英国空手白浪会 Shiranamikai
London was in the midst of a heatwave, with the temperature soaring to 36.4°C, breaking the all-time record high for June (again). There was no air conditioning, just lots of sweat and spirit as we were guided through two hours of challenging kihon, kata and kumite by the head of Japan Karate Association England, Ohta Sensei.
Well done to everyone who trained that day and to those who graded. It was a brilliant session.
Well done to everybody who represented the club at this year’s national karate championship. There was a fantastic atmosphere in the main hall of the K2, with around 450 competitors from across England and 50 officials keeping things on track.
Thanks to all our supporters, parents and those who assisted on the day and helped contribute towards the positive environment and cracking team spirit.
Results as follows…
Junior Team Kata: Gold 🥇🥇🥇🏆
Jessica: Silver in Kata, Gold in Kumite 🥈🥇
Sara: 4th Place in Kata, Silver in Kumite 🥈
Lucas: Bronze in Kumite 🥉
Evelyn: Bronze in Kumite 🥉
Vivienne: Gold in Kata, Gold in Kumite 🥇🥇
Zachary: 4th Place in Kata, Bronze in Kumite 🥉
Rahul: Gold in Kata 🥇
Well Done Team!
Well done to everyone who entered this year’s national karate championship. There was a fantastic turn out of some 400+ competitors from all over England. The bar was set extremely high by dedicated students, ensuring some exciting matches and superb individual performances.
Shiranamikai results as follows…
Vivienne: Gold in Kata
Evelyn: Gold in kata, Gold in Kumite
Remi: Bronze in Kumite
Iwona: Bronze in Kumite
Rahul: Bronze in Kata
Subhash: 4th Place in Kata
Congratulations!
Busy day at the K2 on Saturday, with more than 400 competitors and some strong performances across a multitude of categories, at the JKA England Open Karate Championship.
Well done to Shiranamikai medalists…
Remi: Bronze in Kumite
Nuri: Bronze in Kumite
Evelyn: Gold in Kata, Gold in Kumite
…and all club members for showing their best on the day.
Congratulations to Lydik on achieving his 1st dan black belt at the JKA England national karate course in Guildford at the weekend. Well done!
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.
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.
December saw a great, long-weekend’s, training in West Sussex at JKA England’s international karate course. Instructors Shimizu Ryosuke 6th Dan and Kurihara Kazuaki 6th Dan from the Tokyo Sohonbu joined England’s chief instructor Ohta Sensei 7th Dan.
These gasshukus are a fantastic opportunity to learn advanced katas and their applications while practising alongside similarly-graded students from across the UK and further afield. A pre-requisite for 1st Kyu looking to attempt a dan grading within the next 12-month period.
Shiranamikai members participated in the JKA England National Karate Championship at the weekend. Well done to everyone who took part, especially those who competed in a karate competition for the first time, and thank you to parents for their support during the day (and photos!). Results as follows…
Ella: Bronze in Kumite 🥉
Ariana: Bronze in Kumite 🥉
Blanche: Gold in Kata, Gold in Kumite 🥇🥇
Lara: Bronze in Kumite 🥉
Jacqueline: Silver in Kumite 🥈
Alex: Silver in Kata 🥈
Austin: Gold in Kata 🥇
Congratulations!
This was a great result so it was nice to relax and catch up over dinner after our regular training session a few days afterwards!
Shiranamikai students enjoyed a special training session with Japan Karate Association England Chief Instructor, Ohta Yoshinobu 7th Dan, this March.
Fundamentals of blocking and counter attacks using hands, elbows and feet underpinned the session while targeting and distance work, timing and shifting was a key focus of partnerwork. Having utilising the three main Shotokan stances of zenkutsu, kokutsu and kiba dachi throughout the lesson, it was fitting that we finished the session with the kata Jion.
Well done to everyone on passing their grading, especially our younger attendees for trying their best.
