Weapons Course

Sunday the 13th was weapons day; the feature was the Tonfa instruction under Pete Halloran and Tai Chi sword under Paul Bacon. The course was three hour duration of mainly form training with application to both these weapons; also an introduction to the Sai was demonstrated by Pete. Thank you both for making the day[…]

Shizendo Norway

The weekend of the 11th to 13th was Shizendo Norway course attended by 60 students both adults and children. On Friday the temperature outside was -8 degrees and snow on the ground, inside the Dojo the students covered basic’s, Kata and pairs work with cross reference to application, as always I managed to overrun by[…]

Ji Yu Kumite

Ji Yu Kumite is the free style application or function of the pre-set techniques contained in the grading syllabus. Within the Shi Zen Do Karate syllabus the student will be taught twelve sets of Ippon Kumite and ten sets of Khion Kumite, these are the pair’s work of the system. Each set contains not only[…]