8th Dan, Chief Instructor of Midland Ki Federation

at the Jacks Gulch Campground
(up Poudre Canyon, northwest of Fort Collins, CO)

Friday to Sunday, August 29 to 31, 2008

Friday evening we’ll set up camp and socialize.

Saturday will be full training:
7:00 to 7:30am Breathing and Meditation, then breakfast;
9:00am to 11:30pm: Weapons Training, followed by lunch;
1:00pm to 4:00pm: Weapons Training, then Evening Get-Together.

Sunday training until ~1pm:
7:30 to 8:00am Breathing and Meditation, then breakfast;
10:00am to ~1:00pm: Weapons Training, then camp breakdown.

(Those times are tentative and may be changed based upon circumstances.)

Of course: your weapons and training outfit (gi);  Comfy and safe shoes.
!Sunscreen, bug spray, waterbottle, a hat and sunglasses are strongly recommended, even if you only join us for a few hours!

Food and beverage for the time of your stay at the camp;
maybe something prepared to throw on the grill.

All of the necessary items for camping: tent, sleeping bag, mat, gas stove, cook ware, towels, and whatever else you need to be comfortable for a couple of days in the mountains.

Please don't hesitate to let us know if you need help with transportation, equipment, lodging etc.! For questions e-mail  or call:
RMKS at 303.428.7100 or Boulder Ki-Aikido at 303.859.2367.

The campsites are car-accessible with parking lots!
Firegrate and picnic table on each site; potable water and restrooms on the campground. The group site has a picnic shelter and electric hook-ups for RVs.

Pictures of the 2006 camp at snapfish (click "view now").

Photos of 2005's camp on the Fort Collins page.

Fees (may change slightly, please check back later):

Full Seminar $85 for Friday to Sunday; includes all campground fees.
Two sessions: $50, or one session: $30.
Children and Students (under 18) are half price.
Non-training family members are free on same campsite.

Jo-Boken Camp 2006

Campground Address:
6515 Pingree Park Road, Bellvue, CO 80512

From Fort Collins take Highway 287 (College Av.) north, on the La Porte Bypass.
Continue on Hwy 287 to the Hwy 14 (Poudre Canyon Hwy) intersection.
Turn left (west) onto Hwy 14  and go ~26 miles to the Pingree Park Road (County Rd. 63E/131).
Turn left and travel uphill on the dirt road for 6.4 miles to the campground, on the right side of the road.
We're on the "Group Site".