This website uses cookies to help us give you the best experience when you visit our website. By continuing to use this website, you consent to our use of these cookies. For full details visit https://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/legal-information
On the 19th of April 2020 I will be teaching an open session in Waltham Cross! The seminar will run for 11am to 3pm and will take place at V & E Judo Club, Goff's Ln, Goff's Oak, Waltham Cross, EN7 5QN.
On Sunday 9th May 2021 I will be teaching in High Wycombe! This seminar will cover the close-range application of karate in self-protection situations. We will look at how the methods of the Heian Series and Tekki Shodan can be realistically trained and applied. This will include escaping, close-range striking, trapping, takedowns, gripping, and more! The event will take place from 10:30 to 14:00 and be held at Holmer Green Senior School, Parish Piece, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, HP15 6SP.
From the 22nd to the 24th of May 2020, I am teaching an open practical karate / kata bunkai in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland! There are only 25 places available to guests and hence you are advised to act quickly in order to get your place.
On the 31st of May I will be teaching in Essex! The theme will be karate grappling, Seipai bunkai (no prior knowledge of the kata is needed) and structuring live drills so they are fun, safe and effective! The seminar will run from 10am to 3pm and will take place at Cowdray Hall, 560 London Road, Grays, Essex, RM20 3BJ. The cost is £40 / person (early bird discount of £5 who book in January!).
On Saturday the 20th of June 2020 I will be teaching an open seminar in Romsey, near Southampton! The seminar will run from 12 to 4pm and will take place at The Mountbatten School, Whitenap Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 5SY. The theme for the day will be the functional close-range application of Tekki / Naihanchi and Saifa. Prior knowledge of either kata is not required. The cost is £35 / person.
On Sunday the 21st of June 2020 I will be returning to Unit 1 in Chesterfield! The seminar is open to all styles. The theme for the day will the fighting methodology of practical karate master Choki Motobu (1870 to 1944). We will look at his two person drills and the kata Iain created (Seinipo) to encapsulate these drills. This will be the first time Iain has taught this kata at an open seminar in the UK. The seminar will run from 11:30am to 3:30pm and will be held at Unit 1 Martial Arts, Unit 1, Brimington Rd, Chesterfield, S41 7UW.
On Sunday the 5th of July 2020. I will be teaching an open seminar in Ilkley! The seminar will run from 12.30 to 4.30 in Ben Rhydding Methodist Church Hall, Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8PP. The cost will be £30. Please contact Mark Outtersidem via ilkleykarate@icloud.com or 07590 424980 for details of how to secure your place.
From the 22nd to the 24th of May 2020, I am teaching an open practical karate / kata bunkai in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland! There are only 25 places available to guests and hence you are advised to act quickly in order to get your place.