International Summer Gashuku - September 2022

The senior instructors this year include sensei....
Paul Filenczuk Vit Stencil Sharon Thompson Kevin Leigh Peter Crawford Colin Needham Bob Jennings
5th dan 4th dan 4th dan  7th dan 4th dan 6th dan 5th dan

The International Summer Gashuku begins with Karateka and Instructors from around the UK and Czech Republic

 

 

We begin the day with a 20 minute 'High Impact Training' session with Thomas....

 

Bo and Nunchuka with Pete Colin and Mark....

The traditional opening kata Kanku dai - viewing the rising sun (over the North sea)....

 
 
 

The morning training continues in smaller groups...

 

 

 

 Saturday 1pm off to the beach......

 

 

 

 

Training in Winterton Valley....

 

 

 

 

 

Tug-0-war begins..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The team game of 'stone in a bucket' ....

The losing captains punishment...

 

The infamous 'King of the Hill' - capture the other teams flag....

 

 

 

 

 

 

The North sea extremely inviting 37 degrees this year.....

 

 

 

 

Sumo....

 

 

Team Pyramid ....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Saturday Evening BBQ and  the Dolphin bar....

The Saturday evening BBQ is always a great way to unwind from the days training....

And now off to the Dolphin....

 Sunday morning 8am....

 

The Sunday hike begins in Winterton on Sea....

 

 

Self defence taught by Sharon Bob and Pete....

 

 The Sand castle building competition....
 

 

 Digging for treasure....
 
 
 
 

Ye olde English game of 'Welly Wanging' begins....

 

 

Team events continue with Rounders....

 

 

The very popular Penalty shoot-out to ramp up the team rivalry....

 

 

 Presentations and fish and chips...

The team results: 1st place representing Yellow team Sharon.... 2nd place (The losers) captain of the Blue team Bob...

Renshi re-enacting Vits 'William Acquaah' award slip up ...

Great to see the guys from Kodokai Czech Republic....

 

William Acquaah runner up - Monique from Kodokai (4th year running!!)

 

William Acquaah Supreme award - Vit from Kodokai Czech Republic

Hard as Nails - Casey from Kodokai

 

Gashuku Pink Belt - Vit from Kodokai Czech Republic

 

Ivor Garner Top student - Karolina from Kodokai Czech Republic

International Gashuku

caption contest

 

(Keep it clean!!)

 

All entries to: skkifwatford@yahoo.co.uk

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A special thanks to Anna for doing the photography, Yuri and Paul with the BBQ and all the Guys at Long beach campsite

 

A very proud Kodokai Brno Czech Republic with their head Instructor VIT who won the Gashuku Pink belt