News and Events
News and Events
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News and Events
Grading
Louis full 2nd kyu 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
Coming up: Ippon Ken Karate Club Karate Competition 2015
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
Photoshoot and Party
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
Congratulations on your Grading
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
Coming up: Ippon Ken Karate Club Karate Competition 2015
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!
Grading
Grading Day
Some photos from grading day, September 19th, 2015.
Click on the photo below to see the entire album.
Demo
Demo at Weoley Castle Square
On Sunday, 13th September 2015, students from Weoley Castle Shotokan Karate Club demonstrated their skills at the annual Weoley Castle Fete. Guided by Sensei Susan Hession, 3rd Dan, students performed kihon (basic techniques), kata (pre-arranged form) and kumite (sparring).
If you are interested in joining Weoley Castle Shotokan Karate club, feel free to come along Monday or Thursday evening. We train from 6-8pm at Weoley Castle Community Church, Quarry Road, Weoley Castle, B29 5LE.
Gradings
Training & Gradings this Saturday
This Saturday, 19th September 2015 will be kyu and dan gradings at Bartley Green Leisure Centre. These will be preceded by a training course for one hour with Shihan Cummins. The training will start at 11am with doors opening at 10.45am. If you are grading please remember to bring your license and grading fee. The grading fee is £30 for kyu grades which includes training, grading a new belt and registration with NAKMAS.
If you are training please arrive promptly to be ready for the start. The training is open to all grades wether grading or not.
Good luck to all those who are grading and we look forward to seeing everyone there for the training.
The normal kata course will not be taking place this week due to the grading, sorry if this causes any inconvenience.
Competitions
Well done to all those who competed in the…
Well done to all those who competed in the GB Open. They achieved a number of silver and bronze medals throughout the days events.
