Inyo-ryu Kenpo Karate Kotohkan Club

Grading day!!! Congratulations to those that achieved their new rank all extremely well deserved and special mention to the new Brown Belts!!! Well done everyone!!! Ossss Hiroshi Fujimoto AJ Scorringe Tom Hsieh

Checking to ensure the Brown belts can lead basics in class on Wednesday - giving back is part of Martial Arts and being able to teach and lead are skills built during this Brown Belt journey! Building confidence one class at a time! Osss 🥋👊 Hiroshi Fujimoto AJ Scorringe Tom Hsieh

Today Sensei Steven Ling graded for his 4th Dan under the watchful eyes of Sensei Roger Pokura. It has been 31 years of continuous training for Sensei Steven to reach this important milestone. Years of dedication and practice. Not very many reach this level in this club. A true testament to all his hard work. We also wish Sensei Steven all the best on his new chapter across the ditch in Australia!!! Osss! We will miss those sparring sessions and that fast left hook of yours that seems to catch everyone!!

Leaping into Term 2 training!!! Jumping for joy this lot!! Light session today with plenty of games to ease back into it!! Saturday the hard training begins!! Osss!! Hiroshi Fujimoto AJ Scorringe Roger Pokura Tom Hsieh

Last class for the term!! So good to see so many around before the term break! We will see you all back at the beginning of term 2! Osss!!! 🥋🙇💪👍 Hiroshi Fujimoto Roger Pokura AJ Scorringe Tom Hsieh

Saturday morning full class! Sensei AJ putting everyone through their paces today with a lot of traditional stretching and strength building exercises! Osss

Hiroshi Fujimoto AJ Scorringe Roger Pokura Tom Hsieh Steven Ling

Saturday morning training - team work exercise and kata revision followed by some sparring conditioning and full contact karate practice. Oss! AJ Scorringe Hiroshi Fujimoto Tom Hsieh
Thanks to Adelle Edmunds-Myer our unofficial club photographer for the photos and videos!

Today we say goodbye to one our best black belt teen David as he ventures off to dentistry school down in the cold South Island. David has been a great striking coach to the kid’s program and a competitor himself. We will miss him and his tremendous contribution to the club. No one will ever forget those powerful mawashi kicks from him - if you’ve ever heard him kick those bags you’ll know!!!

Wishing you all the best with your studies - you are an inspiration to all the kids. Keep training Oss!!! See you when you are back on your term break! Hiroshi Fujimoto AJ Scorringe Tom Hsieh