Yoshitaka First Annual Guest Instructors Course March 2009.

Yoshitaka was fortunate to host 3 Sensei's from the Yoshitaka Karate Club - Urbino Sensei A. Camillini (4th Dan), Sensei M. Fanelli (2nd Dan) and Sensei A. Bronchini (2nd Dan) for a 2 day course and grading.

Sensei Bronchini, Sensei A. Camillini, Sensei P. Camillini and Sensei Fanelli after the 1st USKW Annual Course (07/03/09)

USKW Black and Brown Belt Course Report 6th March 2009.

(06/03/09) The one and a half hour course focused on the Sentei Katas - Bassai Dai, Enpi, Jion and Kanku Dai.

After the warm up, Kata Heian Shodan "kanzenna" was focused on, the kata was done in various forms  uranokata (reverse), hono kata (backward), and bunkai (applications).

Following Heian Shodan, Sensei A. Camillini introduced the combination kihon kasu san. He has invented a series of six kihon kasu. The Kihon Kasu San involves blocking and striking in 4 directions.

We then went through the Sentei Katas, which Sensei focused on the dynamic practice of kata. He said one must focus on the technique as one would in kumite - each technique must be done like one would on an opponent. Sensei and his assistants then demonstrated this principle throughout this part of the course, by performing the kata techniques on his assistants - then he invited Yoshitaka to remember the demonstration whilst they did the kata.

USKW First Annual All Grades Course Report 7th March 2009.

Sensei P Camillini and Sensei Fanelli demonstrate bunkai for Heian Yondan (07/03/09)

(07/03/09) The class started with a full warm up lead by Sensei P. Camillini. We then all worked together on some basic techniques and combinations, including kicks, kihon combinations and Taekyoku Shodan,  before splitting off into groups. Sensei A. Camillini was assisted by Sensei Fanelli in taking the Brown to Green belts through their grading combinations and Heian kata. The orange to yellow belts were practicing the relevant grading work with Sensei P. Camillini and Sensei Brochini. The course then closed with a dynamic demonstration by Sensei P. Camillini with Sensei Fanelli, which involved various locks, throws, kicking and punching techniques.

Sensei Bronchini demonstrates gedan barai while Sensei P. Camillini explains technique (07/03/09)

Rei - bow the end of the class(07/03/09)

Sensei P. Camillini's demonstration - throw and counter.(07/03/09)

Sensei P. Camillini's demonstration - maewashi geri.(07/03/09)

Sensei P. Camillini's demonstration - throw and counter.(07/03/09)

Group photo after the course.(07/03/09)