I need your help

Hey all!
To all juniors, seniors and my seniors. I need your help to improve on our blog on cca.sg. After going through a meeting, I realise we really need the blog to be really good. I want the blog to capture other people's attention too. Not just those that are interested in martial arts and the arts we are learning. And so I thought of posting more than just stuff that has got to do with our CCA. Maybe words of wisdom from time to time? I really need your help for this, you can email me your thoughts and ideas. Ask me for it on Saturday or ask around the seniors for my email. I am not going to post my email here because this blog is public. I hope to recieve your co-operation. Let's work hard to make our site the best!

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Another week gone

Hello people! That is right, another week is gone and new stuff come up.

For those who does not know, our dear Ex-Taicho Du Yun Teng is going for NS on 6th August I think. Isn't that a Saturday? So if anyone got anything to say to him, you can always post it on the tag board or just tell me! I will post it here. Though I believe you will still see him on Saturday, maybe not for the first two or three weeks. Anyway, on behalf of the club, we wish you all the best for NS Yun Teng senpai!

Secondly, congrats to all those that have recieved their belts! Whee~~ blue colour is so nice~. For those absent last week, I believe your belt is left in the cupboard in martial arts hall. You can ask Noor or Felix, our Quarter masters to get it for you this coming week.

Lastly, let's give our thanks to the five musketeers for using their own money to buy a cake to show appreciation on behalf of all of us to our seniors that have been teaching us as well as the Sensei-s and of course our Masters. Another reason is also because our Ex-Taicho is going for NS. ^^
Side note: To the seniors of my batch, currently newly recieved blue belts, you can pay them back for the cake. I believe two dollars is enough. Ask them to be sure. ><

Some of you may have already noticed it, some may not. To those that does not know, I shall tell you an interesting fact...our Zack Sensei...hates chocolates! *all go -gasp-* I know right! How can anyone not like chocolate! LOL! It is just that he has an enhanced sense of smell which enables him to smell chocolates and he does not like the smell and so the smell prevents him from eating chocolates! He can even smell one small Ferrero Rocher from like two or three feets away. Cool huh? Sadly it stops him from eating chocolates. So if anyone wanna buy anything for him, do not buy chocolates! ^^

Our Sensei is giving the *gasp* ><

The tip of the blade is the most sharpest.

Know your Alumni!

Harrow people!

This shall be the special edition to the 'Know your seniors' series. XD And please please please don't make me create another edition called 'Know your senseis', I don't want to die by the senseis' hands. :x (I don't want to die by the alumni's hands either, posting this is risky XD)

First up!
Name: Nurulain Binte Ramli
Description: She is very scary at times, but overall she is a caring senior. ^^ She's always concern about the club's welfare and she's like our club's very own counsellor so if you do have any problems you can always approach her, I believe she'll help you by giving you some advice. The club's 'Discipline Enforcer' (she emphasises it more than sensei :x).

Next would be...
Name: Muhammad Radzif Bin Mohd Nasri
Description: He was once the president of the club (before Yun Teng) and one of the remaining members of the original founders of the club. He was the one who changed the club's name to SP Kenjutsu club (it was previously known as SP Chanbara). Like senior Ain, he's also always concern about the club's welfare. On a side note, if you plan on faking any injuries, don't bother. He's a medic. -.-

Finally....
Name: Valerie Chng Jia Yu (right)
Description: For the juniors, all of you will not know her because none of you have seen her before. She is currently studying in Australia so she will only appear when she's having school holidays. She's from the same batch as senior Radz and if you guys (namely the juniors) wonder why I always say ladies first for attendance taking, I kind of learn it from her. XD She's cheery and bubbly! :D


For Yun Teng's description, please refer to Part 4 of 'Know your seniors'.

All these alumni really put in a lot of hard work and effort to get the club to where it is today (hats off to them). For more stories, kindly approach the alumni. I believe they won't mind. XD

Sincerely
Tan Yu Fang
SP Kenjutsu
Social & Welfare

Announcements

Hi again, this is a reminder to remind the seniors that this week's training requires a bokken so bring it. PT starts this week , 2pm. Meet in foodcourt 5. Do join us if you are free. And bring along your running shoes just in case (I'll check with the PT IC ASAP).

