06/06/06
Karate England – Club for All Workshops. One of the pre-
requisites for an Association/Club being awarded ClubMark/KarateMark
status is attendance at a Club for All Workshop. This course will
fulfil that requirement. For further information, please contact
Philip Don Karate England Development Director. Tel: 01628-487444.
Email: admin@... Time: 18.30-21.30. Venue: City of
Wolverhampton College, Wellington Road Campus, Bilston. WV14 6BT.
08/06/06
Karate England – Club for All Workshops. One of the pre-
requisites for an Association/Club being awarded ClubMark/KarateMark
status is attendance at a Club for All Workshop. This course will
fulfil that requirement. For further information, please contact
Philip Don Karate England Development Director. Tel: 01628-487444.
Email: admin@... Time: 18.30-21.30. Venue: Suites
Hotel, Ribblers Lane, Knowsley, Prescott, Liverpool. L34 9HA.
9, 10 & 11/06/06
Wadokai England Summer Course. Ripley, Derbyshire. Details
to follow.
10/06/06 Wado-ryu Kumite Gata & I-Dori-no-Kata Training
Session. Instructors: Gary E Swift (7th Dan) Kyoshi and Paul Elliott
5th Dan. These courses are open to Junior and Seniors from 8th Kyu
and above At Shin Ichi Do Dojo, Hut 15, Tilgate Recreation Centre,
Crawley 10am to 12.30pm. Price £9.00 seniors £7.00 juniors. Pre-book
only due to limited numbers. To book, please contact Paul Elliott
5th Dan on 01403 218327/ 07778058482 semka@...

10/06/06
Karate England Good Practice & Child Protection Workshop. To
find out more about how your Association/Federation can be more
aware of Child Protection Policies, Whistle-blowing Policy and Duty
of Care, Karate England are running a series of workshops as
follows: Child Protection Courses available: Saturday 10th June 2006
2-5pm at the Suites Hotel, Ribblers Lane, Knowsley, Prescott,
Liverpool. L34 9HA. Sunday 11th June 2006 11am-2pm at The Met, King
Street, Leeds. LS1 2HQ. Saturday 17th June 2006 10am-1pm and 2-5pm
at City of Wolverhampton College, Wellington Road Campus, Bilston.
WV14 6BT. Sunday 18th June 2006 11am-2pm at the Holiday Inn, Bristol
Filton, Filton Road, Hambrook, Bristol. BS16 1QX. Saturday 1st July
2006 2-5pm at the Hilton Hotel, Dartford Masthead Close, Crossways
Business Park, Dartford, Kent. DA2 6DF. These Workshops will be
certified and will be run by Les Cutting, the Child Protection
Officer for Karate England and who is a recognised Sport Coach UK
Instructor. Due to limited spaces (22), each Workshop will be open
to the 'nominated' Child Protection Officer only. A full pack of
Workshop resources will be distributed on the day. Refreshments will
be available upon arrival. THERE IS NO CHARGE for attending a
Workshop. Please return the 'acknowledgement slip' completed to:
Karate England, Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre, Nr Marlow,
Buckinghamshire. SL7 1RT. This slip must be in by Monday 8th May
2006. For your copy of a 'Nomination of Association Child protection
Officer' and a 'Child Protection Course Application' form, please
download these from either uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-
International-Wadoryu/ or
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/wadokaiengland/

11/06/06
Karate England Good Practice & Child Protection Workshop. To
find out more about how your Association/Federation can be more
aware of Child Protection Policies, Whistle-blowing Policy and Duty
of Care, Karate England are running a series of workshops as
follows: Child Protection Courses available: Sunday 11th June 2006
11am-2pm at The Met, King Street, Leeds. LS1 2HQ. Saturday 17th June
2006 10am-1pm and 2-5pm at City of Wolverhampton College, Wellington
Road Campus, Bilston. WV14 6BT. Sunday 18th June 2006 11am-2pm at
the Holiday Inn, Bristol Filton, Filton Road, Hambrook, Bristol.
BS16 1QX. Saturday 1st July 2006 2-5pm at the Hilton Hotel, Dartford
Masthead Close, Crossways Business Park, Dartford, Kent. DA2 6DF.
These Workshops will be certified and will be run by Les Cutting,
the Child Protection Officer for Karate England and who is a
recognised Sport Coach UK Instructor. Due to limited spaces (22),
each Workshop will be open to the 'nominated' Child Protection
Officer only. A full pack of Workshop resources will be distributed
on the day. Refreshments will be available upon arrival. THERE IS NO
CHARGE for attending a Workshop. Please return the 'acknowledgement
slip' completed to: Karate England, Bisham Abbey National Sports
Centre, Nr Marlow, Buckinghamshire. SL7 1RT. This slip must be in by
Monday 8th May 2006. For your copy of a 'Nomination of Association
Child protection Officer' and a 'Child Protection Course
Application' form, please download these from either
uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-International-Wadoryu/ or
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/wadokaiengland/

13/06/06
Karate England – Club for All Workshops. One of the pre-
requisites for an Association/Club being awarded ClubMark/KarateMark
status is attendance at a Club for All Workshop. This course will
fulfil that requirement. For further information, please contact
Philip Don Karate England Development Director. Tel: 01628-487444.
Email: admin@... Time: 18.30-21.30. Venue: The Met,
King Street, Leeds. LS1 2HQ.
15/06/06 The Marriage of Sarah & Ian Hunter Renshi.
17/06/06
Karate England Good Practice & Child Protection Workshop. To
find out more about how your Association/Federation can be more
aware of Child Protection Policies, Whistle-blowing Policy and Duty
of Care, Karate England are running a series of workshops as
follows: Child Protection Courses available: Saturday 17th June 2006
10am-1pm and 2-5pm at City of Wolverhampton College, Wellington Road
Campus, Bilston. WV14 6BT. Sunday 18th June 2006 11am-2pm at the
Holiday Inn, Bristol Filton, Filton Road, Hambrook, Bristol. BS16
1QX. Saturday 1st July 2006 2-5pm at the Hilton Hotel, Dartford
Masthead Close, Crossways Business Park, Dartford, Kent. DA2 6DF.
These Workshops will be certified and will be run by Les Cutting,
the Child Protection Officer for Karate England and who is a
recognised Sport Coach UK Instructor. Due to limited spaces (22),
each Workshop will be open to the 'nominated' Child Protection
Officer only. A full pack of Workshop resources will be distributed
on the day. Refreshments will be available upon arrival. THERE IS NO
CHARGE for attending a Workshop. Please return the 'acknowledgement
slip' completed to: Karate England, Bisham Abbey National Sports
Centre, Nr Marlow, Buckinghamshire. SL7 1RT. This slip must be in by
Monday 8th May 2006. For your copy of a 'Nomination of Association
Child protection Officer' and a 'Child Protection Course
Application' form, please download these from either
uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-International-Wadoryu/ or
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/wadokaiengland/

18/06/06 Kata course. Open to Adults all grades, Juniors
orange belt 7th Kyu and above. At Tanbridge School 10am to 1pm £9.00
Seniors £6.00 Juniors. Learn your next Kata on this course or for
the grading on June 25th or those who are taking their Dan Grade
this Year. Details, please contact Paul Elliott 5th Dan on 01403
218327/ 07778058482 semka@...

