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Report – Steve & Pam Rawson Senseis Ura No Kumite Course.

It was decided to hold this Course in two parts; firstly there was a lot of content to cover and secondly the two different venues made it easier for students’ journeys. Part 1 in January was hosted by Kenbu Jyuku at The Osprey Leisure Centre, Portland while Part 2 was held in March at TheContinue reading “Report – Steve & Pam Rawson Senseis Ura No Kumite Course.”

Report – March 2026 Holland.

Spring sunshine, but bitterly cold evenings, in both the UK and the Netherlands. But Ryanair and Dutch immigration held a couple of surprises for me, nothing big, just minor curiosities. To start with, the airline has gone totally digital now, no great shakes, but then the Eindhoven passport officials surprised me by needing biometrics, includingContinue reading “Report – March 2026 Holland.”

Report – 2026 Winter Course.

Running courses in the coldest season of the year is always a risk; you just don’t know what the weather is going to throw at you. The organisers always nervously eye the forecast. In fact, in all the years we have been running the Shikukai Winter Course in Essex, we have only had a coupleContinue reading “Report – 2026 Winter Course.”

Report – Shikukai New Year Training 2026

Saturday 10th January 26 saw the Shikukai Karate International New Year training for all students being hosted by Kiku Wa Jyuku in Chippenham. Training was taken by myself and Pam Rawson Sensei 7th Dan. Sugasawa Sensei had to send his apologies due to him recovering from an eye procedure that was offered to him atContinue reading “Report – Shikukai New Year Training 2026”

Report – Shikukai Course in Prague 2025.

People usually visit Prague in December to soak up the atmospheric Christmas markets – which are lovely! However, December in Prague is a time that we look forward to each year to reconnect with our Shikukai Prague family and train under the expert guidance of Richard Barham Sensei focussing on the fundamental principles laid downContinue reading “Report – Shikukai Course in Prague 2025.”

Report – Norway course with Steve and Pam Rawson September 2025.

As I drove to our ‘local’ airport to collect the Rawson Senseis for their annual instructingweekend of Norway’s Hoku Sei Jyuku, I was hoping that the weather forecasts were wrongand our recent warm and sunny spell would continue. Alas, we would not be quite thatlucky but it was positively Caribbean compared to last year whenContinue reading “Report – Norway course with Steve and Pam Rawson September 2025.”

Report – Tim Shaw Sensei, Doncaster 2025.

‘How am I benefitting from this?’‘What am I getting from this?’  This was the theme that ran in the background of the seminar delivered by Tim Shaw 7th Dan Sensei, (The Budo Journeyman), hosted by Andrew Genery Sensei and Kishinkai Wado Ryu. Sensei promised 2 deep dives: (1) Wado Ryu basics Junzuki and Junzuki NoContinue reading “Report – Tim Shaw Sensei, Doncaster 2025.”

Report – Sugasawa Sensei, Instructor’s course 2025 Brittany.

There is usually no good reason to get up at 3am, unless its August and time for the annual Shikukai course at Mumei Juku in Breton. So it was that people travelled by sea, rail and road to venture into the French countryside for three days of training under the meticulous instruction and guidance fromContinue reading “Report – Sugasawa Sensei, Instructor’s course 2025 Brittany.”

Report – Holland Course March 2025.

Time yet again for one of my regular courses hosted by Kenkokai in Eemnes, not far from Hilversum. These are seminars organised by our Shikukai representative in the Netherlands, Martijn Schelen de Vries. Martijn has a healthy Dojo of well-established students who come back year after year, which is a real advantage, as it givesContinue reading “Report – Holland Course March 2025.”