University of Kent Karate Club: Update

8 Dec 2008

Update

Nothing much has happened on here in the last month or two despite a social and several other events. We've all been a bit busy.

This week promises to be eventfull however, with the first grading of the year happening on friday, and followed by the christmas meal on saturday evening at Cafe de China.

1- The grading will be at the normal training time on friday but will start promptly at 6.05pm, it will then go on slightly longer than normal, probably ending closer to 8.30pm.
Anyone hoping to grade should be sure to practice kata and basic techniques to make certain that they'll pass.

2 - The Christmas meal is normally a highlight of the end of the term, we'll be eating at Cafe de China, a chinese restaurant located along New Dover Road, near Planet Lazer and Aldi. We have a table booked for 7.00pm, and the meal is £16 for all you can eat, although drinks are extra. We'll proabably eaither head back to someones house, or to a pub in town afterwards too, so it should be a fun night.

Pictures to follow.

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What we do.

The University of Kent Karate Club is situated in Canterbury and is very well established; we’ve been around longer than any other martial arts club on campus with a long history of success at the national university championships. The teaching is generally fairly relaxed but disciplined, the teachers all very approachable. We also have a varied curriculum and full weekly training schedule.

Karate is a traditional Japanese martial art; literally meaning ‘empty hand’ it was first created as unarmed defence against armed opponents. It uses powerful strikes designed to disable and incapacitate potential antagonists and as such is a practical skill to know. It provides both mental and physical conditioning, keeps you fit and works to teach useful self-defence.

We are a multi-discipline club, although we’re based in dentokan shorin ryu style karate we have a number of senseis trained in various styles. Beginners are welcome at any point in the year however it’s advisable to join closer to the beginning of a term to benefit the most.

We grade twice over the year towards the end of each term to recognise improvement made and to add a bit more variety we also frequently hold lessons dedicated to ju-jitsu style self defence and basic weapons training.

We cater for competitive members, we normally enter the annual ‘BUCS’ university competition, and this year we hope to get involved in a few more. Our social calendar is usually packed full of exciting events and this year is set to be no different.