18/06/06
Wadokai England Squad Training.
Date: 18/06/06
Time: 12:00 -3:00
Location: University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus, Walsall
Sports Centre, Gorway Road, Walsall. WS1 3BD. Click here for a map

Cost: £10 Seniors, £8 Juniors
Contact: Margaret Webster 01773 749328 (H), 07791 237312(M)

18/06/06
Karate England Good Practice & Child Protection Workshop. To
find out more about how your Association/Federation can be more
aware of Child Protection Policies, Whistle-blowing Policy and Duty
of Care, Karate England are running a series of workshops as
follows: Child Protection Courses available: Sunday 18th June 2006
11am-2pm at the Holiday Inn, Bristol Filton, Filton Road, Hambrook,
Bristol. BS16 1QX. Saturday 1st July 2006 2-5pm at the Hilton Hotel,
Dartford Masthead Close, Crossways Business Park, Dartford, Kent.
DA2 6DF. These Workshops will be certified and will be run by Les
Cutting, the Child Protection Officer for Karate England and who is
a recognised Sport Coach UK Instructor. Due to limited spaces (22),
each Workshop will be open to the 'nominated' Child Protection
Officer only. A full pack of Workshop resources will be distributed
on the day. Refreshments will be available upon arrival. THERE IS NO
CHARGE for attending a Workshop. Please return the 'acknowledgement
slip' completed to: Karate England, Bisham Abbey National Sports
Centre, Nr Marlow, Buckinghamshire. SL7 1RT. This slip must be in by
Monday 8th May 2006. For your copy of a 'Nomination of Association
Child protection Officer' and a 'Child Protection Course
Application' form, please download these from either
uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-International-Wadoryu/ or
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/wadokaiengland/

18/06/06 Japanese Sword Seminar. Sunday 18th June 2006 (9am
to 5pm). Sensei Michael Selvey. Is the guest instructor, beginners
are always welcome. Michael Selvey started his martial arts career
in 1973 under the strict tuition of two of Japans foremost famous
sword instructors; Otani Tomio & Kenshiro Abbe. He is also a U.S.
(West Coast) instructor, and has featured on U.S. television and
films. He also writes for U.K. martial arts magazines. Certificate
will be supplied to every person attending this seminar. Each
seminar will be held at St. Thomas More High School, Kenilworth
Gardens, Westcliff on sea. Essex. SS0 0BW (20 minutes from M25
Junction 29 - A127, seminar just off A127). Try the AA auto map on
the internet, type your post code and the seminar post code. Please.
Do not contact the school for bookings or tickets, please call
Barrington's Swords on 01702 619489 or visit our web site
www.swords.co.uk for more information.
21/06/06 SUMMER SOLSTICE. Alban Heruin, or "The Light of the
Shore," also is referred to as Midsummer's Day. This feast takes
place on June the 21st and marks the shortest, brightest night of
the year. The Summer Solstice marks the Earth's full-flowering.
Midsummer's Day was traditionally celebrated out in the forest and
involved masquerades, picnics, games, and, at night, a bonfire to
cut the chill.
Litha is a fire festival, one of the four Esbats of the year. Litha
is celebrated at the summer solstice, and marks yet another major
turning point in the solar year. At this time the Sun is honoured at
its peak of potency, though from this point until Yule the year will
be on the wane. Some traditions see the Sun as the God, fierce and
powerful, others see it as the mother Goddess warming herself--the
mother earth who is pregnant with the coming harvest. It is
customary at Litha to begin gathering summer herbs to dry for
wintertime use, and to re-enact battles between deities who
represent both the dark and light halves of the year.
24/06/06
AIWa Shi-to-ryu Kata Course. Four Kata to learn in three
hours. Shinsei, Juroku-no, Seisan, and Seienchin. Venue: Chesworth
Junior School, Kingslea, Horsham, Sussex. Time: 10am-1pm.
Instructor: Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Cost: £10 with SENT application
before 10/06/06. £12 on door. Details from GE Swift 7th Dan: Home
01752-493210 – Mobile 07719-773898 – Email AIWaShihan@...
SHINSEI – 'Pure heart', 'new beginning'. A Kata developed by Mabuni-
Kenwa and practised within the Shi-to-ryu school of Karate. JUROKU-
NO – 'Sixteen'. A Kata, developed by the Karate master Mabuni-Kenwa,
and practised within the Shi-to-ryu school of Karate. SEISAN –
'Thirteen'. A Karate Kata developed by Higaonna-Kanryo and
practised within numerous Okinawan Karate systems. SEI-EN-CHIN –
'Calm within the storm'. An Okinawan Kata developed by Higaonna-
Kanryo and practised within numerous Karate schools. Derived from
the Naha-te Karate system. For information on FREE Full and
Associate Membership, please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift
7th Dan. 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@...
Find us on: www.communigate.co.uk/twc/WadokaiSouthwest/

25/06/06 Kyu Grading at Horsham Karate Club Tanbridge School
9.30am to 12.30pm. Details, please contact Paul Elliott 5th Dan on
01403 218327/ 07778058482 semka@...

25/06/06

CEWKA 10th Wado Karate Championships. Sunday 25th June 2006.
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON WALSALL SPORTS CENTRE, GORWAY ROAD
(Magdalene Road), WALSALL, WEST MIDLANDS. WS1 3BD. FOR ENTRY FORM:
THE SECRETARY, CENTRAL ENGLAND KARATE, 33 BURNHAM AVENUE, OXLEY,
WOLVERHAMPTON. WV10 6DX. TEL/FAX 01902 397650 MOBILE 07958 494602.
EMAIL: karate@... Web: www.cewka.co.uk (BEST QUALITY
TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED) TROPHY AWARDED TO COACH OF MOST SUCCESSFUL
CLUB. 39 CATEGORIES WITH SECTIONS FOR ALL AGES INCLUDING THE POPULAR
MEN'S OVER 40 YEARS. MARTIAL ARTS EQUIPMENT ON SALE. NOTE: All
competitors taking part in this tournament must have a valid up to
date licence and insurance cover, and must be available for
inspection on the day if required. It is the responsibility of the
competitor and their coach to make sure the above are in order. The
organisers and referees cannot be responsible for any injury however
caused.
28/06/06
Plymstock School of Karate, Course & Kyu Grading. Venue:
Plymstock School Gymnasium, Church Road, Plymstock, Devon. PL9 9AZ.
Time: 7-8.30pm. Price £12, includes Training, Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Details from Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel:
01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

30/06/06
Hakutsuru Karate Course & Kyu Grading. Venue: Hakutsuru
Karate, Snoxhall Centre, Knowle Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey. Time: 7-
8.30pm. Price of Grading £10 includes Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Further details: Ian Hunter (5th Dan)
Renshi. 01428-685093. Find us on: uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-
of-International-Wadoryu/

01/07/06
Karate England Good Practice & Child Protection Workshop. To
find out more about how your Association/Federation can be more
aware of Child Protection Policies, Whistle-blowing Policy and Duty
of Care, Karate England are running a series of workshops as
follows: Child Protection Course available: Saturday 1st July 2006 2-
5pm at the Hilton Hotel, Dartford Masthead Close, Crossways Business
Park, Dartford, Kent. DA2 6DF. These Workshops will be certified and
will be run by Les Cutting, the Child Protection Officer for Karate
England and who is a recognised Sport Coach UK Instructor. Due to
limited spaces (22), each Workshop will be open to the 'nominated'
Child Protection Officer only. A full pack of Workshop resources
will be distributed on the day. Refreshments will be available upon
arrival. THERE IS NO CHARGE for attending a Workshop. Please return
the 'acknowledgement slip' completed to: Karate England, Bisham
Abbey National Sports Centre, Nr Marlow, Buckinghamshire. SL7 1RT.
This slip must be in by Monday 8th May 2006. For your copy of
a 'Nomination of Association Child protection Officer' and a 'Child
Protection Course Application' form, please download these from
either uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-International-Wadoryu/
or http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/wadokaiengland/

02/07/06 SEMKA Black Belt and 1st Kyu Standardization Course.
All students of these grades must attend these courses. At Tanbridge
School 10am to 1pm Seniors £9.00 Juniors £6.00. Details, please
contact Paul Elliott 5th Dan on 01403 218327/ 07778058482
semka@...

