Stormsail » Karate http://www.stormsail.com The future's bright, the futures Harrison Land... Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:46:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Taking the black http://www.stormsail.com/2011/08/14/taking-the-black/ http://www.stormsail.com/2011/08/14/taking-the-black/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:16:34 +0000 andy http://www.stormsail.com/?p=1250 Continue reading →]]> Tony, Craig and myself - mission complete

This weekend has possibly been the toughest one for a while with 7 1/2 hours of Karate training over 3 days and grading for 1st Dan (which I passed) at the SSKA Summer Camp in Bournemouth. I’ve been to hard warmups before but the ones on Friday morning and afternoon were sweat inducing to the max. I think 99% of the time I had a small pond forming underneath me. As well as my grading for 1st Dan, my friend Tony went for his 2nd Dan and also passed, so congratulations all round. I’ve no idea of the state I’m going to be in tomorrow so let’s hope I’ve not seized up tomorrow morning. Many thanks go to all the folks who we trained with and helped iron out improving my techniques prior to the grading. ;) At least I’ve got some breathing space for going for 2nd Dan which if all goes to plan will happen in 2 years time assuming I’ve got the energy for that! ;)

]]> http://www.stormsail.com/2011/08/14/taking-the-black/feed/ 0 Basingstoke Karate Website http://www.stormsail.com/2009/03/28/basingstoke-karate-website/ http://www.stormsail.com/2009/03/28/basingstoke-karate-website/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:22:01 +0000 andy http://www.stormsail.com/?p=473 Continue reading →]]> For the time being I’ve updated the SSKA Basingstoke Karate website so it as least as some details of where we all train. I shall be updating once I’ve worked out what the club wants to put up on it. :) I’ve also started training at the SSKA Fleet branch who train at Court Moor School on a Thursday which is handy as it’s right around the corner from work….I’ve got no excuse now for attempting to grade…..although it has been 10 years since I did! :)

]]> http://www.stormsail.com/2009/03/28/basingstoke-karate-website/feed/ 0 Back to Karate training http://www.stormsail.com/2008/01/29/back-to-karate-training/ http://www.stormsail.com/2008/01/29/back-to-karate-training/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:01:57 +0000 andy http://www.stormsail.com/?p=124 Continue reading →]]> Finally got back off my arse and went back to the SSKA (Southern Shotokan Karate Association) after 7 years away. I did got to some other clubs since though but the last time I trained was back in 2005! Ouch, all I can say is that I felt it the next day! :)

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