Ishinryu News

28 November 2010 - Ishinryu Pre-Grading Course

Training will be taken by Sensei Ticky Donovan O.B.E. 9th Dan

Time: Green Belts 5th and 4th Kyu. 11.00 am Check in. Training 11.30 to 1.00 pm. Blue, Brown, and Black Belts training 1.30 pm until 3.00 pm.

Location: Barking Abbey School, Woodbridge Road, IG11 9ET.

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23 October 2010 - Ishinryu Open One Day Course

Training will be taken by Sensei Ticky Donovan O.B.E. 9th Dan and top Ishinryu Instructors.

Time: 11.00 am Check in. First session 11.30 to 1.00 pm. Second session 2.00 pm until 3.30 pm.

Location: Barking Abbey School, Woodbridge Road, IG11 9ET.

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One Day Course Booking Form - October 2010

August 2010 - Sensei Ticky Donovan visit to Australian Dojos

Sensei Ticky Donovan 9th Dan will be conducting a series of training seminars in Australia later this year for Senseis and Students of Ishinryu. Dates are 27, 28, and 29 August 2010.

Friday 27th (7 pm) Patterson Lakes Community Centre - Coloured Belts

Saturday 28th (2 pm) Mornington Dojo - Senseis and Sempais only

Sunday 29th (2 pm) Seaford Dojo - Black and Brown Belts only

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June / July 2010 - Sensei Bruce Hyland UK Visit

Sensei Bruce Hyland (6th Dan) on a visit to the UK took the opportunity to attend the Open Summer Course this year. Bruce also took time to teach at the Woodlane Dojo as well as to support his student Dean 'Tank' Hollowood at competitions in Glasgow and Corfu.

Seen here with enjoying a resturant before the end of his UK visit.

Photo #1 (left to right): Peter Hollowood, Dean Hollowood, Rhyse Linnet, Ticky Donovan, Bruce Hyland.

Photo #2 (left to right): Peter Hollowood, Lee Smith, Ticky Donovan, Bruce Hyland, Tony Spinks.

May 2010 - EAST Durham's Aaron and Liam make TV debut

A BBC sport crew came to the club's Peterlee dojo to film the pair after a string of recent successes. Aaron, 23, recently returned from the European Championships in Greece and Liam, 15, took the cadet U-57kg crown at the EKF English Championships.

They were interviewed, along with sensei Gavin Foster, about their victories and their hopes and dreams for the future. It was a huge boost for the club and Ishinryu - with the association name and badge repeatedly featured on the programme. Sensei Foster said: "It's rare that karate gets such TV coverage so it was priceless. It was a really good piece and fantastic for the association."

March 2010 - East Durham Ishinryu awarded sports grant

CASH 4 CLUBS has awarded its latest grants to 14 sports clubs nationwide – and East Durham Ishinryu is one of just two in the North to benefit. East Durham Ishinryu was awarded a grant of £250. The cash was awarded to help pay for the training and transport for the club’s two star performers, Aaron Swales and Liam Conroy - both recently selected for the England squad.

The initiative, funded by Betfair, the UK’s largest online betting company, and in partnership with SportsAid, seeks to provide much-needed money for grass roots clubs involved in any sport. The £10,000 handed out in this round of funding takes the total to £65,000 since its inception, with the judging panel – on this occasion made up of double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, SportsAid CEO Tim Lawler, journalist Ben Clissitt and James Radford, Head of Growth at Sport England – awarding funds on a quarterly basis.

Coach Gavin Foster said: "On behalf of all our students, a big thank you to Cash 4 Clubs. This cash injection will help our students achieve their goals and hopefully go on to achieve their dreams." Dame Kelly Holmes, a member of the Cash 4 Clubs awarding panel, said: “Judging these awards gives me the chance to see how many clubs there are right across the country, all the volunteers and parents involved, and all the clubs thinking creatively about how they can increase participation. I think we're getting such a good mix now that it's really positive for sport in this country. It is so nice to see this side of it because I always work on the elite-end but this is the side where it starts and is the only way it can continue. All I can say is keep up the great work.”

Betfair CSR Manager Georgina Corbett added: “We are delighted so many clubs applied for grants and the level of interest shows how important the Cash 4 Clubs scheme is. Betfair is committed to supporting grass roots sport and we look forward to continuing the program in the years to come.” Grants can be used to improve facilities, purchase new equipment and generally invest in the sustainability of their club. Awards of up to £1,000 are made on a quarterly basis, with applications judged by an independent committee. To apply clubs need to fill out an application available at www.cash-4-clubs.com.

8 March 2010 - Sensei Ticky Donovan 9th Dan O.B.E. teaches at Woodlane

Sensei Donovan took a one-off training session at the Woodlane Dojo on Monday 8th March. The lesson ran as usual from 8 p.m. through to 9:30 p.m and normal Woodlane Dojo fees applied on the night.

This session was open to all Ishinryu students and Woodlane were pleased to welcome many attendees from other Ishinryu clubs.

6 March 2010 - General Grading at Rayleigh Dojo

The next general grading is scheduled for Saturday March 6 at the Rayleigh Karate Centre. Note that this is a change from the usual venue at Barking Abbey Dojo.

Rayleigh Karate Centre,
Fungi Fitness
Lubbards Lodge
Hullbridge Road
Rayleigh
Essex
SS6 9QG

This Grading will start at 11:00 a.m. for Green belt grades and at 12:30 p.m. for Blue and Brown Belt grades. Please make sure your students arrive in good time.