02/07/06 Course on Sai & Jutte. As with all the other courses
we do it will be on practical application of the Jutte and Sai
against armed and unarmed opponents. The course will cater for
novice to intermediate levels but will include some advanced
techniques for those with an understanding of Sai and Jutte. Cost is
£30, where possible we will endeavour to supply weapons but as these
are expensive weapons we will only cater for those who book in
advance. • Sai basics • Sai techniques against an armed opponent (6
foot staff) • Sai techniques against an unarmed opponent • Jutte
basics • Jutte techniques against an armed opponent (sword) • Jutte
techniques against an unarmed opponent. The course is open to
students of any style of martial arts and over the age of 12 years.
Please note that for safety reasons places will be restricted so
book early to avoid disappointment. Sunday 2nd July. 12:30
Registration. 13:00 Start. 17:00 Finish. Salford's village Hall,
Honeycrock Lane, Salfords, Surrey. To book your place or to ask for
further information please contact Sensei Richard Gillies. Mountain
Warriors Jiu Tai Jutsu. Mobile - 07742 056 154. e-mail -
Richard.Gillies3@...

08/07/06 The Marriage of Victoria & James Charnaud Tashi
(AIWa-USA).
08 & 09/07/06

CEWKA Summer Course & Dan Gradings. Venue: St Chad's Sports College.
Details from: Stennett. C. Harvey (Sensei 4th Dan) (Chief Instructor
CEWKA). Web: www.cewka.co.uk
Email: karate@...

09/07/06 SEMKA Competition Kumite Training . We learned a lot
from the last two competitions we entered. On this course we will
put them into use. Open to any grade. At Tanbridge School 10am to
1pm £9.00 Seniors £6.00. Details, please contact Paul Elliott 5th
Dan on 01403 218327/ 07778058482 semka@...

09/07/05 Japanese Sword Seminar. Sunday 9th July 2006 (9am to
5pm). Sensei Christopher Samuels. Is the guest instructor, beginners
are always welcome. Christopher Samuels is the UK's premier
representative of the Kenshukan sword school in Tokyo, Japan where
he has lived & trained. He is the current holder of the `Combat hall
of Fame Award' and holds a total of nine `Dan' grades in five
martial arts. Certificate will be supplied to every person attending
this seminar. Each seminar will be held at St. Thomas More High
School, Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff on sea. Essex. SS0 0BW (20
minutes from M25 Junction 29 - A127, seminar just off A127). Try the
AA auto map on the internet, type your post code and the seminar
post code. Please. Do not contact the school for bookings or
tickets, please call Barrington's Swords on 01702 619489 or visit
our web site www.swords.co.uk for more information.

16/07/06 SEMKA Weapons Course Nunchaku, Tonfa, Bo, Sai. Bring
any of these weapons you have but still come if you only have a few
of them. We will teach students a basic use of all the weapons, also
the use of one weapon against another. Open to students above yellow
belt and above. At Tanbridge School 10am to 1pm £9.00 Seniors £6.00.
Details, please contact Paul Elliott 5th Dan on 01403 218327/
07778058482 semka@...

16/07/06
Wadokai England Kata Competition. Venue: Walsall College
Campus. More details to follow.
22/07/06
AIWa Multi-Art Budo Training Course. Open to all AIWa
Members & Invited Groups. Instruction in Tong-Long-Sau (Northern
Shaolin Mantis Fist Form & application); Instructed by Gary E Swift
(7th Dan) Kyoshi (Domei Kokusai Wadokai), Tensho Chi & Combat
Application; Instructed by Paul Elliott 5th Dan (Samurai Enlighten
Mushin Karate Academy), Tai-Budo and Bo-jutsu (please bring a Bo-
staff if you wish to participate in this session); Instructed by
Graham Chuck (6th Dan) Renshi (Wado-ryu Karate-do Kenkyukai), Tai-
Jutsu; Instructed by David Holtom 5th Dan (La Fondation Du Cercle),
Tai-sabaki; Instructed by Barry Archer 4th Dan (UK-Bushido Karate-
kai). Please bring packed lunch. This course is to introduce
Students to all the Groups and Instructors of AIWa. The course is to
be lead by the AIWa President, Gary E Swift (7th Dan) Kyoshi, and
assisted by Chief Instructors of each group in membership of AIWa.
Students will be put into groups of 10 to 20 students of their own
age and ability and taught by each Instructor of each group. The
course is being held at Tanbridge School Sports Hall, Guildford
Road, Horsham, West Sussex. Saturday 22nd July 9.30am to 1.30pm
price £12.00 Seniors £8.00 Juniors (reduced rates for families).
Open to all ages and grades. This is the first AIWa course involving
Group Heads, so do not miss this opportunity to train with high
grade Instructors and meet new friends. For AIWa Members located in
Plymouth, 'limited' transport is available – so first come, first
served – if you require transport from Plymouth, please indicate
your intentions as soon as possible (01752-493210). Due to the early
start, we would need to Leave Pomphlett Dojo 4.30am sharp.
23/07/06 Japanese Sword Seminar. Sensei Peter Brown. Is the
guest instructor the UK's most 'traditional' ninjutsu (yep.. ninja)
instructor, he has personally trained under the worlds last two
remaining Japanese grandmaster's for around 10 years back in the
late 70's to the late 80's in Japan, before disappearing (as ninja's
do!!) to teach the SAS hand to hand combat and also remains one the
UK's foremost shadowy bodyguard figures that protect our
celebrities. Whenever you watch those Sky TV martial arts
documentaries on Japanese warriors you will always see his two
masters, Grandmaster Hatsumi & Grandmaster Tanemura wielding swords
and pole arms. Sensei Peter Brown then brought Ninjutsu (and
everything in the late 80's was ninja - from motorbikes to
sunglasses) to Europe and Peter Brown was behind it all. Certificate
will be supplied to every person attending this seminar. Each
seminar will be held at St. Thomas More High School, Kenilworth
Gardens, Westcliff on sea. Essex. SS0 0BW (20 minutes from M25
Junction 29 - A127, seminar just off A127). Try the AA auto map on
the internet, type your post code and the seminar post code. Please.
Do not contact the school for bookings or tickets, please call
Barrington's Swords on 01702 619489 or visit our web site
www.swords.co.uk for more information.
26/07/06
Plymstock School of Karate Closed for Summer Break. Return
06/09/06. Sessions cancelled on: 26/07/06, 02/08/06, 09/08/06,
16/08/06, 23/08/06, 30/08/06. All training will be conducted at the
Pomphlett Karate School, Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett Road,
Pomphlett, Plymouth on Tuesday nights during school holidays.
27/07/06
Chaddlewood School of Karate Closed for Summer Break. Return
07/09/06. Sessions cancelled on: 27/07/06, 03/08/06, 10/08/06,
17/08/06, 24/08/06, 31/08/06. All training will be conducted at the
Pomphlett Karate School, Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett Road,
Pomphlett, Plymouth on Tuesday nights during school holidays.
28 - 30/07/06
Master Tatsuo Suzuki Summer Course. (28th-30h July 2006).
VENUE: Stratford Upon Avon High School, Alcester Rd, Stratford Upon
Avon, Warwickshire, CV37, 9DH www.stratfordhigh.org.uk Tel. 01789
268051. Training Schedule: Fri. 18.00 PM - 21.00 PM. Sat. 9.00
AM - 13.00 PM. Sun. 10.00 AM - 13.00 PM. Dan grading examination:
Sunday 14.00 PM - 16.00 PM. AGM: Sat. 14.00 – 16.00 PM.
Training Fees WIKF Members Non-Members
Senior Junior Senior Junior
WEEKEND PASS £70 £35 £90 £55
DAY PASS £35 £15 £45 £25

