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The Clubs Newest Member: Mark aged 7, Grandson of Sensei Martin |
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Members of the South London Shotokan Karate Club at the Slough All-Grades Course with Sensei Adel Ismail
(back row left)
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Best course ever! Excellent standard of teaching and a great atmosphere to boot!
Back row (left to right): [unknown!], Senseis Nakata, Omura, Osaka and Ohta. Front row: Martin Dobson, Hinnae Shah, Matthew Stevens, Sidra Shah and Frank Pitt.
Gold medallists Alec, Sidra and Youcef:



Two new black belts for the club:
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Gawain Moody, a long term member of South London SKC (pictured here with Sensei Martin) |
Duarte Pedreira and Sensei Ohta after the black belt grading |
Another absolutely brilliant trip to Tokyo, Japan. See the photos here!
More photos in the gallery – click here!!
We have now moved from Balham Library Hall to "The Dojo" @ Ernest Bevin Sports College, Beechcroft Road, Tooting SW17 on Tuesdays. See all venues and training times here.
More news soon!
[archived news...]

Kyle Smith passed his 1st Dan Black Belt grading during the Guildford Summer Course on 6th May 2007. He has worked very hard for this and thoroughly deserves his success. He is pictured below with his brother Corey, also 1st Dan, and it looks like they are ready to take on anyone!
Ricardo Olmi passed his 1st Dan at the Newark Grading.
Well done Ricardo!
Martin, Frank and Mike spent nine days in Japan to take part in the Kan Geiko training course. All completed the seven days which required starting at 7am each morning, jogging for one and a half to two miles,
followed by karate training. Other training sessions throughout the day were optional and many of the top Senseis were present, giving brilliant lessons.
There was time for sight-seeing on most afternoons and there were amazing highlights, such as:
