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- Our
special guest
- This
year our special guest was Sensei Hiro Hayashi of
Victoria Kyokushin Karate. Sensei Hayashi taught nunchaku
to a small select group of senior students on the final
day of our camp. The seminar was thoroughly enjoyed by
all of the participants, not only for the vast amount of
knowledge they gained, but due mainly to Sensei Hayashi's
relaxed style of teaching, and his warm personality.
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- Up
close
- Sensei
Hayashi demonstrated many of the close quarter uses for
this particular weapon with the assistance of Sempai
Barry Norman. Later that evening Sempai was promoted to
the rank of San Dan later at our annual awards banquet.
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- Copy
cats
- Sempai
Cathy and Sempai Amy paired up to work on a new series of
drills. They were also promoted in rank later that
evening, Sempai Cathy to the rank of San Dan and Sempai
Amy to the rank of Ni Dan. Both students are long time
members of the dojo and their promotion was well deserved.
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- Pointers
from the teacher
- Sensei Hayashi made
a point of going around the dojo and working with each
group individually to make sure that the finer details
were clearly understood by all concerned. Sensei
Hayashi's years of dedication to the art of kobudo were
clearly visible in his technique.
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- Waiting
their turn
- Newly promoted Sho
Dan's, Sempai Uwe Bartley, Sempai Diane Luszniak, and
Sempai Roberta Hutchinson work on their basics while
waiting for Sensei Hayashi to get around to their group.
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- Checking
the results
- Sensei Hayashi kept
a close eye on all of the students, not only is saftey
always a concern when doing any form of weapons training,
he was also looking for correct technique to be sure that
all of the students developed good basics.
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- Where
does it itch
- Seen here are two
of the senior kyu belts who also attended the seminar,
Karen Boudewyn and Jessie Gray. I know what Jesse is
doing by the blur of the nunchaku but, Karen I am not so
sure about.
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- The
banquet
- On the Sunday
evening we held our annual banquet at which time the
students performed their various demonstrations prior to
receiving their belts and certificates.
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- Sho
Dan at last
- The "five"
- ranging in age from 13 to their forties Put together an
wonderful demonstration including kihon, kata, and the
associated bunkai. Here they are caught in motion during
the kata Tekki Nidan. Despite their many differences they
soon formed into a very dedicated group and their long
hours of practice paid off in the end.
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- Three
San Dan's
- Demonstrating kihon
for family and friends prior to the banquet are sempai's
Cathy Quinn, Barry Norman, and Marilyn Norman. All three
are known for their hard work and dedication.
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- When
spouses collide
- Seen here during
their bunkai demonstration are Sempai Barry Norman and
Sempai Marilyn Norman, fortunately for Sempai Barry this
time he did not end up on the floor. Both students were
promoted to San Dan which is in it's self an amazing
achievement anyone let alone a couple with young family.
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- The
Sho Dan's take time to say thank you
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- Time
to stand up
- Sempai Amanda
Braaten stands on her chair to thank her parents, fellow
students and instructors for their time and support while
Sempai Robert Winter checks his own notes. Both junior
students regularly train with the adult class.
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- Some one please send me a photo of Robert !!
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- Don't
bother with the chair
- At fifteen years
old and something like six foot seven inches tall there
was no reason to put Sempai Robert on a chair in order to
see and hear him clearly but somethings remain a
tradition. His parents called it a life changing year, I
am sure he would agree.
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- My
first day
- Sempai Roberta read
a short story about her first day in the dojo and what it
felt like to be "the new student at the end of the
row." Her story was entitled "First Class"
which is fitting since it describes her perfeclty both as
a student and as an individual.
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- Notes
in hand
- A details kind of
person Sempai Diane made sure that none of her supporters
where left out, a special thank you was reserved for her
husband Mark with out whose assistance and support she
said this day would not have been possible.
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- Yes
he is on a chair
- Seeming to dwarf
the door behind him Sempai Uwe expressed his thanks to
his wife and his two chidren for their on going support.
An avid reader Sempai Uwe has spent many hours
researching the many aspects of karate, when called upon
to speak in class on the histroy of our art he is never
at a loss for words.
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- A
Ni Dan's turn next
- In addition to be a
long time member of the dojo Sempai Amy Barnes has made
several trips to the annual FSKA World Championship
tournament that is held each Fall in Las Vegas, Nevada. A
strong competitor in both kata and kumite sempai Amy
always does well at local and international tournaments.
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- The
San Dan's have their say
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- Leading
by example
- Sempai Barry is a
regular instructor at the junior class and always leads
by example. A dedicated student who makes every effort to
pass on his knowledge to those who would follow in his
foot he never gives less than one hundred percent.
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- Fifteen
years and still going strong
- Of all of the
students in the dojo the one who has trained with me the
longest is Sempai Marilyn. Her years of leadership and
dedication are and inspiration to every other student in
the dojo.
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- Congratulations
to all
- In addition to
thanking her many supporters Sempai Cathy made a point of
congratulating the dojo's newest yudansha on all of their
hard work this past year. A leader in every sense of the
word Sempai Cathy sets a high standard in all aspects of
her life.
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- The
end
- I
survived
- Proud
of his newly awarded rank of Sho Dan, Sempai Uwe holds up
his T-shirt that reads "I survived the 2006 Shodan
Grading".
- The
three day camp was a great success, as you can tell from
the look on Sempai's face.
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- A
happy bunch of yudansha at the end of the grading
- Front
row from left to right: Uwe Bartley, (Sho Dan) Cathy
Quinn, (San Dan) Diane Luszniak, (Sho
Dan) Barry Norman, (San Dan) Robert Winter, (Sho Dan) and
Amanda Braaten, (Sho
Dan). Back row from left to right: Amy Barnes, (Ni Dan)
Roberta Hutchinson, (Sho Dan) Marilyn Norman (San Dan).
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- To
the graduating class of 2006 our congratulations.
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- Part the clouds -
see the way.
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- "The
objective of karate-do is to contribute to the evolution
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the human spirit through physical and mental training."
- Sensei
Peter Lindsay
