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14/10/07
AIWa Coaching Course: Dear AIWa Member, As part of the
requirements for Karate Instructors, AIWa will be conducting
another 'Coaching Course' to meet the needs of this legislation in
regard to safe coaching and matters appertaining to Health & Safety
within the Dojo environment. As you may be aware, AIWa is in the
forefront as far as getting these elements in operation, as and when
required, this is no different. We run regular 1st Aid Courses, have
an efficient Coaching Programme, Child Protection Policy & Officer,
offer CRB Checks, can advise on aspects of Risk Assessment, plus
much, much more! If you are concerned about ANY aspect of Coaching,
then please contact any one of our relevant committee members, who
will be more than happy to help and advise. It is very important that
ALL Instructors, Assistant Instructors and those who are considering
being Instructors attend this forthcoming course. I would even advise
that those of you who already possess Coaching Qualifications attend
in order to be involved with any updates that may have occurred since
your last qualification. In order for AIWa to be able to keep an up-
to-date list of all Instructors and their necessary qualifications,
please fill in the form 'List of Instructors' (available from AIWa
General Secretary). If you would like to attend the AIWa Coaching
Course, please fill in the application form (available from AIWa
General Secretary) with the necessary required information and return
to: Paul Elliott 6th Dan, 54 Billingshurst Road, Broadbridge Heath,
Sussex. RH12 3LW. Alternatively this may be returned 'electronically'
to: semka@... Thank you for your support.
Regards, Gary Swift. AIWa President.
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@...

14/10/07
Wado Kata Contest 'Sakagami International Cup'. Venue:
Cannock (M6). Date: 14th October. Venue: Cheslyn Hay Leisure Centre,
Sarendon Road, Cheslyn Hay, WS6 7JQ. Close to Junction 11 M6.
Registration; @ 9.30am. Competition commence @ 10.30am. Categories
from: 9yrs and under (beginners) up to 7th kyu to 16yrs and above 3rd
kyu and above. Team categories and pairs. Cost: Individual @ £9,
Teams @ £20, pairs (register on the day) @ £15. Spectators @ £5,
Children under 12 @ £3, under 5 are free. For application form &
further details, please contact Sakagami Promotions:
sakagamipromotions@...

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. Tel: 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

19, 20, 21/10/07 5th World (Junior & Cadet) Karate Federation
Championships – Istanbul, Turkey. Details: http://www.wkf.net/

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

21/10/07 AMA North East Regional Open. Venue: South Shields.
Details: www.amauk.co.uk

21/10/07
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.

21/10/07
Wadokai England Squad. SUNDAY 21ST OCTOBER Closed squad
training for the team/individuals selected for the Europeans. Tom
Clarke, Wado Kai Squad Manager tomafb@...

21/10/07 BIKO Lambeth Open Tournament. Venue: Brixton, London.
Details: http://www.bik.org

27/10/07
Wado Karate Course. Instructor: Gary E Swift (7th Dan)
Kyoshi. Venue: Southwater Village Leisure Centre, Southwater, Sussex.
Time: 11am-1pm. For further details, please contact: Brian Redman.
Tel: 07711-987672. Email: sensei@...

