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BWI Weekend Summary
By vshukla - 03-29-2012 05:26 PM
Originally Posted at: KenpoTalk
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It took me a few days to recover from the BWI last weekend, but here is my summary.
WOW! What a great weekend! I picked up Mr. LaBounty on Friday and we headed off to the Waterfront Hilton in Huntington Beach where many of our guests were staying. As soon as we walked in we saw Sean Kelly and Ranier Schulte in the lobby. While checking in, we saw Brian Duffy and his wife as well.
After checking in, I took a walk down to the patio and joined Tom Bleecker and Ranier having lunch. We were joined shortly by Bobby Lawrence and his wife. I then went up to my room to finish up some last minute issues. When I went down to get my car to head over the banquet hall, I saw Mike Pick, Gilbert Velez, Doreen DiRenzio, and Frank Trejo among others. To see that many great Kenpo leaders in that short a time period told me that the weekend was going to be a great one.
The banquet was spectacular. Major congratulations go to Barbara White for putting together a remarkable evening. The International Journey was released and people were lining up to get autographs. We setup a signing table and it was quite a sight to see all the honorees in one place. Check out this picture:
http://www.facebook.com/theinternationaljourney#!/photo.php?fbid=414555611895337&set=a.4110064989169 15.114164.370773716273527&type=1&theater
The banquet started with Barbara and Bob White welcoming everybody and thanking them for their service. After dinner was served, we heard a fascinating presentation by our keynote speaker Dr. Daniel Amen. Dr. Amen gave all of us a lot to think about while discussing how our actions affect our brain.
After Dr. Amen, Master Ken and his Enter the Dojo crew had the crowd laughing out loud as they presented the devastating power of Ameri-Do-Te. Master Ken finished his presentation by reminding us the purpose of the BWI weekend, to raise funds for the RFKC. That segued perfectly into the live auction. The highlight of the auction was the uniform donated by Rich hale that had signatures of 80 of the top Kenpoists in the world. The winning bid was $3,100 and will help send 6 more kids to camp.
http://pacifickenpo.com/Ohana-Press/2012/March-25-2012.html
The banquet finished with more reunions, stories and autographs.
The next day the tournament kicked off at 9 AM. We had close to 300 competitors and thanks to all the volunteers, everything ran smooth. After forms competition, we took a quick break for intermission. We presented the Steve Hearring Award then we had a demo by Paul Dye and his team. It was quite a treat to hear all the kids and the rest of the audience react to Mr. Dye and team
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By vshukla - 03-29-2012 05:26 PM
Originally Posted at: KenpoTalk
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It took me a few days to recover from the BWI last weekend, but here is my summary.
WOW! What a great weekend! I picked up Mr. LaBounty on Friday and we headed off to the Waterfront Hilton in Huntington Beach where many of our guests were staying. As soon as we walked in we saw Sean Kelly and Ranier Schulte in the lobby. While checking in, we saw Brian Duffy and his wife as well.
After checking in, I took a walk down to the patio and joined Tom Bleecker and Ranier having lunch. We were joined shortly by Bobby Lawrence and his wife. I then went up to my room to finish up some last minute issues. When I went down to get my car to head over the banquet hall, I saw Mike Pick, Gilbert Velez, Doreen DiRenzio, and Frank Trejo among others. To see that many great Kenpo leaders in that short a time period told me that the weekend was going to be a great one.
The banquet was spectacular. Major congratulations go to Barbara White for putting together a remarkable evening. The International Journey was released and people were lining up to get autographs. We setup a signing table and it was quite a sight to see all the honorees in one place. Check out this picture:
http://www.facebook.com/theinternationaljourney#!/photo.php?fbid=414555611895337&set=a.4110064989169 15.114164.370773716273527&type=1&theater
The banquet started with Barbara and Bob White welcoming everybody and thanking them for their service. After dinner was served, we heard a fascinating presentation by our keynote speaker Dr. Daniel Amen. Dr. Amen gave all of us a lot to think about while discussing how our actions affect our brain.
After Dr. Amen, Master Ken and his Enter the Dojo crew had the crowd laughing out loud as they presented the devastating power of Ameri-Do-Te. Master Ken finished his presentation by reminding us the purpose of the BWI weekend, to raise funds for the RFKC. That segued perfectly into the live auction. The highlight of the auction was the uniform donated by Rich hale that had signatures of 80 of the top Kenpoists in the world. The winning bid was $3,100 and will help send 6 more kids to camp.
http://pacifickenpo.com/Ohana-Press/2012/March-25-2012.html
The banquet finished with more reunions, stories and autographs.
The next day the tournament kicked off at 9 AM. We had close to 300 competitors and thanks to all the volunteers, everything ran smooth. After forms competition, we took a quick break for intermission. We presented the Steve Hearring Award then we had a demo by Paul Dye and his team. It was quite a treat to hear all the kids and the rest of the audience react to Mr. Dye and team
Read More...
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