Donna mentioned it at the end of Wed's class and here are the details from Jill.

It’s going to be the greatest Mt Vic Dojo fight night ever on 11 September (put in your diary - that’s Saturday 1 week from now)!

So far we have ELEVEN confirmed Kyokushin fights and all of them superb matches by rank, weight & talent. The format is 3 x 2min rounds so look forward to almost 2 hours of exciting action. There are currently TEN fighters from Mt Vic Dojo including those you know & love:

Sensei Chris Gower!
Sensei Paul Kleer!
Vijay Ranchhod
Donna Hicks
Steve Bassett
Moray Bevan (snr)
Sam Minns
Darren Manks
Rachel Ray
And Tim (Horse)

So far we’ve had two casualties – Greg’s out with a suspected fractured rib (thanks to Steve) and Haines now has his arm in plaster (the lengths some people will go to!) Well done guys for making the commitment – you’ll be all fired up for next time!

There are some big names in that list but their talent could well be matched by the fighters coming from as far away as Rawene in the far North! Some you might recognize – World Tournament fighters from Auckland, Lyndon Pehi, Eddie Te Ahu & the monster Warren Gabb with more international credentials than most NZ fighters combined (although he’s down to a piddly 138kg). Tall boy, Daniel Salek (ex NZ Champ & Brazil Cup rep from Honbu in Newtown), NZ Champ & Women’s World Tournament representative Rachel McLean from Hamilton and quiet achiever, 2007 World Tournament hopeful, Kevin Mayber from Kihikihi.

The fight of the night could well be the final match between the current king of the ring, Warren Gabb and three Champs of the past, Chris, Paul & Moray. Between them these three have held the lightweight, middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight NZ titles in years gone by. They’ll be pitting themselves against super-heavy Warren in age order, Paul taking the first round, Chris taking the second & Moray the third (Moray’s giving away almost 50kg’s to the big guy – that’s a whole Sue Trinh!)

The door price is $10 (can be avoided if you’re quick to volunteer for door duties) but well worth the coinage for the show we’re expecting.

ALSO – now seems like a good time to produce another Mt Vic Dojo t-shirt. We’ll go with a high quality navy blue v-neck t-shirt probably embroidered with the Mt Vic logo some of us have on the sleeve of our dogi’s. I estimate $35 for good quality, embroidered t’s so if you want one (and you’ll definitely want to be wearing one for the fight night), speak now as we can’t afford to carry stock right now! Also, since we’re getting embroidery done, if you want jackets or hoodies or anything else you can imagine, let me know & we’ll have them all done at the same time. You might also choose to have your own favourite shirt done – we just need to approve it as appropriate first. Cost will probably be about $10 for embroidery only.
Cheers. Tell your friends. Mark your diary. See you there.
Jill
PS. BBQ after – bring sizzlers!
Mt Victoria Kyokushin Karate Dojo Inc25 Home Street Mt Victoria WELLINGTONPO Box 9908 Te Aro WELLINGTONFree Phone: 0800 4 KARATEPhone: 64 4 3854715Fax: 04 4 3853815www.mvd.co.nz