Summer WIKF leaders course

Taken by Sensei Jon Wickes (8th Dan), the WIKF leaders course is the definitive training course aimed at all club leaders and assistant instructors. This 2 day training event is only available to WIKF 1st Dan and above.

Dates:
Sat, 28-Jun-2014, 13:00 to 17:30
Sun, 29-Jun-2014, 10:00 to 14:30

Venue:
Lewis Sports & Leisure / Harris CTC College, London

As Sensei Bell will be attending this training event, there will be no regular kiryoku club training that weekend.

Kyu Grading confirmed

Club Kyu grading has been confirmed for Sunday, 22nd June. The regular Sunday club training session will take place from 14:00 to 15:00 and will be immediately followed by kyu gradings taken by Sensei Bell. All students wishing to grade should bring their WIKF licenses and ensure they are up to date. New belts will be available to purchase for successful gradings if required.

Kiryoku Kyu Grading

Sensei Bell has announced there will be a kyu grading for selected karateka in June. All students who wish to grade are reminded of the importance of regular club training and practice at home. Dates and time will be confirmed closer to the time.

Sensei Eleni Suzuki Training Course

North Down Wado Ryu Karate clubs have announced they will be hosting a summer training seminar in August. The special guest instructor making a return appearance to the province, will be Sensei Eleni Labiri Suzuki 6th Dan, the wife of our late great Japanese Master, Professor Tatsuo Suzuki.

Sensei Eleni can lay claim to first class technical and teaching credentials, having trained intensively with her husband until his passing in 2011. Additionally, she has travelled internationally with Sensei to many countries and participated and assisted in many black belt seminars and gradings.

Venue: St Patrick’s, Newtownards
Date: Sat, 10-Aug-2013
Times: 12:30 to 14:30

This training event is open to all karateka and will be followed by a kyu grading exam for qualifying WIKF members following the training session. Please note, Sensei Bell will be attending this event so there will be no regular club training, however Sunday’s class will be on as usual. Sensei Bell encourages all Kiryoku members to attend this event.

2013 WIKF World Cup

The 7th WIKF world cup championships will take place at the end of September in London. This 3 day competition event will see karateka from all over the world coming together to compete for multiple events including kata, kumite and tanto dori. There will also be limited places available for special training seminars with the WIKF World Chief Instructor, Jon Wicks 8th Dan preceeding the competition. This year will also herald the introduction of the Suzuki Championship Cup in honour of the late grandmaster, Sensei Tatsuo Suzuki.

Full details can be found in the event info pack on the WIKF England website:

World cup info pack PDF

World Cup info pack

Venue: K2, Crawley, London
Day 1: Fri, 20-Sept
Day 2: Sat, 21-Sept
Day 3: Sun, 22-Sept

As Sensei Bell will be attending this event to support our competing club members, there will be no regular training classes that weekend.

Training break for July Holidays

As the Robinson Centre will be closed over the July holiday weekend, there will be no training classes on the following dates:

Sat, 13-Jul
Sun, 14-Jul

Sensei Bell reminds all karateka who wish to grade in August of the importance of regular training and kata practice and encourages all students to keep it up at home over the break.

Training reminder

Aside

All students are reminded that there is no club training this weekend, as Sensei will be at the spring seminar. Also, the following Sunday will be the monthly Kata squad training session, and all federation karateka are welcome.

Spring training course

Newtownards, Bangor and Downpatrick Wado Ryu Karate clubs have announced they are delighted to host a special spring training seminar at the end of this month. The special guest instructor will be Sensei Eleni Suzuki (6th Dan), the wife of the late Japanese Master, Prof. T. Suzuki.

Sensei Eleni can lay claim to first class technical and teaching credentials having trained intensively with her husband for many years. Additionally, she has travelled to many countries, participating and assisting with hundreds of black belt seminars.

Training and grading sessions as follows:

Date: Sat, 27-Apr-2013
Time: 12:30 to 14:30
Venue: St. Patricks Hall, Newtownards
Training will be followed by a kyu grading session for all qualifying karateka.

Date: Sun, 28-Apr-2013
Time: 14:00 to 16:00
Venue: Ballymote Leisure Centre, Downpatrick

As Sensei Bell will be attending both sessions, there will be no regular club training that weekend. All students are invited to attend these special training events.