Myself and Sensei Shaun Arrowsmith attended a 4 and a half hour course with Sensei Wayne Otto, 9 times gold medalist at the WUKO workd Karate Championships. Although I am still aching from the day, it was extremely enjoyable and informative. Some very practical kumite techniques were demonstrated by Wayne. The first part of the afternoon was based around getting your opponant to throw a gyaku-zuki punch, the blocking and countering. The second part was around using the sweep, which included his signature move where a feint mi geri is thrown, whilts keeping the body covered, then dropping the foot done behind the opponents front foot, punching reverse punch, then sweeping and following up with another gyaku-zuki, when the opponent drops to the floor.
The course was only £20 for the 4 and a half hours and very good value for money. My thanks to Sensei Wayne Otto for his time and answering my numerous questions on the day.
There has been a need to increase the club subs as from this Tuesday. Adults will be £2.50 and children (Under 16's) will be £2. This decision has been taken to ensure the continuation of the club. Dave has been running the club at a loss for some time now and obviously we cannot expect this to continue. I hope everyone understands the need to do this. It is still extremely good value as most clubs charge around £4 to £5 per session.
Andy Smith - 1st Kyu Brown belt passGlynn Robson - 2nd Kyu Brown belt passJoanne Steel - 2nd Kyu Brown belt pass Neil Cameron - 5th Kyu Blue belt pass Sara Hutchinson - 6th Kyu Green belt pass Phil Mills - 8th Kyu Yellow belt passPaul O'Sullivan - 8th Kyu Yellow Belt pass
Saturday 3rd April at Garstang near Blackpool. We need names by Thursday as we are trying to sort out transport. There is a possiblity we can tag along with the Peterlee Club.
Congratulations to Louiee and Gareth for passing their gradings on Tuesday. You both trained hard and deserved it.
