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Reading Karate Club News
Welcome to the karate news section of the website. Here we
post the latest stories from the Reading Wado-Kai Karate Club.
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Our Student of the Year Award, Joseph, has featured in The Reading Chronicle.
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22 Dec 11 - Training Times Change
 From Wednesday 11th January 2012 Sensei Spiller will return to regular teaching at Reading Karate Club.
This means that we will be able to offer an additional 30 minutes free training for all our students. This change will take place on the second club training of 2012.
The timings for both the adult and children's karate classes will be 6:30pm - 8:00pm (running separately)
We advise arriving 10 minutes early to allow for booking in and personal warm up.
Reading Karate Club Training Times >
Our extremely prestigious Student of the Year Award went to Joseph who has worked extremely hard over the year, attenting regular training sessions and always putting in maximum effort.
His positive attitude to training and the development of his karate skills over the year also contributed to the decision to award him the Student of the Year award.
The Student of the Year Award is presented by our Senseis each year to the Karate Student who displays an extremely enthusiastic, positive and hardworking attitude to training.
Well done Joseph!!
19 Dec 11 - Reading Karate Club now on Twitter
Reading karate Club is now on twitter. You can follow Reading karate Club @ReadingKarate for the latest news from the club.
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10 Dec 11 - Christmas Training Dates
The last club night will be on Wednesday 21st December 2011 and we will return to training on Wednesday 04th January 2012.
We’d like to wish you a very happy Christmas and look forward to seeing you in 2012.
Thanks for your support over 2011!
Rob Carl & Lorraine
10 Nov 11 - Training Times Change
From the 16th November 2011 we will be reverting to our original opening times. This is because Sensei Carl has work commitments that mean he is presently unable to teach
on Wednesdays.
Unfortunately this means that we are not able to continue to offer the free half hour of training we introduced in 2009.
The timings are as follows.
These times are operating from 16th November 2011.
We advise arriving 10 minutes early to allow for booking in and personal warm up.
We look forward to seeing you next week, and the change to opening times will be reviewed once Sensei Carl returns.
15 Oct 11 - Success for Reading Karate Club member at European Competition
Congratulations to Emily, a regular at Reading Karate Club, who faced stiff competition and won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Wado Cup held in Meißen, Germany.
Emily represented England Wado Kai at the European Competition and her result was in the Individual Female Junior Kata category.
Congratulations also to Jack Franklin who also represented England Wado Kai and received a bronze in the Individual Male Junior Kata category.
Considering EWKR only had a squad of two competitors representing England, this is a fantastic result.
Well done!
10 Oct 11 - Grading Success for Reading Karate Club Students
This month's Reading Karate Club Student of the Month Award was presented to Danielle following the continuous hard work and effort she has put into her karate training, her consistently positive attitude and her extremely high attendance record.
The instructors have been very pleased with Danielle's progress and overall attitude to training.
The Student of the Month Award is presented by our instructors each month to the Reading Karate Club Student who displays an extremely enthusiastic, positive and hardworking attitude to training throughout the month.
Well done Dannielle!!
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01 Oct 11 - EWKR Website Launched
Its been some time coming... But now its here, the new EWKR website.
You can find the site at www.englandwadokai.org
You will even find Reading Karate Club's Sensei Carl Spiller's photo on the home page.
We have plans to develop the site further and welcome and suggestions and improvement ideas.
Many thanks to those how contributed their time into bringing this together Special thanks to Sensei Paul Knight and Sensei Rob Barrett for designing and developing the site
Sensei Barry Wilkinson
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09 Oct 11 - Junior Grading and Training
Training and Grading opportunity at the Edgbarrow Sports Centre, Grant Road, (off Pinehill Road), Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 7JL.
Training Times: 9.30am - 1l.30am, break for Lunch, facilities at the Edgbarrow Sports Centre are
very basic, resume training 12pm - 2pm, Grading's at 2pm beginners & lowest grade examinations
first & will continue throughout the afternoon.
Please see latest news letter or EWKR website for further details.
http://www.englandwadokai.org/node/87
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06 Oct 11 - Shiramizu Karate Internship
The Shiramizu Karate Internship has been announced for next year.
This has been going now since 2005 and is an ideal opportunity for anyone who fancies living in Japan for a year and training with the JKF Wadokai under Takamasa Arakawa sensei (6th dan).
You have to be between 20 and 35, have a university degree and you have to live there for the whole year.
Anyone interested can apply, here's the website:
http://japankarateintern.blogspot.com/
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27 Feb 10 -
Grading Success at Junior Course
Congratulations to Lokesh who successfully graded to 8th
mon (yellow belt) at the EWKR Junior Course held at the Aldershot Dojo on Sunday 27th February.