30/07/06
Wadokai England Instructor Course. Directed towards all
Group Heads and Senior Instructors. Seminar will also include
requirements for Wadokai England's Yudan Shinsa Syllabus. Venue:
Walsall College Campus. Cost: £20. Time: 12-4pm. Instructor:
Sakagami Kuniaki (7th Dan) Honbucho.
01/08/06 Lammas Day. Traditionally called Lammas from the
Saxon word Half-mass, the Feast of Bread, this festival is also
known as Lughnasadh, Lughnasa (pronounced "Loo-nahs-ah"), or First
Fruits, and is the feast of the god Lugh. Celebrated on August 1, it
coincides with the beginning of the harvest and signifies the death
of Bel, or the Corn King. The Corn King dies, to be later reborn, so
that the tribe may go into the winter months with sustenance plenty.
Another myth tells of the greedy Fomorian Earth-spirits that must be
persuaded to relinquish the fruits of the soil to humans.
In the Scottish Highlands, this feast was sometimes referred to as
the Nasad, or Games, of Lugh, son of Ethle. An early Irish tradition
has it that Lugh established the festival in honour of his foster-
mother Tailtiu, a close relationship in the Celtic custom. In
Ireland, Lugh also is referred to as Lugh of the Long Hand, son of
the Sun.
Rituals: Farmers cut down the first stalks of corn with sickles and
called these stalks John Barleycorn. This first grain is used to
produce the first beer of the season, for consumption at the
Autumnal Equinox six weeks later.
In the British Isles, the Horned One was thought to be the consort
of the Earth Goddess. Harvest festivals usually included a Stag
Dance in which men wore antlers on their heads.
07/08/06
International Wadokai Summer Course.
Date: August 7th to August 12th 2006
Venue: Lagos, The Algarve, Portugal
Instructors to include K. Sakagami 7th Dan, Peter May 6th Dan. More
details regarding training fees, hotels, etc, to follow.
Details may also be obtained from Dave Finch Sandan 01902-331627.
Mobile: 07786-3241309. Email: finchd@... Website:
uk.geocities.com/wadoaiwakai/events

02/09/06
The Golden Dragon Karate Club Kata Tournament. Saturday, 2nd
September 2006. Ardee Community Centre, Ardee, County Louth,
IRELAND. The venue is 40 minutes drive from Dublin Airport.
Individual, pairs and team kata events for all age groups and
grades. Full event list and travel directions are available on our
website http://www.karateireland.eu

03/09/06
Wadokai England Instructor Course. Directed towards all
Group Heads and Instructors. Seminar will also include requirements
for Wadokai England's Yudan Shinsa Syllabus. Cost: £20. Time: 10am-
2pm. Instructor: Sakagami Kuniaki (7th Dan) Honbucho. Venue: Cheslyn
Hay Leisure Centre Saredon Road Cheslyn Hay WS6 7JQ. The venue is
near Cannock in Staffordshire and approximately 3 minutes away from
Junction 11 M6. Directions: Travelling north on the M6 Leave at
Junction 11, take the third exit right onto the A460 towards
Cannock, at the next island turn right into Saredon Road, the
leisure centre is on the right hand side after the school.
Travelling south leave at junction 11 and turn left onto A460 and
right at next island with venue on the right hand side.
10/09/06 NORTHERN OPEN CLASSIC KUMITE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006.
Sunday 10th September, 9am registration / 10am start. INDIVIDUAL &
TEAM CATEGORIES FOR PEEWEE-ADULT. Selwin Jones Sports Centre, Ashton
Rd, Newton, Nr Warrington. Entry details available soon ! Tel Brian
on 07736 741 332 should you require entry details via the post.
23/09/06
Kuniaki Sakagami (7th Dan) Honbucho Open Wado Course.
Instructor: Sakagami Kuniaki (7th Dan) Honbucho. Venue: Tanbridge
House School Sports Hall, Horsham, Sussex. Time: 1-4pm. Cost:
Seniors £15. Juniors £10. Young Juniors (under 8) £5.00 (special 1-
hour session 1-2pm). Hosted by the Alliance of International Wado-
ryu (AIWa). For further details, please contact Gary E Swift 7th
Dan. Tel: 01752-493210. Transport for AIWa Southwest Members
available (first come, first served) – Please contact AIWa President.
24/09/06
Wadokai England Southern Region Black-belt Gradings. Venue:
Chesworth School, Kingslea, Horsham, Sussex. Time: 11am. Chief
Examiner Sakagami Kuniaki (7th Dan) Honbucho. Applications to be in
at least one month prior to grading date. Details from Gary E Swift
7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email:
AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/
MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: SHODAN: From 1st Kyu to 1st Dan/Kohai-
Shodan = 9 months. NIDAN: From 1st Dan to 2nd Dan = 24 months.
SANDAN: From 2nd Dan to 3rd Dan = 36 months. YODAN: From 3rd Dan to
4th Dan = 48 months. GODAN: From 4th Dan to 5th Dan = 60 months.
NB: AIWa Application must also be accompanied by the required AIWa
Standardisation/Wado Course Training History Sheet.
24/09/06
Wado-ryu Karate-do Kenkyukai Anniversary Course. Details to
follow. For further details, please contact: Graham Chuck (6th Dan)
Renshi. Tel: 07956-963223. Email: kenkyukai@...

27/09/06
Plymstock School of Karate, Course & Kyu Grading. Venue:
Plymstock School Gymnasium, Church Road, Plymstock, Devon. PL9 9AZ.
Time: 7-8.30pm. Price £12, includes Training, Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Details from Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel:
01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

29/09/06
Hakutsuru Karate Course & Kyu Grading. Venue: Hakutsuru
Karate, Snoxhall Centre, Knowle Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey. Time: 7-
8.30pm. Price of Grading £10 includes Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Further details: Ian Hunter (5th Dan)
Renshi. 01428-685093. Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

14 & 15/10/06 Genbu-Kai England Presents Karate & Kobudo Seminar
with Fumio Demura Shihan. Saturday 14 & Sunday 15th October 2006.
For further information on this seminar with one of the worlds most
renowned Japanese Masters. Please contact Sharon Mallalieu. Tameside
Karate, 426 Oldham Road, Ashton Under Lyne; 0161-3392101/07900-
985816. Email karate@... Web: www.genbukai.org
& www.genbu-kai.com

21/09/06 MABON. The last sabbat of the year, Mabon, is named
for the Welsh God who is called the 'great son.' This festival is
celebrated at the autumn equinox and marks the second of the three
harvests. Apple and berry harvesting, cemetery visitations, and wine
making are a central feature of this observance. In Welsh mythology,
Mabon was stolen from his mother when he was three days old and
taken to live in the dark underworld until rescued in the spring.
This myth underscores the fact that after this night of balance,
darkness emerges triumphant over the light, and will remain so until
Ostara.
22/10/06
British Karate Association Open Championships. Oldham Sports
Centre, Oldham, Manchester. Tel BKA on 0161-7736456 for details.
04/11/06
Southern Region Open Wado Kata Championships. Open to all
Wado Organisations, Clubs and individuals. Hosted by The Alliance of
International Wado-ryu. APPLICATIONS BEFORE 1st NOVEMBER. Venue:
Tanbridge School, Guildford Road, Horsham, West Sussex. Book-in:
WITH LICENCE, for proof of age and insurance etc., 9.30am. (No more
bookings after 10.15am). 10.30am. Eliminations. Categories for all
ages and levels. Cost £5 per competitor/category. Events: Individual
Kata, Team Kata. The official Kata for will consist of: Pinan
Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yodan, Godan. Ku-Shanku, Nai-Hanchi, Seishan,
Chinto, Bassai, Wanshu, Ni-sei-shi, Rohai, Ji-tte, Ji-han, Ji-in.
Also Seienchin and the Wado version of Suparinpei will be accepted.
There will be NO penalisation for 'technical variables' of form
(presentation and individual form will be judged). Due to location,
it may be advised to bring a packed-lunch/refreshments etc. For an
Information Pack & Application Form, please contact Gary E Swift 7th
Dan. 57 South Hill, Hooe, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 9PT. Tel: 01752-
493210/07719-773898. Email aiwashihan@... Also, for
information on FREE Full and Associate Membership, please contact
the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-
773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/ Transport for AIWa
Southwest Members available – Please contact AIWa President.
04 & 05/11/06
Federation of European Wadokai – European Wado
Championships. Venue: Rivermead Leisure Complex, Richfield Avenue,
Reading. RG1 8EQ.
Selections for this competition are ongoing but all students should
be notified, if they have been selected, by the end of the June, at
Squad training sessions. For further information contact Sue Ryde
on: 01773-744505.
18/11/06
SEMKA Annual Kumite Championships Individual and Team
events. Open to all SEMKA and AIWa Members. At Tanbridge School,
Guildford Road, Horsham, West Sussex. 9.00am to 5.00pm. More Details
contact Paul Elliott 5th Dan on 01403 218327/ 07778058482
semka@...

