A huge thank you to Matt Powell Sensei for taking last nights classes at KCSKC. The club loved every minute of it from the high energy Karate Alphabet of the kids class to a adults lesson concentrating on the 4 D’s – Deflect, Distract, Destroy and Depart. It was brilliant Read more…
Dan Sensei and I had a great time today training with Paul and Michelle Enfield Sensei. Although both are Goju Ryu Sensei and taught the bunkai to a Goju Kata (which neither of us knew!), the concepts and principles taught were universal and had great cross overs to our style Read more…
Adam and Dan Sensei spend a fantastic 3 hours training with Dave Hazard Sensei (7th Dan) at Seishinkai Shotokan Karate International’s Honbu Dojo in Hemel Hempstead. Sensei worked through Tekki Shodan kata, focusing on the journey of each technique rather than the destination (“don’t make shapes!”) followed by one long Read more…
Excellent 4 hour seminar with Iain Abernethy Sensei focusing on some of the fundamental principles to his approach to Karate and Kata in particular including angles, stances and limb control. Great to catch up with old friends and thanks to Matt P, Matt S, Dave, Keith and Emma and all Read more…
Adam Sensei took part in an excellent (and very warm!) session with Shinji Nagaki Sensei (JKS) last night hosted by Harrow & Kingsbury JKS. Sensei worked on some kicking basics, WKF Heian Kata standardisation and Kanku Sho Kata. Nagaki Sensei is an incredible Karateka, technically brilliant and incredibly powerful. He Read more…
On Sat 8th June 2019, Adam Sensei attended a really informative four hour training session with Iain Abernethy Sensei and Don Came Sensei looking at the Bunkai/Oyo to Nihanchi (Tekki) and Rohai (Meikyo).Definitely two of the best instructors in the World for their knowledge of Kata and their combative principles.
On Sunday 14th April 2019, Adam, Dan & Charlie attended a fantastic four hour seminar with Iain Abernethy Sensei on Tekki/Nihanchi and it’s combative principles. We covered a flow drill which covers the whole Kata Bunkai, a trapping flow drill from the Kata and a more live drill. It was Read more…
On Saturday 23rd March 2019, Adam Sensei attended an excellent session with Vince Morris Sensei , covering his Kissaki-Kai style basics and Kata Bunkai. Sensei concentrated on Heian Nidan & Nijushiho and demonstrated some functional bunkai to both kata. It was a fun (and painful) seminar being Sensei’s uke for Read more…
Last weekend (Feb 2018) weekend’s training with a diverse mix of instructors and themes. Saturday was with Sgt. Rory Miller, concentrating on the core principles of self protection and specifically the importance of the concepts of structure and void. Rory is one of the world’s leading authorities on dealing with Read more…
Awesome course with Simon Staples Sensei. It’s been far too long since we’ve had Simon at the dojo and I can’t wait to book him again for the next. For a long time Simon has been an inspiration and a mentor for me and many of my peers and I Read more…