For further information about grading
please click here>
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Our extremely prestigious 'Karate Student of the Year Award ' award went to Yathavan who has worked extremely hard over the year, attenting regular training sessions and always putting in maximum effort. This culminated in his recent success at the EWKK winter course in Crowthorne where he successfuly graded for his Yellow Mon.
The Student of the Year Award is presented by our instructors each year to the Karate Student who displays an extremely
enthusiastic, positive and hardworking attitude to training
throughout the entire year.
Well done Yathavan!! |
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Feb 11
- Bristol Training Course
The Bristol Training Course will take place on Sunday 20th February 2011. It will take place at St. Katherine's School, Sports Hall, Ham Green, Pill, Bristol, BS20 OBU.
Training Times
Beginner's, Yellow & Orange Belts l0am - 11.30am
All other Grades 11.30am - 1.30pm
2 Stamps awarded for full course
Training ONLY Fee - Juniors/Cadets £7.50 - Seniors £10
EWKR Grading Fee - £10
For further (Bristol Local) details:
Phone Sensei Richard Baker
01275 · 374128
richard.baker@taxpartner.co.uk
or Phone: Sensei Barry Wilkinson
01252 · 310253
For directions to St Katherine's School click here>
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02
Dec 10
- Wado Book and DVD offer
 From
now through December 31st you can order Roberto Danubio's
comprehensive Wado book and three of his DVDs for one special
low price. www.wado-ryu-book.com
"With 352 pages and over 1400 color photos, the new
Wado-Ryu book Kihon, Kata, Kumite by Roberto
Danubio is the most complete and comprehensive reference
manual on the techniques of Wado Ryu Karate on the market
today."
Roberto Danubio, is President and Chief Instructor of
the Swiss Wadokai Karatedo Renmei (SWKR). Roberto is recognized
as one of the leading technical experts in Wado Ryu Karate
in Europe.
You Tube Videos of Roberto Danubio>
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28
Nov 10 - Success for England Wado-Kai Team
Weston-Super-Mare
WKU Karate Tournament Sun 28th Nov
(EWKR) England Wado-Kai Karate-Do Renmei
GOLD for EWKR in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerest - England
On a very cold day with
Frost & Snow and sub zero
temperatures it was an early start for the EWKR trio
of Emily Aldridge, Carl spiller & Nico Marengo
took a trip of 140 miles down the M4 and M5 Motorway's
to Somerset to the picturesque seaside town of Weston
Super Mare.
No heating in the Main
sports Hall meant bare feet were blue but the heat of many
people put the temperature up over a period of time, a
large entry of 550 Karateka to the Tournament meant a lot
of waiting around and Kumite & Kata
for the Juniors was first then on to Kumite & Kata
for the Seniors all of the EWKR trio did well in both Kata & Kumite
Individuals but did not make the podium.
Tthen on to Team
Kata and in the Final a very sharp and co-ordinated EWKR
Kata Team beat Bath University Team and took "GOLD" and
their photo is with Trophies pictured in the attachment
with Sensei Alan
Flook 7th dan Chief Instructor of The
Western Karate Union (WKU).
A very good day organised
well by Kevin
Barrett & the WKU Team with Ivor
Thomas the Chief Referee doing a good job keeping the area's
going under very trying conditions with the cold.
Barry Wilkinson
EWKR
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Nov 10 - Competition results
England
Wado-Kai Karate Tournament
Held on Sunday 17th October 2010 at the Connaught Leisure
Centre Aldershot, Hampshire, England.
