Newsletter

Here is a reminder of one or two up and coming events for your diary.

Adult students only   I will be holding a Knife defense course on Sunday 22^nd May at Epping sports centre it will be in the afternoon (about 3 – 5) time to be confirmed those of you who have been before please bring along your practice knives, please book in advance as this is a very popular event.

We have been asked to do a demonstration at Epping junior school on Saturday 18^th June in St Johns rd the time is to be confirmed, this is for their school fete and I would like to see as many of you as possible helping out so they we can put on a great display.

We have also been asked to do a demonstration on Sunday 19^th June at Stonards hill in Epping for the Epping Town Day event which will involve many other clubs from and around Epping taking part, again this is a great opportunity for us to promote the Karate club and recruit some new members so please do try to support both events.

Note.  If your school is having an event/fete and would like to have a Karate display let your teacher know that we would be happy to do one for them.

There will be a grading on Sunday 10^th July at St Johns senior school in Epping those of you who will be grading will receive a grading form from your instructor. I will be holding a KATA course prior to the grading on Sunday 26^th June as a few of you have said that this would help you to prepare for your grading I will confirm the time and venue a.s.a.p.

Summer T-Shirts   We now have club T-Shirts for sale at £15 these can be worn in class during the hot weather (not at gradings) and can be worn as an undergarment in winter so buy one.

KATA d.v.ds   We also have two Kata d.v.ds for you to buy the first one covers all the basic Pinan Kata as well as Tyoku sono ichi  the second one is for the advanced Kata such as Kushanku / Naihanchi and Seishan at £10 each. These are an invaluable training aid for you as you can practice at home as well as in the class it shows the Kata in detail from many different angles and they show the correct footwork and hand positions and techniques so see your instructor about buying them.

We will be doing our club competition for the juniors around September time and I will give out entry forms once a date and venue are confirmed this will be a Kumite competition and all participants will receive a medal for taking part.

And lastly just a reminder to check and make sure your license is up to date.

 

Te Ashi Do Grading - March 2011

We held a grading on the 27th March 2011 which saw 52 students taking their next grade (belt) . All the juniors done very well with only one or two minor hiccups and overall the standard was high, we had a few seniors taking their grading and one person stood out from the rest was Mr Rob Marley who's performance on the day was excellent he had really prepared himself and the panel were impressed by his determination. A big well done to everyone young and older who took part and keep up the good work. 

Te Ashi Do Dan Grading - November 2010

In November 2010 we held a Dan Grading in Epping which was held in St John’s Senior school, we had 4 candidates taking their test John Lawreson , Alan Worrell , Billy Roche (jnr) & Jamie Fitzgerald. All four passed and performed very well on the day it just goes to show that if you prepare properly you will succeed. Of the 4 John and Alan were seniors and Billy and Jamie are juniors all of them have been training for over 5yrs at least so they're patience and endeavour over the years paid of, the panel consisted of Sensei's Mick Ellis 5th dan , Rob Curtis 5th dan Andy Major 5th dan with Sensei Colin Blencowe 2nd dan.

from the left (faceing)  Rob curtis, john lawrenson ,Colin blencowe,Billy roche,Alan Worrell,Jamie Fitzgerald,Paul Fitzgerald,Andy Major,Mick Ellis

Rob , Colin , Andy , John and Mick

Jamie and Billy

John and Alan

Sensei Andy congradulating John

Sensei's Rob , Mick , Andy

Te Ashi Do Up Coming Events

We have a few events coming up soon , our own junior club competition will be on around July date to be confirmed also there will be a black belt course and junior Kata course plus a nunchaku course open to all grades ( limited number only ) so book your place and avoid disappointment.
We have club T-Shirts available now in all sizes which you can wear during the summer plus we still have Kata D.V.D's with all the Pinan kata on and an advanced one with Kushanku,Nahanchi & Seishan on it so buy them and study and practice at home.