26/11/06
Wadokai England Instructor Course. Directed towards all
Group Heads and Instructors. Seminar will also include requirements
for Wadokai England's Yudan Shinsa Syllabus. Venue: Walsall College
Campus. Cost: £20. Time: 12-4pm. Instructor: Sakagami Kuniaki (7th
Dan) Honbucho.
30/11/06 St. Andrew's Day – Eccosse (Scotland).
06/12/06
Plymstock School of Karate, Course & Kyu Grading. Venue:
Plymstock School Gymnasium, Church Road, Plymstock, Devon. PL9 9AZ.
Time: 7-8.30pm. Price £12, includes Training, Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Details from GE Swift 7th Dan: Home 01752-
493210 – Mobile 07719-773898 – Email AIWaShihan@... Find us
on: www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

09/12/06
DKW Wado Standardisation Course (Part 3). Venue: Chesworth
School, Kingslea, Horsham, Sussex. Time: 10am-1pm. Cost: £10 per
student on door. Elements: Part 1: All Kata from Pinan to Suparinpei
& Seienchin. Part 2: Sanbon-gumite, Ohyo-gumite, and Kihon-gumite.
Part 3: Idori-no-kata, Tanto-dori-no-kata, Tachi-ai-no-kata.
Instructor: Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Don't forget to bring your 'Course
Attendance Record Sheet' for signing and stamping. Details: For
further information please contact: Gordon Hoare (4th Dan) Tashi.
Tel: 01403-253782. Email: gordon@...
For information on FREE Full and Associate Membership, please
contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-
493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/ Transport for AIWa
Southwest Members available – Please contact AIWa President.
15/12/06
Hakutsuru Karate Course & Kyu Grading. Venue: Hakutsuru
Karate, Snoxhall Centre, Knowle Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey. Time: 7-
8.30pm. Price of Grading £10 includes Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Further details: Ian Hunter (5th Dan)
Renshi. 01428-685093. Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

16/12/06
Wadokai Southwest Annual Awards & Christmas Party. DKW
Awards for Wadokai Southwest Clubs & Members. Open to all AIWa
members and families. Venue: Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre,
Plympton, Devon. Time: 2-6pm. Price: £2 per person on the door.
Wadokai Southwest Clubs include: Plymstock School of Karate,
Chaddlewood Karate Club, Pomphlett Karate Club, and Riviera Karate
Club. Awards will also include AIWa Annual Presentations. Event will
include: Buffet, Bar, Disco, and DKW & AIWa Awards. Due to this
being a family friendly environment there will be no smoking at this
venue (however, smoking is permitted in the Social Club Bar next
door).
21/12/06 WINTER SOLSTICE. Also referred to as Yule, Jul,
Saturnalia, or even Christmas. This feast takes place on or about
December 21 and marks the longest, darkest night of the year. This
is a festival of peace and a celebration of waxing solar light. Many
honour the new Sun child by burning an oaken Yule log, and honour
the Goddess in her many Mother aspects. The Father God also can be
honoured as Santa Claus in his Old Sky God, Father Time, and Holly
King forms. Winter symbolises the time in the womb a deep rejuvenate
sleep, rather than nature's death. 31st October – Samhain. SAMHAIN
(pronounced 'Souw-wee,' or in Scots-Gaelic, 'Sha- vin') After the
last apples are picked the year begins again with its dark winter
half when the Earth rests and fertility is renewed. Also called
Samhiunn or Hallowe'en, this festival is sometimes called Trinoux
Samonia or 'Three Nights of the End of Summer.' Originally a Druidic
festival, it is celebrated on the eve of November 1 (October 31).
Technically, either date is appropriate as the Celts measured the
day from sunset to sunset. In the Celtic tale 'The Wasting Sickness
of Cuchulainn,' it is celebrated for a total of seven days.
25/12/06 YULE. Yule is from old Germanic, 'Jul', meaning 'to
turn,' and referred to the phenomenon of the sun 'turning' in the
sky three days after the winter solstice. To the ancients, seeing
the sun seem to sink lower in the sky each day through the long
autumn months must have been a frightening experience! What if the
sun simply disappeared beneath the horizon? What if the winter
continued indefinitely? It would mean the end of life for all
creatures. At the winter solstice, the sun seems to 'stand still' in
the sky for a couple of days. The word solstice literally means 'sun
standing'.
31/12/06 HOGMANAY. Hogmanay is the Scottish New Year,
celebrated on 31st December every year. Where did the word Hogmanay
come from? Various suggestions have been: Gaelic oge maidne ('new
morning'). Flemish combo of hoog ('high' or 'great'), min ('love'
or 'affection') and dag ('day'). Anglo-Saxon Haleg Monath ('Holy
Month'). Norman French word hoguinanι ('gift at New Year').
2007
01/01/07
AIWa Affiliations Due. Free Membership for Clubs & Groups.
For information on FREE Full and Associate Membership, please
contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-
493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-International-Wadoryu/

01/01/07
Wadokai England Affiliations Due. To re-affiliate for Full
and Associate Membership within the Wadokai England Karate-do
Federation, please send cheque for £50 (Full Membership) or £25
(Associate Membership) to GE Swift, WKE Gen. Sec. 57 South Hill,
Hooe, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 9PT. You can also contact the WKE General
Secretary, Gary E Swift, on: Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email:
AIWaShihan@...

29/01/07 Today, on the 29th of January 1982, Ohtsuka-Hironori
Meijin passed away at the age 89; he had practised martial-arts for
85 years.
01/02/07 IMBOLC. Imbolc is celebrated on or around February
1, Imbolc is also known as Oimelc, Brigid, Candlemas, or even in
America as Groundhog Day. This mid-winter feast day symbolises the
first stirring of the Earth from its icy sleep and was the time for
caring of the sheep in ancient Britain. In the Mother-Goddess
tradition, this day is the festival of the goddess Brigidm or
Brigantia, patroness of poetry, healing and metal-smiting, rekindles
the fire in the Earth, preparing it for new life.
27 & 28/02/07
Midlands Area Wadokai Course and Dan Gradings. More details
to follow.
01/03/07 St. David's Day – Cymru (Wales).
05/03/07 St. Piran's Day – Kernow (Cornwall). St. Piran
(Welsh, Perran/Latin, Piranus/English, Piran). St. Piran is the most
popular of the Patron Saints of Cornwall (the others being St.
Michael and St. Petroc). His family origins are obscure, but the
tradition that he came from Ireland is extremely strong. Misguided
medieval hagiographers identified him with St. Ciaran of Saighir.
Though the two names are arguably the same, identification with St.
Ciaran of Clonmacnoise, whose father is said to have come from
Cornwall, is much more likely. Piran's father and mother are both
given Irish ancestries.
12/03/07 Commonwealth Day. The new 'politically correct' name
for Empire Day. Commonwealth Day is an annual event during which all
the fifty-four member countries of the Commonwealth celebrate their
links with one another. Commonwealth Day is held on the second
Monday in March, and the day is celebrated around the world - from
the Head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty The Queen, who issues a
special message, through Commonwealth Prime Ministers and Presidents
to the citizens of the Commonwealth, particularly school children.
17/03/07 St Patrick's Day – Eire (Ireland).
21/03/07 VERNAL EQUINOX. Vernal Equinox, also called Alban
Eiler, which means 'Light of the Earth,' the Vernal, or Spring,
Equinox takes place on or about March 21. An 'equinox' refers to the
time of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the Earth's
Equator, making night and day equal length all over the planet.
Crops were typically sown at this time, a time of transition. This
rare balance in nature represented a powerful time of magick to the
ancients.
24/03/07
AIWa-UK Open Wado Black-belt Gradings. Venue: Pomphlett
Methodist Centre, Pomphlett, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 9am–12pm.
Written examination 1.30-3pm. Practical 3-4pm. Chief Examiner GE
Swift 7th Dan. Applications to be in at least one month prior to
grading date. Details from Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-
493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/
MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: SHODAN: From 1st Kyu to 1st Dan/Kohai-
Shodan = 9 months. NIDAN: From 1st Dan to 2nd Dan = 24 months.
SANDAN: From 2nd Dan to 3rd Dan = 36 months. YODAN: From 3rd Dan to
4th Dan = 48 months. GODAN: From 4th Dan to 5th Dan = 60 months.
NB: AIWa Application must also be accompanied by the required
Standardisation/Wado Course Training History Sheet. Minimum
requirements: 3 Courses for 1st Dan, 6 Courses for 2nd Dan, and 9
Courses for 3rd Dan, etc. For further details please refer to the
AIWa Constitution.
Application forms available from your Club Instructor or from the
AIWa Licensing Office. You can also download an application form
from our website: uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-
International-Wadoryu/ For information on FREE Full and Associate
Membership, please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan.
Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find
us on: www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

