Torbay Karate Club - Paignton

Good results at the HDKI southern region championships at the weekend
Sampson dsilver coming 1st in kata boys kyu and 1st in sambon kumite and 2nd in jyu kumite.
Marie winning the women's veterans kumite.
Craig Dark wining the disadvantage kata
Michael bauer 2nd in the men's kyu grade kumite and third in the kata.
Also Raymond Alsop wining the veteran men's kata and kumite.

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Safeguarding | HDKI Great Britain Safeguarding Safeguarding Contacts Senior Safeguarding Officer Daniel Broudie 6th Dan Telephone: 07771577420 Email: [email protected] Safeguarding Policies 2023 At the HDKI GB Safeguarding our membership is a top priority. We have an extensive safeguarding policy and all our instructors must b...

Two more shodan passes today at basingstoke, with sensei Paul Uren and sensei Julie Nicholson and sensei John holdsworth.
Well done to our students William Shepherd and Mason for passing there shodan today

Well done to Sean and shauna Thando 1st and 2nd in the boys kumite and Karma kagawa centre runner up in the under 18 kumite and 3rd in kata.
Also Sean Thando ist in boys kata.
At the hdki south West compitition today for under 18

Well done to our students competing in the HDKI national championships
there biggest one yet.
Marie Prettyjohns 1st women's vetrons kumite..

Craig dark 1st in the disadvantage kata

Mason Aylott 1st in the boys kumite 4th Kyu and above.

Karma Kagawa 2nd in 10kyu to 5th kyu 16 above kata.

Karma kagawa 2nd in 10kyu to 5th kyu 15 to 21 kumite.

Also well done to Eve, Sheana and Sean for also competing

Some of the bigginers tonight covering kumite and applied karate good spirits

After training for 40 years and teaching for probably 20 I've come to realise that being an instructor I've never called myself sensei is a thankless job,
I can remember my previous instructors supporting me in my compititions and gradings and taking them for granted. Out of experience I've come to realise that you should never take them for granted as you never know how long they will be around. Especially the knowledge and experience they have and the passion and effort they put into there students the ones with pedigree I'm talking about. It would be nice to be appreciated once and a while just saying.

Well done to Marie pretty John's torbay karate club passed her nidan (2nd Dan black belt) today at basingstoke under Scott Langley sensei
Also well done to Craig dark also almost there just kata only well done guys

Don't forget our new hall is at the sacred heart church hall Paignton Cecil Road Paignton Tq32sh.
Same training times Tuesday night and Friday 7 to 8

Check out the new Torbay karate club website..

Torbay Karate Club | Traditional Karate Since 1969 The Torbay karate club was established in 1969 under Robert Davies 4th Dan. We are a traditional shotokan club affiliated to the Jks England.