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07, 08, 09/09/07 |
Nukina Sensei Coming to the UK 7th - 9th September
Join one of Japan's finest kumite champions Nukina 1989 - Champion of Wado-kai National Champion
1990 - Champion of Wado-kai National Champion
1994 - Champion of National University Championship / 3rd place of JKF National Championship
1995 - Champion of National University Championships
1996 - Captain of All-Japan Champion Karate Team
Nukina is known for his kicking and fitness abilities in kumite and was last in England at the European Championships Masters course where he received great reviews.
Courses to be held in the West Midlands and South Wales
keep checking your email for further information or email sakagamipromotions@fsmail |
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09/09/07
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S.E.M.K.A. General Training Course. Open to all SEMKA & AIWA students covering Basic, Blocks, Kata. An ideal warm up to anyone taking gradings this month. At Tanbridge School, Guildford Road Horsham West Sussex. 10.00am to 1.00pm. Seniors £10.00 Juniors £8.00. 10.00am - 1.00pm £10.00 Seniors £8.00 Juniors. For further details, please contact: Paul Elliott 6th Dan Tel: 01403-218327 Email: semka@... |
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15/09/07 |
AIWa KATA SQUAD TRAINING: Instructor Paul Elliott 6th Dan Kata Squad Coach: Time 10.00am - 1.00pm Price £10.00 at Shin Ichi Do Club, Hut 15, Tilgate Forest Recreation Centre, Crawley, West Sussex. RH11 9BQ. Venue: Shin Ichi Do Club, Hut 15, Tilgate Forest Recreation Centre, Crawley, Sussex. RH11 9BQ. Directions: From Junction 11 of the M23 motorway (Pease Pottage) take the A23 dual carriageway north towards Crawley. A new traffic light junction has been installed on the dual carriage way leading down from Pease Pottage junction on M23. Travelling down hill from Pease Pottage towards Crawley, turn right at first set of lights, then right again onto track leading to the club. Swerve around anti-traveller barriers and continue to Hut 15. If you have GPS the NGR reference is: TQ269345 and the postcode of the 'K2' Leisure Centre which is close by is: RH11 9BQ once you reach 'K2' you will need to fork right up the narrow access road to the Tilgate Recreational Centre and Hut 15. A map may be found on Multimap For further details & booking (due to limited number spaces available), please contact: Paul Elliott 6th Dan 01403-218327 semka@... |
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16/09/07
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EKF Meeting Sunday 16th Sept - 11:45pm. After many months of indecision in the English karate world and following a series of meetings, the EKF working group are very happy to announce that the next meeting of the EKF will be on Sunday 16th Sept. at the Holiday Inn, Coventry Road Birmingham, B26 3QW. This meeting will be DEFINITIVE and will enable the members to discuss and vote on a constitution, voting eligibility, membership qualifications, funding, competition format etc. It is essential for ALL members to attend this meeting as at long last matters will be voted on that will allow the EKF to go forward immediately and provide the administration that is needed. The decisions taken at this meeting will affect all members of the EKF, so it is essential that representatives from your Association attend this meeting. With this in mind please e-mail us ASAP to confirm your mailing address, contact person and phone details so that we can mail you all the relevant paperwork. |
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21/09/07
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MABON – Equinox. 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. |
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21/09/07 |
Special Kempo San Training Session Including Nunkuka. Instructor Dave Parkenson 4th Dan. Tanbridge School, Guildford Road. Horsham West Sussex 6.30pm to 8.30pm Juniors £6.00 Seniors £10. |
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22/09/07
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Sensei Sakagami Honbucho Open Wadokai England Course. Hosted by the Alliance of International Wado-ryu (AI-Wa). Venue: Tanbridge School, Guildford Road, Horsham, West Sussex. RH12 1SR. Time: 12-4pm. Cost: Seniors £15. Juniors £10. There will also be a special 1-hour session for pee-wee and young Juniors (under 8) £5.00 from 12-1pm. For further details, please contact: Paul Elliott 6th Dan 01403-218327 semka@... or Gary E Swift (7th Dan) Kyoshi. Tel 01752-493210. Email: garyswift@... |
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22/09/07
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Wadokai England Southern Yudan Gradings. Open to all Wadokai England Members. Venue: Tanbridge School, Guildford Road, Horsham, West Sussex. RH12 1SR. Time: 4pm. Chief Examiner Sensei K Sakagami 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: Garyswift@... Find us on: www.wadokai.co.uk
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: AI-Wa 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 AI-Wa Constitution. British Wadokai Standardisations are also held every Tuesday nights at the weekly Advanced Training sessions at the Pomphlett Dojo.
