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On the 12th July we held a grading at Fleetwood for students from Sensei Simon's, Sensei Julie's and Sensei Del's classes, and what a fantastic grading it was! The students involved where from very young white belts through to one student, Jordan Morley, attempting his 3rd Kyu brown belt.

Thank you to Sensei Gavin, Sensei Julie, Sensei Martin and Sensei Del who assisted with the grading. Also thanks to Sempai Kirsty and Sempai Martin, Junior Instructors Nathan, Kieran and Dylan and Junior Sempai's Brandon, Jack, Ben, Rebecca and Laighton for helping on the day with the grading.

On what was a very hot day to grade, you could not fault the focus, effort and determination of every student who graded. We had a number of  white belts from age 4 years of age right through to adult, who showed some great karate basics for their first ever grading, and there was some lovely Kion kata on display. The remaining students grading, all of different Kyu levels, again showed fantastic karate basics, as well as great kata and kumite skills. The students grading to 4th Kyu purple belt  and 3rd Kyu brown belt where pushed particularly hard and had to endure a lot of kumite, and even two on one kumite sessions!

Very well done to Sensei Simon's Chorley dojo who have been training for a number of years now, and all did fantastically well and worked really hard,  the students attempting their 4th Kyu purple belts were awesome and really overcame a lot to achieve their grades. Well done to you all at the Chorley dojo you were brilliant!

Congratulations to each and every student who attempted their grading as everyone sucessfully achieved their next belts. You should all be extremely proud of yourselves as you all worked really hard for your next Kyu grade. Well done!

 

Jordan Morley 3rd Kyu

We have to give a special mention individually to Jordan as he was the only student on the day attempting 3rd Kyu brown belt, which is no easy task and could have been intimidating, but not for Jordan.

Jordan has been training for a number of years now with Sensei Simon, as well as also recently with Sensei Julie. Along with his dad Chris and now also little brother Jimmi, the Morley family are a great part of Musuko Karate and always give great commitment to the club and real effort in every class.

Jordan displayed great karate basics on the day, and was very focused throughout.  He had been practicing his kata's at Sensei Julie's class and this was really visible at his grading. Jordan was the longest to kumite out of all the students, and was greatly supported from the side by his family, as well as the other students and supporters watching. 

Jordan showed great focus and determination especially when he had to kumite both Junior Instructors Nathan Crowther and Kieron Lydon at the same time, this was no easy feat and Jordan was really tired by this point but he handled it brilliantly, dug in and kept on going until the end.

Congratulations Jordan you should be really proud of yourself and the great achievement of gaining your 3rd Kyu. Well done and keep up the fab work!   

The Astley class will be closed on Tuesday 8th July, due to a dance production at the school. The class will return to normal on Tuesday 15th July at the usual time.

Students who train at the Astley class are invited to train at this Saturday's Culcheth class or at any of our other classes. The details, addresses and times of all current training sessions can be found on our website under 'Classes'.

Sensei Julie's Fleetwood class on Thursday 26th June will unfortunately be closed for this week due to school activities. The class will be back as normal on Thursday 3rd July. Students are invited to train at Sensei Simon's Wednesday class as it is so close to your grading day.

The grading assessment takes place this Saturday for all students who are hoping to grade in July.

Date and Time: Saturday 28th June. 2 - 4 pm for all grades.
Place: Cardinal Allen High School, Melbourne Avenue, Fleetwood, FY7 8AY

The cost of the assessment is £5 per student. Please sign in and pay on the day.

 

These courses are both taking place on Saturday  19th July at Cardinal Allen High School, Melbourne Avenue, Fleetwood, FY7 8AY. Please see below for further details.

Danger Awareness course:   1.30 - 3 pm. For students aged 5 - 10 years.
This course will teach children the dangers of being approached by a stranger, on foot or from a vehicle, and how best to handle the situation if it was to ever occur. The children’s course is designed so they have fun while learning at the same time.

Self Defence course:    3.15 - 5 pm. For students aged 11 years to adult.
This course will be based more on being physically attacked by another person and how best to handle the situation. The course will also teach female students how to escape from a male attacker. This will include attacks from behind, from the front or if you were put on the ground. It will also teach both male and female students how to avoid a situation where a confrontation could arise and making the right decisions regarding this. There will also be a 15 minute role play scenario where you will work in groups of three.

Parents or friends of students are also invited to take part.

Please tell your Sensei if you would like to book on either of these courses.
The cost of either course is £5 per person. Please sign in and pay on the day.

Congratulations to all the students who today graded from Heskin Pemberton Primary after school club. You all did fantastic for your first grading and should all be really proud of yourselves. Keep up the great work and effort!

The next grading assessment will be held on Saturday 28th June at Cardinal Allen High School, Melbourne Avenue, Fleetwood, FY7 8AY. The assessment is for students from Sensei Simon's Chorley dojo, Sensei Julie's Fleetwood dojo and Sensei Del's Leigh and Culcheth dojo's. The time will be from  2 - 4 pm for all grades.

The assessment costs £5 per student. Please pay on the day.

