NEW WEBSITE

Hi Guys,
The new website has just gone live!
Find it here:

www.hackbridgedojo.co.uk

HAve a look!

Gashuku

Hi all,
The time is fast approaching!
Please if you are coming to the Summer Gashuku get your forms in. Only 2 weeks left.
If you need forms I will have some for you in class, alternatively you can obtain them form the skkif website.
Looks like we will have the largest turn up since we started to be part of this event.
This will be great!

dojo kun

DOJO KUN
Jinkaku kansei ni tsutomuru koto

Seek perfection of character
Makoto no michi o mamoru koto

Be faithful
Doryoku no seishin o yashinau koto

Endeavor
Reigi o omonzuru koto-

Respect others
Keki no yu o imashimuru koto

Refrain from violent behavior

Hi all,
sorry for the long time since last message was left in the blog but a lot has happened in the last months that prevented me from writing in here.
Now I hope to be able to carry on with a few more regular items.
Hope you are all well.
On this message a few updates for every one:
The club is now nearly one year old and I am hoping to celebrate with a small party for the students, if not hope to join the SNSS for the annual get together and celebrate in that way, still to be decided.
Also a group of students are going to participate on the coming Guilford competition.
Hope to send some students there next year, hope you're up for it.
A number of training courses coming up for details see the SNSS website or get in touch with myself.
Have you taught about this years Gashuku?
Well the time is coming and very soon I will be asking for confirmation from all of you.
it would be really great if all could come. So far it looks like we are going with the largest group ever.
Lastly I would like to announce that I intend to start with the Dojo Kun as off this coming week, if you haven't memorised it yet don't worry for the first few weeks I will have it on the wall.
In the next class please ask me for a print of the Dojo Kun I have some to give out still.

Great Day at the Arena!

A fantastic turn up of people and a brillant show was put up by the participants.

Special thanks for Anna and Paul for handling the young ones!

Good job to jack with the Nunchakus.

For the rest very impressive show all around, looks like we will have a great competition in September.

Anyone with photos from the event please get them to me in a disk and I will publish them!

Let's take SNSS and the Kickingfrog to a all new level!

How to mop the floor karate way!

Gary shows everyone how it's done!

No practice! just some bruises!

Live at the Arena

Live at the Arena was great!

Thanks to everyone that participated, this event was a great success. I was very impressed with everybody.

My thanks go to all the participants, to the Sutton Arena and to Leon at the BEDZED Pavilion for putting me in touch with the Arena People.

NEW DOJO

HERE IS A PHOTO OF THE PAVILION AT BED ZED.

THIS IS THE DOJO SPACE FOR THE KICKING FROG KARATE CLUB. COOL!!

Free Activitie day at the Sutton Arena

Hi everyone,
On Saturday 19th of July the Karate Class will move to the Sutton Arena for one day only!
Come join us for a two hour event!
And guess what? IT's FREE!!
Not to be missed!
For more information follow the link below!

http://www.activearena.org/news.html

What is going on?

You have been in the dojo for a few times but never know where to stand when is time to start. Well that's easy: All DESHI (students ) line up in order of rank, with the highest rank on the right, facing forward. Got it? That's great!

Starting of a KArate class can be confusing for the beginner but with my help you will be fine and know exactly what to do, read on:

When you enter the dojo you should bow to the front of the dojo (Kamiza,or high place).

-The Sensei or senior student will call for a line up, sometimes you will ear clapping or a shout.

- All students line up

Some dojos may have a separated line for black belts normally to the right of the Kamiza

The sensei will then turn to the Kamiza and kneel

- At this point the senior KYU student will call "seiza"(sit) and all students will kneel in order of rank.

