Yoshitaka News!

New Yoshitaka Website - Coming soon!

(31/10/09) Our new website can be found here: http://swanseakarate.jimdo.com/ as geocities will be closing later this year. So check out the new site and leave us a comment on the guestbook! Please note parts of the site are still in development (I haven't quite done them yet!)

Yoshitaka under 16 Kata Competition 2009 - Results.

(19/05/09) The first USKW Youth Kata Competition was held on Sunday 19^th May, 2009. The Competition was a great success and for many karate-ka it was their first taste of competition.

The morning commenced with the first category – under 10 years 10^th to 7^th Kyu – being first on the tatami. After impressive displays of Taekyoku Shodan, Heian Shodan and Heian Nidan. It was Tivonge and Dominic who placed 3^rd with Lewis and Elisha making it through to the final that was held after all the category heats.

Next came the 6^th to 4^th Kyu under 10 years category, with Ellie and Freddie putting in solid performances to come joint 3^rd and Mahir and Surya doing exceptionally well to get through to the final.

The third category saw performances of Bassai Dai, Tekki Shodan and Heian Katas. Luke’s solid performance of Tekki Shodan earned him 3^rd place as did Steffan’s rendition of Heian katas. It was Sadek’s Bassai Dai and Gareth’s Heian that saw them both making the final.

The last kata saw many Sentei Kata like Jion, Enpi and Kanku Dai, and we also saw some Yūdansha kata including Kanku Sho and Gankaku. Daniel’s Enpi saw him place 3^rd, as did Harry’s Kanku Dai. It was George’s Kanku Sho and Liam’s Gankaku that got them both to the final.

Once all of the heats were complete the finals were staged. First up onto the tatami was Elisha and Lewis. It was Lewis who took the gold with a very spirited performance. Next up was Mahir and Surya who both did very well performing two very good kata, however it was Mahir who took gold. The next final saw Sadek’s Bassai Dai just edge out Gareth’s kata. The judges gave gold to Sadek. The last final saw Liam perform a splendid Gankaku and George Kanku Sho. Both kata’s were very difficult kata’s to perform however both Liam and George did a fantastic job. However, Liam won 2 flags to 1 to take gold. 

Well done to all who competed as everyone preformed really well making it very difficult for the referee and two judges to decide the victor. The next USKW competition will be held in the Winter, however over the Summer there will be opportunities to enter external competitions and Patrizio will let you know about them. (Photos will be added shortly!)

Yoshitaka on You tube!

(19/05/09) We posted a video of highlights from the 1st USKW course check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fBtNFwt1dg

No training on Bank Holiday Monday.

(17/05/09) Please note there will be no training on Bank Holiday Monday!

Yoshitaka under 16 Kata Competition 2009.

(23/04/09) We are holding a kata competition on 17th of May, at 10.00am at Sketty Primary School. We will be using WKF rules however there are no Shitei Katas - the only restriction is that the Kata be a Shotokan Kata. The flag system will be used, we will have 2 judges and 1 referee on the day. The competition will be held Tatami. For more details please drop us a line or see Sensei in class.

Yoshitaka Youth Competition.

(01/04/09) To be held on Sunday 17th May, 2009. More details will be posted soon.

Easter Training Times.

(30/03/09) Please note there will be no training at Parkland School during the Easter holidays. However, Monday the 6th will be at St. Paul's Parish Centre (De-La-Beche Road) and Monday the 20th at Tycoch College Sport Centre, both at the usual time. From the 27th of April Monday karate will be back as normal at Parkland School.

Chance to train with Christophe Pinna.

(22/03/09) Please see poster below - and for more details please contact Patrizio! This offer is open to all karate-ka. Please email us for details.

USKW First Annual Course 2009.

(09/03/09) The course was held with great success! A full course report complete with photos can be found here.

Grading Sucess!

(09/03/09) Congratulations to the following on their grading results:

L. Jones (9th kyu), L. Webb (9th kyu), W. Davies (9th kyu), H. Davies (9th kyu), J. Clewett (9th kyu), J. Turner (9th kyu), D. Marotta (8th kyu), R. Marotta (8th kyu), I. Barclay (3rd kyu),H. Cooze (2nd kyu), P. Joyce (2nd kyu)  A. Donovan (2nd kyu), T. Morgan (1st kyu), J. Dobson (1st kyu),Ll. Davies (1st kyu), E. Phillips (1st dan), D. Phillips (1st dan).

The grading took place in the afternoon after the Saturday course, and the grading panel consisted of: P. Camillini 5th Dan, A. Camillini 4th Dan, M. Fanelli 2nd Dan and A. Bronchini 2nd Dan.

