Hello,
I hope that everyone had a great summer and that practices are going well at the start of
the school year. We are excited for another great year of development through the
martial arts at UT!
As most of you know, our main club fundraiser is the judo tournament that we conduct
every fall. Last year, we had 136 players travel to compete at our event from 9 different
states. Our tournament revenues vary year to year depending upon tournament
attendance, but over the years we have generally contributed anywhere between 2-5
thousand dollars to the club annually, for use by our club members for tournament travel
and equipment. Because we raise this substantial amount ourselves, the club sports
program also recognizes and rewards that in the funding we get from the university.
We need volunteers from all of the disciplines of our Martial Arts Club to make the
tournament a success and to keep people coming back year after year. This year the
tournament has been scheduled for Saturday, October 29. We will need volunteers to help
setting up the venue on Friday evening October 28 and to help with tournament
administration and venue clean up on Saturday October 29. The event will be held on the
basketball courts of TRECS. Please mark your calendars to keep those dates and times
free. Our club officers will coordinate sign-ups and manage communications about the
times as the tournament approaches.
Thanks again for your support!
Mike Takata
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