Saturday concentrated on unarmed martial arts with senior instructors from around the group taking it in turns to look at similar techniques across different arts.
In the evening we took the opportunity to get together at the Spice Oven in Caversham to swap war stories from a tough but enjoyable days training over an nice meal and a few drinks.
Sunday's training concentrated on armed martial arts looking at Jo, Ken and Yawara Bo techniques. We finished the day's training with an excellent Sword Kata demonstration by newly promoted Dan Grade James Doubleday from Yawara Kwai Redditch.
Our Patron Sensei Bill Burnside 8th Dan Judo with his wife Hilda were present on Sunday to witness the day’s action. Sensei Bill Burnside had a surprise in store and awarded Sensei Steve Chappell his 5th Dan Judo in recognition for a huge body of work, a comprehensive competitive record, kata portfolio and dedication to training and coaching.
A presentation was also made to Sensei Neil Andrew of his certification from the association for 3rd Dan Shotokan Karate following en extremely tough grading at the end of 2013.
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