Nagoya Karate & Jiu-jitsu Dojo

And the jiu jitsu circle of life goes on...

Very pleased to announce a new yellow II (Steve) and a new yellow III (Craig).

Extremely sad to see Tor leaving us as he's moving to Australia. He'll be sorely missed but am sure we'll cross paths again somewhere. Everyone at the club wishes him well in his future endeavours.

To end on a positive note, am delighted to announce the promotion of Pete to sensei Pete! His dedication to the jiu jitsu foundation and the Nagoya club in particular has been exemplary. Quite simply the club wouldn't be in its current healthy state without him.

Congratulations.

Nice to have another visitor in town for a session, it's been a while!

Katrine Louise Salomonsen

Great to have sensei Tony Gill in town teaching us some new syllabus material this evening. Even after an almost unheard of 2 hour delay on the shinkansen!

Thanks for coming sensei. 👊🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🙇‍♂️🇯🇵

And the club continues on...

So, tonight we had a grading for Anna who achieved orange I, Patrick who got yellow III and Iain who attained yellow I. All did a great job and well deserved their respective new belts. Thanks to Pete and Luke for helping out.

On a sadder note it was Patrick's last session with us as his work contract is up and he goes back to the UK with our well wishes (and a yellow III belt!) and he also says he's going to continue his jiu jitsu journey on his return, so some club around London way is going to get an awesome yellow belt.

On a more upbeat note, we also welcomed 3 new members to the club tonight. Craig, Pat and Steve. Looking forward to progressing your jiu jitsu career with us.

Otsukare お疲れ, sayonara さよならand yokoso ようこそ!

Well done to Luke, Tor, Joe and Anna who graded to green, green, orange I and yellow II respectively.
Very well earned.
Big thank you to Pete for assisting and uke-ing.

Last session of 2021.
It's been a challenging year for everyone trying to train regularly these past 12 months and more with various restrictions and lockdowns/state of emergencies.

Yet, looking at the positives, we were able to do one grading and had 3 regular new members.

Looking forward to 2022 and some regular, consistent training!

Some photos and videos from today and a few previous sessions.

Here are the photos!!! Some great ones in there!!

Shihan G gives a great explanation of Sensei Kelvin's great achievement at the Sth Island camp last month. Well worth a read!!
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Osu

Sean

50 MAN KUMITE REPORT

I first heard of the 50 man kumite when I was training in England.
I had been aware of Kyokushins 100 man kumite for almost as long as I had been training and growing up with karate I’d heard many stories about those who had completed it. Being a kid at the time it was the stuff of legends and not for mere mortals like me so I never really gave it much thought beyond that.
However in 1986 upon learning of the 50 man kumite I decided this was something I could aspire to and possibly have a crack at somewhere further down the line!

So Why attempt a 50 man kumite?
I guess everyone has their own reasons. For some it coincides with their grading and is the obstacle that needs to be overcome in moving forward. For others it may be simply the desire to take on a challenge.
For me back in 1993 I was keen to test myself and see how far (if at all) I had progressed both physically and mentally since gaining my black belt.
It also provided a good deal of motivation in training for san dan, although in hindsight I might not have been so eager to attempt it if I had known that I would have to do another 50 man as part of my 5th Dan grading years later.

Fast forward to 2021 and our annual black belt meeting held in Wellington. Up until then only myself and 3 others in the MOKNZ had undertaken to complete a 50 man kumite: Shihan Mike Kenworthy, Sempai Chris Smith and Shihan Sean O’Connell.
All three I consider to be exceptional karateka. At the meeting I mentioned that the opportunity to attempt a 50 man kumite would be available at this year’s South Island training camp and if it could be organised successfully would become a regular event when required.

Two months prior to the camp I sent a reminder out calling for black belts who were interested to submit their names as possible candidates. However, applying to take part would not necessarily mean acceptance as several criteria needed to be met before the ok could be given. The first and foremost of these being that the candidate was in good health and in the opinion of the directors was capable of undertaking the challenge.
Sensei Kelvin of the Toko dojo in Milton wasted no time in applying and was given approval immediately so that his training could get underway.