Application forms available from your Club Instructor or from the AI-Wa 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 AI-Wa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: Garyswift@... |
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23/09/07
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Roffey Wadokai. ROFFEY WADOKAI YUDANSHA DAN GRADING (NIDAN AND SHODAN GRADES). VENUE Roffey Institute Hall. Time 09:30. More details to follow. |
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29/09/07
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Wadokai England National Karate Championships. Venue: Worcester University. Junior & Seniors and Kumite & Kata Events. To be confirmed! |
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29/09/07
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Pre Grading Training Session at Shin Ichi Do Club, Hut 15, Tilgate Recreation Centre, Crawley, West Sussex. 10.00am to 1.00pm. Price £10.00 Seniors £8.00 Juniors. |
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29 & 30/09/07
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WadoEXL – Probably the Biggest Wado Extravaganza of the Year! Shrewsbury Sports Village, Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
29th September: Master class. Instructors include; K Sakagami 7th Dan, D Allsop 7th Dan, P May 6th Dan, plus other invited instructors. Price: Adults £25, Juniors £18. Please book in advance to avoid disappointment. Everyone pre-booked on this course will receive a free programme for the next day WadoEXL Championships. Closing date for pre-booking is the 15th September 2007. Or pay on the day. Instructors include K. Sakagami 7th Dan, D. Allsop 7th Dan, P. May 6th Dan. Other high grade instructors will also be instructing. Date: - Saturday 29th September 2007. Time: - 1.15-4.45pm. Place: - Shrewsbury sports village, Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury. Cost Under 16's - £18.00. Over 16's - £25.00. Make all cheques payable to WadoEXL. Order from the registration officer: - Frank Johnson, 1 Willow Park, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. SY5 0EH www.wadoexl.info
30th September: Competition. Competition entry Information: To enter WadoEXL is very easy. Just decide on which categories you wish to enter, write them on a piece of paper with your name, address and association name in block capitals or download the form below. Please print clearly and underline any competitor's names that are in more than one category. Then post to the registration officer together with your registration fees. Your tickets will be sent back to you recorded delivery. We can not refund contestants that do not turn up on the day. All entries must be returned by the 15th of September 2007. All 1st 2nd and 3rd places will receive metal trophies. Registration fees Children girls/boys events £10.00 per entry. Adult male/female £13.00 per entry. Ohtsuka cup (Black belt only adults only) £15.00 per entry. Team events £20.00 per team (3+1)
Categories You can enter as many categories as you wish but please underline any competitor's names that are in more than one category as this will help us to plan out the day's schedule.
