Category Archives: Outside the Dojo

Will’s last training session (for a while)

Posted on January 8, 2012 by admin

At the end of 2011, Will participated in his last club training session with us for a while – he’ll be off to Rwanda in the next few days. Will always trains hard and has made a great contribution to … Continue reading →

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Japan Matsuri in London, 18th September 2011

Posted on September 18, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Hyper Japan, Kensington Olympia, 24th July 2011

Posted on July 24, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Limited Edition Shiranamikai T-Shirts

Posted on May 24, 2011 by admin

We have some more long sleeved club t-shirts available! If you would like to order, please email us your preferred colour and size. The new, special edition ones come in a choice of dark blue or grey with a white … Continue reading →

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Karate Girl World Premier, Starring Rina Takeda, London, 8th May 2011

Posted on May 8, 2011 by admin

Authentic karate films are so few and far between that we couldn’t miss the opportunity to see the World Premier of Karate Girl, starring Rina Takeda, showcased as part of the 2011 Terracotta Film Festival. Although this film was released … Continue reading →

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Snow, 18th December 2010

Posted on December 18, 2010 by admin

We’ve attached a few snowy photos taken after training on Saturday morning.

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The Karate Kid

Posted on July 21, 2010 by admin

Those who have seen the original Karate Kid film starring Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso and Noriyuki ‘Pat’ Morita as Mr Miyagi may well have been surprised to find out that it has seemingly been re-written specifically for Jackie Chan … Continue reading →

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