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Kodokai News and past events |
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| Kanazawa Open course & SKKIF grading Windsor - 17th/18th November 2007 Kodokai students trained this weekend with Kancho Kanazawa, sensei Akhita, Diazo and Fumitoshi Kanazawa at Windsor. With students from around the world the course was another great success which was followed by the SKKIF grading where Kodokai students all successfully passed their Gradings. James Needham, Kristan Clark, Simone Lurze, Alex Stewart-White all passing 1st dan and Renauldo Gordon getting 2nd dan. | |||||
| Sensei Diazo Kanazawa at Kodokai dojo- 15th November 2007 We were honoured to have Kancho Kanazawa's son Diazo visit Kodokai on his first ever visit to the UK. The course was well attended as usual and we were all impressed with sensei's speed and accuracy. The day after, Kodokai took Diazo to Windsor and showed him around the historic castle, hopefully a trip he will remember for many years. Photo tour. | |||||
| International Summer Gashuku - Sept 7th/9th 2007 The International Summer Gashuku was held in Longbeach, Hemsby, Norfolk with this year being the best ever attended with 55 students from UK clubs and the Czech Republic. We were also honoured to have sensei Anne Hastings 6th dan on the course and all the students were treated to well co-ordinated sessions with all senior Instructors. The training was again varied covering 5 different locations with the usual mix of Karate and team events plus the notorious sea training and 'King of the Hill'. Photo tour | |||||
| Kanazawa Open course Lillishall - April 2007 Kodokai students trained this weekend with with Kancho Kanazawa, sensei Akhita and Nobuaki Kanazawa. With students from around the world the course was hard work but it was another highly successful course which was followed by the SKKIF grading where 11 Kodokai students all successfully passed their Gradings. Photo | |||||
| Winter Open Gashuku, Winterton on Sea Norfolk - 2nd - 4th March 2007 The Winter Open Gashuku took place at Hermanus Holiday Centre in Winterton on Sea Norfolk. This year was again well attended with over 45 students and as usual a tremendous success, especially Saturday night and the infamous fancy dress disco. This weekend is always an excellent break which livens up a bleak time of the year. Winter Gashuku tour | |||||
| SKIF World Championship Tokyo Japan - Nov 2006 Four Kodokai students attended for the SKIF World championships in Toky0 Japan as members of the UK SKKIF Karate squad. Phil Suddick 3rd dan, Ban Pritchard 2nd dan, Shamek 1st dan and Remus Nistorel 1st dan. With over seventy countries competing from around the world the standard was extremely high with all four of Kodokai competitors doing very well in their individual and team events. Photo | |||||
| International Summer Gashuku - Sept 2006 The International Summer Gashuku was held in Longbeach, Hemsby, Norfolk with students from UK clubs and the Czech Republic. The students were treated to well co-ordinated sessions with head instructors sensei's Kevin Leigh, Colin Needham and Steve Marriot. The training was again varied covering many different locations with the usual mix of Karate and team events plus the notorious sea training, this year we had excellent weather and sea conditions. Photo tour | |||||
| Czech Republic tour - 27th April 2006 Sensei Kevin Leigh and sensei Bill Brown took an entourage of Kodokai black belts to train and run a course at the Karate Husovice dojo in Brno, Czech's second City. The course was a fantastic success with students travelling from all over the Czech Republic and it is now planned to make this a regular event due to it's popularity in Brno. Photo tour | |||||
| Sensei Kanazawa Open course Watford - March 11th 2006 At the age of 74 Kancho taught over 400 Karate students who attended Watford leisure Centre for the Saturday course. Accompanied by Sensei's Murakami 6th Dan and Sensei Akita 5th dan, the UK again witnessed one of the the best Karate courses to date with students attending from all over the world. Photo tour | |||||
| Winter Open Gashuku, Winterton on Sea Norfolk - March 2006 The Winter Open Gashuku took place at Hermanus Holiday Centre in Winterton on Sea, Norfolk. This year was a great success especially Saturday Training at Great Yarmouth High school and the infamous fancy dress disco. The weekend was an excellent break which livens up a bleak time of the year. Winter Gashuku tour | |||||
| International SKIF Open course Lillishall - Nov 2005 15 Kodokai students attended with Kancho Kanazawa, sensei Murakami and Nobuaki Kanazawa. With many visitors from around the world the course was hard work but it was great weekend culminating with William Acquaah, Michael Godding and Chris Tyson passing their 1st dan grading and sensei Leigh achieving his 5th dan. Photo | |||||
| Anne Hastings course - Oct 2005 We were absolutely privileged to have sensei Anne Hastings 6th dan visit the Kodokai dojo for the first time. X world Kata and Kumite champion sensei Hastings captivated the dojo for the full 2 hours and we look forward to her visiting us again next year. Photo | |||||