Please be sure to send details of all students intending to grade to grading@ishinryu.org. Details to include name, current grade and license number.

1 March 2010 - More East Durham Fund Raising

A ‘KNIGHTS of the home’ repair service have driven to the rescue of East Durham Ishinryu's Aaron Swales to help him achieve his sporting dream.

Domestic service specialist 0800-REPAIR homed in on Aaron as a future star. And the firm, with the help of Ishinryu 2nd Dan Michael Day, has sponsored the 22-year-old £1,000 to help fund his hectic international competition programme.

Aaron said: “I’m just thrilled. This cash boost means everything and will go a long way to helping me achieve my dreams.”

Aaron, a 2^nd Dan, was recently selected for the England karate team to go to the European championships in Greece in May after impressing coaches with a string of competition successes and passing tough selections. His training regimes means he must attend monthly squad training sessions across the county and compete across Europe. But the costs can be staggering – and without funding he would be unable to achieve his goals.

Instructors and members of his club, based in Peterlee, are carrying out their own fund-raising drive. But Michael, a former England international himself, offered his help. He put in £250 from his own pocket – which was matched by other franchise holders and bosses. Micheal said: "Hopefully Aaron will now go on to great things.”

Formerly JTM contracts, 0800 Repair is part of the Pacifica Group, based in Chester-le-Street, County Durham. It provides services to some of the UK’s largest retailers, manufacturers and insurers of white goods, as well as household call-outs. The company, whose head office is based in Chester-le-Street, employs more than 100 staff at its call centres and has a network of 400 sub-contracted engineers across the UK. It is in the process of creating another 60 jobs for call centre workers over the next two years – 45 of them in Chester-le-Street – as it expands.

23 February 2010 - East Durham Fund Raising

EAST DURHAM Ishinryu had a pressing need to raise cash to help two students achieve their sporting dream and it has risen to the challenge.

Fighting fit students at East Durham Ishinryu took part in a 1,000 press-up challenge to fund England internationals Aaron Swales, 22, and Liam Conroy, 15, as they strive for excellence.

The pair, who train at the club at East Durham College, were recently selected for the England karate 'A' squad and have a hefty competition schedule over the next 12 months.

But their fellow students have given them a push in the right direction with a cash boost by completing the press-up challenge - which is set to bring in around £1,400 in sponsor money.

Instructor Gavin Foster, 3rd Dan, said: “These two lads have achieved so much already, but to achieve their dream they need vital funds to allow them to compete abroad to get the experience they need to excel on the international competition stage.

“The students at the club have done a fantastic job of getting behind them, raising cash and rising to the press-up challenge.

“I’m really proud of what they’ve done - but now we’ve got to get more.”

Sensei Donovan receives end-of-course award

20 February 2010 - Memories of Summer Course from Mark Elliott - 5th Dan Shotokan Karate

I first trained on the summer course in 1982 when when l was 18 and 2nd Kyu, 27 years down the road I have missed one year (1983) when my daughter was born.

Unfortunately now due to work commitments (and not being as fit as l used to be) over the last few years l have only been able to attend the first two or three days, but l am still in the line up on the same piece of grass!!

I could write a book about the Summer course over those years, but to keep it short, those early years were crazy, three times a day of punishment (or was it training!!!!) each of the class instructors wanting to do better and push us harder than the instructor from the previous class.

Then to lossen up, the obligatory evening disco and light refreshments being aware that if you missed the morning session you had the wake up call or knock from hell and if you were lucky a bucket of cold water or worse a gentle run to the beach for an early morning swim to sooth the hangover.

But that was then and times change (thankfully) over the years l have had some of the best karate training l have ever had on the course. I have met some great instructors that have even taught for me on the Isle of Wight, John Richards and Tyrone White to name a couple. I have lined up with people of all abilities and over the years that have become good friends, even though we only meet at the summer course.

Karate is founded on tradition developed over many years and this course is the same, course instructors have come and gone for many reasons but the training remains the same year on year good quality no matter what style of karate you are from. If the weathers good you go home with a tan, if not were inside working, thankfully those of us with aches and pains etc can work at their pace. If you have been on the course you will know what l am saying, if you have not give it a go at least once in your training career, you dont know what your missing until you have tried it.

l feel I have contributed a little over the years to the course, including when Ticky asked my instructor Dave Hazard to teach on the course - Dave rang me!!!! to ask about it and what did l think of him being there, well whatever l said must have been a contributory factor because he is still there now and that must have been about 12 years ago.

For us older generation that have been around a little the course anthem in the disco was always McFadden and Whiteheads - "Aint no stopping us now" how true that has been.

I feel honoured and privilaged to have had the oportunity to train with, had support and friendship from Ticky over the years.

Ticky all the best for this years and many other years of summer courses. Oss

Mark Elliott 5th Dan Shotokan Karate
1996 Summer Course student of the year and runner up to Eddie Gilespie in the mens kumite!!!!

As a long standing course student l would also like to hear other seniors experiences, and l am sure the current generation of students and those thinking of comming along would also like to know what it was like way back then, so come on colleagues, friends training partners send Ticky a report its all part of our history lets record the fact and acknowledge what Ticky has done for us!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ishinryu News (2010)