25/03/07
DKW Standardisation Course (Part 1). Venue: Pomphlett
Methodist Centre, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 10am-1pm. Cost: £10 per
student on door. Elements: Part 1: All Kata from Pinan to Suparinpei
& Seienchin. Part 2: Sanbon-gumite, Ohyo-gumite, and Kihon-gumite.
Part 3: Idori-no-kata, Tanto-dori-no-kata, Tachi-ai-no-kata.
Instructor: Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Don't forget to bring your 'Course
Attendance Record Sheet' for signing and stamping. Details: For
further details please contact: Gordon Hoare (4th Dan) Tashi. Tel:
01403-253782. Email: gordon@... For
information on FREE Full and Associate Membership, please contact
the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-
773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/ Transport for AIWa
Southwest Members available – Please contact AIWa President.
28/03/07
Plymstock School of Karate, Course & Kyu Grading. Venue:
Plymstock School Gymnasium, Church Road, Plymstock, Devon. PL9 9AZ.
Time: 7-8.30pm. Price £12, includes Training, Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Details from Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel:
01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

30/03/07
Hakutsuru Karate Course & Kyu Grading. Venue: Hakutsuru
Karate, Snoxhall Centre, Knowle Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey. Time: 7-
8.30pm. Price of Grading £10 includes Belt & Certificate upon a
pass. Further details: Ian Hunter (5th Dan) Renshi. 01428-685093.
Find us on: uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-International-
Wadoryu/

08/04/07 Easter Sunday.
23/04/07 St George's Day – Angle Land (England).
01/05/06 Beltane. Beltane (pronounced Bee-YAWL-tinnuh)
Beltane, one of two Celtic fire festivals, is a celebration of the
return of life and fertility to the world, which takes place on
April 30th. It is sometimes referred to as Cetsamhain, which
means 'opposite Samhain.' In the Celtic countries the festival was
known by other names, such as Beltane in Ireland (which means in
Irish Gaelic 'May'), Bealtunn (which means in Scots-Gaelic 'May
Day') in Scotland, Shenn do Boaldyn on the Isle of Man and Galan Mae
in Cornwall and Wales. The Saxons called this day Walpurgisnacht,
the night of Walpurga, goddess of May.
01/06/07 The Birth of Ohtsuka Hironori (10th Dan) Meijin on
the 1st June in 1892.
27/06/07
Plymstock School of Karate, Course & Kyu Grading. Venue:
Plymstock School Gymnasium, Church Road, Plymstock, Devon. PL9 9AZ.
Time: 7-8.30pm. Price £12, includes Training, Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Details from Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel:
01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

26/09/07
Plymstock School of Karate, Course & Kyu Grading. Venue:
Plymstock School Gymnasium, Church Road, Plymstock, Devon. PL9 9AZ.
Time: 7-8.30pm. Price £12, includes Training, Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Details from Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel:
01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

30/09/07
DKW Wado Standardisation Course (Part 2). Venue: Pomphlett
School of Karate. Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett Road,
Pomphlett, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 10am-1pm. Cost: £10 per student on
door. Elements: Part 1: All Kata from Pinan to Suparinpei &
Seienchin. Part 2: Sanbon-gumite, Ohyo-gumite, and Kihon-gumite.
Part 3: Idori-no-kata, Tanto-dori-no-kata, Tachi-ai-no-kata.
Instructor: Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Don't forget to bring your 'Course
Attendance Record Sheet' for signing and stamping. Details: For
further details please contact: Gordon Hoare (4th Dan) Tashi. Tel:
01403-253782. Email: gordon@... For
information on FREE Full and Associate Membership, please contact
the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. 01752-493210/07719-773898.
Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

30/09/07
DKW Wado Black-belt Gradings. Venue: Pomphlett School of
Karate. Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett Road, Pomphlett,
Plymouth, Devon. Time: 1.30-4pm. Written examination 1.30-3pm.
Practical 3-4pm. Chief Examiner GE Swift 7th Dan. Applications to be
in at least one month prior to grading date. Details from Gary E
Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email:
AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/
MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: SHODAN: From 1st Kyu to 1st Dan/Kohai-
Shodan = 9 months. NIDAN: From 1st Dan to 2nd Dan = 24 months.
SANDAN: From 2nd Dan to 3rd Dan = 36 months. YODAN: From 3rd Dan to
4th Dan = 48 months. GODAN: From 4th Dan to 5th Dan = 60 months.
NB: AIWa Application must also be accompanied by the required AIWa
Standardisation/Wado Course Training History Sheet. Minimum
requirements: 3 Courses for 1st Dan, 6 Courses for 2nd Dan, and 9
Courses for 3rd Dan, etc. For further details please refer to the
AIWa Constitution.
Application forms available from your Club Instructor or from the
AIWa Licensing Office. You can also download an application form
from our website: uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-
International-Wadoryu/ For information on FREE Full and Associate
Membership, please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan.
Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find
us on: www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

12/12/07
Plymstock School of Karate, Course & Kyu Grading. Venue:
Plymstock School Gymnasium, Church Road, Plymstock, Devon. PL9 9AZ.
Time: 7-8.30pm. Price £12, includes Training, Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Details from Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel:
01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

2008
01/01/08
AIWa Affiliations Due. Details from GE Swift 7th Dan: Tel:
01752-493210/07719-773898. Email AIWaShihan@... Free
Membership for Clubs & Groups. For information on FREE Full and
Associate Membership, please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift
7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email:
AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

23/04/08 Easter Sunday.
26/03/08
Plymstock School of Karate, Course & Kyu Grading. Venue:
Plymstock School Gymnasium, Church Road, Plymstock, Devon. PL9 9AZ.
Time: 7-8.30pm. Price £12, includes Training, Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-
493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

