Guildford Karate Academy

Last week was exactly 20 years ago that we hosted a visiting group of Wado karate students from Tokyo, Japan for the evening, at our Haslemere dojo.
We did some demos, so did they and we then trained together for a couple of hours together.
A great evening...this short Idori demo was a crowd pleaser!
We train every Thursday evening at All Saints Church Hall, GU2 7QJ.

japanese_kneeling_defense.wmv In 2006 a group of Japanese karateka from Japan came to England and gave a demonstration at the Haslemere karate club during their week long stay.This video ...

An excellent 5 days of intense training at the Winter Course in Guildford this last week.
Lovely to see & train again with our Wado family from so many countries.
The clubs had 3 students taking 2nd Dan at the end of the course.
Sadly Tom & Greg didn't make the grade this time, but congratulations to Nick who passed at the second attempt.
Well done for taking on the challenge gents, and thanks to all from the clubs who attended during the week and the instructors for their knowledge. 🙏👌👍👏

We always used to say nobody fails their red belt...12 years ago, Luke as a 6 year old kid, was the first who actually did!
Last night aged 18, he passed his 3rd kyu brown belt with flying colours.
He showed great technique and his karate couldn't be more different now! 👊
Well done Luke! 👏👏👏

We said farewell to our inspirational "Jion" Aldershot Karate Academy instructor, Dr Graham Hopkins yesterday.
He had more letters after his name than most have in them & his list of achievements seemed endless.
Brigadier.
Colonel 3 Para.
Queens House Physician
6th Dan Wado Ryu Karate.
Commanding Officer at Headley Court
President & Founder of Army Martial Arts Association & Combined Services Martial Arts Association.
Above all, he was a true gentleman & possibly the nicest person you could ever wish to meet.
RIP Sensei Hopkins.

Be great to see as many of our club students attend as possible...we are hosting at our Farnham dojo. 👍

Well done to all of our students who attended the excellent Wado Academy summer course last week in Weston-super-Mare.
Training was hard work & challenging, but had a great atmosphere over the 5 days and nice to have Sano Sensei from Japan join us.
Well done to all who graded after the intense course.
Erik Abrams was awarded an honorary 2nd Dan during the course...he still trains several times a week at age 76 and has decades of experience, but always smiling & happy to help others.
Nick & Alex didn't pass their 2nd Dan, but will be back and were unlucky this time round. Both showed great character & spirit and turned up for training in Guildford the next day...we couldn't be prouder of all of them. 👍👊

Busy classes at Guildford Karate Academy this week, please do come and join us if you'd like to learn traditional karate & martial arts.
All Saints Church Hall, GU2 7QJ every Thursday evening.
Children's class 6.30-7.30pm. (6+ years old)
Adults & Teens class 7.30-9.00pm.

We look forward to welcoming Arthur Meek Sensei 8th Dan to our clubs next week.
All karate students welcome...any questions please ask.