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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 – 2025 Weekend Course in the Netherlands with Tim Shaw Sensei.

Travelling on Friday 10th October to Eindhoven, I had to pinch myself; no queues at Stansted, no queue at the gate and on the plane, and settled in my seat 40 mins before take-off, which happened ahead of time. Ryanair, what is going on? Add to that, I luckily ended up sat next to aContinue reading “Report – 2025 Weekend Course in the Netherlands with Tim Shaw Sensei.”

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 – Shikukai Spring Course 2025 Osprey Leisure Centre, Portland.

After three weeks of lovely hot sunshine we knew the weather would probably breakbefore the course, but luckily we had a mixed bag of sun/cloud and wind, with therain mostly overnight.Sensei, Julie and Steve Chamberlain brought the sun with them when they arrived onThursday, joining us for refreshments in the garden before going on toContinue reading “Report – Shikukai Spring Course 2025 Osprey Leisure Centre, Portland.”

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.”

Report – Netherlands Course November 2024.

I was pleased yet again to be invited to teach at the Shikukai open course in the Netherlands organised by Martijn Schelen de Vries through his Shikukai/Kenkokai Dojo. This time I was lucky enough to be accompanied by Steve Thain 4th Dan, from my Dojo in Chelmsford. His presence there was really useful to helpContinue reading “Report – Netherlands Course November 2024.”

Report – Steve Rawson’s 50 Years of Karate Training Celebration.

2024 marks the 50th Anniversary of Steve’s Wado karate journey and the decision was made to hold a special training session, bringing past and present students together, including friends and fellow karate-ka from the past 50 years, enabling us all to train together, as we used to. Initial approaches were made to Arthur Meek Sensei,Continue reading “Report – Steve Rawson’s 50 Years of Karate Training Celebration.”