Masters' Club Lesson

The first Master's Club lesson will be on Sunday, 18 December, from 12:00 - 14:00 at Yeovil College.

Note: This lesson replaces the scheduled brown and black belt lesson. The next brown and balck belt lesson will be in January 2006 (date to be confirmed).

Masters' Club

Next month (November), Somerset Karate launches its new "Masters' Club". This will be open to all Somerset Karate balckbelts and will offer all the benefits of our BBK (standing order) scheme, plus:

• Masters' Club badge
• Opportunity to wear the new Masters-only gi
• Exclusive Masters' Club training sessions
• Subsidised First Aid courses
• Reduced seminar costs

EMail

The technical difficulties affecting emails sent to somsersetkarate.co.uk addresses (including messages from the Contact page to "Enquiries" or "Webmaster") have been resolved.

If you have sent an email or message recently and have not recieved a reply, please try again. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Shihan Stoddern Courses

The kata and weapons courses held by Shihan Ian Stoddern on Wednesday, 26 October were a great success and very well received by all that attended. Following the weapons course, the students below were awarded level 1 in Okinawan Kobu-Jitsu:

Grading

Results of grading held on Sunday 25 October, 2005 at Preston School, Yeovil.

Grading

This months grading will be on Sunday, 23 October and will be held in the sports hall at Preston School. The grading will be split into two sessions as follows:

Students grading to black belt or higher must attend for the whole day.

Please remember to bring:

• Licence (if your instructor hasn't already got it)
• Gi (clean and ironed)
• Belt
• Plain white T-shirt to wear under gi top (if female)
• Sparring gear (6 kyu - green belts - and above)
• Inhaler (if required)
• Medication (if required)
• Money for grading and belt (if not standing order)
• Students grading to black belt or higher are requested to supply 2 passport-sized photos for certificates

Best wishes to all that are grading - just remember to stay relaxed and do your best.

Shihan Stoddern Seminars

Shihan Ian Stoddern, 6 Dan, will be teaching two special courses on Wednesday 26 October at Buckler’s Mead School, Yeovil.

Book both courses and save £10

Shihan Stoddern

Shihan Ian Stoddern, 6th Dan Tsuen-Mo-Luen, will be visiting the UK at the end of October.

Shihan Stoddern will be chief examiner at the grading on 23 October. He will also be teaching at regular classes during his visit and at a number of special additional classes, including use of traditional weapons, we hope to arrange. Full details to follow.

New Classes

We will be starting new classes in October:

Buckler's Mead School, Yeovil: Friday evenings, from 7 October

Crewkerne Sports Centre: Saturday mornings, from 15 October

Beaminster

Due to lack of numbers, our Beaminster school will be closing at the end of this month. The final lesson will be Friday, 30 September.

We apologise for any disappointment or inconvenience and thank all Beaminster students, past and present, for their support over the years.

British Sports Martial Arts Premiership

Excellent achievement by all five competitors that attended the BSMAP tournament on Sunday, 11 September, especially in the under-16 Japanese Kata section where there were many competitors.

June Gradings

Results of grading held on Sunday 19 June and Sunday 26 June 2005 at Yeovil College, Yeovil:

Grading - Sunday 13 February, Sunday 6 March

Results of grading held on Sunday 13 February and Sunday 6 March 2005 at Yeovil College, Yeovil:

WPKA World Championships

The latest news from the WKPA World Championships:

Very well done to our instuctors and students in Cyprus

Syllabus

A draft version of the new syllabus, in PDF format, is now availbale to all Somerset Karate students. Contact Sempai Parkes, via the Contact page to request a copy by email. Please remember to include your email address.

British Sports Martial Arts Premiership

The following members of Somerset Karate competed at the BSMAP tournament held at the Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex, Guildford, Surrey on Sunday, 23 January 2005.

Note: The next tournament is on Sunday, 27 March, not in February as previously stated. (Students wishing to take part should contact Sempai Scoble for further information)