News and Updates
Important dates for May in the dojo.
May 16th dojo closed. Sensei Steve and Bart will be in New Jersey USA for the US Shukokai tournament.
Yellow belt and up you are welcome to attend and compete in these tournaments. Next 1 will be in June.
May 23rd classes cancelled as we will be having our dojo tournament, $25 entry fee for Kata and Kumite.
Little ninjas can try both or just do sparring.
Tournament is a good way to see if you can practice what you have learned in class.
May 30th No classes as we will be having our grading for students moving to the next belt.
April’s Lincoln Shukokai Gasshuku with Shihan Bill was a great success! In addition to some of our students, we had karatekas from Canada (BC), the US (New Jersey and Michigan), The Netherlands, and Germany. Quite an international event!
Sensei Carmen from The Netherlands posted her thoughts on the course here: https://www.ksikarate.nl/ksi-training-met-shihan-bill-in-canada/
After having a week or so to digest our course with Shihan Bressaw, I have thought about everything we were taught and shown. Amazing basic movement, the X, kata and kumite, grappling and throwing techniques. All of this was great. The bonding, kinship, making new friends and renewing old friendships, and like mindedness of everyone that attended was what reached me the most. to be part of something greater than ourselves is a surreal feeling.
Yes we must continue to practice and evolve with Soke Kimura’s technique, that goes without saying.
The feeling of family and knowing there are others who feel the same I personally enjoyed every single “moment” of it.
A big thanks to “the team” Bart and Amanda, Doug and Nicole, Pete and Franca for all that you did to make the weekend run smoothly
Thank you to Shihan Bressaw and all that attended to make it so special.
Thanks
Sensei Steve