Event Details

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1. Ladies Open taikai (all dan grades 18+)
2. Junior Open taikai, ages 14 to under 18 (all grades and all sexes, but must be under 18 years on the day, 12/12/2015)

3. British Open Championship (all dan grades and all sexes, 18 and over on the 12/12/15 )

So Ladies may enter the British Open as well as the Ladies taikai.  There will also be a short AGM (actually an EGM), to vote on budget and officers for 2016 as July AGM was not quorate.

The event will take place at Q3 Academy on the 12th December 2015

Wilderness Lane
Great Barr
West Midlands
B43 7SD

Competition Programme

Registration 9.30
Keiko at 10.00
Competition start at 11.00.

The Ladies event will commence at 10:00 followed by the juniors. The British Open Championship will take place after lunch at approximately 13:00.

Registration for BKA must be via the BKA electronic booking service (http://membership.kendo.org.uk/html/book_events.php) before 7th December so that the draw can be taken in good time. Entry fees are £10 for Ladies event and British Open and £5 for Juniors. Please add an option of Ladies or Open if you are entering 2 competitions.

Squad and squad potential members should be aware that this event takes place on a designated squad training day. Both BKA Squad Manager and Trainer will be in attendance and will critically appraise performance of all fighters on the day since they must select the squad in December.