British Kendo Association

A message from Hugh Carroll at Minato Kawa Dojo:

Hi Everyone,

I will be performing a minimum of 500 Seitei and Koryu Iai kata at Minato Kawa dojo on Saturday 24^th July 2010.   Why (this madness) you may well ask?

It is to support the Christopher Boakes Fund.  A  work colleague’s son suffers from restrictive cardiomopathy and she needs to fund a life saving operation for him in the USA.   This combined heart and liver transplant operation cannot be performed in the UK .   While other work colleagues are carrying out the more usual run of the mill fundraising activities to support the fund, I wanted to do something a bit more unique.

I believe that we have here a golden opportunity to demonstrate the power of the life-giving sword.   It is also an opportunity for positive publicity towards Japanese swords, our martial art and the BKA generally.

I hope that Dojo Leaders of the MJER and their dojo members, including their friends and family, will support my efforts with sponsorship and donations , to this most worthy cause.  On the day I will be supported and encouraged by other members of Minato Dojo, who have volunteered to keep the count for me !

Please pass this e-mail on to other BKA members, as we need all the support that can be mustered.

Hugh Carroll
Minato Kawa Dojo

Hugh can be contacted at daikonkirisama@blueyonder.co.uk

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