Good numbers at camp this year assured that there would be a strong line up for Sensei to face. 4:30pm soon arrived and once the mats were laid down and the fighters were ready it was time to get underway.
There was a last-minute surprise for Kelvin when multiple time NZ and Australian Champion Sensei Pete Parson arrived just in time to take part. Pete couldn’t make the camp this year but caught a late flight down to ChCh on Saturday to support Kelv in his quest.

With a few bouts now completed I felt Kelv was off to a rocky start and around fight six I was starting to get concerned as he seemed a little out of breath and somewhat uncomfortable out there.
I was seated next to Shihan Mike and mentioned this to him and that if it carried on like this things might not go Kelvin’s way!
However, with those first half a dozen fights out of the way he settled down, started picking his shots, hitting hard, and was soon racking up numbers on the black board.
Having spoken to him since about the start he told me he got distracted just prior to the fights and didn’t warm up the way head planned to, and as a result it took a few more fights than usual to settle in.

Once he warmed up and found his stride, I sensed the air in the room change a little. The fact that Kelvin is 6ft 3, weighs around 110 kg and can kick like a mule may have contributed to that! On the flip side it could also have played a part in the number of groin shots that he had to contend with throughout the day, as some fighters moved in and out recklessly to avoid some of the big shots he was throwing.

But every 50 man kumite has obstacles to overcome, it wouldn’t be a challenge otherwise. In Kyokushin we’re not disposed to bleat or moan about the difficulties we encounter, overcoming and carrying on is what it’s all about and Kelvin pushed through in true Kyokushin fashion.

With number 49 in the bag and his challenge almost over sensei got to choose his last opponent of the day. Looking to test himself right to the end he chose the most decorated fighter present, Sensei Pete. After what was a solid last round, a tired and sore Sensei Kelvin had successfully completed his 50 man kumite and earned his placed in the MOKNZ record books.
Congratulation’s Sensei on a job well done.
Osu!

(more photos to follow)

Yesterday saw our guys do a jiu-jitsu grading. Sensei Jaime took them thru their paces and they all performed exceptionally.

Shihan Sean and Sempai Pete were there to help push the guys along in their fighting section. If their effort and performance is anything to go by, the future of the dojo is extremely bright!

Osu, well done everyone!!

Big day out in NZ. Should be a great tourney.

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We will have to organize a trip to our MOKNZ home turf one day in line with the timing of events like these. Looked like a ton of fun. Osu

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4th Wanaka Training Day.. Weather was perfect and a good start to the day at 8.15am, a quick warm up from Sensei Moana (Maia Dojo Hamilton) then the run to the top of Rocky Mountain out past Glendu Bay. A 775m ascent through some pretty tricky terrain both up and down. Photos don't really show those parts. Once everyone made it to the top it was back down to the carpark and along to the Motatapu River Mouth for a great practical takedown session from Sensei Noah (Karitane Dojo). back into town to board Dual Image and a quick 15 min trip out to Ruby Island on Lake Wanaka. Sempai Kelvin (Toko Dojo) took an excellent fighting class with some new ideas for some classic techniques. Back onto the boat and to town again. Then a quick drive to Wanaka Station Park for a different approach to some early Kata from Sensei Mark (Christchurch Dojo). Anyone that wasn't from his dojo found they had two left feet again! From there back to the Wanaka Dojo, a pad work session from Sempai Jesse (Hamilton Dojo) had the sweat running again and everyone was warmed up for a round or 7 of Kumite.. Not knockdown today people, but we all know how that goes! A few extra rounds for some of our up and coming tournament fighters. Right after that what was meant to be a countdown session turned into a stop when your told session with medicine balls etc... A warm down with some basics and the day ended at 6pm on the dot. A quick shower then all met up for a BBQ. A great day made possible by all those making the effort to get to Wanaka and input from all instructors. Pretty sure no one woke up Sunday without a few aches and bruises. As it should be.See you all and others in 2019! It'll be here before you know it. (photo credits for most to Chris Lea (Wanaka Dojo) who was still first equal to the top of the Mountain!)
Osu!