Sincerely
Tan Yu Fang
Social & Welfare

Know your seniors! Part 5 (last post):

Hi hi!
This will be the last post for 'Know your seniors!'. Don't be sad, don't cry. I did TRY and find photos that are not unglam so don't complain green belts. :D After finishing this section, my laptop have all your individual shots and I've been feeling like a stalker, having to dig out photos of you on facebook and crop it if necessary. :/

Let's start with....
Name: Loh Jin
Description: One of the quiet guys. Like what I always say about sparring with tall people, beware of their long limbs. The distance he moves back is very large. The moving back of 'strike and move back' is quite good and happens immediately after the strike. The strike itself could be a bit faster though.
Stats:
Offense: 6.5
Defense: 7.0
Overall: 6.7

Up next is...
Name: Inez Kwek
Description: She dosen't interact with the guys a lot so if your feeling sociable please please please do try to make friends with her and talk to her more. She needs to work on her ki ai.
Stats:
Offense: 6.6
Defense: 6.9
Overall: 6.8


After her is.....
Name: Chow Sing
Description: He's the vice-president of the club, the same batch as Kith taichou. He uses WAY too much strength (wayyyyyy too much). The way he swings a bokken looks dangerous (so stay clear!). He leaves the rest of his body wide open after every swing and likes to give unrelated speeches/jokes at the spur of the moment.
Stats:
Offense: 7.3
Defense: 8.4
Overall: 7.9

Coming up we have....
Name: Ong Zhi Loong
Description: He holds the same position in the committee as me, Social & Welfare. Known by some of us as Bulldrome (Monster Hunter) or Fishball of Evil or a more recent one would be Maxx. He uses a lot of force/strength. Occasionally stays back after class to spar. Can afford to take bigger steps back during sparring.
Stats:
Offense: 7.0
Defense: 7.4
Overall: 7.2

Next...
Name: Tan Boon Sheng
Description: Our Ex-PT incharge. He's gi have 2 red strips along the shoulders (odd one out XD). His ki ai is one of the loudest for our batch (still lose to sensei though). He uses a little too much strength at times and usually stays back after class to spar around (when he actually did attend training).
Stats:
Offense: 7.2
Defense: 7.2
Overall: 7.2

Last of the last on the list but not least...
Name: Rachel Chieh
Description: Our one and only left handed female! Her denfense and offense is pretty balanced even though the stats doesn't say so (ROUGH guide ok XD) and her ki ai could be louder.
Stats:
Offense: 6.5
Defense: 7.2
Overall: 6.8

That's it! This concludes the 'Know your seniors' section. I would like to thank all of you for reading whatever I put up this past few weeks, I know my english isn't exactly fantastic. I appreciate all the feedbacks and help I've been receiving so a BIG THANK YOU to all those who helped me out. -bows- I know its kind of sad. -sniffs- Oh, on a side note, juniors do approach the seniors, interact with us more. Who knows, we might give you some useful tips. And seniors, do interact more with the juniors. ^_^ Last but not least, inform me if you are skipping training, it makes my job easier. XD

Sincerely
Tan Yu Fang
Social & Welfare

Know your seniors! Part 4.

Once again, hello everybody! Pardon me if I make any silly mistakes for this week's blog post, not in my best state. ^^ Any announcements would be made in a separate blog post from now on. Also, I would like to emphasise that the stats here are a ROUGH guide.

