Movie Madness

I hope I speak for everyone in saying that yesterday's social was a great night out. For those not familiar with our belt crawls, for many years they have been a popular addition to our club's social calendar. We get together and aim to imbibe a drink for every coloured belt; starting with white all the way to the tenth black (though this is an honour reserved for the deceased). This time we added a twist and asked that people come dressed as movie characters associated with their belt colour. Below are some pictures of the mayhem.

Established members made a great effort with the fancy dress theme.

New guys were more reluctant but showed promise at working through the 'belts'.

No social would be complete without push ups.

Until next time, Kanpai!

Happy Satuday

Last night's training saw the student become the master as our instructor was unfortunately ill. I hope everyone enjoyed learning the new kata and working on the basics. I was really impressed with everyone's progress and well done for picking up Taikyoku Shodan so quickly!

Be sure to check your emails (or view it here: http://eepurl.com/qh16L) as there are some important announcements today with further details about membership, equipment orders and tonight's social.

Be the leaf!

Thanks everyone for really putting your hearts into a physically demanding session yesterday. Was anyone else reminded of being a leaf in the wind during the dodging exercises?



From now on every Wednesday will have a similar focus on fitness, conditioning and sparring, with some traditional elements forming the backbone.

Come along on Friday for a more traditional lesson working on stance and form. We'll be training in a squash court as the open day is kicking us out of the hall.

This Saturday

Hey guys,

just a friendly reminder that our first Karate social is coming up this saturday after training.
If you have joined our facebook group you should be able to see the event, and it is basically a bar crawl around town with a Karate themed twist. Dress up as any fictional character associated with your belt colour, so for all the new white belts we hope to see some coming as Gandalf or the White Witch from Narnia. We hope as many people as possible can make it as it will be a great opportunity for the whole club to get to know one another, and to meet some new people.

Feel free to bring along any friends and housemates, as we want as many people as possible to know about the Karate club. The plan is to meet in Mungo's at around half past 6 and stay there till about 7:30 before heading down to the Monument, where we will get some cheap drink deals. Then we will have a bar crawl around town, so if any freshers fancy getting to know the best bars in town, it will be great to see you. If you can't get a costume don't worry about it come and have a great time and see you all at training this week!

-Dean

Social Secretary

Also this week:

Our next session is this Wenesday (tomorrow) 6-8pm in the Main Hall of the Sports Centre. Come along. Bring a friend. Wear a gi or just ordinary sports-wear. We will be continuing to go over a wide range of techniques to familiarise everyone with the martial art and with our club.
There will also be training on Friday but in the different location due to an Open Day.Training on Friday will be 6-8pm in a squash court.

On Saturday, we will be having another 'Wild Saturday' before the Social. This week's theme is kata (choreographed simulations linking moves together). It will be lead by a special guest instructor, Sempai Koha, an honorary member for life who played a major part in the club last year. Advanced members can expect to learn a fun new kata and beginners will get a head start on their first grading kata. Again, the Open Day has pushed us out so we will be in the Small Hall 1-2pm and move to the Small Hall Balcony 2-3pm.