As you might have noticed, I am applying a new skin to the website and you might see some disruption with logos, images and content. I'll try to fix it over the next couple of days.

If anybody is half decent at graphics, please give me a shout as I need to fix the SJJS banner to match the new skin. Last time I did art, I got 8% for my exam and the teacher threw me out the class ;-)

There will be no class at Burntisland club on the 11th of December due a panto being held that week.

Added new functionality to the private messages module...

Registered SJJS members now have the ability to send messages to groups of people. A group for each SJJS club has been created and users can send messages to all members within a club by simply selecting the club name when composing a private message. The main benefit of this new feature is that club sensei can target messages to their club members, rather than trying to maintain an email distribution list.

Since I did not know which club(s) each registered member belongs to, I guessed... Please take yourself to the Members Area page and edit your group membership details.

Contact me if you have any problems.

The following will be held at the new Glenrothes Ju-Jitsu Club (Martial Arts Centre, Alburne Park, Glenrothes)

After the kyu grading on Sunday there was a SJJS club instructor meeting, and the following as discussed;

• The SJJS will increase its annual membership fees; £25 for new members and £20 for renewals. The proceeds from the price hike will go to fund costly events like seminars.
• Some clubs will be increasing their session price from £3 to £5. The increase is due to increased cost of hiring rooms at the venues and the fact that a couple of the SJJS clubs have been running at loss for the last couple of years. The Glenrothes Club will be the first club to increase their prices and the others may follow. Check with your club instructor for more details.
• The Aberdeen Club is progressing with their membership into the SJJS and WJJF. Frank has got his qualification recognised by the WJJF and others will follow shortly.
• A seminar with Simon Rimington in early December is currently be organised by John McNab. The current intension is for Simon to present a one day seminar, probably a Saturday. The location and exact dates will be announced nearer the time.
• The next Kyu grading has been scheduled for the first week of December. Again, the exact dates will be announced nearer the time.
• Archie Higgins has some SJJS posters that can be used to promote clubs. Contact Archie, Club Instructors or me if you can think of a suitable spot where we can advertise the SJJS and its clubs.
• Finally well done to everyone who passed the kyu gradings at the weekend.

I don't know if anybody has noticed, but there is a Blog feature on the SJJS site. Blogs are web-logs. You have to be a registered member to view them. I have started a blog to talk about what interests me :-) The most recent entry is about MMA.

Any registered SJJS member can start a blog. To access the blogs; login, expand the Members Area node on the navigation treeview and click on Blogs. Some blogs are truncated, so click on the 'more' link to see the full post.

Give me a shout if you need help...

Greetings to all interested parties out there,

Kirkcaldy Club reopens on Tuesday 1st August for the adults and on Sunday 6th August for our juniors.   We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.