Takumi Dojo
News
We will use this section to keep you informed of all the News and
happenings at the club.
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SHINSA Success
Congratulations to the following students who achieved passes in their first
Junior Shinsa, held on 29th March 2010:
Gianluca Cuthbertson - 9th Kyu
Hannah Cuthbertson - 9th Kyu
Blair Whitelaw - 9th Kyu
SHINSA Success
Congratulations to the following students who achieved passes in the recent
Junior & Seniors Shinsa, held on 1st March 2010:
Ahmed El Ashray - 8th Kyu (Junior)
Pamela Mair - 6th Kyu 1 Tag (Senior)
Kirsten Hazelwood - 8th Kyu 2 Tags (senior)
SHINSA Success
Congratulations to the following students who achieved passes in the recent
Junior Shinsa, held on 25th January 2010:
George McLure - 8th Kyu (Advanced)
Yoshi Paukner - 8th Kyu
Ronan Mountford- mith - 9th Kyu
SHINSA Success
Congratulations to Steven Woodfin on
attaining 9th Kyu at his first grading for Takumi juniors on 27th July 2009.
SHINSA Success
Congratulations to George McClure and Yoshi Paukner on
attaining 9th kyu at the first grading of the new Takumi junior karate class.
Yoshi and George pictured with their new red belts, certificates and
karate licences.
Congratulations to the following students who successfully battled their way
past their another Takumi shinsa on Thursday 7th May 2009:
May 2009
Ana Gonzalez Gomez
7th Kyu (II)
Gabriela Antosova 7th Kyu (I)
Pamela Mair
7th Kyu (I)
Rachel Harper
8th Kyu (I)
Festive Closing & Opening
The last Takumi training session of 2008 will be on Thursday 18th
December and the first class of 2009 will take place on
Thursday 8th January 2009.
Jim and Carolyn would like to wish all of our students a good Christmas
break....and we shall see you all raring to go in 2009!
Nov 2008
SHINSA Success
Congratulations to the following students who successfully battled their way
past their first ever Takumi shinsa on Monday 24th November::
Nov 2008
Ana Gonzalez Gomez
8th Kyu
Clair MacAdam 8th Kyu (II)
Pamela Mair
8th Kyu (II)
Congratulations also got to Joseph Ritchie, who was awarded 3 tags on
his 7th kyu after showing sustained and continued improvement in his karate over
the last few months.
SHINSA Success
Congratulations to those students who passed their grading on
Thursday 13th March after demonstrating competence in kihons,
combinations, padwork, one-step attack and defence, kata and kumite:
March 2008
Joe Ritchie
7th Kyu (I)
Daniel Hesford
8th Kyu (III)
Gerard Porter
8th Kyu (II)
Craig Forrester
8th Kyu (I)
Nikki Athanasiadou
8th Kyu
Gabby Antosova
8th Kyu (II)
Grant Calder
8th kyu (I)
YAMAE - Sensei Steve Calls It A Day
After 21 Years
In November 1986, a young Steve McKenzie first
entered the dojo of what then called St Ann's Shukokai Karate Club.
Now
21 years later,
and after seeing the club through many changes, including the
renaming to Takumi Karate Do. Steve has decided to call
YAMAE
on his teaching career within karate. He feels it is time to
hand the reigns over to the next generation of instructors and allow
them to make their mark on the club. Over the years he has
seen many students grow from being timid little juniors into strong,
confident seniors approaching adulthood, many of which have felt
like extended family to him. Steve will continue to train in
Karate and Kobujutsu, but on his own time due to work and other
commitments and he has vowed to pop back now and then to train with
the club. We wish him well and look forward to stepping onto
the tatami again with him in the near future. -
February 2008
Dan Grading Success For Jim & Carolyn
After a very successful course with Sensei Harry
Cook (7th Dan), Takumi Karate held a Dan Grading for two of its main
instructors, Sempai Jim Bailey and Sempai Carolyn Fisher. Both
were grading for San-Dan (3rd Dan) and after a superb display of
technique and understanding during the Kata & Bunkai sections,
together with Padwork, Knife Defence, Kumite and Combinations, both
were successful in and awarded the grade of San-Dan.
Congratulations to both of you from all at
Takumi, you have done us proud.
January 2008
New Junior Classes
After discussions with Club Instructors and some
parents, we want people who are interested in a Kids Class to
contact us with a view to them letting us know what times and days
suit them and the kids best. The two times that are being put
forward are Saturday mornings from 10am till 11am or Monday evenings
from 6.30pm till 7.30pm.
PLEASE LET US KNOW
WHICH ONE SUITS YOU!
Anyone interested in providing us with their
input, should contact the club on the above email or contact
numbers.
SJ McKenzie Memorial Shield - Club
Karateka of the Year
This award was created in memory of Sense McKenzie's
father - Stephen John McKenzie, who had a major influence on his martial arts
training. Although not a martial artist, Mr McKenzie always supported his
son and encouraged him to do his best. He was also a practical man who
would often come out with his own "pearls of wisdom".
Whilst watching a martial arts movie together many years ago,
Mr McKenzie commented on how "not very good" the main character was, as he kept
having to the hit the bad guys more than once. What a waist of time and
effort he said! Although only a film, it made Steve think about how
techniques must be practical and effective.
Unlike previous years, this years candidates included
instructors from the club as it was felt that their efforts sometime go
un-noticed.
This years recipient was Sempai Carolyn Fisher and
she was presented with the shield at the start of class on Monday 10th December
2007. She later commented that "she was well chuffed as it was totally
unexpected". (photos to follow).
Previous recipients:
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