Puls Yoga Berlin from 9:30 to 12:00 statt.

- Regular training will not take place this Saturday for your children who are not participating in the examination!

2. Infor­ma­tion about the exami­na­tion

The examination is freiwillig in the Shinzen Dojo and depends on the following prerequisites:

  • Your children or you must have regularly participated in karate training
  • Your child participate in the examination voluntarily. freiwillig participate in the examination. Before the examination, I will ask your children again verbally, as I do not want parents to force their children to take their examination if they do not yet feel ready
  • Die Techniken und Katas (Formen) der Examination regulations müssen für den entsprechenden Gürtel am Prüfungstag vorgezeigt werden
  • The examination regulations are here in the appendix as a PDF and are used by the examinee
  • Examination fee must be vor paid before the examination!

Videos of the Katas (forms) here on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uoxpE8KO4hGL-yItVgq6w

3. Regis­tra­ti­ons

Zur Grading registration über diesen Link ausfüllen und absenden: https://www.shinzen-dojo.de/pruefungsanmeldung

Information on registration

  • Registration deadline is 21.09.2020
  • The examination fee (see appendix) must be transferred immediately after registration and no cash payments will be accepted.

4. Further infor­ma­tion about karate trai­ning at the Shinzen Dojo

  • Training outside of the examination period takes place regularly for children, teenagers and adults.
  • The time on Saturday for children and teenagers I am increasing back to 60 minutes, please ensure that your children preferably change at home after training, as it otherwise gets too full in the waiting room.
  • The hygiene rules of the Berlin Senate can be read in the source directory below

Furthermore, the current hygiene measures of TSV Phönix e.V. apply, that parents must wait for their children in the courtyard or on Bergstraße and not in the waiting area.

and at Puls Yoga Berlin, where we must already appear in our karate gi. Please let us continue to implement these joint measures so that we can keep our karate lessons going.

A big "arigato goizamashita" (engl.: thank you very much) at this point!

Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.

OSU

Your Sempai Son Le Shinzen Dojo IKO World Zen-Kyokushin

Appendix for the examination

Source for the Berlin Senate: https://www.berlin.de/sen/gpg/service/presse/2020/pressemitteilung.983753.php

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