International Summer Gashuku - September 2021

The senior UK instructors this year include sensei....
Paul Filenczuk Sharon Thompson Kevin Leigh Peter Crawford Colin Needham James Atkins
5th dan 4th dan  6th dan 4th dan 6th dan 5th dan

The International Summer Gashuku begins with Karateka and Instructors from around the UK

We begin the day with a 30 minute 'High Impact Training' session with Danny....

 

 

 

The students are split in to two teams and we start the competitive weekend with volley ball....
 

 

The very popular Penalty shoot-out to ramp up the team rivalry....

The traditional opening kata Kanku dai - viewing the rising sun (over the North sea)....

 

The morning training concentrates on Bo Kata and Bo fighting techniques...

Jitte kata and Jitte with bo...

 

 

The students are split into three groups and taught by the senior instructors....

 

 Saturday 1pm off to the beach......

 

 

 

 

 

The new team game of 'stone in a bucket' ....

 

The losing captains punishment...

 

 

Tug-0-war begins..

 

 

 

 

The infamous 'King of the Hill' - capture the other teams flag....

 

Sharon gets injured and loses the ability to walk (allegedly)....

 

 

The North sea extremely inviting 37 degrees this year.....

 

Sumo....

 

Team Pyramid ....

 

 

 

 

 

 Saturday Evening BBQ and  the Dolphin bar....

The Saturday evening BBQ is always a great way to unwind from the days training....

And now off to the Dolphin....

 Sunday morning 8am....

 

The Sunday hike begins in Winterton on Sea....

 

 

 

Self defence to taught by Sharon and Pete....

 The Sand castle building competition....
 
 

 

 Digging for treasure....

 

The team rivalry continues with Grand Sumo....

 

 

Mark and Paul teach teach Nunchuka and stick fighting...

 

Ye olde English game of 'Welly Wanging' begins....

Team events continue with Rounders....

 Presentations and fish and chips...

 

The team results: 1st place representing Yellow team Sharon.... 2nd place (The losers) captain of the Blue team Ben....

 

William Acquaah consolation award - Monique from Kodokai (third year running!!)

 

William Acquaah runner up - George from East Coast

 

William Acquaah Supreme award - Renshi Leigh from Kodokai

 

Hard as Nails - Paul from East coast

 

Gashuku Pink Belt - Sharon from Kodokai

 

Ivor Garner Top student - Timor from Kodokai

 

International Gashuku

caption contest

 

(Keep it clean!!)

 

All entries to: skkifwatford@yahoo.co.uk

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A special thanks to Anna for doing the photography and Yuri and Paul with the BBQ....

 

 

Sharon wearing her well deserved Pink belt with some of the students at Kodokai