| Summer Gashuku - Sept 2005 This years Summer Gashuku was the best so far with extra activities to keep everyone occupied from beach volley ball to sand castle building contest!!! Attended this year by 40 Kodokai and Manchester 'Swinton' club members, the sea training this year was a bit limited as the tides were too strong but we still managed to get a good soaking. Photo tour | |||||
| SKKIF National Championships Watford - May 8th 2005 Sensei Kanazawa presided over this years event which took place at Watford leisure centre on Sunday 8th May. The events took just over 8 hours to complete with a interlude of traditional Chinese dancing by a local Chinese dance school. For results and photos click here | |||||
| Sensei Kanazawa Open course Watford - May 7th 2005 At the age of 74 Sensei still managed to attract over 450 Karate students from all over the UK and many from Europe and the US who attended Watford leisure Centre for the Saturday course. Accompanied by Sensei's Ryusho Suzuki 5th Dan and Sensei Akita 5th dan, this was the biggest course held in Europe so far. Photo tour | |||||
| Grading with Sensei Kanazawa - 6th May 2005 This major grading event took place at the Kodokai St Thomas's dojo, and was attended by students from around the country. Congratulations to Danny Leigh and Remus Nistorel for gaining their 1st Dans. | |||||
| Winter Open Gashuku, Winterton on Sea Norfolk - March 2005 The Winter Gashuku took place at Hermanus Holiday Centre in Winterton on Sea Norfolk. This year was well attended and a great success especially Saturday night and the now infamous fancy dress disco. The weekend was an excellent break which livens up a bleak time of the year. The training was undertaken by Sensei's K Leigh, C Needham, G Riley, Lisa and Michelle Wright. Winter Gashuku tour | |||||
| Grading with Sensei Kanazawa - 16th December 2004 This major grading event took place at Windsor, and was attended by students from around the country and an especially large number from Kodokai. Congratulations to Mathew Clark for gaining his 1st dan and Bryn Green, Julie Crawford, Fleming Jetmar and Adrian Holt for gaining their 2nd Dans. Photo | |||||
| Sensei Kanazawa at the Kodokai dojo Watford - Oct 2004 Great to see Sensei Kanazawa at the Kodokai dojo again twice in one year!!. Attended by over 50 students, Sensei was thoroughly entertained by and looked after again by the Kodokai students. Photo tour | |||||
| Summer Gashuku - Sept 2004 This years Summer Gashuku was again a great success, it was very windy but we still managed to train in the sea and on the beach which is always the highlight of the Summer Gashuku. Photo tour | |||||
| Sensei Kanazawa course Kodokai Watford - 2004 Sensei Kanazawa taught at the Kodokai dojo on the 15th April. Sensei still outshines most people half his age with technique and power that really is quite awesome. Sensei Kanazawa and his son Nobuaki also carried out a senior SKKIF grading at the Kodokai dojo the following week. Photo tour | |||||
| Sensei Kanazawa Open course Watford - 2003 At the age of 72 Sensei still managed to attract over 400 Karate students who attended Watford leisure Centre for the Saturday course. Accompanied by Sensei's Murakami 6th Dan and Sensei Akita 5th dan, the UK witnessed one of the the biggest Karate courses to date. Photo tour | |||||
| Summer Gashuku - Sept 2003 With Sensei's K Leigh 4th dan and C Needham 4th dan the weekend was a great success and the weather and attendance superb. With additional tuition from Sensei's Shaun McCartan, Graham Riley and Bruce Rice. The pink belt was awarded this year to Guy Quint & Ben Pritchard received the William Acquaah Award. Photo tour | |||||
| Sensei Kanazawa Course Kodokai Dojo - April 2003 Sensei Kanazawa made another welcome visit to the Kodokai Watford dojo. The course was well attended with over 60 students benefiting from the great masters teachings. Photo tour | |||||
| SKKIF National Championships - 6th April 2003 The championships were held at Watford leisure centre with the events taking just over 8 hours to complete, there was a welcome interlude of traditional Chinese dancing by a local Chinese dance school. For results and photos click here | |||||
| Winter Open Gashuku, Winterton on Sea Norfolk, February - 7th/9th 2003 The Gashuku was again a great success with everyone enjoying the mix of training and social activities, especially the now infamous Viking night where every one lets their Viking other half to the fore. Training was undertaken by Sensei's: K Leigh, P Sheppard, C Needham, G Riley & S McCartan. Winter Gashuku tour | |||||
| Sensei Kanazawa Watford Course - 12th November 2002 We were honoured to have Kancho Kanazawa teaching at our dojo on the 12th November. Kancho was on fine form and was as inspiring as usual, we focused on basics to accommodate the lower grades and allow the higher grades to try to perfect their stances. Photo tour. | |||||
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