the Dojo

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      Club photo 11/06                     Hakama Folding                     Group photo 03/06                   Group photo 08/06                   At Summer School
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (2006)                        

                                                         
        Club Gradings                      At Summer School                    Group photo 09/08      
        January 2007                                  (2007)


Christmas meals

Some photos taken during our club Christmas meals:

                                                                             
                                                      
        At the Izakya                             At the Thai House                                         At Stefanos ( Christmas Meal 2007)                
    (Christmas Meal 2005)            (Christmas Meal 2006)                                                                                  
                                                                                                        

    

    
    
     At Stefanos (2007)

Club History

Here are club photos which date back more than 25 years.

 

                                                                            
       The beginning                        Sensei Bernard                        Bernard with Noro                   Sensei Harding with                 A weekend course
     - the club at less                              Harding                                 Sensei in Paris                      the first Shodans of                  with Tamura Sensei
       than 2 years old                     (demonstrating nikyo)                        (1983)                              the club (1987)                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                          

                                                                                                     
              Club photo 1987                                    demonstrating                                  Senseis M. Narey                                 Senseis Yamada,
                                                                                       sankyo                                         and B. Harding with                             Tamura and Harding
                                                                                                                                              the first Nidans of                                    (Cardiff, 1985)
                                                                                                                                                     the club

                                                                                                     
             Bernard receiving                                with Sensei Narey                               being uke for Sensei                            left to right: Senseis
                  his Yondan                                                                                                       Pierre Chassang                                  Narey, Chassang
                 (Cardiff, 1994)                                                                                                                                                                    and Harding
                                                                                                                                                                                                               (Cardiff, 1998)

                                                                                                                                                              


Demonstration Event July 2007

A club demonstration took place on 7th July 2007 at Cowbridge Rectory. The event was the main feature of a fund raising party held to raise funds for the repair of Holy Cross Church roof. The event raised £500 and was reported on in local paper, The Cowbridge Gem! Thank you to all involved for your support.

It was an unusually fine, sunny day. The demonstration started with some Randori (free practice) involving Paul, Bob and Ian.

                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                  (Above) As seen in                                                                                                                                                                    the Cowbridge Gem!   

                                                                                                     
Weapons demonstration - Sensei Bernard Harding & Richard Belcher
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                            
                                                                                                                        Atemi!                                  (Above) Kumitachi - body variation


Demonstration Event July 2008

We put on a demonstration at the Rhiwbina Festival Fete on Saturday 5th July 2008. As part of the annual street festival we put on a 15 minute display, which included attacks with the Jo, Bokken and Tanto. Fortunately we were able to avoid the rain that fell for most of the day.


                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                            
                                                                                                                                      


Demonstration Event September 2008

To celebrate Morganstown Village Hall's 50th Anniversay our club was asked to take part in a Celebration Concert that took place on Saturday 6th September 2008.


                                                                           


Down the Pub

At our local - The Ty Nant 

                                                                                                     
             left to right: Max,                                                                                                       Zoltan and Ian                                        
             Paul, Rob, Rhydian,                                                     
             Bernard and Ian