HEADLINES
COURSES FOR 2010
Posted December
16th 2009
We look forward to seeing all our friends in 2010 and to facilitate this please check the course page on our site to see where we will be holding courses. This first group of dates will be supplemented by many others including DUSSELDORF, GERMANY; PARIS, FRANCE; ISLE OF MAN; LISBON, PORTUGAL; MADRID, SPAIN; ALBERTA, CANADA; ECUADOR; BRASIL; SICILY, ITALY; MILAN, ITALY; SUSSEX UNI; PENZANCE, ST.AUSTELL; NEWTON ABBOTT, BIRMINGHAM; WALSALL; DUNOON; MAIDSTONE; CORRINGHAM where the dates will be added over the next 4 weeks. These courses are open to all Martial Arts and for any particular information do not hesitate to contact us.
THE JOYS OF TECHNOLOGY
Posted December
7th 2009
Due to the modern hazards of life we were recently hit by a severe crash of our PC which means that we have “lost” a lot of our e-mail addresses (although we are told that they can be salvaged over the year-end period) so please accept our apologies for not contacting you individually. Please send us an e-mail so we can get you back on file asap. Click on the image below to view:
NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS
Posted 1st Oct 2009
Contrary to various reports we have not reached our “sell by date” nor gone to the big dojo in the sky ! Other business priorities and a very full teaching schedule over the past 5 months has meant we neglected to update this site but we promise over the coming couple of weeks to once again get up to speed and bring you all the information we can.
From Walsall to Warsaw and Maidstone to Milan, over the past 5 months we have had courses in Poland, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Germany and new venues all over UK, so we have no complaints other than wishing we had more time in the day. More good news is that we have found Brian Hammond, Mike Manninng and Jimmy Neal all names from the ‘50’s, the first generation of karate in the UK and they are all very positive in helping in any way they can to pass on a true legacy of the beginning of karate in UK. . Both Brian & Mike have joined us on our trips to Europe and their input is greatly appreciated. We already have a very interesting project in the pipeline to publish new material we have found about the early years of UK karate. We are also very pleased that sensei Gavin Slater has agreed to teach on our courses.
Gavin spent 10 years in Japan studying Daito-ryu and his approach and philosophy is very much appreciated by the students. This weekend (4th Oct) there is a course in Hull organised by our friends Jack & Adam Hosie and taught by sensei Wingrove, Ruddock & Slater. We will update the courses calendar over the next 10 days to give you all a choice of courses and venues over the next 6 months. Once again THANK YOU for all your e-mails & calls of support and we promise to keep you informed in future.
Terry Wingrove
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Posted February 19th 2009
Hanshi Terry Wingrove has been awarded the IRKR (The International Ryukyu Karate Research Society) Lifetime achievement award for 2008. Click here to view the Roll of Honour.
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