*PLEASE WRITE CLEARLY WHEN SENDING YOUR ENTRIES IN AND ALWAYS USE BLOCK CAPITALS THANK YOU! Send all entries to the registration officer: - Cheques payable to WadoEXL. Frank Johnson, 1 Willow Park, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. SY5 0EH. Tel: 01743 790996. Mobile: 07944643477. Email: registrationofficer@... |
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30/09/07
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S.E.M.K.A. Kyu Grading at Horsham Karate Club Tanbridge School 9.30am to 12.30pm. |
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30/09/07
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Kenkyukai Anniversary Course. Venue: Kashi Besso Karate Club. Oak Villa Sports & Social Club, Ferndale Road, Plymouth, Devon. Instructors: Gary E Swift (7th Dan) Kyoshi, Graham Chuck (6th Dan) Renshi. Details: Graham Chuck (6th Dan) Renshi. Tel: 07956-963223. Email: kenkyukai@... Web: www.clik.to/wkk AI-Wa http://www.wadokai.co.uk/ |
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07/10/07 |
British Open Karate Championships. Organised by the British Institute Karate Organisation (BIKO). Venue: Grundy Park Leisure Centre, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Foe details please contact Alan Beale (BIKO Secretary) on: 01227-369212. www.bik.org.uk |
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07/10/07
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S.E.M.K.A Black Belt and 1st Kyu Standardization Course. All students of these grades must attend these courses. At Tanbridge School 10.00am to 1.00pm. Seniors £10.00 Juniors £8.00. |
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14/10/07 |
AIWa Coaching Course: For Instructors and coaches for `Health and Safety requirements for Martial Arts. This is an advanced and detailed course, which also includes course notes and information to help protect instructor and students alike. This course will also be of use to instructors who wish to demonstrate that they have `continued professional development. Time: 10am - 1pm. Price: £10. You must book to attend this course. Instructors; Ian Hunter 6th Dan Bsc Hons Sports Science, AIWa Director of Coaching and Paul Elliott 6th Dan AIWa Coach Assessor. Venue: Shin Ichi Do Club, Hut 15, Tilgate Forest Recreation Centre, Crawley, West Sussex. Directions: From Junction 11 of the M23 motorway (Pease Pottage) take the A23 dual carriageway north towards Crawley. A new traffic light junction has been installed on the dual carriage way leading down from Pease Pottage junction on M23. Travelling down hill from Pease Pottage towards Crawley, turn right at first set of lights, then right again onto track leading to the club. Swerve around anti-traveller barriers and continue to Hut 15. If you have GPS the NGR reference is: TQ269345 and the postcode of the 'K2' Leisure Centre which is close by is: RH11 9BQ once you reach 'K2' you will need to fork right up the narrow access road to the Tilgate Recreational Centre and Hut 15. A map may be found on Multimap For further details & booking (due to limited number spaces available), please contact: Paul Elliott 6th Dan 01403-218327 Email: semka@... |
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14/10/07 |
Traditional arts seminar. Sunday 14th October 10am-3pm. Traditional arts seminar at Karate Academy, 36-38 Market Walk, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2RX. 01626-360999. Instructors include Anthony Blades 6th Dan, Stuart Howe 5th Dan, Neil Ellison 4th Dan, and John Burke 4th Dan. Firm emphasis on practical self defence. Cost of £25. Website: http://www.karateacademy.co.uk/returns.htm |
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21/10/07 |
Seminar with Terry Wingrove Sensei. Sunday 21st October 10-12 1-3.30 Seminar with Terry Wingrove Sensei at Karate Academy, 36-38 Market Walk, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2RX. 01626-360999. Cost of £25 per person is for charity nominated by Wingrove Sensei. Website: http://www.karateacademy.co.uk/returns.htm |
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21/10/07
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S.E.M.K.A. OPEN Weapons Course Nunkuka, Tonfa, Bo. Bring any of these weapons you have .We will teach students a use of all the weapons, also the use of one weapon against another. Open to students yellow belt and above. Venue: Tanbridge House School, Farthings Hill, Guildford Road, Horsham. West Sussex. RH12 1SR. Time: 10.00am to 1.00pm. £10.00 Seniors £8.00. |
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28/10/07
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Imperial Karate Presents. October 28th – Traditional Karate Magazine presents – UK Karate Champions League, Event 1 – Rivermead Leisure Village, Reading. For further details, please contact: Simon O'Brien 5th Dan Chief Instructor, AMA National Squad Head Coach. Imperial Karate Club. C/O 14 Marjoram Way, Village Quarter, Portishead. BS20 7JF. Email: http://www.imperialkarate.com |