28/10/07

3rd South West Open Championships. Hutton Moor Leisure Centre, Hutton
Moor Road, Weston-super-Mare. BS22 8LY. 3rd South West Open
Championships to be held on October 28th 2007 at Hutton Moor Leisure
Centre, Hutton moor road, Weston-super-Mare, England. This event will
now become a bi-annual event following feedback from our last two
very successful tournaments. This time we have added brand new
performance Tatami's from Budo Nord in Sweden and also the latest
brand new electronic scoreboards from Italy on each of the 5 areas.
The event will be presided over by Mr Ivor Thomas, English & British
Referee and European Judge and his team of nationally qualified
referee's. We have also added 8 new categories including Veteran and
again the very popular parent & child Kata pairs. What will also make
this a landmark event is the sponsorship from Kachi-Do, one the
leading suppliers of Martial Arts equipment in the UK including
Tokaido and Arawaza. We are in a unique position at this event to
give back to the people who make Karate great in the UK, YOU! We will
give away over £10,000 of Karate Gi's and equipment on the day to
individuals and clubs to help with the cost of training and attending
tournaments. We will give out: £100 vouchers to every
club/association attending to spend with Kachi-Do via their website.
(5 competitors required to qualify). Every competitor will be given a
£15 sponsors pack including Opro gum shield, kit bag, drink bottle,
energy bar and more! Every competitor will be able to get FREE sports
performance drinks all day from SIS to keep you going! (While stocks
last). As well as quality trophies all individual 1st place winners
will get a top competition Gi presented on the podium (include Gi
size on entry!). All team winners will get an additional £60 voucher
from Kachi-Do to spend on their club. Every paying spectator will
again be given a free raffle ticket to win a games console! Check out
what you can spend your vouchers on at www.kaichi-do.com The Martial
Arts press described our last comp as one of the best open events in
the UK. Martial Arts Illustrated has a 6 page spread in this month's
edition. Click for summery article
http://www.martialartsltd.co.uk/mai/issue.php?i=244&a=601#601 Check
out our website for more details www.imperialkarate.com Regards,
Simon O'Brien 5th Dan Chief Instructor AMA National Squad Head Coach.
For further details and entry form contact Simon O'Brien 5th Dan AMA
National Coach. email simon@...

28/10/07
British Wadokai Kata Training Course. Open to all who are, or
wish to be, part of the British Wadokai Kata Squad – OR – If you just
want to learn these Kata. Instructor: Gary E Swift (7th Dan) Kyoshi.
Wado Kata: Seishan, Chinto. Shito-ryu Kata: Seienchin, Bassai-dai.
Venue: Kingslea (formerly Chesworth) Primary School, Kingslea Road,
Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 5PS. Time: 10am-1pm. Price: £10. This
course will assist all those who would like to learn/improve 4 of the
Shitei Kata required by the official World Karate Federation
sanctioned events (for which British Wadokai support).

29/10/07
First Aid Course. First Aid Course. Venue: Cranleigh School,
Horseshoe Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8QQ. Time: 9am-2pm. Application
form can be obtained from the AIWa Forum:
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alliance-of-International-Wadoryu/

01/11/07
Wadokai England Squad. THURSDAY 1ST NOVEMBER Travel to
Sweden. Tom Clarke, Wado Kai Squad Manager tomafb@...

02/11/07
Wadokai England Squad. FRIDAY 2ND NOVEMBER Train in
preparation for the comp the next day. Tom Clarke, Wado Kai Squad
Manager tomafb@...

03/11/07
Traditional Wado National Kata Championships. Open to all
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.

03 & 04/11/07
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


04/11/07 Toyakwai International Open Karate Championships.
Venue: Dagenham, Essex. Details: www.toyakwaikarate.co.uk

04/11/07
Wadokai England Squad. SUNDAY 4TH NOVEMBER travel back to UK
after you have given me (Tom Clarke) lots of Birthday gifts as it's
my Birthday. Tom Clarke, Wado Kai Squad Manager tomafb@...

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@...

04/11/07 Belgium Open Euro Grand Prix Event. Venue: Brussels,
Belgium. Details: www.eurokarategrandprix.com

10 & 11/11/07 Yanagawa 8th Dan Sensei Karate Course. "Irrespective
of grade or style every student should be able to learn something new
and experience something that is truly unique". Budo Karate Course,
with Masahiro Yanagawa 8th Dan, "Maximising the body's potential".
Venue: Wolverhampton University, Walsall Campus, Gorway Rd, Walsall
WS1 3BD. Price (payable to Budo Karate): 1 day £30, 2 days £45. For
further details and advance tickets, please contact: Dave or Lucy;
Tel: 07933-326935 or email sakagamipromotions@... more updates
visit www.aiwakaikarate.co.uk

11/11/07 U.M.A. English Open Championships. Venue: Burton-Upon-
Trent, Staffordshire. Details: www.umauk.co.uk

17 & 18/11/07 Yanagawa 8th Dan Sensei Karate Course. "Irrespective
of grade or style every student should be able to learn something new
and experience something that is truly unique". Budo Karate Course,
with Masahiro Yanagawa 8th Dan, "Maximising the body's potential".
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. For further details and advance
tickets, please contact: Dave or Lucy at;
sakagamipromotions@...

