1st Kyu in Traditional Okinawan Kobudo ahceived by Sensei Alan

The grading was conducted by Sensei Andre Leister 6th Dan Okinawan Kobudo. It was filmed and the film was sent to Shihan Hiroshi Akamine in Okinawa for his decission. Next year hopefully Alan will attempt 1st Dan in front of Akamine Sensei when he visits England.

   

 

H.S.G.K Has It's Grading Syllabus Formally Regognised By The

British Martial Arts And Boxing Association

 

 

Well done to our students that took their brown and Black belt tests 8th October 2022

After 3hrs and forty minutes of basics, kata, kata applications, sparring (kumite)  ippon kumite, yakasoku kumite, kakie, physical endurance, hojo undo

(Okinawan supplimentary training) weights etc. Successful candidates were. S Johnson 3rd kyu, J Dallimore 1st kyu, J Stewart junior 1st dan,

S Killen junior 1st dan, A Sillence junior 1st dan, A Killen 1st dan, H Hooper 1st dan, M Larcombe 2nd dan, P Walbridge 2nd and M Foulkes 2nd dan.

Congratulations to you all it is well deserved. A big thank you to the Independent Examiner  Andre Leister 6th dan for giving up his day  travelling down from Ash Vale to

oversea the event. Eveyone knows their strong and weak points, so now we have to work on developing the balance of Shin Gi Tai moving forward.

Shin (mind) Gi (technique) Tai ( physical)  We must train so our shin gi tai is balanced.  For example; There is no need being really fit and strong if you have no technique.

There is no point if you can remember one hundred techniques and then you fall to the floor from a punch because you have no physical strength.

Keep training stay safe.

       

 

    

 

Grading Success 2019

     

EGKA Junior Southern region grading  November 2019 Successful 1st Kyu candidates top left C Killen and S Killen with chief instructor Ernie Molyneux

Top centre Successful Sho-dan candidate H Hooper with instructor Alan Woodhouse and chief instructor Ernie Molyneux

Top right group photo of successful candidates.

Well done to our three students hopefully they will continue with thier success in their karate-do life long journey.

  

Successful Black and Brown belt students June 2018

A Connolly 1st kyu brown, P Masters 1st dan black belt, P Walbridge 1st dan black belt,

M Larcombe 1st dan black belt, G Kirby 2nd dan black belt.

 

EGKA Junior Black Belt Grading 26th November 2017

 

Congratulations to our four students that took and passed their gradings on this date.

We are all very proud of you. It takes a minimum of about five years to train to a black belt standard in EGKA Goju Ryu karate. You have all been dedicated and have achieved a black belt goal that very few students that start karate accomplish. EGKA chief instructor Ernie Molyneux was very pleased with the high standard of karate from all the students.

Successful Hedge End Students with EGKA Chief Instructor Ernie Molyneux 8th Dan

Harry Deakin 1st Kyu, Bo Ottaway 1st Dan,

Josh Hotson 1st Dan, Bertie Killen 1st Dan

 

 

 

Successful 1st Kyu Brown and Black belt Students 2017

Sam Hughes 1st dan, Mark Larcombe 1st kyu, Mike Broach 1st kyu, and Paul Masters 1st kyu

 

Three New Black Belt Students

Congratulations to the students that took and passed their 1st Dan gradings in December.

Caroline Loach Sho-Dan

India Foulkes Junior Sho Dan 

  Joshua Wells  Junior Sho Dan

Caroline Loach Sho Dan with EGKA Chief Instructor

Sensei Ernie Molyneux 8th Dan IOGKF.

 

 

 

Sensei Alan Awarded 5th Dan I.O.G.K.F.

After 2 days hard training at the EGKA senior instructors training weekend and a grueling grading test Sensei Alan was awarded 5th dan on 7th October 2014.

It was one of the most stressful things I have ever done but a great sense of achievement.

 Successful senior grading candidates from left to right Jason Roe 4th Dan Steve Walley 5th dan,Damion Wood 4th Dan, Alan Woodhouse 5th Dan and Karl Wolfenden 5th Dan.

 

Sensei John Fernandez San Dan IOGKF

Congratulations to Sensei John who passed his 3rd Dan after a two day training course and a gruelling 3 hour exam that included about 20 sparring bouts, kata and applications, basics moving basics, san dan gi, choko-san, chis-chi training, pad work and the traditional 100 press ups, sit ups and squats.

We  are all very proud of you.