A bit of a coup for Martial Arts Planet!

[Melanie]

I have just been given permission to take photographs and do as many interviews as possible of a UK Meet in Stevenage on the 28th of next month.

As far as we can tell - we are the only forum representing this Meet - hence the coup!

Hey Neil! Looks like we are making a start on those interviews! ;)

Watch this space in the first week of October for further information/photos.

Details can be found on the Calendar/Events of the Meet.

[Chazz]

Well good luck Mel. Go gettem

[morphus]

Do you know whos involved in this?
Is it a mixed martial arts meet or a particular art or two?

[Melanie]

Hiya morphus.

For further information, please check out the following:

http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/calendar.php?s=&action=getinfo&eventid=18

[gojutejutsuryu]

Well done Melanie
Keep up the great work.

gojutejutsuryu (South Africa)

[Melanie]

Hiya!

What an incredible day I have had! Met loads of people from the 'couple' of forums I a on :) Tried several techniques and styles, been thrown around, punched, kicked and generally abused...but did manage to hit ckdstudent too...which is always good :D

I met Joseki and pictures of him, ckdstudent shall follow next week along with a few others. I managed to interview 'some' of the instructors too. Once I have had approval of the write ups of their interviews I shall submit an article to Cooler and a ton of photos!

Here's hoping any meet we arange is as well arranged as todays events were.

[Cooler]

Look forward to the photos and Interviews.

Cooler

[morphus]

Well done Mel, sounds like a great day.
Also i noticed your line at the bottom of your post "nominated for poet of the year" ? Tell us more!!!!!!:cool:

[Melanie]

Its nothing really...just put in a poem earlier this year on a website and since then all sorts of nice things have been happening :) Its being published with loads of others in a coffee table type book that even I can't afford to buy and its going to be put into a tape and CD now. As I can't afford to go to the symposium though...its a bit of a dead loss for me...but I was chuffed at the time :D

[YODA]

Hey Melanie - well done!

What's this "symposium" all about?

[Melanie]

Its a place where you can read out your poetry and meet other established poets and publishers. To be honest with you I would love to go, its a wonderful opportunity to get a foot in the door of making some real money out of what I write but unfortunately a flight, accommodation and registration for the event held in Hollywood, California is a little above my financial constraints!

Anyone fancy sponsoring me? If I get a publishing deal I'll give you 15% out of the royalties for the first book? (Hey...it's worth a shot innit???)

[YODA]

Wow! Hollywood!

There's just GOTTA be a way - thinking cap snuggly on head!!!!