It is essential you attend the assessment if you are hoping to grade in July. Failure to attend will probably result in a student not being allowed to grade. Be prepared to work hard and please bring a drink along. The aim of the assessment is to see if a student is ready and knows the syllabus required for their grade, as well as to give you an idea what is expected of you on the grading day. All successful students who attend the assessment will be given their grading slips at the end of the day.

 

The grading will be held on Saturday 12th July at Cardinal Allen High School, Melbourne Avenue, Fleetwood, FY7 8AY. The time of the grading will be from 1.30 - 4 pm for all grades. Please aim to arrive 15 minutes before the grading starts and remember to sign in and hand your licence book in when you arrive. Also please don't forget to bring a drink along,as well as your pads and mitts if you have them.

 

Family and friends are very welcome to come along and support you. May we ask that any observers please be respectful to others at all times and please set your phones to silent.

Many apologies for taking so long to do a write up on the grading, we have been refurbishing and upgrading the office, but we're all back to normal now!

We held our very first club grading on the 18th May and what a fantastic day it was! The feedback from families observing, regarding the grading and standard was fantastic. Thank you to everyone who commented to us and supported the day!

The grading was divided into two sections to give the maximum benefit for all students who were grading.

 

The first section had students grading from white belt to students attempting their 5th Kyu blue belts. From the very start all the students worked extremely hard and gave 100% effort and focus on what was so far the hottest day of the year!

The responses were fantastic and there was some great katas and kumite being displayed. There was a particularly good standard by the students who were grading from green to blue belt, and these students got pushed most on the day in the first section. By the end of the grading everyone who had taken part had very red faces and all the students throughly deserved their next grades.

Very well done to Kirsty Churchouse who was awarded her Sempai belt and badge and to Charlotte Bertram who deservedly earned her right to be a Junior Sempai.

Congratulations to all the students who successfully graded to their next Kyu and many thanks to Sensei Gavin, Sensei Julie, Sensei Martin and Sensei Del for assisting with the grading.

 

Section two had students from purple to 1st Kyu brown belt. These students were attempting their 3rd Kyu brown belts right through to one student, Dylan Hickman, attempting his Shodan-Ho.

Again all the students worked extremely hard and gave 100% effort from start to finish. There was some fantastic katas and brilliant kumite displayed and as a lot of these students were going for high grades they were pushed really hard. Each and every student displayed amazing karate-ka, staying focused, sharp,disciplined and super determined throughout.

All the students deservedly graded to their next Kyu's and were thoroughly deserving of them too! Congratulations and very well done to each and every one of you!

We must add a special thanks to our guest Instructor Sensei Peter Bibby 5th Dan, who came along and assisted with the grading panel as we had Dylan Hickman attempting Shodan-Ho. Thanks again also to Sensei Del who also assisted with the grading.

Congratulations to Martin Wilmott who was awarded and fully deserved his Sempai belt and badge.

 

We will always name in person students going for 3rd Kyu or above as to get to this level is a big achievement.

3rd Kyu

Taigen Swinburn                 Lucy Hulme                      Eve Benson                  Drew Benson

               Abby Woodcock                 Martin Wilmott               Chris Morley

 

2nd Kyu

Solomon Mattatia          Ben Churchouse              Jack Churchouse           Laighton Worthington

                                        Julie Dudley                                   Michael Jordan

 

1st Kyu

Alfie Appleby                 Brandon Crowther           Chelsea Grundy              Rebecca Worthington

Gavin Oliphant               Alex Oliphant                   Martin Thomas                 Ethan Woodcock

 

Congratulations to the above named students. You all fully deserved your grades and you are a credit to yourselves and the commitment to your training.

 

We will always individually mention students attempting their Shodan-Ho or above, as to get to this level takes many years of dedication, training and commitment.

 

Shodan-Ho

DYLAN HICKMAN

Dylan Hickman is a very special student and young man. He has been training with Sensei Simon for around four years since he was a white belt and has always shown a great attitude in the dojo. He is always polite, trains hard and listens intently to what Sensei Simon teaches him. These foundations have made Dylan a fantastic karate-ka. His katas are always polished and well practiced and his kumite is strong and very controlled.

Dylan did extremelly well on the day and showed the other students why he was worthy of obtaining his black belt. Dylan had Nathan Crowther and Kieran Lydon..both already 1st Dans to contend with! They trained alongside Dylan throughout the grading and both boys worked and pushed Dylan hard in the basics and combinations. In the kumite Dylan was pushed extremely hard and even had to spar Sensei Peter and Sensei Simon at the same time!  Dylan stayed in control, kept his focus and just got on with the task in hand even though by this time he was exhausted!

Both Sensei's on the panel couldn't fail to be impressed by Dylan's determination and both Sensei Peter and Sensei Simon were very happy to award Dylan with his Shodan-Ho.

There were a few tears around the dojo and the biggest cheer of the day when Dylan was called forward to receive his belt and framed certificate. Dylan also gained his Junior Instructor badge and is now a great junior teacher and a fab example to all the other young students we have in the club.

Congratulations Dylan, awesome work! We now very much look forward to you hopefully attempting the grade of Shodan in late November.