Have you all enjoyed the recent spate of Cheltenham Wisewarrior articles coming out at the moment? (Hope so!) But we always like feed back so let us know, either through the comment part of the blog, via the members page or just in the normal chat after a training session! Read more…
It’s all happening…as usual! Grading preparations, weapons wazas, combat displays, a great karate seminar, (check out the write up!) plus a new format coming soon to Monday nights. So dont miss out….keep checking up on the updates! Grading prep is in full swing now, which is just as well cos Tor Read more…
With the grading performance night behind us there are still a few lessons left till the National Gradings and students feverishly worked on their syllabus through Monday’s and Wednesday’s sessions. And with the Karate Seminar just around the corner to polish up those hand techniques everyone is well on track Read more…
Well as i’m sure you’ve all heard; Wednesdays ‘Performance and Grading night’, was a great success….. And if you havent heard….why not?! 🙂 Because let’s face it guys, what with web site updates, blog updates, Facebook updates, Twitter updates, text updates and even verbal updates short of using carrier pigeons Read more…
‘What no air con?!’ Seemed to be the rallying cry of the dojo this week! ‘Ah’ modern students!…A lesson when you were still standing afterwards was always a bonus when the 4th Dan’s started their training back in the 80’s!! Either that or you were made to stand in a Read more…
Well here are some important numbers, as of today the 24th of July; 7 days until our ‘performance night’ on the 31st of July! This is for all those going for their 1st part grading, and if you’re not grading then you will be performing a kata of your choice Read more…
Sword sword and more sword was Monday’s theme, the weather has made this weeks evening sessions hot work, but the students made excellent use of the time and Richard San’s input to work on their up coming demonstration for the July 31st performance night. This grading/performance night has gotten many Read more…
Well the observant among you might of noticed the increase in Karate related subjects and ‘tests’ of the er…Karate nature! Well you’d be right in your assumptions; based on a couple of things, first there is a back to the fundamentals move in the national gradings, that require all students Read more…
Our last weeks blog regarding the; ‘demonstration night’ (July 31st!), has certainly focused some minds amongst you! Of course this will be the required date you will be expected to do your 1st part grading if you are hoping to be put forward to the national gradings in September. But Read more…
Sensei Mark Williams made preparations for his green belt sword grading this week. Monday saw him practising hard in Sensei Richard’s sword class, with the assistance of Sensei Nick Baldwin. Nick San; as part of his preparations for his own sword grading (Blackbelt in sword this December!) was tasked with Read more…