- Honoured
guest
- Sensei Eric
Marn, 7th Dan
- Seen here
with me at the start of camp is this years honoured guest
Sensei Eric Marn from Hawaii.
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- Teaching up
close and personal
- Through out
the weekend Sensei Marn worked one on one with a great
many of the senior students, making sure that the
fundamentals he was teaching were clearly understood.
Here Rylan, who was to grade for Sho Dan later in the
weekend listens intently as Sensei Marn makes his point.
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- Distance
and timing
- From the
very beginning, of all the points that Sensei Marn
focused on during his sparring drills, proper distance
and timing were emphasized the most. Here Sempai Sarah
gets instruction on what to watch for when sparring a
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- Focused as
always
- Kata has always been a
strong point for Sempai Cathy. Here she is seen focused
on the next move in Bassai Dai. As one of the first to
arrive at class each day, and as one of the last to
leave, the results of her years of dedication and hard
training are clearly visible. Sempai Cathy
always sets a great example for all of the other students
in the dojo and I look forward to her San Dan grading at
our summer camp in 2006.
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- Leading by
example
- Seen here leading some of
the juniors in basics are Sempai Barry Norman ( Ni Dan),
Sempai Cathy Quinn (Ni Dan), and Sempai Amy Barnes (Sho
Dan). Each of these Yudansha enjoy working with the
junior ranks and teach class on a regular basis.
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- Preparing
for next year
- Uwe Bartley and Diane
Lusniak are regular partners, as ni kyu they are working
towards their Sho Dan exam which they are hoping to test
for at next years summer camp in June 2006.
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- Seen here leading some of
the juniors in basics are Sempai Barry Norman ( Ni Dan),
Sempai Cathy Quinn (Ni Dan), and Sempai Amy Barnes (Sho
Dan). Each of these Yudansha enjoy working
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- Leading by
example
- Seen here leading some of
the juniors in basics are Sempai Barry Norman ( Ni Dan),
Sempai Cathy Quinn (Ni Dan), and Sempai Amy Barnes (Sho
Dan). Each of these Yudansha enjoy working
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- All smiles
- Sempai Cathy was a great
mentor for both the Dillon and Rylan, giving unselfishly
of their time and talent in the weeks and months leading
up to their grading. After learning they had passed their
exam a light hearted moment was definitely called for.
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- On the Sunday evening prior
to the awards banquet it was time for their belts.
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- Sho Dan at
last
- It is always a great
pleasure to reward hard work and effort, here Rylan waits
his turn as I congratulate Sempai Dillon on his
accomplishment after tying on his black belt.
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- A Sempai at
last
- A long time member of the
dojo Rylan also now takes his place as a Sempai, both he
and Dillon have definitely raised the bar for all of the
junior students who would follow in their foot steps.
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- Congratulations
- Sempai Dillon and Sempai
Rylan
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- To the
graduating class of 2005 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
- of the
human spirit through physical and mental training."
- Sensei
Peter Lindsay
