- 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
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the human spirit through physical and mental training."
- Sensei
Peter Lindsay
