South Notts Shotokan Karate Club

The club's second quarterly training and grading event of the year was a great success last night.

A barnstorming training session delivered by our external examiner Sensei Frank Brennan was challenging and inspiring in equal measure. It demanded all, irrespective of grade, to find within the strength of character to press on regardless!

Well done to all members who were successful in their grading and all who trained so hard.

Karate-do: the way of karate.

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Sunday morning practise.

Karate-do: the way of karate.

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Wednesday evening's cohort of black belts included Darcey Stubbs who recently passed her 1st dan black belt under the auspices of the Karate Union of Great Britain.

Darcey is pictured centre alongside Sensei Manning and her father Steve who is a longstanding member of the club, the KUGB's finance officer and the instructor at Bunny SKC.

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In just under 2 months, karateka from across the United Kingdom and beyond will travel to Lancaster to take park in the legendary KUGB Summer Course 💪

Our resident instructors:

🥋 Sensei Billy Higgins (8th Dan)
🥋 Sensei Jim Brennan (8th Dan)
🥋 Sensei Frank Brennan (8th Dan)
🥋 Sensei Garry Harford (8th Dan)

will once again be joined by a special guest instructor...

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⏰ 9am - Friday 12th June

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Sunday in the dojo.

Karate-do: the way of karate.

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This parcel of land is one of the best preserved examples of medieval ridge and furrow farming in the country. The undulations on Keyworth's Rectory Field are still clearly visible and add a certain 'je ne sais quoi' to kata practice!

Karate-do: the way of karate.

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Wednesday evening in the dojo: intense, disciplined and purposeful.

Karate-do: the way of karate.

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Emma kicking out in Zakynthos!

Where were you when you did yoko geri?

Karate-do: the way of karate.

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Club members have just enjoyed a fantastic weekend of karate.

On Saturday morning the Karate Union of Great Britain delivered its annual kata standardisation course at Loughborough University under the instruction of Sensei Frank Brennan 8th dan. In the afternoon the organisation's annual general meeting took place where the executive committee and representatives from affiliated clubs ventilated issues arising out of the preceding 12 months.

On Sunday Matthew and Heidi were at Solihull Karate Academy for the KUGB's referees and judges course whilst the rest of the club met for regular training at our Keyworth dojo!

Take action, get involved.

Karate-do: the way of karate.

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