I shall start with...
Name: Du Yun teng
Description: He's our dearest ex-president. Humble, flexible and calm. Beware of his attacks during sparring, he's good at faking his strikes. Observant and well-paced in sparring. He's the only one from his batch, which might explain why he's pretty good.
Stats:
Offense: 8.0
Defense: 8.4
Overall: 8.2

Next would be....
Name: Au Yun Sheng
Description: The other Project Coordinator of the club (the first one was mentioned in Part 2). Some of us like to call him Po, the Dragon Warrior (Kung Fu Panda). When you put him and Ezan (refer to part 1) together, they will do childish things to/with each other. His offense and defense is pretty much balanced and he's good at blocking.
Stats:
Offense: 7.1
Defense: 7.0
Overall: 7.1

Coming up....
Name: Andy Yeo Chia Guan
Description: Known as the Son of Poseidon (water heals his wounds). Probably the most innocent guy I ever met (I will not elaborate further on that). He likes to come up with new moves for sparring, making it hard to predict what moves he will use on you next. Very observant. Tends to have a blur/surprised look on his face.
Stats:
Offense: 7.3
Defense: 7.1
Overall: 7.2

Next up...
Name: Tan Jun Liang
Description: Another quiet and unassuming guy, he rarely gives his opinions on issues. Should interact more with the rest of the club. He's calm and not very naturally aggresive. Part of the design team.
Stats:
Offense: 6.5
Defense: 6.9
Overall: 6.7

Lastly we have....
Name: Tan Yu Fang (that would be me ^^/)
Description(this part is written by someone else ok!): Her nickname is Fishcube. She's 1 of the 2 holding the position Social & Welfare. She's incharge of taking the attendance and spamming emails regarding announcements from the club. One of the most friendly seniors, but tends to get bullied easily by others. Likes to talk to people and socialise, even to strangers. One of her weak points in sparring is her reaction speed.
Stats:
Offense: 6.8
Denfense: 7.1
Overall: 6.9

That's all for this week. All the best for your MST everyone! ^^

Sincerely
Tan Yu Fang
Social & Welfare

Know your seniors! Part 3.

Soory about the late update. >_< First of all, I would like to thank Kith, Fei Fan and Yun Sheng for organising the camp. Hope those of you who attended the camp enjoyed yourself. There will be some changes made to the weekly posts of "Know you seniors!" (starting from this week's post). Only the scores for offense, defense and the overall would be listed out from now on.

Let's start with....

Name: Brad Yong Chao Qin
Description: He's the club's tresurer. Another quiet guy that's able to totally fade into the background. His defense is the best among all of us so landing a strike on him is hard. His accuracy is also the highest, probably due to the precise cuts.
Stats:
Offense: 8.2
Defense: 8.7
Overall: 8.5

Next up....
Name: Hshieh Yih Yang
Description: He is part of the design team. I realize he's pretty good with weapons like yari (spear) and naginata (pole arm). He likes to 'twirl' the tip of his choken during sparring to either distract or annoy his opponent so that his opponent would make the first move. And psst....there's a blackmail photo of him on facebook, it is on the club's group. (You did not just see that.)
Stats:
Offense: 7.4
Defense: 7.3
Overall: 7.3

Coming up...

Name: Tan Ying Zhi
Description: Our dear secretary. Her nickname is Shadow and she has shadow army. Ranked 1st among the females. She's also learning Aikido at the moment. She gives off a scary aura during sparring if you agitate her.
Stats:
Offense: 7.0
Defense: 7.6
Overall: 7.3

Following behind is....
Name: Sato Kenji
Description: He's always late for training (do NOT learn from him). One of the giants in the club so beware of his long limbs. His strength is the highest in the club, getting hit by him is not pleasant at all. I usually stay away from him during sparring and ashi warm up. :X Even though he has strength, his moves are more or less predictable.

Stats:
Offense: 7.8
Defense: 7.4
Overall: 7.6

Last one up is...
Name: Tan Hiok Ann
Description: Part of the design team. He is the one who designed our club tee. His helmet is half black and half white (used to be red) so it is not difficult to tell him apart from others during sparring or war game. Have lots of witty comments. God of Fire, Apollo.

Stats:
Offense: 7.0
Defense: 7.5
Overall: 7.3

That's all for this week. Seniors remember to pay your Grading and monthly training fees.

P.S. Do join our group Singapore Polytechnic Kenjutsu Club on facebook.

Sincerely
Tan Yu Fang
SP Kenjutsu
Social & Welfare