29/03/08
DKW Wado Black-belt Gradings. Venue: Pomphlett Methodist
Centre, Pomphlett, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 9am–12pm. Written
examination 1.30-3pm. Practical 3-4pm. Chief Examiner GE Swift 7th
Dan. Applications to be in at least one month prior to grading date.
Details from Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898.
Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/
MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: SHODAN: From 1st Kyu to 1st Dan/Kohai-
Shodan = 9 months. NIDAN: From 1st Dan to 2nd Dan = 24 months.
SANDAN: From 2nd Dan to 3rd Dan = 36 months. YODAN: From 3rd Dan to
4th Dan = 48 months. GODAN: From 4th Dan to 5th Dan = 60 months.
NB: AIWa Application must also be accompanied by the required AIWa
Standardisation/Wado Course Training History Sheet. Minimum
requirements: 3 Courses for 1st Dan, 6 Courses for 2nd Dan, and 9
Courses for 3rd Dan, etc. For further details please refer to the
AIWa Constitution.
Application forms available from your Club Instructor or from the
AIWa Licensing Office. You can also download an application form
from our website: uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-
International-Wadoryu/ For information on FREE Full and Associate
Membership, please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan.
Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find
us on: www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

30/03/08
DKW Wado Standardisation Course (Part 2). Venue: Pomphlett
Methodist Centre, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 10am-1pm. Cost: £10 per
student on door. Elements: Part 1: All Kata from Pinan to Suparinpei
& Seienchin. Part 2: Sanbon-gumite, Ohyo-gumite, and Kihon-gumite.
Part 3: Idori-no-kata, Tanto-dori-no-kata, Tachi-ai-no-kata.
Instructor: Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Don't forget to bring your 'Course
Attendance Record Sheet' for signing and stamping. Details: For
further details please contact: Gordon Hoare (4th Dan) Tashi. Tel:
01403-253782. Email: gordon@... For
information on FREE Full and Associate Membership, please contact
the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-
773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/ Transport for AIWa
Southwest Members available – Please contact AIWa President.
25/06/08
Plymstock School of Karate, Course & Kyu Grading. Venue:
Plymstock School Gymnasium, Church Road, Plymstock, Devon. PL9 9AZ.
Time: 7-8.30pm. Price £12, includes Training, Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Details from Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel:
01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

28/09/08
DKW Wado Standardisation Course (Part 2). Venue: Pomphlett
School of Karate. Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett Road,
Pomphlett, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 10am-1pm. Cost: £10 per student on
door. Elements: Part 1: All Kata from Pinan to Suparinpei &
Seienchin. Part 2: Sanbon-gumite, Ohyo-gumite, and Kihon-gumite.
Part 3: Idori-no-kata, Tanto-dori-no-kata, Tachi-ai-no-kata.
Instructor: Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Don't forget to bring your 'Course
Attendance Record Sheet' for signing and stamping. Details: For
further details please contact: Gordon Hoare (4th Dan) Tashi. Tel:
01403-253782. Email: gordon@... For
information on FREE Full and Associate Membership, please contact
the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. 01752-493210/07719-773898.
Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

28/09/08
DKW Wado Black-belt Gradings. Venue: Pomphlett School of
Karate. Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett Road, Pomphlett,
Plymouth, Devon. Time: 1.30-4pm. Written examination 1.30-3pm.
Practical 3-4pm. Chief Examiner GE Swift 7th Dan. Applications to be
in at least one month prior to grading date. Details from Gary E
Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email:
AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/
MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: SHODAN: From 1st Kyu to 1st Dan/Kohai-
Shodan = 9 months. NIDAN: From 1st Dan to 2nd Dan = 24 months.
SANDAN: From 2nd Dan to 3rd Dan = 36 months. YODAN: From 3rd Dan to
4th Dan = 48 months. GODAN: From 4th Dan to 5th Dan = 60 months.
NB: AIWa Application must also be accompanied by the required AIWa
Standardisation/Wado Course Training History Sheet. Minimum
requirements: 3 Courses for 1st Dan, 6 Courses for 2nd Dan, and 9
Courses for 3rd Dan, etc. For further details please refer to the
AIWa Constitution.
Application forms available from your Club Instructor or from the
AIWa Licensing Office. You can also download an application form
from our website: uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-
International-Wadoryu/ For information on FREE Full and Associate
Membership, please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan.
Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find
us on: www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

24/09/08
Plymstock School of Karate, Course & Kyu Grading. Venue:
Plymstock School Gymnasium, Church Road, Plymstock, Devon. PL9 9AZ.
Time: 7-8.30pm. Price £12, includes Training, Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Details from Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel:
01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

03/12/08
Plymstock School of Karate, Course & Kyu Grading. Venue:
Plymstock School Gymnasium, Church Road, Plymstock, Devon. PL9 9AZ.
Time: 7-8.30pm. Price £12, includes Training, Belt & Personalised
Certificate upon a pass. Details from Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel:
01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

2009
01/01/09
AIWa Affiliations Due. Free Membership for Clubs & Groups.
For information on FREE AIWa Full and Associate Membership, please
contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-
493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

28/03/09
DKW Wado Black-belt Gradings. Venue: Pomphlett Methodist
Centre, Pomphlett, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 9am–12pm. Written
examination 1.30-3pm. Practical 3-4pm. Chief Examiner GE Swift 7th
Dan. Applications to be in at least one month prior to grading date.
Details from Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898.
Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/
MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: SHODAN: From 1st Kyu to 1st Dan/Kohai-
Shodan = 9 months. NIDAN: From 1st Dan to 2nd Dan = 24 months.
SANDAN: From 2nd Dan to 3rd Dan = 36 months. YODAN: From 3rd Dan to
4th Dan = 48 months. GODAN: From 4th Dan to 5th Dan = 60 months.
NB: AIWa Full Member application must also be accompanied by the
required AIWa Standardisation/Wado Course Training History Sheet.
Minimum requirements: 3 Courses for 1st Dan, 6 Courses for 2nd Dan,
and 9 Courses for 3rd Dan, etc. For further details please refer to
the AIWa Constitution.
Application forms available from your Club Instructor or from the
AIWa Licensing Office. You can also download an application form
from our website: uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-
International-Wadoryu/ For information on FREE Full and Associate
Membership, please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan.
Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find
us on: www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

12/04/09 Easter Sunday.
29/03/09
AIWa Open Wado Standardisation Course (Part 1). Venue:
Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 10am-1pm. Cost:
£10 per student on door. Elements: Part 1: All Kata from Pinan to
Suparinpei & Seienchin. Part 2: Sanbon-gumite, Ohyo-gumite, and
Kihon-gumite. Part 3: Idori-no-kata, Tanto-dori-no-kata, Tachi-ai-no-
kata. Instructor: Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Don't forget to bring
your 'Course Attendance Record Sheet' for signing and stamping.
Details: For further details please contact: Gordon Hoare (4th Dan)
Tashi. Tel: 01403-253782. Email: gordon@...
For information on FREE AIWa Full and Associate Membership, please
contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-
493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/ Transport for AIWa
Southwest Members available – Please contact AIWa President.
27/09/09
AIWa Open Wado Standardisation Course (Part 2). Venue:
Pomphlett School of Karate. Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett
Road, Pomphlett, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 10am-1pm. Cost: £10 per
student on door. Elements: Part 1: All Kata from Pinan to Suparinpei
& Seienchin. Part 2: Sanbon-gumite, Ohyo-gumite, and Kihon-gumite.
Part 3: Idori-no-kata, Tanto-dori-no-kata, Tachi-ai-no-kata.
Instructor: Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Don't forget to bring your 'Course
Attendance Record Sheet' for signing and stamping. Details: For
further details please contact: Gordon Hoare (4th Dan) Tashi. Tel:
01403-253782. Email: gordon@... For
information on FREE Full and Associate Membership, please contact
the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. 01752-493210/07719-773898.
Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

