Sucessful course at ISH - 30th of September

The course held at ISH on the 30th of September came and went. Sensei Tadrist spent 3 hours with a group of students discussing and practising key karate techniques(taisabaki) body shifting and evasion, correct heiko-dashi, with the workout from sonoba and ido kihon, and also the correction of hips, axis, rotation, balance, gravity and the harmony between the upper and lower body on ido kihon.
We also practised Empi kata and put it into the context of kumite practise. each session was complementary to the course.
Thanks to all of you that participated and contributed to the success of the day.
We will be organising further training courses in the future and will post information with the details of future courses.
We hope to see you all there next time!!!!

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Karate course at ISH on 30th of September - Don't miss out!!!!!

Sensei Sid Tadrist will be giving a technical course on Saturday, 30th of September at the International Students House in London.
The course will take place from 14.00 to 15.00 for beginners and 15.00 to 18.00 for brown belts and above.
The cost of the course will be £10.00 for ISH club members and £20.00 for all other karate students.
Everybody is welcomed, from beginners to advanced black belts.
For information on how to get to ISH or to contact us for more information go to:
http://www.kwf-dynamickarate.com/html/location___contact.html
Join us and have fun!!!!

Monday, September 04, 2006

Courses with Isaka Sensei in the UK - 9-14 September

Karate no-michi Great Britain is pleased to announce that Chikara Shotokan Karate Academy will host Assistant Chief Instructor Akihito Isaka 8th Dan
(JKA/KWF) for various courses between 9th and 14th September 2006.
It is proposed that he will teach at Chikara, Hawarden, Flintshire, North Wales on Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th and Tuesday 12th September. He will be taken to the North of England for a one day seminar on Monday 11th September.
For more information contac: webmaestro@CSKA.org.
He will be in Luton at Putteridge Recreation Centre, Luton, Bedfordshire Wednesday 13th of September.
Contact: jkalutoninstructors@hotmail.co.uk
In Kent on Thursday the 14th, from 18:00pm to 20:00pm
Contact: karatenomichi@btinternet.com

Course with Sensei Tadrist in Algeria

Sensei Sid Tadrist just came back from a teaching course in Algeria in North Africa where he taught for a 4 days course at the beginning of August. The course was very successful with many attendant from a different cities of Algeria. Given the success of the course this year, there will be new course organised for next summer. Get ready if you wanted to travel to the African desert for a good karate sweat!
You can see some pictures from the course in our photo gallery.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Course in Hampshire - results!

During the weekend of the 25th-27th of August, KWF dojo in Hampshire hold a karate summer course. During the course, top UK and European instructors taught and share the time with the students.
In addition to the course, grading and competition took also place. During the grading, Nasser Guerras, member of our dojo got his third dan. In the competition Aika Yamazaki came second in Women's Kumite. Well done both!

Monday, May 15, 2006

Karate summer course, 25-27th of August

KWF will be holding a karate summer course in Hampshire, from the 25th to the 27th of August. Our top UK instructors will be there sharing their time to teach us all to improve our karate.
If you are interseted, please let us know!

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

ISH Annual award dinner

On the 5th of May, the International Students House celebrated its annual award dinner.
Our club got its own awards as follows:
Male kumite:
1st place: Nasser Guerras
2nd place: Calum Smith Lawrence
Female kumite:
1st place: Aika Yamazaki
2nd place: Almudena Lara
The awards dinner was followed by some dancing. In addition to good karate we demonstrated that our club also knows a couple of good moves for the dance floor!