Results Kata
Catergory - 1 Junior Kata 8 - 7th Kyu - 1st Marcus
Frontera (Farnham) 2nd Georgia Clerk (Bordon) Joint 3rd
Navid Mohamed Zane (Walton on Thames) & Sian Macreesh
(Cannock)
Catergory - 2 - Junior Kata 6 - 4th
Kyu - 1st Freya Robson
(Cannock) 2nd Bethan Kerr (Cannock) Joint 3rd Mitchel Bradley
(Cannock) Danesh Shajpal (Guildford)
Catergory - 3 Cadets Kata - 1st James Reed (Camberley)
2nd Luke Millington (Cannock) Joint 3rd Marcus Yeatman
(Bagshot) Lewis Joyce (Crowthorne)
Catergory - 4 Juniors/Cadets Pairs
Kata 8th - 4th
Kyu - 1st Cannock 2nd Bagshot Joint 3rd
Pendle & Walton on Thames Joint 3rd Walton on Thames & Pendle
Catergory - 5 Juniors/Cadets Pairs Kata 3rd
Kyu - 1st Dan - 1st Bagshot 2nd Crowthorne 3rd Pendle
Catergory - 6 Adult Individual Kata Male 8 -
7th Kyu - 1st Craig Thorne (Applemore) 2nd Dean Ganton (Odiham)
Dan Ganton (Odiham) Steve Bodie (Godalming)
Catergory - 7/8 Adult ndividual Kata Brown & Black
Belts - 1st Liam Kerr (Cannock) 2nd Nico Marengo (Farnham)
Joint 3rd Eamon Yore (Ireland Wado-Kai) & Carl Spiller
(Reading)
Catergory - 9/10/11 Adult Female Kata - 1st Lorna Lawson
(Haslemere) 2nd Amanda Franchetti (Guildford) Joint 3rd
Emma Burniston (Pendle) Mary Marcu (Ireland Wado-Kai)
Catergory - 12/13 Adults Pairs Kata
- 1st Eamon Yore/Patrick
Bradley (Ireland Wado-Kai) 2nd Luke Garner/Daniel Nicholls
(Cannock) Joint 3rd Emma & Sam Burniston (Pendle & Natash
Egan/Amanda Franchetti (Walton/Guildford)
Results Kumite
Catergory - 14 Boys/Girls Kumite 7 - 9 Years -
1st Mitchell Bradley (Cannock) 2nd Toby Cavanagh(
Bordon) Joint 3rd Ellis Brosnan (Walton on thames) Hash
Nasim (Aldershot)
Catergory - 15 Boys/Girls Kumite 10
- 11 Years 1st Lewis
Joyce (Crowthorne) 2nd Freya Robson (Cannock) Joint 3rd
Marcus Frontera (Farnham) Connor Begley (Cannock)
Catergory - 16 Boys Cadet Kumite Under 5' - 1st Luke Millington
(Cannock) 2nd Navid Mohamed Zane (Walton on Thames) 3rd
Cameron Harmer (West Sussex Wado-Kai)
Catergory - 17 Boys Cadet Kumite Over 5' - 1st Marcus
yeatman (Bagshot) 2nd Harry Harte (Bagshot) Joint 3rd
Rohan Iqbal (Bagshot) & Hugh Sangar
Catergory - 18 Girls Cadet All grades Kumite - 1st
Sian McCreesh (Cannock) 2nd Bethany Kerr (Cannock) 3rd
Alic Bryant (Walton on Thames)
Catergory - 19 Adults Male Kumite
8 - 7th Kyu - 1st Steve
Bodie (Godalming) 2nd Dean Garton (Odiham) Joint 3rd
Craig Thorne (Applemore) & Daniel Garton (Odiham)
Catergory - 20 Adults Male Kumite Brown & Black
Belt - 1st Eamon Yore (Ireland Wado-Kai) 2nd Liam Kerr
(Cannock) Joint 3rd Nico Marengo (Farnham) & Ryan Powell
(Aldershot)
Catergory - 2/22 Adults Female Kumite All Grades - 1st
Emily Aldridge (Crowthorne) 2nd Natasha Egan (Walton on
Thames) Joint 3rd Mary Marcus (Ireland Wado-Kai) & Lorna
Lawson (Haslemere)
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This month's Student of the
Month Award was presented to Andy following the hard work
he put into preparing for his recent grading success, including
training for all three days of the 2010 England Wado-Kai
Karate Summer Course.
The Student of the Month Award is presented by our karate instructors each month to the Karate Student who displays an extremely
enthusiastic, positive and hardworking attitude to training
throughout the month.
Well done Andy!!
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15
Jun 10 - Reading Students make the newspapers
Carl
and Emily's recent success with their black belt gradings
at the 2010 England Wado-Kai Karate Summer Course has made
the local papers. (Click on the image to enlarge)
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13 Jun 10 -
Grading Success for Reading Students
It was a very successful bank holiday
for the Reading club, with gradings for Billy,
Andy, Carl and Emily at the 2010
England Wado-Kai Karate Summer Course, the biggest event
of the England Wado-Kai Calendar.
Carl and Emily have been awarded
the prestigious black belt grades of Nidan and Shodan
respectively after impressing the panel of EWKR senior
black belts.
 The
assessments took place after a gruelling 12 hour training course held over three
days in Guildford. The black belt gradings
involved a written exam and a demonstration of a wide range of karate
techniques in front of a public audience and a panel of senior black belts from
the England Wado-Kai Association.
The techniques included basic techniques (punching, kicking and blocking), combination
techniques, pair work to demonstrate various attacks and blocks, several Kata
and free fighting.
The black belt and certification were presented by 7th Dan Sensei Barry
Wilkinson, Chief Instructor for England Wado-Kai.
Big congratulations also goto Andy and Billy who successfully graded to 8th
kyu (yellow belt) and 6th kyu (green
belt) at the EWKR Summer Course after putting in a lot of hard work, both
at club training and the course.
For further information about grading
please click here>
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