Past Training Events
Photographs & Videos of Previously Held Courses & Events, etc.
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24th March – Nick Smith Kyoshi 50-Years in Wado!
Nick Smith Kyoshi 50-Years Celebration Day Course 24th March 2024. Kenshukai Dojo. YMCA Highbridge, Huntspill Rd, Highbridge. TA9 3DD. Nick Smith Kyoshi; Teaching Jiyu & Shiai-Gumite 自由組手の試合組手 Paul Elliott Kyoshi; Teaching Kyusho Atemi-Waza 急所当て身技 Gary Swift Hanshi; Teaching Kumite-Gata 組手形 Congratulations for a great achievement! Special thanks to all those who helped to make Sensei Nick’s special day the success it was. GE Swift Hanshi. |
Newcastle 2-Day Weekend Course 16-17th March 2024
A very successful event in my book with everyone working very hard to achieve the best from themselves. Students & instructors from many parts of England, Scotland and ‘Ireland’ were in attendance. Special thanks to Colin Holmes Yodan for organising the whole weekend and working extremely hard to make the event the success it was. Also, many thanks for the generous gifts, which were very much appreciated (the Brown Ale also went well with the Southern Fried Chicken I made the family the following day). Well done, Colin San! GE Swift Hanshi. |
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IWF International Course, Bergen, Norway!
IWF International Wado Course. Instructors; GE Swift Hanshi, Kjartan Stornes Kyoshi. 3-Day Course. 17th, 18th & 19th November 2023. Day-1; Examiners Course. Day-2; General Principles Training. Day-3; Kumite-Gata & Kihon-Gumite. Pictures by Jan-Erik. Jan-Erik Drangevåg. Fana Wado-Ryu Club Photographer. |
Idori & Tantodori-no-Gata Course
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What a fantastic response to the Course, which was open for all-grades from Shiro-obi and included some very high-ranking participants, up to & including 8th Dan.
The full syllabus of Idori-no-gata and Tantodori-no-gata were covered. Near the end of the course the participants ‘enjoyed’ the ‘practical session of Tanto-randori (tanto-sparring), which was both practical and very entertaining, to say the least. Over 25 participants took part, which included; Adam Evans 4th Kyū, Daniel England 1st Dan, Ezra Miller 1st Kyū, Freddie Sweet 1st Dan, Gary Swift Course Instructor 9th Dan, Hayden Lawson 6th Kyū, Hayley Jeffries 3rd Dan, Ian Hunter 8th Dan, Ionel Cidu 2nd Dan, Julie Jeffries 3rd Dan, Keyaan Mirza 1st Kyū, Laura Tully-Green 3rd Dan, Luca Carrera-Bray 4th kyū, Neha Mirza 1st Kyu, Oren James Teichmann 4th Dan, Paul Elliott Club Instructor 8th Dan, Ray Brown 5th Dan, Rayne De Rouwe 4th Kyū, Robert Read-Jones 1st Kyū, Lea Quentin 1st Dan, Steve Gray 6th Dan, Teddy O,Keefe 1st Kyū, Toby Fleetwood 1st Kyū, Toby Smith 4th Kyū, Mike Rapley 8th Dan. Well done one & all! |
Good Response at Horsham's Standardisation Course Part-3. Instructor Gary Swift Hanshi
The 16 students in attendance included; Jim Taylor 6th Dan, Gordon Hoare 7th Dan, Ezra Miller 1st Kyū, Michele Serra 8th Kyū, Joseph Serra 2nd Dan, Rick Hughes 1st Kyū, Jesse Foster 5th Kyū, Pete Collier 2nd Dan, Chris Holland 2nd Dan, Steve Gray 6th Dan, Graham Williams 1st Dan, Jack Torbet 5th Kyū, David Oakley 3rd Dan, Ian Hunter 8th Dan, Alex Popa 2nd Kyū, Jack Downes 2nd Kyū.
I would like to thank Gordon Hoare Renshi and the Horsham Wadoryu Karate Club for supporting the event with the Dojo, your support is much appreciated. I would also like to wish Joseph Serra Nidan a very speedy recovery with his serious [and obviously very painful] knee injury, which he sustained on the day. I wish you well! GE Swift Hanshi. |
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British Wadokai Standardisation Course Part-2
BWK Advanced Standardisation Course Part-2 at Bury Grammar School, Manchester. 23rd July 2023. Visitors from Newcastle, Manchester and Sussex. Practising the blocking Implications of Kihon Gumite Jupponme, contained within the first moves of Pinan Shodan. Course Instructor; Gary Swift Hanshi. |
Advanced Wado Principles Course Part-3!
Momiji Dojo 16th July 2023. Aspects & principles covered. Understanding and practising the elements of; Seichusen and Sen-no-seichusen, Chusin-sen-otoru, Saegiru, Rysu-saegiru, Irimi, Saegiru, Nukimi & Tekomi, Munashi, Kata-no-hashiri, Maai-suru-suriashi, Sente, Yonshin (Mushin, Senshin, Tsushin, Zanshin), Nukeru, Sanmi-ittai, Noru, Tuidi (Tuite), etc. |
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British Wado Masters' Course 21st May 2023.
Theme; Wadoryu Self-Defence. Instructors included; David Oakley 3rd Dan, Paul Elliott Kyoshi, Ian Hunter Kyoshi, Gary Swift Hanshi. |
Ji’han Kata Course at Bushi Dojo, Bridgwater.
Fantastic attendance at the Bushi Dojo’s Jihan Kata Course, on the 16th April 2023, which included participants as far away as Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Sussex. Special thanks to Andrew Daley Shihan and the Bushi Dojo & friends for their continual support and dedication. |
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IWF-Norge International Weekend Wado Course in Bergen, Norway. 10th & 11th March 2023.
Pictures kindly sent in by Jan-Erik Fana Wado-Ryu Club Photographer.
Open Kumite Gata Course
Horsham Dojo 29th January 2023 (please click on image). Training Course Videos can also be found on; https://plymouthkarateschools.weebly.com/technical.html |
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International Wado Federation (IWF-Norway) Course Autumn 2022.
Kefalonia Holiday Training Camp! 13-17th October 2022.
Member representing countries from International Wado Federation included; United Kingdom, Norway and Greece.
Special thanks to Sensei Eleni and members of the Kefalonia Suzuki-ha Wadoryu Karate Club, for their very generous kindness and hospitality over the weekend. I feel our Wado family has expanded even further with the making of some new and very close friendships. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves and came back with some very fond memories.
Thank you Eleni Sensei.
Thank you Eleni Sensei.
Many of the Videos and photographs have also been made available by Oren Teichmann 4th Dan Tashi and the Lincoln Karate School.
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Tai Sabaki of Sensei Eleni Labiri-Suzuki 7th Dan.
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Highlights of our Winter Seminar 2018 with Eleni Labiri-Suzuki - wife of the late Professor Tatsuo Suzuki Hanshi Visit www.lincolnkarateschool.co.uk
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Learning Seienchin
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The Tai-Sabaki of Kumite-Gata
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Learning Suparinpei
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Kumite Gata (1-10).
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Sensei Masahiro Yanagawa Course 2007