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28/10/07 |
AIWa Kumite and Kata Training Session. If you want to take part in the Kumite or Kata AIWa squad this is the course for you also Kata training for the AIWa Championships. Open to all grades. From this course the students will be selected for squad training sessions: Price £10.00 Venue: Tanbridge House School, Farthings Hill, Guildford Road, Horsham. West Sussex. RH12 1SR. Time: 10.00am-1.00pm. For further details, please contact: Paul Elliott 6th Dan 01403218327. semka@...: Course Instructors Paul Elliott 6th Dan AIWa squad Kata coach and Lloyd Johnson 2nd Dan AIWa squad Kumite coach. |
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03/11/07
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Traditional Wado National Kata Championships. Open to all AI-Wa Wado Organisations, Clubs and individuals who practise the 'traditional' Wado Karate Kata as practised within the three main Wado Schools (JKF-Wadokai, Wado International Karate Federation (WIKF), Wado-Renmei/Academy), etc. Hosted by The Alliance of International Wado-ryu (AI-Wa). Applications BEFORE 27th October 2007. Venue: Tanbridge School, Guildford Road, Horsham, West Sussex. RH12 1SR. 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. Events: Individual Kata, Team Kata (2 per team). The official Kata for the event will consist of: Pinan Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yodan, Godan. Ku-Shanku, Nai-Hanchi, Seishan, Chinto. No other Kata will be accepted. Due to location, it may be advised to bring a packed-lunch/refreshments etc. For an Information Pack & Application Form, please contact Paul Elliott 6th Dan. 54, Billingshurst Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex. RH12 3LW. Email AI-Wa General Secretary, Paul Elliott 6th Dan: semka@...
Also, for information on FREE AI-Wa Membership, please contact the AI-Wa President Gary E Swift 7th Dan. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: GarySwift@... Find us on: www.Aiwakarate.co.uk Transport for AI-Wa Southwest Members available – Please contact AI-Wa President. |
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04/11/07 |
Bushido-UK Wado Karate Course. Instructor: Gary E Swift (7th Dan) Kyoshi. Venue: Gillingham, Kent. Details: Barry Archer 4th Dan. Email: barry1@... |
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03 & 04/11/07
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Federation of European Wadokai European Championships. European Wado-Kai Cup in Gothenburg Sweden on the 3rd and 4th of November. For further details please contact Tom Clarke, Wadokai England Squad Manager on 07734-407904. Email: tomafb@... For further details please visit: http://www.europeanwadokai.eu/index.shtml |
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10 & 11/11/07 |
Yanagawa 8th Dan Sensei Karate Course. Details TBA. Venue: Walsall Campus, Wolverhampton College. Price (payable to Budo Karate): 1 day £30, 2 days £45. There is also a further discount available for students wishing to train on both courses. For further details and advance tickets, please contact: Dave or Lucy at; sakagamipromotions@... |
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17 & 18/11/07 |
Yanagawa 8th Dan Sensei Karate Course. Venue: Tanbridge School, Guildford Road, Horsham, West Sussex. RH12 1SR. Times: Sat; 12-4pm. Sun; 1.30am-5.30pm. Price (payable to Budo Karate): 1 day £30, 2 days £45. There is also a further discount available for students wishing to train on both courses. For further details and advance tickets, please contact: Dave or Lucy at; sakagamipromotions@... |
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24/11/07
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British Wadokai Kyu Course & Grading. Venue: Kyokai Karate Club. Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 9-11am Course, 11am-12pm Grading. Price: Course £10. Course & Grading: £15. Includes Course, Grading, (also belt & Certificate upon a pass). Grade Applications from 9th Kyu to 1st Kyu. Remember; attending this course does not 'guarantee' a pass. For further details please contact: GE Swift (7th Dan) Kyoshi & Zoë Swift (3rd Dan) Tashi. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: garyswift@... British Wadokai: www.wadokai.co.uk AIWa www.aiwakarate.co.uk |
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25/11/07
