The London Dojo would like to congratulate Malcolm Phipps sensei on the award of his 8th Dan, presented on behalf of the SSKI executive committee by Dave Hazard sensei. This is truly well deserved recognition for sensei, who has been training, teaching and coaching karate for 40 years. In addition to Read more…
SSKI held its 25th National championships on September 11th at the Honbu Dojo in Hemel Hempstead school. It was a great day, with excellent karate and a brilliant atmosphere from both spectators and competitors. The London Dojo took a strong team of sensei Adam, sensei Chris, sensei Sarah, sensei Caspar, Read more…
The London Dojo Kyu grading was held on Thursday the 8th of September, in front of a panel of Adam Sensei, Chris Sensei, Sarah Sensei and Caspar Sensei. The following grades were awarded: 1st Kyu- Rachael Houlton 2 Kyu- Peer Lustraeten 7th Kyu- Elena Chrysostomou 9th Kyu- Stuart Debois Congratulations Read more…
SSKI once again teamed up with SEKU to take a combined squad (including Sensei Adam, Rachael and Eve from the London Dojo) to the WJKA World Championships in Belgium. Despite stiff competition the squad enjoyed numerous successes, the pinnacle of which was Sensei Adam’s 1st place in the highly competitive Read more…
A friend of Yoko’s, who comes from a part of Japan that was badly affected by the tsunami, is organising a charity event to raise money for the tsunami relief and she has asked Sensei Adam if the club could put on a demo at the event. This is set Read more…
The 6th International Shotokan Training Camp took place on the 22nd-25th July 2011. A large group of SSKI karateka headed down to Rouen, France for an excellent weekend of high quality training with Sensei Dave Hazard, Sensei Paul Herbert and our own Sensei Adam Cockfield. We were kept busy with Read more…
On July 3rd 2011 several SSKI squad members attended the Shikon London International Open event in Harlow, Essex. The standard was very high, however we still managed to come away with some tin, with Sensei Adam winning the Men’s Shobu Ippon event! We now turn our focus to the WJKA Read more…
The London Dojo Kyu Grading took place on June 23rd, with the following grades awarded: 8th Kyu – Carey 7th Kyu- Aga 4th Kyu- Tony 3rd Kyu- Joydeep Well done everyone!
On the 12th of March a strong SSKI squad, headed by Sensei Adam as association coach, attended the Legend Open Competition in Bracknell. It was a brilliant day for SSKI, who came home with a very impressive haul of medals. Sensei Adam lead the way, winning gold in the senior Read more…
The London Kyu Grading took place on March 10th, with the following grades awarded: 9th Kyu- Carl (Hemel Hempstead) 9th Kyu – Carey Griffith 8th Kyu- Aga Skwara 8th Kyu- Elena Chrysostomou 2nd Kyu- Rachael Houlton Congratulations everyone!