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Yearly Archives: 2011
Club Training and Grading with Ohta Sensei, 20th December 2011
Shiranamikai marked the last club session of 2011 with a special lesson taught by Ohta Sensei, 7th Dan and Chief Instructor of JKA England. We covered a lot of ground and it didn’t take long for cheeks to become rosier … Continue reading
All Grades Course, Loughborough, 4th December 2011
Course with Sensei Daniel Lautier 7th Dan, Chief Instructor of JKA France and Ohta Sensei 7th Dan, Chief Instructor of JKA England Sensei Lautier advised our group of more than a hundred dan grades that we would be doing “just … Continue reading
Posted in JKA Courses, News
Tagged Daniel Lautier, JKA England course, Ohta Sensei, Sensei Lautier
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JKA Norway 25th Anniversary Gasshuku, 24-27th November 2011
In November, JKA Norway held a special 4-day Gasshuku in celebration of a successful 25 years. Larsen Sensei 7th Dan and Ohta Sensei 7th Dan were in attendance, as were a line-up of no less than 11 instructors from the … Continue reading
JKA England, London and South East Region Championship, 13th November 2011
After a long but very worthwhile day, Shiranamikai came away with 4 medals at the London and South East Championship! David: Bronze in kumite Parth: Bronze in kumite Danny: Gold in kata, Bronze in kumite Well done guys – and … Continue reading
JKA Autumn International Course, 23rd-25th September 2011
This was JKA England’s second international course this year, with guest instructors Imamura Tomio 7th Dan and Izumiya Seizo 7th Dan from JKA’s Tokyo headquarters joining Ohta Yoshinobu Sensei 7th Dan. Izumiya Sensei led us through a session on how … Continue reading
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Tagged Gasshuku, Imamura Tomio, Izumiya Seizo, JKA England course, Ohta Yoshinobu
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Japan Matsuri in London, 18th September 2011
The yearly Japan Matsuri is a central London festival which celebrates traditional Japanese arts and culture. This year, the Matsuri was held in and around County Hall, Westminster. Three different staging areas had been set up for demonstrations including one dedicated … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, News, Outside the Dojo
Tagged Japan Matsuri, Martial Arts, Taiko Drumming
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The Road to Samurai – An Introduction to Karate, NHK Radio
Broadcast on NHK Radio 31st August and 1st September 2011 Naka Tatsuya, a 7th Dan instructor at the Japan Karate Association’s Tokyo Honbu explains some of the fundamentals of Shotokan karate to reporter come first-time student Munish Sharma in these … Continue reading
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Tagged An Introduction to Karate, Naka Tatsuya, NHK Radio, The Road to Samurai
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Outdoor Training at Harrow School, 31st August 2011
Well done to those of you who continued training throughout the summer holidays – and to those who participated in our two open air training sessions. The weather fortunately held out for us, with the temperature perfect for training (there was … Continue reading
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Club Training and Grading with Ohta Sensei, 9th August 2011
Thankfully, our event kicked off rather differently to what was going on in some other parts of London. We were in for one and a half hours of disciplined yet exhilarating training. Ohta Sensei kept everybody together for basics and … Continue reading
Hyper Japan, Kensington Olympia, 24th July 2011
To quote the flier, Hyper Japan was billed as “the UK’s biggest J-Culture event… showcasing everything that’s creative, cute and crazy about Japan today”. I have been studying karate for some years now which has certainly fuelled my interest into … Continue reading