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 karateka who passed the recent shinsas:
Seniors:
Pamela Mair
4th Kyu (I tag)
Scott Bruce 6th Kyu (I tag)
Navneet Kaur 7th Kyu (II tags)
Conrad Levitt 8th Kyu (III tags)
Juniors:
Gianluca
Cuthbertson 7th kyu
Blair Whitelaw
7th kyu
Hannah Cuthbertson
7th kyu
Tyrone Neil
8th kyu
Daniel Notman
8th kyu
Shinsa Success
Congratulations to the following students who passed the recent club shinsa in
April:
Juniors:
Gianluca Cuthbertson 8th kyu (advanced)
Hannah Cuthbertson 8th kyu (advanced)
Blair Whitelaw 8th kyu (advanced)
Tyrone Neil 9th kyu
Seniors:
Pamela Mair 5th kyu (II)
Hiten Vaghmaria 7th kyu (I)
Allan Whitelaw 7th kyu
Adam Gibb 8th kyu (I)
John McGinty 8th kyu (I)
Steven Linsday 8th kyu (I)
Shinsa Success
Congratulations to the following students who passed the recent club shinsa in
February:
Juniors:
George McClure 7th kyu (advanced)
Loren Eadie 8th kyu
Callum Stobie 8th kyu
Sean Lettice 9th kyu
Emilio Ramirez 9th kyu
Rafael Ramirez 9th kyu
Laura Holbert 9th kyu
Seniors:
Scott Bruce 7th kyu (II)
Monika Klamecka 8th kyu (II)
Mike Somerville 8th kyu (II)
Navneet Kaur 8th kyu (I)
Kosi Segbedzi 8th kyu (I)
Shinsa Success
Congratulations to the following students who passed the recent junior shinsa:
James MacDonald (9th kyu)
Mamhoud El-Ashry (9th kyu)
Gianluca Cuthbertson (8th kyu)
Hannah Cuthbertson (8th kyu)
Ahmed El-Ashry (8th kyu Advanced)
TAKUMI AWARDS 2010
For the first time in three years the club instructors have awarded trophies to
reward and acknowledge the hard work of the students.
STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARDS: these are awarded to students for
dedication to their karate.
Junior Student of the year: George McClure (7th kyu)
Senior Student of the year: Scott Bruce (8th kyu)
KARATEKA OF THE YEAR AWARDS:
These are awarded by the senior instructor to students that have shown
dedication towards the club and are not necessarily a reflection on an
individual's ability to do karate. This year there were two recipients.
Adam Gibb (9th kyu) : Awarded for 'coming off the streets' to allow Sensei
Carolyn Fisher to perfect bunkai for her yondan grading.
Allan Whitelaw (8th kyu) : Awarded for assisting in the running of the junior
classes.
Photos to follow...
NEW SATURDAY
CLASSES STARTING ON 6th NOVEMBER 2010
Technique Appreciation class
This class will be dedicated to traditional karate with a modern perspective.
Aspects covered will include:
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Technique understanding
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Biomechanics of the body
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Stance training
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Street Defense
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Kata bunkai
Each of these topics will not be covered in isolation; the classes will follow
on from one another and you will learn how techniques are put together, how
stances can affect the way a technique is used, how stances can be used as
'techniques' in their own right, and how to apply what you learn in the dojo to
a street-relevant situation. In addition, understanding kata moves in terms of
karate versus karate and in terms of street defence will be an important area of
training (bunkai). Together, this class should improve your overall karate in
terms of technique and understanding, and it will help aspects of normal
training such as one-step, attack and defence, kata and kihons (basic
techniques).
This class is open to all senior students. Junior students can attend by
invitation from the senior instructor only (minimum criteria: aged 12 years or
above; graded to 8th kyu or above).
SHINSA Success
Congratulations to the following students after success in the latest Takumi
gradings held on 29th September 2010:
Juniors
George McClure 7th kyu
Blair Whitelaw 8th kyu
Ronan Mountford-Smith 8th kyu
Callum Stobie 9th kyu
Seniors
Scott Bruce 8th kyu (III tags)
Hiten Vaghmaria 8th kyu (I tag)
Allan Whitelaw 8th kyu (I tag)
SHINSA Success
Congratulations to Sensei Carolyn Fisher on passing her Shinsa at the recent
Seijinkai Gashiku and achieving the rank of Yon-Dan (4th Dan).
Best wishes from all the students and instructors (past and present).
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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