London Karate-Do Shoto Association

 

 

 

 

SHOTOKAI INTERNATIONAL MEETING (SIM) 2010

 

Date(s): 03-04 July, 2010
   
Location/Venue(s): Paris - France.

The training sessions will be held in the Louis Lumière municipal gymnasium, in Paris’s 20th district.
The rooms will be equipped with tatami mats.

Address
Gymnase Louis Lumière
30 rue Louis Lumière
75020 Paris

Metro
Station: Porte de Bagnolet, line 3

General map of where sites are situated.
General map
Gymnasium and metro

   
Contact: Eduardo Guasque
Events Officer - London Karate-do Shoto Association

Please do NOT disturb the administrator of the club as she is not responsible for events.

The main Shotokai International Meeting 2010 website is here.

   
Outline of Event: The Shotokai International Meeting (SIM) is not a standard training course. It is the fruit of the participation of numerous experts, followers and volunteers of the international shotokai community. It is definitively NOT the showcase of a particular group but rather the collective effort of the worldwide community.

The main objective of SIM is to allow the meeting of karateka and sharing of practice, methods, knowledge, techniques and wisdom. Nobody can pride themselves on having acquired all the knowledge possible in shotokai. It is for that reason that SIMs are unique opportunities so that each has an idea of what the other one can bring to him or her. Naturally, everybody is conscious that there is not only one path to reach the summit of the mountain, the spirit of this type of meeting is to foster friendly curiosity and exchange.

   
Limited to: Shotokai practitioners of any age. Please contact the organisers for further information regarding this.
   
Suitable for: Children and adults.

Guests, partners, family are welcome at this event. They do not take part in the training, of course, but are welcome to take part in the social side of the event. The fee charged takes this into consideration.

   
Schedule: We recommend own travel arrangements but travel with LKDSA by minibus can be requested with Eduardo Guasque

Schedule with the minibus arrangements is as follows:

FRIDAY

08:00 Drivers meet outside Marylebone Station; Mohi to give a lift to drivers to depot
09:00 Pick up minibuses from depot
09:30 Rendezvous with SIM participants outside Marylebone Station (passengers to bring a packed lunch!)
10:00 Departure from Marylebone (1 hour 46 minutes journey) – we will not wait for latecomers!
12:00 Arrival in Folkestone (earliest possible time) – lunch break
12:50 Last check-in at Folkestone
13:20 Eurotunnel crossing (toilet break for children): 35 minutes journey
14:55 Departure from Calais (2 hours 50 minutes journey to Paris)
16:30 Toilet break for children
16:45 Continue on journey to Paris
18:00 Arrival in Paris (check-in at hotel)
19:30 Dinner (at the SIM Hotel), for those who have pre-booked and paid through ourselves/the SIM committee.
21:00 Masters Meeting (at the SIM Hotel) – for the teachers (+ their interpreters/assistants) only

OR

18:15 Sightseeing Tour of Paris (viewing from the minibus only!) – Eiffel Tower, L’Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees
20:30 Late Dinner (at the SIM Hotel)
21:00 Masters Meeting (at the SIM Hotel) – for the teachers (+ their interpreters/assistants) only

SATURDAY

ADULT’S SCHEDULE
08:30 Registration & Welcome
09:00 Opening ceremony & warm up
09:40 Session 1
10:40 Break
10:50 Session 2
11:50 Break
12:00 Session 3
13:00 Lunch – CLUB MEAL (venue to be confirmed) – meals must be pre-ordered
14:30 Warm up
14:45 Session 4
15:45 Break
15:55 Session 5
16:55 Stretching & close-down
17:10 End of training
19:00 SIM International Dinner
20:30 SIM 2010 Symposium

CHILDREN’S SCHEDULE
08:30 Registration & Welcome
09:00 Session 1
10:00 Break
10:15 Session 2
11:15 End of morning training
13:00 Lunch – CLUB MEAL (venue to be confirmed) – meals must be pre-ordered
14:00 Session 3
15:00 Break
15:15 Session 4
16:00 End of afternoon training
19:00 SIM International Dinner
20:30 SIM 2010 Symposium

SUNDAY

ADULT’S SCHEDULE
09:15 Warm up
09:50 Session 6
10:50 Break
11:00 Session 7
12:00 Closing ceremony
12:30 End of SIM 2010

CHILDREN’S SCHEDULE
09:30 Session 5
10:30 Break
10:45 Session 6
11:30 Break
12:00 Closing ceremony
12:30 End of SIM 2010

JOINT SCHEDULE
13:00 Departure from Paris (2 hours 50 minutes journey to Calais) – packed lunch to be eaten on the minibus!
15:00 Toilet break for children
15:20 Continue on journey to Calais
16:15 Arrival in Calais (earliest possible time)
17:20 Last check-in at Calais
17:50 Eurotunnel crossing from Calais (dinner/toilet break)
17:25 Departure from Folkestone (1 hour 46 minutes journey to London)
19:30 Arrival in London
21:00 Return minibuses to depot; Mohi to give a lift to drivers back to central London

 

   
Accommodation: Résidence Internationale de Paris has no more rooms available. The location can be found here

Campanile Hotel 28 Avenue du General de Gaulle - 93170

The organisers suggest the following:

Étap'Hotel

278-280, Rue de Paris
93100 - Montreuil

Hôtel Ibis

2, avenue du Professeur André Lemierre
75020 - Paris

Centre international Maurice Ravel

6, avenue Maurice Ravel
75012 - Paris

Auberge de jeunesse - Le d'Artagnan

80, rue Vitruve
75020 - Paris

   
Course Dinner: Meals should be booked with the organisers upon registration.
   
What to bring:
  • Karate-gi (preferably two, if you have them)
  • Rokushaku Bo (if you have one) - no tapered ones please!
  • Evening wear (for the course dinner). Dress code is 'smart casual'.
  • Towels
  • Personal hygiene items (e.g. toothbrush, paste, soap, shaving items etc.)
  • Plug converters
  • Chargers for your mobile phones and other electrical devices etc.
   
Cost & Deadlines: Please refer to Fares for people who do not live in France

The deadline is 1st June 2010

   
Schedule: Please refer to SIM programme
   
How to apply: Please refer to SIM 2010 - Registering for information and click on Form for non-French residents.

We recommend writing to the organisers at sim.2010paris@gmail.com for confirmation.

In case of difficulty contact Eduardo Guasque or David Morisset