- Sempai (senior KYU student) calls Mokuso (you should close you eyes and meditate, prepare yourself for the training section)

- Sempai calls Mokuso Yame, this means end of meditation (you can now open your eyes)

- Sempai calls shomen-ni-rei (bow to the Kamiza as form of respect for the Masters of Karate), this is done in silence and you should place your left hand flat on the floor in front of you with all finger closed together and the thumb making a "L" shape, next place the right hand next to it in the same fashion creating a triangular shape, the forehead rests on the triangular shape.

-Sensei will now turn to face the class

- Sempai calls sensei-ni-rei (bow to the teacher), you should bow as previous step adding "oss" when bending down.

- Sensei now raises and the class can begin

(please note this is the method used in our school, there are many other schools where other components may be used in this ceremony, both opening and closing the training session EX: dojo kun, bow to each other, etc...)

Seiza- You have heard it but in reality got no idea what it means!

"...and sitting to attention in seiza, the painful kneeling position of all would-be Samurai,...." Robert Twigger in Angry white Pyjamas-yes you guessed it Seiza is the sitting position adopted in class at the beginning and end of each class. To adopt such a position do as follow: Start with Musubi-dachi, bend your knees and place your right knee on the floor first,(turn your hips slightly), then your left knee making sure your toes overlap at the back, place your hands on top of the respective legs as in the picture, at this point move your knees so hat they are about 1 foot apart and there you're in SEIZA- OSS!

HEIAN NIDAN (No 2)

1-KOKUTSU-DACHI, LEFT JODAN HAIWAN-UKE

RIGHT UDE-SOETE

2- KOKUTSU-DACHI, LEFT NAGASHI-UKE

RIGHT TETSUI-UCHI

3- KOKUTSU-DACHI, CHUDAN-ZUKI

4-KOKUTSU-DACHI, RIGHT JODAN HAIWAN-UKE

LEFT UDE-SOETE

5-KOKUTSU-DACHI, RIGHT NAGASHI-UKE

LEFT TETSUI-UCHI

6-KOKUTSU-DACHI, CHUDAN-ZUKI

7a, 7b- YOKO-GERI-KEAGE, URAKEN

8,9,10-KOKUTSU-DACHI, SHUTO-UKE

11-ZENKUTSU-DACHI, NIHON-NUKITE, KIAI!

12,13,14,15-KOKUTSU-DACHI,SHUTO-UKE

16-ZENKUTSU-DACHI,RIGHT UCHI-UKE

17-MAE-GERI

18-ZENKUTSU-DACHI, GYAKU-ZUKI

19-ZENKUTSU-DACHI, LEFT UCHI-UKE

20-MAE-GERI

21-ZENKUTSU-DACHI, GYAKU-ZUKI

22-ZENKUTSU-DACHI, MOROTE-UKE

23-ZENKUTSU-DACHI,GEDAN-BARAI

24-ZENKUTSU-DACHI AGE-UKE

25-ZENKUTSU-DACHI, GEDAN-BARAI

26-ZENKUTSU-DACHI,AGE-UKE, KIAI!

THIS IS YOUR RED BELT KATA- HEIAN SHODAN

1- zenkutsu- dachi, gedan- barai 2- zenkutsu- dachi, oi- zuki

3- zenkutsu- dachi, gedan- barai 4- tetsu-uchi

5- zenkutsu-dachi, oi-zuki

6- zenkutsu-dachi, gedan- barai

7,8,9- zenkutsu-dachi, age-uke, KIAI

10- zenkutsu-dachi, gedan-barai 11- zenkutsu-dachi, oi-zuki

12- zenkutsu-dachi, gedan-barai 13-zenkutsu-dachi, oi-zuke

14- zenkutsu-dachi, gedan-barai

15,16,17-zenkutsu-dachi, oi-zuki, KIAI

18,19,20,21- kokutsu-dachi, shuto-uke

Please note the men in black are only shadows of the move next to them.

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FIRST KATA

Need to practice your kata?

To all students who need to get some practice at home here is your first kata!

Hope you all can understand it! If not I will be more than happy to help you in class!

Oss!

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Thanks

Cosmo

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