Club News

Club News:-

6th June 2008

Sensei Paul Mead (6th Dan) course dates for the South West:

  • Sat 2nd August 2008 - Avonmouth RFC
  • Sun 3rd August 2008 - Newport SKI <CANCELLED>
     
  • Sat 11th October 2008 - Newport SKI
  • Sun 12th October 2008 - Shirehampton Public Hall

9th May 2008

There will be no training on Monday 26th May (Bank Holiday).

There will be no training on Thursday 12th June (Avonmouth RFC are hosting a boxing tournament).

7th May 2008

There will be no training on Thursday 8th May (Rugby club presentation) - instead there will be a training session on Saturday 10th May 10am - 12am.

28th March 2008

There will be no training on Thursday 10th April 2008 -  the Hall is being used for a NSC Boxing Tournament.

3rd January 2008

Please note that my landline number has changed to 0117 9824003.

13th December 2007

Training dates over the Christmas and New Year period:

  • Thursday 13th December 2007—Avonmouth RFC (6:30—8:30)
  • Monday 17th December 2007—St.Bernards School (6:30—8:30)
  • Thursday 20th December 2007—Avonmouth RFC (6:30—8:30)
  • Monday 24th December 2007—No training
  • Thursday 27th December 2007—Avonmouth RFC (6:00—)
  • Saturday 29th December 2007—Avonmouth RFC (12:00—)
  • Wednesday 2nd January 2008—Avonmouth RFC (6:30—8:30)
  • Monday 7th January 2008—St.Bernards School (6:30—8:30)
  • Thursday 10th January 2008—Avonmouth RFC (6:30—8:30)

4th December 2007

Last training date before Christmas will be Thursday 20th December.

SKI-GB win 1 silver and 6 bronze medals in the 11th SKIEF European Championships held in Sardinia, November 2007.
Results of the 11th SKIEF Championships in Sardinia - see SKI-Italia website, SKI Ireland or SKI Slovenia website..

3rd December 2007

Congratulations to the following students who graded on 2nd December - Will (7th Kyu), Chloe (7th Kyu) and Aaron (2nd Kyu).

22nd October 2007

There will be no training on Thursday 1st November 2007.

2nd September 2007

Congratulations to the following students who graded on 2nd September - Dave (5th kyu), Joan (5th Kyu) and Regan (8th Kyu)

24th August 2007

Official SKI Tiger emblem key ring badge for sale, ideal for training bags or keys. Only a limited edition are available so orders are on a first come first serve basis.
Solid metal bronze in color measures approx 2 inch across.

Price £5.00 - P&P can be arranged for an additional £1.50

21st August 2007

The 7th Chilwell Olympia Invitational Championships will be taking place on:

DATE: Sunday 30th September 2007
TIMES: 10:00 Start - 14:00pm Finish
VENUE: Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre, Chilwell, Nottingham, NG9 5HR

5th August 2007

There will be no training session on the August Bank Holiday Monday - 27th August 2007.

18th July 2007

The SKI have been invited to compete at the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association (FSKA) World Championships in Crawley UK on the 13th & 14th October 2007. I thought it would probably bode well prior the European Championships in Sardinia at the end of November.

There is a huge range of events for children, cadets and adults for both Kata and Kumite and also Team Kata, Team Kumite.
To view a list of all the events please visit the FSKA website. I have spoken to the organiser and they have confirmed that we can enter as a team, however they would prefer one Entry form per federation, so let me know if you are interested in entering. You can visit their website at http://www.fska.com/flash/main.html

Kumi Asano

11th July 2007

There will be an SKI Judges and Referee Training course on Saturday 15th September 2007, with Ken Davies.
Venue: Honbu Dojo, Wilford
Time:  11:30 - 1:30
Cost:  Free

The course is limited to 20 people and will cover:

    n Terminology & Symbols
    n Basic corner judging signals
    n
    Definitions of scoring
    n
    Decision making & Over-ruling
    n Scenario Training for the fighters
    n
    Team Tactics
    n
    Coaching

10th July 2007

The 33rd Annual SKI-GB Championships are on Sat 4th August at Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre, Nottingham.
Preliminaries start at 11:00am.
Entries must be in by 25th July.
- click here for more info.

SKI Summer School poster - click here.

26th June 2007

Japanese Instructors at this years SKI Summer School (1st - 3rd August) will be:

  • Hanshi Shiro Asano (9th Dan) - Chief Instructor to Europe and SKI-GB
  • Sensei Akio Nagai (9th Dan) - Chief Instructor to SKI Germany
  • Sensei Manabu Murakami (6th Dan) - SKIF International Instructor
  • Sensei Wada (5th Dan) - SKIF Japan

19th June 2007

There will be no training on Thursday 21st June at Avonmouth RFC.
- the Hall is being used for a funeral wake.

18th June 2007

There will be no training on Monday 27th August (Bank Holiday Monday)

10th June 2007

Beginners course confirmed to start Monday 30th July.
Running on Monday and Thursday sessions (6:30 - 7:30) for 4-weeks.
Cost is £10 for adults; and free for 16 and under

10th June 2007

There will be no training on Monday 25th June and Thursday 28th June
- whilst Steve is on holiday.

5th June 2007

The Club has signed up with a website to help raise club funds - you can help us if you shop on-line (and it won’t cost you a penny extra) - click here to find out more - club fundraising page.

May 2007

Congratulations to the students who passed their Kyu gradings at Nottingham on Sunday 27th May under Hanshi Asano - for details click here.

February 2007

New website is up and running: www.kyoto-skc.co.uk

Paul Mead course (Sat 13th October 2007) to be held in the Public Hall, Station Rd, Shirehampton.

Congratulations to the students who passed their Kyu gradings at Nottingham on Sunday 4th February under Hanshi Asano.

4-weeks Beginners course to start on Thursday evenings (6:30 - 7:30) for 4-weeks: starts Thursday 8th February 2007.

January 2007

Sensei Paul Mead has confirmed the date when he can come and teach at our club - Saturday 13th October 2007.
Sensei Mead is one of the top instructors in the country - don’t miss this opportunity.

 

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