Christmas 2009 will be celebrated by the club on the evening of Wednesday 9th December… after our usual training session at Holme Pierrepont of course!
A three course meal at a nearby restaurant has been organised by Becky Cassapi and all club members are cordially invited.
See Becky for details of the menu and to book your place.
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The club will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2010!
In order to recognise this achievement I intend to put together a souvenir publication which will include articles and photos.
All members past and present are invited to submit articles, long or short, about their time training at the club.
I very much look forward to receiving your submissions!
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Two club members succesfully passed their dan gradings on the annual karate summer course last week.
Steve Cassapi is the latest club member to have his name added to the black belt ‘roll of honour’, and Gobe Hobona was promoted to 2nd dan black belt.
Both Steve and Gobe put in excellent performances in front of Sensei Andy Sherry and Sensei Frank Brennan. The highlights included a superb rendition of the kata Nijushiho by Gobe, and a very fast ‘dashing in’ punch delivered by Steve in the first nanosecond of his kumite encounter!
All at the club would like to congratulate them on their achievement.
The club’s summer training schedule begins after the usual classes on Friday 31st July.
Thereafter Friday evening and Sunday morning classes will cease during the month of August. Throughout August our training schedule will be as set out below:
PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND BOTH SESSIONS EACH WEEK
Our normal training schedule will resume on:
Friday 4th September 2009
6.15pm – 7.00pm (jnrs/ beginners/kyu grades)
7.00pm – 8.00pm (brown & black belts 14yrs +).
I have now returned from holiday and would like to thank Ian Lea, Alan Lea, Ian Kelly, and Kerry Lee for looking after the club in my absence.
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Achieving brown belt is a significant milestone in one’s study of karate, and it was particularly pleasing to see father & son, Paul and Jonathan Osborne, achieve this level on Sunday together.
Pictured left is a very proud Jonathan being presented with his belt by our grading examiner Sensei Frank Brennan 7th dan.
SOUTH NOTTS SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB
Ryan’s Success!
Ryan Skilton recently became the latest club member to successfully achieve black belt level. Ryan took the dan grading examination during a national course held in Lichfield on 2nd November. The course was attended by karate enthusiasts from all over the country and Ryan was one of only a handful who made the grade.
Ryan was required to demonstrate his ability in the three major disciplines of karate: kihon (the fundamentals); kata (solo sequences); and kumite (sparring). Each of these disciplines is tested in a vigorous and physically demanding way requiring a high level of physical fitness and conditioning. Assessing Ryan was the chairman of the Karate Union of Great Britain, Sensei Andy Sherry 8th dan, who is the most senior exponent of Shotokan Karate in the country.
Ryan is enormously proud of his achievement and delighted that his name can now be added to the club’s black belt roll of honour which grows year by year.
Ryan Skilton pictured above proudly wearing his black belt.
The club wishes all the community in Keyworth a happy and peaceful Christmas & New Year. Adults, young people and children (min 8 yrs), wishing to learn karate in 2009 may contact the club secretary on (07811) 819221 for more details.
South Notts Shotokan Karate Club
Young Leaders
The club has been very fortunate in recent years to have had enthusiastic youngsters volunteering to assist the instructor in all aspects of running the club. From administrative matters like filling in the register before classes begin, to helping out with the delivery of certain classes or certain parts of classes. I firmly believe that getting involved in this way has massive benefits for the youngsters concerned in terms of confidence and communication skills. Regular readers of this column will recognise the likes of: Ian Lea, Zoe Collard, Alan Lea, Josh Ludlow, and Rory Cave, to name but four! All of them began training at the club as 6 or 7 year olds, and later as teenagers began helping out and were each given the responsibility of being junior club captains. I’m very pleased to say that they are all now at University applying the same positive attitudes to another constructive pastime: higher education!
In recent months 15 year old Rachel Tyler has spent a lot of time assisting the instructor with the delivery of the Friday evening session which is usually a large class made up of all ages and grades. She combined this, like others before her, with achieving various levels within the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme. 16 year old Becky Cassapi is the latest member of the club to volunteer her time in this way. She is involved in a young leader programme where bronze, silver and gold awards are based on the number of volunteering hours. Becky has also put her artistic flare to good use by designing a new track suit top for club members to wear over their karate suits at gradings and competitions.
I’m sure that when Rachel and Becky go off to University there will be other enthusiastic volunteers willing to play a positive role in the future of the club
Adults, young people and children (min age 8yrs) wishing to learn karate in Keyworth may contact the club Secretary on 07811 819221.
The club’s normal training regime commences on Friday 5th September.
Usual times: 6.15pm – 7.00pm and 7.00pm – 8.00pm.
The Chesterfield Satori Karate Club are hosting a training and grading with Sensei Poynton 7th dan on Sunday 24th August at Queens Park Sports Centre, Boythorpe Road, Chesterfield.
Training: 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Cost: £10
Club members intending to train on the course should take their licences and confirm that they are members of SNSKC.