Half Term Training.

(13/02/09) This Monday's training (15/02) will take place at St. Benidicts due to the half term holidays, please see Sensei if you require any further details.

Christophe Pinna 2009 Course.

(10/02/09)  Yoshitaka Karate Club has been invited to attend the Sensei Pinna, the multi WKF World Champion, four day karate kumite course in Senigallia! The course is held on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th July, 2009. So check your diary and ask Sensei Camillini for further details! Yoshitaka members trained with Sensei Pinna at last years course for the course report click here.

USKW Annual Course.

(28/01/09) We are please to announce that Instructor Alessandro Bronchini will also be teaching at the First Annual United Schools of Karate Wales Shotokan Course held on Saturday 7th March, joining Senseis A. Camilinni and M. Fanelli. It is strongly recommended that all Yoshitaka members attend this course. The course is suitable for all members - any grade - any age. The course starts at 11.00am and will be held at Tycoch College Sports Centre.

Grading Syllabus Update.

(21/01/09) In preparation for the forthcoming grading with our Special Guest Instructors the Bunkai that you learn for 4th Kyu and above has been put on our website. Happy reading and keep training!

December Junior Grading Results!!

(11/01/09) Results for the junior Kyu grading held on December 16th:

9th Kyu - Orange Belt

Zoe D, David D, Tivonge R, Cai J, Callum B, Jack J, Elisha H and Lewis H.

8th Kyu - Red Belt

Ellie G, Joe K, Morgan T, Rhiannon W, Jay H, Ben H, Alexander G, Dominic G and Henri S.

6th Kyu - Green Belt

Surya G, Gareth B, Emily M, Jessica M, Daniel P and Madhu V.

5th Kyu - Purple Belt

Sadek M, Mahir M, Steffan S and Rhodri P.

4th Kyu - Purple and 1 White Stripe

Luke Von S.

3rd Kyu - Brown Belt

Freddie S.

2nd Kyu - Brown and 1 White Stripe

Liam J.

Congratulations to all!

Guest Instructor Course and Grading

(07/01/09) Yoshitaka Karate Club is pleased to announce the United Schools of Karate Wales Annual Course 2009. We are hosting two guest instructors. The course and grading will be held on Saturday 7th March, 2009. Training will be 11am-12noon at Tycoch College, followed by a kyu and dan grading at 5.30pm. We are please to host Sensei Agostino Camillini Yondan (fourth dan) and Senei Metello Fanelli Nidan (second dan). Both instructors are coming to visit us at Yoshitaka Karate Club from Italy.

This course is compulsory for ALL Yoshitaka Members so please keep your diary free!

Sensei A. Camillini (4th dan) has a very long career in Martial arts as he started in judo when he was 19 years old (now he is 70), and accomplished the grade of 2nd dan judo he also had numerous competition successes and was one of the best competitor in Italy. However he switched to Shotokan and has been diligently training ever since. Sensei is a very accomplished karate-ka, with a wealth of teaching experience.

Sensei M. Fanelli (2nd dan) was born in England and moved to Italy when he was very young. As a karate-ka Sensei Fanelli has had a very successful kata competition record, he has won two national youth kata titles, and in all 24 competitions he has entered in kata he has never placed lower than 3rd.

December Junior Grading.

(16/12/08) Well done to all who participated in the grading Yoshitaka Karate Club enjoyed another 100% pass rate! A full report will follow in the new year - congratulations again.

Christmas period training times!

(30/11/08) All the classes after the Wednesday 3rd December training session will be at Parkland School at the usual time, with the exception of the Monday Beginners sessions which will start at the earlier time of 5pm at Parkland School. The last session of the year will be on Friday 19th December 2008. Training recommences on Wednesday 7th January 2009.

28th November session cancelled, location change for 5th December session.

(27/11/08) Tomorrow's kata session is cancelled, and next week's Friday session (5/12/08) will be held at Parkland Primary at the usual time.

December Grading.

(18/11/08) Yoshitaka's next grading will be held on the 16th December at St. Benedict's (click here for directions St. Benedict's = ), please see Sensei for further details. Keep training hard!

Photos now uploaded.

(18/09/08) I have uploaded photographs on the site. The photos are of the Yoshitaka club and Patrizio. So far there are now photos on the following pages; instructor page, FAQs page, and the about us page enjoy!

Welcome back...

(02/09/08) Training has restarted after the summer break on Wednesday 2nd September, for training times see this page. During the first couple of sessions Sensei has been going over kata to refresh memories and getting everyone back into karate! See you at the next training session.

Also don't forget to email swanseakarate(at)yahoo.co.uk with comments or suggestions of what you want to see on the website!

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