Student Reports

Our annual Kyokushin Summer Seminar took place at Finchley dojo on 4th July this year. This was an important session in order to learn and improve on our techniques, but also to show what we have learned and how much we had improved since the Summer Seminar last year.

First of all, we started by learning about the ancient forms of karate which is quite different compared to the karate we learn about today. The key difference between the two is that the ancient forms of karate were used in order to protect people such as your friends and family.

Our annual Internal Kata Tournament took place on the 7th February at Finchley Dojo in which many of the dojo members took part in. We had prepared the one kata which each belt was set with beforehand and it was our chance for us to show Sensei Tohyama what we had practiced.

Five minutes before the tournament, we began by laying the chairs out into rows and preparing for the start of the tournament. We were then gathered together to receive instructions from Sensei Tohyama, to begin the annual kata tournament.

On the 6th of December we had our annual Christmas party at Finchley Dojo. The party started off with a word from Sensei Toyama and a signed card for each child who came. He gave special advice to each of us and gave us assorted sweets as presents. After this, everyone rushed to the food which the parents of the kids class specially made which was enjoyed by all.

After everyone ate, we had this year’s entertainment. This year’s entertainment managed to include everyone in quizzes and competitions, in both Japanese and English, so it could be enjoyed by all.