this saturday, 21 january, we’re having our first special lesson for 2017. sensei kate taylor, 3rd dan, from haslemere skc will be teaching. 2-3pm all grades; 3-4pm black and brown belts. free to regular members; £5 guests.
Category: Special events
thursday, 13 october – no session due to an event at the spectrum
saturday, 15 october – special session with sensei john parnell, 6th dan, and sensei neil jerome, 5th dan.
sunday, 16 october – technical kata clinic with sensei neil jerome, 5th dan, at wimbledon karate SW19 3TZ, 2-4pm.
tuesday, 18 october – no session due to a blood donation event at the spectrum.
sunday, 23 october – advanced black & brown belt lesson with sessei bob poynton, 8th dan, at kenmei karate, 12:30-2:00pm, £10.
sunday, 23 october – special session and kyu grading with sessei bob poynton, 8th dan, at kenmei karate, 2pm onwards. £5 for lesson only, £20 for lesson and grading.
our next special training will be on saturday, 15 october, 2-4pm at the guildford spectrum with both sensei john parnell and sensei neil jerome. all grades welcome.
June and July are packed with lots of great training opportunities with top instructors:
Sutton 5 June 3-5pm – sensei Neil Jerome, 4th dan, is hosting an advanced lesson for black and brown belts. this is a great opportunity for anyone preparing to take their dan grading in the near future. what’s more it is free for regular club members!
Sutton 19 June 3-5pm – another black and brown belt advanced session with sensei Neil Jerome. can’t have too many of those.
Guildford 30 June 8-9:30pm – sensei John Parnell, 5th dan, will be teaching our regular lesson. if you missed the lesson we had with John recently there’s your opportunity to make it up for yourself and if you didn’t then you already know you don’t want to miss this one either.
Sutton 3 July – sensei Garry Harford, 8th dan, is coming to sutton for our joint kyu grading with kenmei karate. there will be an advanced lesson for black and brown belts 11-12:30pm, then a special lesson for kyu grades 13:00-2:30pm followed by the grading. £10 for the black and brown lesson, £20 for the grading or £5 for training only.
Bath 16 July – free black and brown belt course and dan grading. check the KUGB website for details. checklist for those grading: license (of course!), gum shield and mitts, gi and belt (you’d be surprised). check that you sparring mitts comply with current KUGB requirements or get new ones from Kamae. don’t wait for the eve of the grading. check that you have everything ready today!
Woking 17 July – sensei Garry Harford at the Rising Sun Karate Academy for their kyu grading. an opportunity for those who cannot make the grading on the 3rd or just want to train with sensei Harford again, which i’m sure many will do. £12 for training only or £30 for training and grading.
Sensei John Parnell, 5th dan, will be teaching a special session on Saturday, 28 May:
15:00 to 16:00 all grades
16:00 to 17:00 black and brown belts only
The lesson is free to members; £7 for guests.
Sensei Neil Jerome will be teaching the lesson on Thursday, 21 April.
The Rising Sun Karate Academy will be hosting sensei Jack Somers, member of the KUGB kata team, for a kata workshop on Satruday, 20 February, 12-2pm at the Winston Chruchill Sports Center in Woking, GU21 8TL.
12:00-1:00 all grades training
1:00-2:00 senior training
Open to all grades; £7 per person.
Sensei Neil Jerome, 4th dan, will be hosting a special lesson at his Kenmei Karate club in Sutton centered on the dan grading syllabus and particularly nidan. Open to all black and brown belts. Free for members and guests.
Our final kids lesson for 2015 will take place on Tuesday 22 December, 5-6pm. You are welcome to bring along a friend. Gis are optional, but I trust you will want to show off you newly earned belts. There will be mince pies and much merriment!
Our last Thursday session for 2015 will be with sensei John Parnell, 5th dan, on 17 December, 8-9pm.
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