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Written by Stephen Young
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In conjunction with the new member management system, the AOKA will be offering a premium membership package that will be a small monthly fee. The members enrolled in this program will have access to scheduled video broadcasts of taped seminars and workshops for free or for very minimal charges. A schedule of broadcasts for each month will be available on the new member site beginning later this year. Premium members will be given access to view the broadcasts via the internet. This will allow many members located in remote locations to experience the training activities that go on throughout the world. It will also give participants that attended the live event an opportunity to review materials that are often forgotten. Additionally, we are going to be archiving very short clips of specific training techniques, drills, bunkai, tournament performances, etc. that will be available on demand for premium members. Building the archive for this project will take time and we will be asking for video clips from all Isshinryu practitioners in the near future. Over time, we hope to establish a categorized database of informational training tips for all levels of practitioners. More information will follow on the video clip needs. |
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Written by Stephen Young
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The AOKA recently acquired a new system to help keep member information up to date. It will also be a focal point of what is going on in Isshinryu Karate. The system allows members to update their personal information by logging on to the system and will allow a much better information flow about what is going on in the AOKA and in Isshinryu Karate. Blogs, member directories, forums, event registration and much more will soon be part of the new system. To gain access: 1. Go to aoka.memberlodge.org 2. Use your email address that is on file with the AOKA for your user name 3. Request a password reset. You should then be able to log in and take advantage of the system. If you have any problems logging in please contact me at
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. In order to be on the new system and take advantage of the many new features, you must have a unique email address. Many members have not supplied an email address and their information was not loaded. They will need to register from scratch with a unique email address (in other words three members of the same family or dojo cannot share an email address.) Email accounts are free at Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail and many other places should you need to acquire an address. |
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Written by AOKA Executive Board
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The AOKA Board of Directors voted 4 to 1 in favor of cancelling the 2009 AOKA World Championships due to the current economic crisis. While this is disappointing to many, the board felt that it was unfair to ask members to spend the money necessary to participate in, and travel to, the event for this year. We plan to continue with the event next year provided the economy has not further deteriorated. I'd like to thank Terry Creamer and Jill Bingham for the work they did in securing a facility for the event. St. Louis would have been a great location for us to meet! Alternate regional events that are more cost effective are being planned and will hopefully be published shortly. Master Steve Young Chairman & CEO American Okinawan Karate Association |
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