Grading with Sensei Sherry

the next grading will be held on Friday 5^th November 2010 in Garavah sports hall with Sensei Sherry. Training prior to the grading will take place with Sensei Lisa at 6.30 – 7.45pm. During this time a mock grading will be taking place with Sensei Sherry for all those wishing to grade for 1^st Dan and 2^nd Dan within the next year. The grading will then commence at 8.00 – 9.30pm approx.

The cost of the grading will be £21.50 for juniors under 16 and below green belt and £26.50 for all seniors purple belt and above. The mock grading is priced at £10.00.

Saturday 6^th November training session with Sensei Sherry in Ballymoney St. Patricks Hall at 11.00 -12.30pm , this training session is for juniors purple belt and above and ALL seniors, if you have not graded and are doing the training session the cost is £12.

This is an important training session, those wishing to grade for 1^st or 2^nd Dan within the next year must attend this training session and the mock grading on Friday night, if this is not done, you are not eligible to grade.

Sensei John Bruce

The club has secured Sensei John Bruce for the next standardisation course on Sunday 12th Dec. Sensei John Bruce is a fierce competitor in both kumite and Kata. He is pretty much a permanent fixture in the England Squad. This is a great opportunity to train with 1 of the UK's best! Non-attendance will also affect members wishing to grade in the new year.

N.I. Shotokan Karate National Championships 26th Oct 2010

A huge thank you to Sensei Terry Geddis & Sensei Martin Cole for a great day of shotokan karate. There was a very high standard on the day with some great, spirited battles in the senior mens kumite

Results

Peewee Under 8’s 5 step sparring red belt and below

1. Jack Donaghey – Strabane

2. Kevin Diamond – Zanshin

3. Laura Diamond – Zanshin

3. Denniss Silso - Zanshin

Peewee Under 8’s 5 step sparring yellow belt and above

1. Jake Boggs – Ventures II

2. Keelan Clark - Zanshin

3. Aron Lestas - Zanshin

3. Shea Devlin – Strabane

Peewee Under 8’s kata red belt and below

1. Jack Donaghey – Strabane

2. Laura Diamond – Zanshin

3. Denniss Silso - Zanshin

Peewee Under 8’s all grades Kumite

1. Shea Devlin – Strabane

2. Jake Boggs – Ventures II

3. Dylan McCloskey - Zanshin

3. Keelan Clark - Zanshin

Children’s 9-11 years purple and white belt and below Ippon Kumite

1. Conall Donnelly – Ventures II

2. Finn Lestas - Zanshin

3. Ethan Corry – Ventures II

3. Catlin McGuigan – Ventures II

Children’s 9-11 years brown belt and above Kumite female

1. Roisin Devlin – Strabane

2. Laura McCurdy – Ventures II

Children’s 9-11 years brown belt and above Kumite male

1. Anthony McCullough – Ventures II

2. Damien McCoy - Zanshin

3. Finn Cole - Zanshin

Children’s 9-11 years purple and white belt and below Kumite male

1. Ethan Corry – Ventures II

2. Brandon Brown – Strabane

3. Lewis Napier - Zanshin

3. Reese Napier - Zanshin

Children’s 9-11 years purple and white belt and below Kumite female

1. Ellie Boggs – Strabane

2. Caitlin McGuigan – Ventures II

3. Aimee McFadden - Zanshin

3. Abiagh Burke – Strabane

Children’s 8-15 years purple and white belt and below kata

1. Ethan Corry – Ventures II

2. Brandon Brown – Strabane

3. Catlin McGuigan – Ventures II

3. Johnny Campbell - Zanshin

Children’s 8-15 years brown belt and above kata

1. Zachary Geddis - Zanshin

2. Geri Friel – Strabane

3. Jordan Harrigan – Strabane

3. James Neeson – Ventures II

Junior 12-15 years purple and white belt and below Kumite male

1. Darren McCartney - Zanshin

2. Aiden Busby - Zanshin

3. Darrel Crawford – Strabane

Junior 12-15 years brown belt and above Kumite female

1. Geri Friel – Strabane

2. Victoria Connor - Zanshin

3. Martha Snookes - Zanshin

Junior 12-15 years brown belt and above Kumite male

1. Jordan Harrigan – Strabane

2. Zachary Geddis - Zanshin

3. Aiden O’Boyle - Zanshin

3. Johnny Crawford - Zanshin

Cadet 16-18 years Kumite male

1. Andrew Mills - Zanshin

2. Oran Carlin - Zanshin

3. Peter Swistak - Zanshin

Senior 18+ purple and white belt and below kata

1. Steven Lindsay - Zanshin

2. Chris Downing - Zanshin

3. Aiden Busby - Zanshin

3. Matthew Mathers – Strabane

Senior 18+ Kumite male

1. Steven Lindsay - Zanshin

2. Gerrard Graham – Ventures II

3. Shaun O’Neill – Ventures II

3. Gerrard Casey – Ventures II

Senior 18+ brown belt and above kata

1. Andrew Mills - Zanshin

2. Yasmin Geddis - Zanshin

3. Lisa Hunter - Zanshin

3. Shaun O’Neill - Zanshin

Team kata

1. Strabane

2. Zanshin

Special awards

Best competitor on the day

Jack Donaghey - Strabane

Most improved student of the year

Aiden O’Boyle – Zanshin

Most disciplined student on the day

Steven Lindsay – Zanshin

Kumite competitor of the year

Andrew Mills – Zanshin

Kata competitor of the year

Andrew Mills – Zanshin

Sensei Terry’s Bursary

Liam McSharry – Zanshin

Junior Student of the Year

Aiden O’Boyle – Zanshin

Senior Student of the year

Yasmin Geddis – Zanshin

Ballymena North closure

Unfortunately the Ballymena North Club will have its last session on Friday 24th July, all members are recommended to attend the Ballykeel Club on Thursdays from then on. The Ballykeel Club will be instructed by Sensei Liam McSharry as of the 5th August

The Zanshin N.I. Shotokan Karate Club recently competed at the annual Irish National Open Karate Competition in Ardee Co.Louth. It was a good outing for the club with Yasmin Geddis, Zachary Geddis, Liam McSharry, Johnny McHenry, Leona O'Reilly, Andrew Mills, Peter Swastik & Jennifer Lappin all taking home medals in both kata & kumite

Hello, and welcome

My name is Liam McSharry and I have set up this blog for students to visit whether they train with the Zanshin N.I. Karate club or not. Over time it will contain info about our club but also other content that will be of interest to anyone who trains in Shotokan karate