27/09/09
DKW Wado Black-belt Gradings. Venue: Pomphlett School of
Karate. Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett Road, Pomphlett,
Plymouth, Devon. Time: 1.30-4pm. Written examination 1.30-3pm.
Practical 3-4pm. Chief Examiner GE Swift 7th Dan. Applications to be
in at least one month prior to grading date. Details from Gary E
Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email:
AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/
MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: SHODAN: From 1st Kyu to 1st Dan/Kohai-
Shodan = 9 months. NIDAN: From 1st Dan to 2nd Dan = 24 months.
SANDAN: From 2nd Dan to 3rd Dan = 36 months. YODAN: From 3rd Dan to
4th Dan = 48 months. GODAN: From 4th Dan to 5th Dan = 60 months.
NB: AIWa Application must also be accompanied by the required AIWa
Standardisation/Wado Course Training History Sheet. Minimum
requirements: 3 Courses for 1st Dan, 6 Courses for 2nd Dan, and 9
Courses for 3rd Dan, etc. For further details please refer to the
AIWa Constitution.
Application forms available from your Club Instructor or from the
AIWa Licensing Office. You can also download an application form
from our website: uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-
International-Wadoryu/ For information on FREE Full and Associate
Membership, please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan.
Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find
us on: www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

2010
01/01/10
AIWa Affiliations Due. Free Membership for Clubs & Groups.
For information on FREE AIWa Full and Associate Membership, please
contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-
493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

27/03/10
DKW Wado Black-belt Gradings. Venue: Pomphlett Methodist
Centre, Pomphlett, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 9am–12pm. Written
examination 1.30-3pm. Practical 3-4pm. Chief Examiner GE Swift 7th
Dan. Applications to be in at least one month prior to grading date.
Details from Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898.
Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/
MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: SHODAN: From 1st Kyu to 1st Dan/Kohai-
Shodan = 9 months. NIDAN: From 1st Dan to 2nd Dan = 24 months.
SANDAN: From 2nd Dan to 3rd Dan = 36 months. YODAN: From 3rd Dan to
4th Dan = 48 months. GODAN: From 4th Dan to 5th Dan = 60 months.
NB: AIWa Application must also be accompanied by the required AIWa
Standardisation/Wado Course Training History Sheet. Minimum
requirements: 3 Courses for 1st Dan, 6 Courses for 2nd Dan, and 9
Courses for 3rd Dan, etc. For further details please refer to the
AIWa Constitution.
Application forms available from your Club Instructor or from the
AIWa Licensing Office. You can also download an application form
from our website: uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-
International-Wadoryu/ For information on FREE Full and Associate
Membership, please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan.
Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find
us on: www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

28/03/10
DKW Wado Standardisation Course (Part 1). Venue: Pomphlett
Methodist Centre, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 10am-1pm. Cost: £10 per
student on door. Elements: Part 1: All Kata from Pinan to Suparinpei
& Seienchin. Part 2: Sanbon-gumite, Ohyo-gumite, and Kihon-gumite.
Part 3: Idori-no-kata, Tanto-dori-no-kata, Tachi-ai-no-kata.
Instructor: Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Don't forget to bring your 'Course
Attendance Record Sheet' for signing and stamping. Details: For
further details please contact: Gordon Hoare (4th Dan) Tashi. Tel:
01403-253782. Email: gordon@... For
information on FREE AIWa Full and Associate Membership, please
contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-
493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/ Transport for AIWa
Southwest Members available – Please contact AIWa President.
04/04/10 Easter Sunday.
26/09/10
DKW Wado Standardisation Course (Part 2). Venue: Pomphlett
School of Karate. Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett Road,
Pomphlett, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 10am-1pm. Cost: £10 per student on
door. Elements: Part 1: All Kata from Pinan to Suparinpei &
Seienchin. Part 2: Sanbon-gumite, Ohyo-gumite, and Kihon-gumite.
Part 3: Idori-no-kata, Tanto-dori-no-kata, Tachi-ai-no-kata.
Instructor: Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Don't forget to bring your 'Course
Attendance Record Sheet' for signing and stamping. Details: For
further details please contact: Gordon Hoare (4th Dan) Tashi. Tel:
01403-253782. Email: gordon@... For
information on FREE Full and Associate Membership, please contact
the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. 01752-493210/07719-773898.
Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

26/09/10
DKW Wado Black-belt Gradings. Venue: Pomphlett School of
Karate. Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett Road, Pomphlett,
Plymouth, Devon. Time: 1.30-4pm. Written examination 1.30-3pm.
Practical 3-4pm. Chief Examiner GE Swift 7th Dan. Applications to be
in at least one month prior to grading date. Details from Gary E
Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email:
AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/
MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: SHODAN: From 1st Kyu to 1st Dan/Kohai-
Shodan = 9 months. NIDAN: From 1st Dan to 2nd Dan = 24 months.
SANDAN: From 2nd Dan to 3rd Dan = 36 months. YODAN: From 3rd Dan to
4th Dan = 48 months. GODAN: From 4th Dan to 5th Dan = 60 months.
NB: AIWa Application must also be accompanied by the required AIWa
Standardisation/Wado Course Training History Sheet. Minimum
requirements: 3 Courses for 1st Dan, 6 Courses for 2nd Dan, and 9
Courses for 3rd Dan, etc. For further details please refer to the
AIWa Constitution.
For those grading as Open applicants or AIWa `Associate' level,
please send in your relevant association's grade syllabus at least
one month prior to grading date. For `Direct' and `Full' Members
please contact the AIWa President for this year's requirements.
Application forms available from your Club Instructor or from the
AIWa Licensing Office. You can also download an application form
from our website: uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-
International-Wadoryu/ For information on FREE Full and Associate
Membership, please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan.
Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find
us on: www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

2011
01/01/11
AIWa Affiliations Due. Free Membership for Clubs & Groups.
For information on FREE AIWa Full and Associate Membership, please
contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-
493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

27/03/11
DKW 35 years Birthday Celebration Dinner. Venue: Golden
Palace Restaurant, High Street, Cranleigh, Surrey. Time: 7pm. All
DKW 3rd Dan & above welcome. RSVP before 25/02/11. Details from GE
Swift 7th Dan: Home 01752-493210 – Mobile 07719-773898 – Email
AIWaShihan@... For information on FREE AIWa Full and
Associate Membership, please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift
7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email:
AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/ Transport for AIWa
Southwest Members available – Please contact AIWa President.
2016
01/01/16
AIWa Affiliations Due. Free Membership for Clubs & Groups.
For information on FREE AIWa Full and Associate Membership, please
contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-
493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

27/03/16
DKW 40 years Birthday Celebration Dinner. Venue: Golden
Palace Restaurant, High Street, Cranleigh, Surrey. Time: 7pm. All
DKW 3rd Dan & above welcome. RSVP before 25/02/16. Details from GE
Swift 7th Dan: Home 01752-493210 – Mobile 07719-773898 – Email
AIWaShihan@... For information on FREE AIWa Full and
Associate Membership, please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift
7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email:
AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/ Transport for AIWa
Southwest Members available – Please contact AIWa President.
2026
01/01/26
AIWa Affiliations Due. Free Membership for Clubs & Groups.
For information on FREE AIWa Full and Associate Membership, please
contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-
493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/

29/03/26
DKW 50 Years 'Celebration Special' Wado Karate Course.
Venue: Hakutsuru Karate, Snoxhall Centre, Snoxhall, Knowle Lane,
Cranleigh, Surrey. Time: 2-5pm. Instructor: Gary E Swift 7th Dan.
Free training for all who bring their DKW Licences. Don't forget to
bring your 'Course Attendance Record Sheet' for signing and
stamping. For information on FREE AIWa Full and Associate
Membership, please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan.
Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find
us on: www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/ Transport for
AIWa Southwest Members available – Please contact AIWa President.
29/03/26
DKW/AIWa 50 years Birthday Celebration Dinner. Venue: Golden
Palace Restaurant, High Street, Cranleigh, Surrey. Time: 7pm. All
DKW 3rd Dan & above welcome. RSVP before 29/02/26. Details from GE
Swift 7th Dan: Home 01752-493210 – Mobile 07719-773898 - Email
AIWaShihan@... For information on FREE AIWa Membership,
please contact the AIWa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-
493210/07719-773898. Email: AIWaShihan@... Find us on:
www.communigate.co.uk/twc/wadokaisouthwest/ Transport for AIWa
Southwest Members available – Please contact AIWa President.