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EVENTS Sensei Ohta JKA Black and Brown Belt Course15 April 2012 A black and brown belt course will be held by Japan Karate Association England Chief Instructor Sensei Ohta Saturday 21 April, 11.00 AM - 14.00 PM at Meres Leisure Centre in Grantham, Nottinghamshire, NG31 7XQ. For a map click here. The event is expected to be very well-attended as always. Karate students must be at least brown belt and must bring gum shields and mitts. |
PHOTOS Sensei Keinosuke Enoeda, 9th Dan JKA11 April 2012
Here's a cracking photo of sensei Enoeda that I haven't seen before. I found it on Twitter (and we're @wigankarateclub - so get following!).
I was lucky enough to be dan-graded by sensei Enoeda as well as being taught by him on a few courses over the years. For those of you that don't know who he was, he was a world famous karate fighter and instructor in the Japan Karate Association, winner of the All Japan Karate Championships and famously described by sensei Nakayama as The Tiger. Until his death in 2003, sensei Enoeda had been the chief karate instructor in the Karate Union of Great Britain.
The photo was taken by Bernard Rose for a Martial Arts magazine and is used with kind permission. For more of his photos, visit: http://www.bernardrosephotography.co.uk
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EVENTS All-Grades Karate Course - Saturday 14 April 201210 April 2012 Sensei Dave Shipton of Gendai Martial Arts will be holding an all-grades karate course with special guest sensei Karl Heinz from Germany at Warrington Peace Centre Saturday 14 April 2012. The course will run from 10.30 to 14.00, with an hour break for lunch between 12.00 and 13.00.
Everyone is welcome. For more details please contact sensei Shipton on 07771 845 779. |
EVENTS JKA Spring Joint Training Camp at JKA HQ, Tokyo1 March 2012
From 12 April to 15 April there will be a chance for Dan grade karateka to train at the Japan Karate Association HQ dojo in Tokyo. Anyone who wishes to attend the course can email the JKAE technical committee at technical@jka-england.org for further information and the booking form. |
NEWS A short review of the February All Grades Course, Bath28 February 2012
It was a packed day with over 200 karate students. After the warm-up, sensei Ohta took the black belts for the first session, with the main focus on hip rotation - ensuring that the hips turn at the same level and correct form to produce a fast, strong technique. More... |