Hey everyone, some of you may have noticed the website has been down for about a week. This is due to our forums being hacked and the RSO IT guys disabling the website for those security reasons. Because of this, and the fact that no one but spam bots used the forums anyway, the forums have been permanently disabled.

In other news, a quick link to the mailing list has been added to the side bar because people couldn’t find it before and that’s all they used this site for anyway.

Don’t forget about our annual camping trip either. Here is what you need to know-

Camping Trip signups
Cleanup signups
Rules
Directions

It’s a new school quarter, which means it’s time for another awesome quarter of the Bubble Tea Club Kendo Club to start. If you are looking to start Kendo, please remember we only accept beginners in the first two weeks of the quarter otherwise you’re too far behind to keep up with the curriculum. More information can be found in the FAQ. If you are a returning member, pay your damn dues and stretch up real good before you start because we know you’ve been too busy sitting around playing Mass Effect to actually exercise.

Also, congratulations to the Harvard team, who brought back a fancy drinking cup 1st place trophy!

The deadline for the 2012 PNKF/AUSKF membership is coming up soon! The membership is not mandatory, but you won’t be eligible to participate in tournaments (excluding our annual UW tournament which you must attend), apply for shinsa, or practice at neighboring dojo without doing so. For those of you who are already members, you still need sign up anyways to renew your membership for this year.

Applying is easy! Simply take the following steps:

1. Fill out the spreadsheet.
2. Print out the application and bring it to us before or after practice. Make sure you fill out both pages.
3. Bring the fee of $70 to Eric or Grant.

If can follow these steps by the deadline, February 6th, then you’re all set!

2012 PNKF Membership Application and Agreement

A number of people have mentioned after practice that they aren’t getting club emails due to not being on the club mailing list.

Being subscribed to the mailing list is vital, as it’s one of the club’s main tools for getting announcements out there, especially since we only meet twice a week, not everybody can make it to hear announcements in person, and it gives us a way to notify people of things in advance instead of having to wait until the next practice. Plus it’s nice to have everything saved electronically.

To sign up, visit this page.

You can log in using your UW NetID to subscribe, a personal email, or both. There is also a section where you can enter your email address and change your individual settings (to unsubscribe from the list, for example). Please don’t contact us about unsubscribing from the list, as that task is completely automated on the website and we can’t manually modify the list for you.

Hey guys! Just a reminder that this Saturday, Marsten-sensei has graciously offered to host a party for all of us at her house. We start at 7 pm, and you’re going to want to make sure to eat dinner beforehand, because we’ll only have light snacks. .

Marsten-sensei has also asked that when you get there, you go up the driveway and enter through the deck rather than the front door.
There will be some exciting activities for you to take part in, and it will also be a chance for you to discover how much fun we kendo people are when we’re not attacking you with sticks. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or to just ask at practice on Friday. See you all there!