Camp Kodenkan North 1996

Black Belt, Adult Kyu, and Kids Camps

Sis-Q Ranch, Fort Jones California

Black Belt and Adult Kyu Camps

Come join a twenty-two year tradition for jujitsuka at Camp Kodenkan North. Experience your martial art 24 hours a day through great jujitsu workouts of all kinds, up close and personal time with some of the best instructors in the AJJF, and restoring massage to ease aches and pains. All this, and more, in the peaceful beauty of the the Northern California mountains. Accommodations are bunk beds in a teepee or your own tent.

Professor Tom Ball and his wife, Jan, began the tradition at their ranch, by inviting AJJF members for a week of workouts and fun. So successful and appreciated was the first camp, that they eventually expanded camp to three weeks: a week of black belt workouts, a kyu week, and a junior's week. Over the years, many a jujitsuka has come away with memories and experiences that last a lifetime.

The Balls are once again inviting AJJF members to the SIS-Q Ranch for a memorable week of workouts. This is an excellent opportunity to meet and workout with other jujitsuka and to become involved in promoting Danzan Ryu and the AJJF.

Please join us this summer to share the experience....You make Camp Kodenkan North special.

Dates

Black Belt Session	June 26, 9:00 AM to June 28, 5:00 PM	AJJF Black Belts
Adult Kyu Session	June 29, 9:00 AM to July 5, 3:00 PM	Anyone over age of 18
Kids Session	July 7th to July 13th, 1996	Anyone 8 to 17 years old

Black Belt Exams

Black belt examinations will be held on Saturday June 29th. Contact Manager of Examinations Loretta Silvagni for exam registration.

Fees

$465 - 10 days of meals, lodging & instruction
$360 - 7 days of meals, lodging & instruction
$228 - 4 days of meals, lodging & instruction
$62  - 1 day of meals, lodging & instruction
$36  - 1/2 day of meals & instruction
       (i.e. 7:30am-3:00pm or after 3:00pm)
$45  - per day for nonparticipating guests
$20  - late fee for any registration received after June 12th.

Overnight before or after classes must be included. Often this is a 1/2 day. For example, arriving Friday night after dinner and leaving Monday morning is 2 1/2 days.

All participants must be current AAU members -- no exceptions. [AAU membership forms will be available at camp.] In fairness to all, the late fee will be charged if you did not pre-register by June 12th -- no exceptions.

Late Fees/Refunds

Late registration or payments will be assessed a $20.00 fee. All fees are refundable until June 12, 1996.

Equipment List

Please mark everything with your name!

Gi, old clothes suitable for ranch life, hiking boots, sleeping bag, swimsuit & beach towel, bath towel & wash cloth, toilet articles, laundry bag, notebook, sunscreen, hat, chapstick, flashlight, musical instruments, fishing gear, books, articles, artifacts or films you wish to share!

NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS PLEASE!

Black Belts - bring mouth protectors, gloves, thai pads and other protective gear suitable for boxing and sparring. Also bring weapons for class.

Directions

Follow I-5 to Etna/Fort Jones turnoff (state highway 3) south of Yreka; proceed 16 miles west to the town of Fort Jones; continue through Fort Jones to Scott River Road; turn right and continue 7 miles to Quartz Valley road intersection; turn left, cross bridge over Scott River; make left turn at the first mailboxes and drive 1.5 miles on dirt road to ranch. Please do not drive over 20 mph on the dirt road.

Travel time to reach SIS-Q Ranch from San Francisco is about 6.5 hours; Sacramento, about 5 hours; Eureka, about 4 hours and 2 hours from Redding. If necessary, you can be picked up at the bus lines in Yreka, the Scott Valley Airport (private landing strip) or the Medford, Oregon airport (the nearest commercial airport).

SIS-Q Ranch
16216 Quartz Valley Road
Fort Jones, CA 96032
(916)468-2305

Note: Due to fuel costs, there will be a transportation fee of $15. Please plan on including this when you register at camp.

Camp Registration for Black Belt and Adult Kyu Camps

Contact Mary Ellen Chaney for registration and information (until June 24th).

If you can get a registration form from your AJJF dojo, please bring it and your fees (plus $20 late fee) to camp. If you cannot get a registration form, you are welcome to come to camp and complete registration on-site.

Please make checks payable to AJJF and mail it to:

Mary Ellen Chaney
P.O. Box 72461
Davis, CA 95617
(916)756-6729 Home
(916)757-3240 Work

AJJF Membership Required

Kids Camp

Youth Camp Kodenkan is for your children

Youth Camp Kodenkan is intended to be a complete vacation and jujitsu experience for your chilren. We will provide a safe environment where they can experience the best of summer camp fun and the skill, knowledge and self-discipline of the Danzan Ryu Jujitsu system.

Our goal is to instill more self-confidence, self-control, and constructive assertiveness in your child through the knowledge of the martial arts, life within a group of peers, and within the knowledge of oneself.

SIS-Q Ranch is located in Scott Valley, California, at the base of the magnificent Marble Mountains just south of the California-Oregon border. Professor Tom and Jan Ball are happy to be hosting camp again this year, the 11th Youth Camp.

Suki LaGue, Youth Camp Director, is an AJJF Sandan from Bushidokan in Sparks, Nevada. She has been teaching Danzan Ryu Jujitsu for 10 years and teaching juniors' classes for 8 years. The remaining staff of counselors and instructors are senior jujitsu students or AJJF black belts. Most will have more than two years of camp experience. There will be a 1 to 8 counselor to camper ratio and there will be adult supervision at all times.

Although the preregistration deadline has passed, please contact Suki LaGue, Camp Director, at either of the phone numbers listed below to see if we have space available for your children.

Youth Camp Kodenkan is for students in junior jujitsu classes. It is a time when you can live your jujitsu experience for a whole week. The camp will give you a chance to meet new friends, find pen pals, and possibly develop bonds of friendship that you may carry with you throughout your lifetime.

Our goal at Youth Camp is to provide an environment where the safety and self-discipline of Danzan Ryu Jujitsu is intermingled with the fun and creativity of a summer camp experience. The martial arts classes will be based on the basics of Danzan Ryu, as taught by the AJJF, and will be instructed by either senior students or AJJF black belts. All of the classes will be of 45 minute length and there will be ample time for rest between classes. The safety record for jujitsu workouts at Youth Camp is exceptional.

Details

Camp Dates:     July 7th to July 13th, 1996
Camp Fees:      $260/week for meals, lodging & instruction
Enrollment age: 8 to 17
		[8&9 year olds should have 6 months of jujitsu experience]
Camper limit:   35

Current AAU membership required. Parent/Guardian signature on release form required (to be done upon arrival at camp). Camp Address: