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03/12/2010 03:19 AM
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Exercise and hypertension (high blood pressure): how one can help the other.
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I came across this article (click here) about hypertension (high blood pressure) this morning. In my work I regularly come across people with hypertension, so here is some key information about it...
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03/08/2010 07:33 AM
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SSKC Competition – Sunday 2nd May 2010
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SELBY SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB
Presents the 2010
SSKC Karate Championships - Sunday 2nd May 2010
Barlby High School, York Road, Barlby, Selby YO8 5JP
The aim of the championships is to teach our students about and provide our higher grades with experience in running competitions, so they can officiate in Open championships.
We need the support of every karateka from Haxby,
Selby and York dojo to make the event a success.
There will be up to thirteen events with Cups and medals for each event.
Registration 13.00hrs, Championships start 13.30 hrs prompt!
With the assistance of our sponsors we have set a nominal fee of £5.00 for each karateka, this covers entry into all events that your Sensei will select you for.
Your fee must be paid to you club by 9th April when entries will close, there will be no entries on the day.
Event 1 – Under 9 - Kata – Mixed
Event 2 – Under 12 - Kata – Mixed
Event 3 – Under 17 – Kata – Mixed “The TSB Cup”
Event 4 – Over 16 – Kata – Mixed – Beg to 3rd Kyu “The Lawrence Hannah Cup”
Event 5 – Over 16 – Kata – Mixed – 2nd & 1st Kyu + Under 22 Shodan “The Lawrence Hannah Cup”
Event 6 – Family Kata – (Parent + Child or Child + Child) “The Gough & Kelly Cup”
Event 7 – Under 9 Kumite – “Knee boxing” – Mixed
Event 8 – Under 12 – Kumite – Shobu Ippon – Mixed
Event 9 – Under 17 – Kumite – Shobu Ippon - Mixed “The SSKC Kumite Cup”
Event 10 - Over 16 – Kumite – Shobu Ippon - Male – Beg to 3rd Kyu – Male “The HT Scaffolding Cup”
Event 11 – O16 – Kumite – Shobu Ippon – Femele – 2nd & 1st Kyu + U22 Shodan - “The HT Scaffolding Cup”
Event 12- O16 – Kumite – Shobu Ippon - Male – 2nd & 1st Kyu + U22 Shodan “The Denby Security Cup”
Event 13 - O16 – Kumite – Shobu Ippon - Female – 2nd & 1st Kyu + U22 Shodan (TBC)
The Events will be run on two adjacent areas to the semi finals. The Over 16 and finals of the junior events will be undertaken on a central area. The event will conclude with cup and medal presentations and an IJKA Yorkshire 2010 photograph. All karateka will be expected to stay to the end of the event to support your club. The event will conclude at approx 17.30 hrs.
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03/08/2010 06:55 AM
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Open Karate Traning – Change of time
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The Open Karate Training to take place next weekend 14th March at Killorglin Sports Complex will start at 11:00 and not 12:00 as previously stated.
Looking forward to seeing you there..
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03/07/2010 03:59 PM
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A tale of two Sensei – (Hazard & Kato)
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It was a long weekend for Rebecca and myself, a mix of family and karate.
We travelled down from North Yorkshire to London to stay with Rebecca's great aunt in Enfield on Friday. After a few hours to catch up, an Italian meal and a couple of ends of bowls we were ready to get our heads down for an early start on Saturday morning. (Don't anyone mention the bowls to Rebecca, definitely not good for her image.)
We were visiting Sensei Paul Herbert's dojo at Dartford to train with Hazard Shihan, I had not managed to train there since 2006, but as always there was a warm welcome.
Herbert Sensei and Hazard Shihan were both Kohai of the late Enoeda Shihan. Dave Hazard's first karate session was in 1969 when he walked into Blackfriars dojo, the class was being taught by Enoeda Sensei and he was assisted by Kato Sensei. To learn more of their introduction I suggest you read Dave Hazard's book "Born fighter".
The session was a mix of the three K's, but all required zanshin. We worked on breathing, the correct course of the block to ensure they are effective. Kumite combinations and a short but great session on Jion, both kata for grading and kata with attitude that "would do the business". I related this to Paul Herbert interview in this months Shotokan magazine where he talks about "allowing training to become a little edgy and ugly" (another good read).
After training we travelled to my brothers on the Surrey / Hampshire board for another family evening including some food and wine.
This morning we were up early to travel to Dr Jonathan's dojo in Buckinghamshire to train with Kato Shihan. Guess what the 3 K's again. With a hall 3/4 full of dan grades, Sensei focus was correct Kihon. Sensei has a way to break down a technique and building it up again to deepen the understanding of the class. The session finished with Kata Mekiyo Sandan. I was pleased because I missed out a couple of Weeks ago when Sensei was at our dojo, I was assisting Gullen Shihan with gradings.
I think we had managed to drive 300km south , circumnavigate the whole of the M25 around London, before heading off North back to Yorkshire. We drove straight to the Barlby dojo arriving with 20 minutes to spare before tonights training session.
In the last 10 minutes of training tonight we even got the chance to run through Meikyo Sandan another few times.
Many thanks to Herbert and Lyons Sensei for hosting Hazard and Kato Shiahan "Sensei-Ne-Rei!"and for the opportunity to train in budo forms of Shotokan Karate, "Shihan-Ne-Rei, Osu!"
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03/06/2010 02:24 PM
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If You Don’t Read Rob Redmond’s Blog, You Are Missing Out!
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Okay, some people are funny.And some have been there, and done that. And some are smart. Rob Redmond is one of the above.I don't always agree with him, although I absolutely, positively subscribe to his belief that the karate kata are databases of self...
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03/06/2010 01:36 PM
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The Unified Field Theory of Shotokan, Wado, Shito and Shorin Karate Kata Bunkai
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I have a theory. It's not original, of course.But my theory is that the martial arts guys in Okinawa talked to each other. And they slugged it out with each other, and the loser went away after taking lotsa notes. And when they had a chance, they'd tak...
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03/05/2010 04:56 AM
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Exercise during pregnancy: Update
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After yesterdays post about exercise during pregnancy, there was a question about what specific reps and sets of resistance should be done.
So here goes...
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03/04/2010 04:48 AM
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Exercise during pregnancy.
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A good friend of mine just got herself pregnant again (congratulations Sarah!). So I thought I would quickly go over some recommendations for her and others in her predicement ;)
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03/01/2010 01:41 PM
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Kato Shihan Feb Course 2010 @ Selby
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Above : Kato Shihan Course - February 2010
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03/01/2010 03:48 AM
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Welcome
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A big welcome to William, Michael & Joseph, we hope you enjoyed your first session of Shotokan karate last night. It is always a little strange starting a new activity when you don't know anyone. Hopefully you found us a friendly lot. Looking forward to seeing you all next week.
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