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TENSHO CHI OPEN COURSE. Instructor Paul Elliott 6th Dan Renshi at Tanbridge School, Guildford Road, Horsham, West Sussex. 10.00am to 1.00pm price £10.00 open to all students above the age of nine. Tensho Chi Combat is based on the Kata Tensho and is a highly developed form of Self Defence consisting of short and long range Defence System. Tensho Chi Combat is a complete system using strikes, arm and wrist locks, and pushing hand techniques using the attacker's energy against them. Tensho Chi Combat is a unique form of Martial Art. All the Kata (Forms) are based upon a set of movements. Each Kata is performed according to its own 'Way' or feel. The application of each Kata is then taught the Kata 'Way'. One movement from one Kata may be a very hard technique. The same movement from another Kata could be done very softly. These same movements could also be used for escaping, restraining and using the person's energy against them. When using these forms in a Combat way the student can flow freely from one movement or could sense or feel the attacker type of movement, depending on what type of attack was being made. Within the system, strikes and counters are made to various energy centres (chakras) and energy pathways (meridians). This has the result of disabling an attacker without using excess force. This of course takes years of practicing the Kata and using appropriate exercises. To be able to perfect these skills one must be very aware about the use of one's chi and know it, and that it can be controlled. Tensho Chi Combat is a Martial Art that uses Hard & Soft techniques that are used in both Chinese and Japanese Martial Arts. Within these applications are also psychological, meditation and visualisation techniques used to avoid confrontation. One has to have an inner calm, and inner awareness to be able to perform these techniques under pressure in a way which is effective. |
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25/11/07
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Imperial Karate Presents. November 25th – 3rd South West Open Championships – Hutton Moor Leisure Centre. Weston-super-Mare. For further details, please contact: Simon O'Brien 5th Dan Chief Instructor, AMA National Squad Head Coach. Imperial Karate Club. C/O 14 Marjoram Way, Village Quarter, Portishead. BS20 7JF. Email: http://www.imperialkarate.com |
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30/11/07 |
St. Andrew's Day – Eccosse (Scotland). |
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01/12/07
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British Wadokai Club Award Nominations to be in before this date. All Club Instructors within the British Wadokai may send in nominations for individual Annual Awards. Awards include: Instructor of the Year, Club of the Year, Senior and Junior Student of the Year, Budo (Best Spirit) Award, Attendance Award (most attended student). Please send all nominations to the British Wadokai Chief Instructor, Gary E Swift (7th Dan) Kyoshi. |
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02/12/07
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S.E.M.K.A. General Training Course. Open to all grades covering Basic, Blocks, Kata. An ideal warm up to anyone taking gradings this month. At Tanbridge School. 10.00am to 1.00pm £10.00 Seniors £7.00 Juniors. |
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08/12/07
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Pre Dan Grading Training Session at Shin Ichi Do Club, Hut 15, Tilgate Recreation Centre, Crawley, West Sussex. 10.00am to 1.00pm. Price £10.00 Seniors £7.00 Juniors. |
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09/12/07
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S.E.M.K.A. Dan Gradings 9.00am to 2.00pm Horsham Karate Club Tanbridge School. |
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15/12/07
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Pre Grading Training Session at Shin Ichi Do Club, Hut 15, Tilgate Recreation Centre, Crawley, West Sussex. 10.00am to 1.00pm. Price £10.00 Seniors £7.00 Juniors. |
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16/12/07
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Wadokai England Central Yudan Course & Gradings. Open to all Wadokai England Members. Details to follow. |
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16/12/07
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S.E.M.K.A. Kyu Grading at Horsham Karate Club Tanbridge School 9.30am to 12.30pm. |
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21/12/07
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S.E.M.K.A. Annual awards training course, demonstration and party 2007. All students from all the S.E.M.K.A. Groups or clubs are welcome as there will be at least two winners from each club. To be held at Horsham Karate Club, Tanbridge School, Guildford Road, Horsham. From 6.30pm -9.00pm. All S.E.M.K.A. Students seniors and juniors, all grades welcome. Food and soft drinks afterwards. Please bring food and drink to share. Thank You. Seniors £6.00 (£5.00 if with a child that trains. Junior £4.00). Note all Students & Instructors must wear a Gladwish sponsor badge for this event. |
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22/12/07
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WINTER SOLSTICE. Also referred to as Yule, Jul, Saturnalia, or even Christmas. This feast takes place on or about 21st or 22nd of December each year 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. |
