Our run of rainy weather appears to have broken for the moment and one of the first orders for this week is to get out into the garden and trim back the rampant growth. On the Club front, I will be continuing to chip away at small projects and bits of maintenance that will help set us up for the year ahead.

I wanted to thank everyone who contributed to the success of Keiko Hajime for this year. We had the largest number of members attending our kickoff event for the year, and some excellent still and video taken. Many thanks to Grant Vickery for forgoing training and instead offering his considerable talent at photography for the evening. Thanks too for Michael C and Daen F’s excellent sessions through the evening, to Matt G and Tamara K for making this the first beginning event to be experienced outside of Toowoomba, and of course to everyone who showed up and made the evening the success that it was.

Tomorrow marks the first full week of “normal programming”. However, with the unfolding COVID situation, please check with your relevant instructors or discipline coordinators if there are any additional or specific requirement you will need to follow in the dojo. For those who are logging in to the Club’s on-line offerings, all the Zoom links have been renewed for the new year, and ought be working as usual. Again let myself or your relevant instructor/coordinator know if you are having any difficulties logging in.

And finally, to make some comment on the year ahead of us. 2021 will no doubt throw up its own unique challenges, both in terms of stressors and opportunities at both he Club and at the individual level. Together we can rise to meet these, and make good on the promise that last week’s start to the year offered. Take care, be well, and as always, I will look forward to seeing you in the dojo!