News

Welcome to all our new students and well done to all of you who have worked hard to achieve grading and competition success this year.

Our latest Black belt

On the 23 November Daniel O’Neil went through a gruelling 7 hour grading to gain his well deserved black belt after many years hard work – An excellent achievement.

Competition success

At the recent SKU open championships held at the prestige Ponds Forge Sports Centre in Sheffield, Joseph Pearce (green Belt) took on purple belts in his Kata category and came a magnificent 1st place. Leon Russell (brown belt) took on black belts in his kumite category and worked his way towards a well deserved 3rd place – Brilliant.

Cadet awards (Kids age 15 and below)

Well done to: Joseph Pearce, Eve Martel, Harry Ward, and Holly James who were awarded for their good attitude, behaviour and karate spirit over the last 3 months.

Club membership

Brian Holdsworth (1st Dan) has been awarded ‘lifetime club membership’ for his regular commitment to the club. Honor Fox (2nd Kyu) has been given a special lifetime award for her dedication and commitment to the club. Honor is one of my original students who has been training for 20 years and rarely missed any lessons – true dedication.

Gradings

The next grading is on Friday 23rd January. You can now renew your licence on line at: http://www.sku.org.uk/ (ask sensei for the password).

Training Course

A rare visit from top Japanese Instructor - Keiji Tomiyama (7th Dan Shito Ryu) – 25 Jan 2009 – Hanson School – Bradford. If you are interested – let me know.

Christmas Ideas

Now that it’s getting chilly why not order a club jacket. Adult £39.99 and Children’s £34.99 – Available in a variety of sizes. Place an order now ready for Christmas.

Christmas closures

The club is open throughout most of Christmas and the New Year and only closed on the following dates. Lessons can be made up at any of the other classes.

  • Thursday 25 December
  • Thursday 1 January