Grading today went very well. Not many took part but those who did all passed with a range of grades from white belts up to brown belts.
The advanced (1st Kue) brown belts were preparing for their black belt grading (Shodan) that will take place later this year - I’m not sure how well they got on.. (especially as one of them broke a certain Sensai’s finger earlier this week…)
Just announced at this evenings training: The next grading date is 10th July 2010
It’s June and Aragane Sensei is back taking classes. No word yet on upcoming grading dates but I’m guessing a July date is a possibility - more will be posted here when available. As always the class times page details when classes are held at the Glenview hotel so feel free to come along.
Jan/2010 newsletter
Hi everyone,
The next grading is taking place on SATURDAY THE 20TH OF FEBRUARY 2010 at 11AM. More information is in the January newletter which you can view here: http://www.glenviewkarate.com/media/GVK-Jan-2010.pdf. Also in this newsletter: Aragane Sensei is taking classes until 26/Feb/2010, Roisin and Tristan win the Kakora awards in 2009 and everyone must pay their bills or else.
It was announced on Thursday that Aragane Sensei will be back and taking classes from December 2009 through to Feburary 2010. Everyone has been asked to try to make it look like we’ve practised and learnt something since he was last with us. And no mention of any possible grading dates yet but it’ll be here if/when known…
A new newsletter was released on Saturday (20/Jun/2009) and if you didn’t get a paper copy you can view it here: http://www.glenviewkarate.com/media/GlenViewKarate-22-Jun22-2009.pdf. The June 2009 newsletter mentions Alex’s success in the National Championships, thanks Aragane Sensei for currently taking classes and asks “what’s up with Dave’s broken ankle?”.
Also it was announced that the next grading is taking place on Saturday the 4th of July. This is VERY near so if you don’t know your Kata then PRACTISE - and videos of all the junior Kata are viewable on the Katas [videos] page too).
Aragane Sensei is back from Japan and instructing again from today so its well worth attending classes.
This does open up the possibility of a pre-August summer grading and as always any dates will be posted here if/when known (or even rumoured…).
Grading for all belts above red will be taking place on Saturday the 21st of February 2009 at 11AM (with registration no later than 10:30AM).
The February newsletter is released also (if you didn’t get a paper copy you can view it here: http://www.glenviewkarate.com/media/gvk-feb-09.pdf). An important item detailed in the newsletter is a change to Tuesdays class time whereby the class will end at 7PM rather than 7:15PM (CLASS TIMES).
Its rumored that grading may be on February the 14th or on the following week on the 21st. It’s only a rumor with no confirmed date yet.
On another note I received an email from Dr Bryan Mac Donald of DCU Karate today. He passed on a leaflet for a training day in Dublin with Kawaosoe Sensei (8th Dan). This is an Irish Shotokan Institute event. If you are interested the leaflet is available to download here: http://www.glenviewkarate.com/media/KawasoeDublin09.pdf
The next grading date has been announced: Its Saturday the 6th of December. Note that this grading is ONLY for white, orange and red belts. Higher belts will be grading in mid-January 2009 (date will be here when available). It was also mentioned that there may be an additional March 2009 grading.