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Christmas & New Year Training 2024-2025

Christmas & New Year Training Times

Classes continue during the festive season. We have a regular schedule up to 22nd December. After this date, time and venue changes are noted.

We revert to our regular timetable from 4th January 2025 for our anniversary session, after which we’ll be going for a club dinner. Children’s term classes resume from 9th January.

During December we will be supporting Caritas Bakhita House.

Saturday 14th December10.30am Belsize Library
4pm Swiss Cottage
Sunday 15th December10am Stanmore
Monday 16th December–
Tuesday 17th December6.30pm O2 Centre
Wednesday 18th December7pm Harrow
Thursday 19th December9.30am Primrose Hill
5pm Primrose Hill (children)
Friday 20th December–
Saturday 21st December4pm Swiss Cottage
Sunday 22nd December10am Stanmore
Monday 23rd December–
Tuesday 24th December
Christmas Eve		10.30am Primrose Hill
Wednesday 25th December
Christmas Day		–
Thursday 26th December
Boxing Day		–
Friday 27th December–
Saturday 28th December10.30am Belsize Library
Sunday 29th December10am Stanmore
Monday 30th December–
Tuesday 31st December
New Year’s Eve		–
Wednesday 1st January
New Year’s Day		–
Thursday 2nd January–
Friday 3rd January–
Saturday 4th January4pm Swiss Cottage
Sunday 5th January10am Stanmore
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Ueki Masaaki Shuseki Shihan, 1939-2024

Very sad news to hear of the passing of Ueki Masaaki Shuseki Shihan, 10th Dan, Chief Instructor of The Japan Karate Association.

Ueki Shihan had been undergoing treatment for an illness but passed away on July 14th 2024. He was 85 years old. His funeral was attended by members of his family while the JKA will look to organise a memorial event at a later date.

Our sincere condolences to his family, friends and students.

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JKA England Spring Gasshuku, April 2024

Sawada Kazuhiro 8th Dan from JKA Belgium, joined Sohonbu instructors Okuma Koichiro 7th Dan and Hirose Hikaru 3rd Dan from JKA Japan, as guests of Ohta Yoshinobu 7th Dan, chief instructor of JKA England, for the spring 2024 gasshuku. 

Sawada Sensei’s drills inspired by Bassai Dai’s uke kaeshi sequences were demanding. Okuma Sensei was engaging, charismatic and encouraged everybody. Hirose Sensei’s kumite was based on the mechanics of body contraction and expansion to absorb, evade, and launch back in towards an opponent. Ohta Sensei broke down techniques effortlessly.

As well as offering a tremendous training environment, these brilliant karate courses with The Japan Karate Association are an opportunity to grade and take instructor exams, so congratulations to all who passed on this occasion.

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Special Training & Grading with Ohta Sensei, March 2024

JKA England’s Chief Instructor, Ohta Yoshinobu Sensei, visited Shiranamikai to teach a special karate class in March. Students were put through their paces with fundamentals and challenging ‘kaeshi’ partner exercises. Sensei taught the kata Heian Nidan in detail followed by a very technical Bassai Dai for seniors.

Congratulations to those who graded!

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Christmas & New Year Training

Christmas & New Year Training Times

Classes continue during the festive season with time and venue changes as noted. We revert to our regular schedule from 2nd January, and children’s classes from 7th January. We also have some new training opportunities and more to follow for 2024!

Wednesday 20th December7pm Harrow
Thursday 21st December–
Friday 22nd December–
Saturday 23rd December10.30am Primrose Hill
Sunday 24th December
Christmas Eve		–
Monday 25th December
Christmas Day		–
Tuesday 26th December
Boxing Day		–
Wednesday 27th December10.30am Primrose Hill
Saturday 30th December10.30am Primrose Hill
Sunday 31st December
New Year’s Eve		10.30am Primrose Hill
Monday 1st January
New Year’s Day		–
Tuesday 2nd January6.30pm O2 Centre
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Shotokan Open Karate Championship October 2023

Shiranamikai members participated among 500 competitors and 10 countries at the JKA England Shotokan Open Karate Championship. Well done to everybody for their efforts in what were some exciting and inspiring performances. Results as follows…

Evelyn: Bronze in Kata
Vivienne: Silver in Kata
Ella: Bronze in Kumite
Taiga: Gold in Kata, Bronze in Kumite
Austin: Bronze in Kata

Congratulations!

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Shiranamikai Karate 14th Anniversary

We celebrated Shiranamikai’s 14th anniversary at the beginning of the year with a morning training session swiftly followed by tea/coffee and homemade cake!

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Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Christmas & New Year Training Schedule

Sessions run as normal up to and including 21st December.
We make a full return to schedule from 3rd January 2023.

Tuesday 20th December6.30pm O2 Centre
Wednesday 21st December7pm Harrow
Saturday 24th DecemberNo training
Sunday 25th DecemberNo training
Tuesday 27th December10.30am O2 Centre
Wednesday 28th December7pm Online
Saturday 31st DecemberNo training
Sunday 1st JanuaryNo training
Tuesday 3rd January6.30pm O2 Centre
All sessions pre-booked
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Happy Christmas 2021

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Karate at Hyper Japan 2019

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Shiranamikai participated at the 2019 Hyper Japan exhibition at the London Olympia in Kensington.

Our club members demonstrated the three pillars of Shotokan karate under the Japan Karate Association: kihon (basics/fundamentals), kumite (partner work) and kata (forms). Katas shown were Heians: Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan and Godan, followed by Bassai Dai and Sochin. We also incorporated some light-hearted bunkai (application of technique) from Heian Godan.

During our performance of ippon kumite we could hear something big going on at the J-Culture stage on the other side of Olympia: Kuni-Ken, a tsugaru shamisen duo, were performing their own version of ippon! Literally, their title track “Ippon”. What a coincidence!

Thanks to everyone at Hyper Japan. See you next time!

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