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Before I left London for Iceland, one of the Icelandic
student's that is currently training in London with me, said that the
snow was knee deep. I said yes sure thinking he was joking, as I touched
down in Reykjavik, there it was, as far as the eye could see!
It was just like the Christmas's I had when I was a child, only the temperature
was quite different, at minus 14C, this is part and parcel of the trip
that makes it more exciting. I was greeted by one of the student's and
quickly rushed to the hotel, to register and put on my karate dogi, then
straight to the dojo, where the students were waiting.
As Technical Adviser to Iceland, it is my job to oversee Black Belt examinations,
there were people testing from Shodan to Yondan, so most of the course
was geared towards the IOGKF grading syllabus. I counted about 75 attendees
including the children.
I'm please to report that the pass rate was 100%, well done to all participants
I look forward to seeing you all in 2005.
Iceland is a place where you can chill out, having said that, the nightlife
is as good as anywhere in the world. The food is excellent with lots of
tasty fresh fish being obviously available. Sport is very high on their
curriculum and their sports facilities are first class, and you will have
to go along way to find better.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank, the Chief Instructor Gretar
Orn Halldorsson and the committee of the KFR, for their support over the
past 15 years.
Photos of the course can be found at Finnur
Thorgeirsson's site
Sensei George Andrews
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