Brown & Black Belt Training

 On Saturday 14th on March some of our senior students travelled to Roachfordbridge to train with Midlands Shotokan Karate and Sensei Alan Smith.

Sensei Alan is head of Kodoukai Ireland which is a branch of the same organisation Kodoukai based in Japan and with a great traditional history.

Everyone had a great day training as they began their preparations towards grading later in the year.

Training with friends

 Last Saturday 24th Jan I travelled to Rochfordbridge to train in Midlands Shotokan Karate club with Sensei Alan Smith. 

It was a great training day where we covered the Katas, Heian Nidan,Tekki Nidan, Kakioku Nidan and Nijushio. Complemented with some nice Khion and a recap of some of the lessons they had covered during the week.

The training was followed by a light lunch and a chat about karate development and progress between our clubs.

Midlands Championships

The date and location has been set for the Midland Karate Championships. Details will be in club over the next couple of weeks.

Visiting MSKC

Midlands Shotokan Karate Clubs where kind enough to invite us over to train with them last Saturday when they hosted Dermot O Keeffe Sensei in their Rochfordbridge venue. There was a great mixed class in a full hall which made for an enthusiast class, albeit a tough session on my tired legs. Many thanks to Alan Smyth Sensei for the invite and Jude Keenan Sensei in Rochfordbridge.

First Aid Refresher

Many thanks to MSKC who invited myself and Sharon Ferry along to their First Aid and AED training. The instructor was very thorough, the training top class and the craic was 90!!!