On Sunday the 12th of July 2020 I will be teaching a kata bunkai / practical karate seminar in Maldon, Essex! At this seminar, I will be covering practical bunkai and drills for Kanku-Dai / Kushanku. We will cover how all these methods can be applied in modern-day self-defence and the associated training drills. The kata is a record of the combative techniques and concepts formulated by a Chinese martial artist who went by the name of Kushanku. Kushanku can also be pronounced “Kosokun”, and the kata was renamed as “Kanku-Dai” in Shotokan karate.

On Saturday the 22nd of August 2020 (rescheduled from the 21st of March), I will be teaching an open seminar in Keighley, Yorkshire! Places will be limited to 36 people, so please do book soon to avoid disappointment.

The venue will be Soaring Eagle Karate dojo, in the Clock Tower at the historic Dalton Mills on Dalton Lane. The address is: Soaring Eagle Karate, Unit 25 Dalton Mills, Dalton Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 4JH

On the 30th of August 2020 (resheduled from 19th of April) 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 Saturday the 12th of September 2020, I will be teaching an open seminar in Wrexham! The theme will be the White Crane influence on karate. We will primarily explore this influence via the kata Nipaipo (no prior knowledge of the kata is assumed). Nipaipo translates as “28 Steps” and the kata was created by Kenwa Mabuni to summarise the instruction Mabuni received from the Chinese martial artist Go Kenki.