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25/12/07
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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'. |
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31/12/07
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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 hoguinané ('gift at New Year'). |
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01/01/08
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Wadokai England Affiliations Due. For an application form to affiliate/re-affiliate for Full and Associate Membership within the Wadokai England Karate-do Federation, please apply 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: Garyswift@... |
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06/01/08 |
British Wadokai AGM. Details to follow. |
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29/01/08 |
Today, on the 29th of January 1982, Ohtsuka-Hironori Meijin passed away at the age 89; he had practised martial-arts for 85 years. |
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01/02/08 |
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. |
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01/03/08 |
St. David's Day – Cymru (Wales). |
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05/03/08 |
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. |
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12/03/08 |
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. |
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17/03/08 |
St Patrick's Day – Eire (Ireland). |
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21/03/08
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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. |
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29/03/08
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British Wadokai Kyu Course & Grading. Venue: Kyokai Karate Club. Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 9-11am Course, 11am-12pm Grading. Price: Course £10. Course & Grading: £15. Includes Course, Grading, (also belt & Certificate upon a pass). Grade Applications from 9th Kyu to 1st Kyu. Remember; attending this course does not 'guarantee' a pass. For further details please contact: GE Swift (7th Dan) Kyoshi & Zoë Swift (3rd Dan) Tashi. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: garyswift@... British Wadokai: www.wadokai.co.uk AIWa www.aiwakarate.co.uk |
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23/04/08 |
Easter Sunday. |
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01/05/08 |
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. |
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01/06/08 |
The Birthday of Ohtsuka Hironori (10th Dan) Meijin on the 1st June in 1892. |
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21/06/08 |
Summer Sostice. |
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21/06/08
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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. |
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19/07/08
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British Wadokai Kyu Course & Grading. Venue: Kyokai Karate Club. Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 9-11am Course, 11am-12pm Grading. Price: Course £10. Course & Grading: £15. Includes Course, Grading, (also belt & Certificate upon a pass). Grade Applications from 9th Kyu to 1st Kyu. Remember; attending this course does not 'guarantee' a pass. For further details please contact: GE Swift (7th Dan) Kyoshi & Zoë Swift (3rd Dan) Tashi. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: garyswift@... British Wadokai: www.wadokai.co.uk AIWa www.aiwakarate.co.uk |
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21, 22 & 23/08/08 |
Wado Kai World Karate-do Championships 2008. The Wado Kai will be holding the overseas edition of its World Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia. The entire event will be hosted by the Holly Burn Country Club, running from (Thursday) August 21 through (Saturday) August 23. |
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29/11/08
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British Wadokai Kyu Course & Grading. Venue: Kyokai Karate Club. Pomphlett Methodist Centre, Pomphlett Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. Time: 9-11am Course, 11am-12pm Grading. Price: Course £10. Course & Grading: £15. Includes Course, Grading, (also belt & Certificate upon a pass). Grade Applications from 9th Kyu to 1st Kyu. Remember; attending this course does not 'guarantee' a pass. For further details please contact: GE Swift (7th Dan) Kyoshi & Zoë Swift (3rd Dan) Tashi. Tel: 01752-493210/07719-773898. Email: garyswift@... British Wadokai: www.wadokai.co.uk AIWa www.aiwakarate.co.uk |
Gary E Swift 7th Dan.
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