News and Events
Bullying affects lots of young people and happens in many schools but it’s the way it’s dealt with which makes the difference between life being tolerable or a misery for many. The NAKMAS Safe Kids Campaign Facebook page has interesting material and advice on the topic of bullying. To visit the page, click this link.
Competition
On 18th of October 2015, students from Weoley Castle Shotokan Karate Club took part in the annual competition hosted by Sensei Kathy Dearden’s Ippon Ken Karate Club. The day was a great success, with students winning in many categories. Click on the picture below to see the Flickr album. More photos will be added soon!
Zachary Povell, Bethany Bird, Louis Jones, Gold
Melissa Daly, Faye Tonkinson, Lynsday Daly, Silver
Blake Bartlam, Gold
Arran Memtan, Bronze
Bethany Bird, Gold
Joshua Betts, Gold
Steven Plumley Wood, Silver
Lyndsay Daly, Silver
Lyndsay Daly, Bethany Bird, Gold
Lyndsay Daly, Melissa Daly, Gold
Bethany Bird and Hanah, Gold
Lyndsay Daly, Melissa Daly, Faye Tonkinson, Silver
Joshua Betts, Steve Plumley-Wood, Silver
Joshua Betts, Silver
Blake Bartlam, Gold
Arran Memtan, Silver
Bethany Bird, Bronze
Louis Jones, Silver
Joshua Betts, Gold
Melissa Daly, Silver
Lyndsay daly, Bronze
Demo
Bethany Bird demonstrating Kata Hangetsu (半月 Japanese: “Half Moon”), an advanced kata practiced in Shotokan karate. The first part of the kata is performed slowly, with emphasis on breathing and kime (tensing at the correct moment during a technique), while the second part consists of more explosive movements. Hangetsu consists of 41 movements and the Okinawan version of this kata is called Seisan. A very important feature is the hangetsu-dachi stance (half-moon stance).
Grading
At the last grading, Lyndsay Daly who has been training at Weoley Castle Shotokan Karate Club for a number of years, passed her 2nd Dan. Here, Sensei Hession is presenting her with her Nakmas grading certificate. Congratulations on this tremendous achievement, Lyndsay!
Grading
Here are some photos of student Louis being presented with his new belt. Louis is the first student who elected to be graded by Sensei Hession at Weoley Castle Shotokan Karate club. Louis received his full 2nd kyu with distinction.
Competition
This year Ippon Ken Karate Club will be hosting their competition on the 18th October 2015 at Akeley Wood.
Further details are available on the Ippon Ken Karate Club website or on their Facebook page. Alternatively, just speak to Sensei Kathy Dearden directly, if you see her after training on Saturdays.
Squad training will be starting soon, so please have a think about teams and categories. Good luck to everyone who is entering.
News and Events
Last weekend was grading day and all of Sensei Hession’s students received a new belt. Many students even passed with a distinction. Blake double graded and received a red belt. We celebrated this with a photoshoot and a party – after an amazing training session, of course! Congratulations to all students and a big thank you to Sensei Hession for your continuous support and for preparing us so well for the grading! We hope we did you proud.
To see the entire photoshoot, click on the picture below.
Gradings
The September 2015 gradings took place on Saturday 19th September at the Bartley Green Dojo. The day started with a training course taken by Shihan Cummins with the assistance of Sensei Birks which was followed by kyu and then dan gradings. Shihan Cummins was pleased with the standard shown and we at BHSKC would like to congratulate everyone who graded. Two students also took and passed their second dan during a rigorous examination. We would like to extend special congratulations to them both, Well done Lyndsay Daly and Lewis Millingson!
Competitions
Many of you will know Sensei Kathy Dearden from the Saturday Kata class or other events and many will have competed at her clubs annual karate competition at which members of BHSKC have been lucky enough to enjoy some success. This year Ippon Ken Karate Club will be hosting their competition on the 18th October 2015 at the Akeley Wood.
Further details are available from Ippon Ken Karate Club via their website Ippon Ken Karate Club or Facebook page or speak to Kathy directly if you see her after training on Saturdays. It’s usually a fun day out and a chance to experience a competition in a friendly environment if you haven’t competed before. Below are a few pictures from last years competition successes, lets see if we can surpass them this year!