18/11/07 Welsh Open Championships. Venue: Cardiff, Wales.
Details: www.wkgb.org.uk

25/11/07
EKF Northern Regional Championships. Venue: Bradford. Details:
www.amauk.co.uk ENGLISH KARATE FEDERATION `NORTHERN' REGIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS. Sunday 25th November 2007
Richard Dunn Sports Centre, Rooley Ave, Odsal, Bradford, North
Yorkshire. BD6 1EZ. For further details, and an application form,
please visit: http://englishkaratefederation.com/ or contact:
info@...

25/11/07
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.

25/11/07
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

30/11/07 St. Andrew's Day – Eccosse (Scotland).

01/12/07
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.
01 & 02/12/07 Italian Open Euro Grand Prix Event (Venice Cup).
Venue: Noale, Venice, Italy. Details: www.eurokarategrandprix.com

02/12/07
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.

08/12/07
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.

09/12/07
S.E.M.K.A. Dan Gradings 9.00am to 2.00pm Horsham Karate Club
Tanbridge School.

15/12/07
Bushi Wadokai Karate Course. Instructor: Gary E Swift (7th
Dan) Kyoshi. For further details: Tel 07904-857606. Email:
Bridgwaterwado@... The Dojo. Call for directions. Postcode
TA65HL. Just off the A372 Westonzoyland Road, turn into Dunwear Lane,
second right into Plum lane. The Dojo is at the end of the lane.
Website: http://www.bushi.org.uk/

15/12/07
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.

16/12/07
Wadokai England Central Yudan Course & Gradings. Open to all
Wadokai England Members. Details to follow.

16/12/07
S.E.M.K.A. Kyu Grading at Horsham Karate Club Tanbridge
School 9.30am to 12.30pm.

19/12/07
British Wadokai Karate Course. Instructor: Gary E Swift (7th
Dan) Kyoshi. Venue: Kingslea Junior School, Kingslea, Horsham,
Sussex. Tim: 7-9pm. For further details, please contact: Gordon Hoare
5th Dan. Tel: 01403-253782. Web: British Wadokai: www.wadokai.co.uk

21/12/07
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.

22/12/07
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.

25/12/07
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'.

31/12/07
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').
2008

01/01/08
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@...

06/01/08 British Wadokai AGM. Details to follow.

17, 18, 19 & 20/01/08
International Karate Federation World Championships.
www.fekda.it/ We are Flaminio Cabrini F.E.K.D.A. President and
Claudio Pastore F.E.K.D.A General Secretary, with this letter I would
like to invite you at the World Championship 2008 IKF. The event will
take place in RIMINI (Italy) on January the 17th-18th-19th-20th 2008
and it will be organized by the F.E.K.D.A. as representative for the
IKF in Italy. The World Championship 2008 IKF will see the presence
of over 50 Nations and we would be very proud if we could rely also
on your participation. Should you honour us with your presence please
do not hesitate to contact us as soon as possible. For any other
information about the "World Karate Championship 2008 IKF" visit our
website www.fekda.it/ Note: The organizing committee will pay a three-
day bed and board for one person if the Federation/Country registers
at least 15 competitors; bed and board will be paid for two persons
if the competitors will be at least 30. Flaminio, Claudio. For
further information and application form, please contact: Email
federazionefekda@...

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.

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.

01/03/08 St. David's Day – Cymru (Wales).

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.

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.

17/03/08 St Patrick's Day – Eire (Ireland).

21/03/08
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.

29/03/08
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

23/04/08 Easter Sunday.

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.

01/06/08 The Birthday of Ohtsuka Hironori (10th Dan) Meijin on
the 1st June in 1892.

21/06/08 Summer Sostice.

21/06/08
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.

19/07/08
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

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.

21/09/08
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.

03, 04, 05/10/08
WadoEXL – The Biggest Wado Extravaganza of the Year, to be
even Bigger & Better for 2008! Shrewsbury Sports Village, Sundorne
Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

29/11/08
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

2009

26/03/09
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

25/07/09
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

28/11/09
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

12/04/09 Easter Sunday.