On the 2nd of July Aspley Dojo reopened in its new home. The photos below are from the first night of training in the new Dojo.
The new Dojo is in the Girl Guides Hall in Huxtable Park, Dundalli Street, Chermside. Training times have also been altered to the following:
KIMAA’s Queensland branch is run by Sempai Rob James. To read more about Aspley Dojo or to contact Sempai Rob, click here.
At the invitation of Shihan Howard Lipman and Shihan Rick Cunningham, Sensei Robert King (5th Dan) and Sempai Aaron Jones of Koryu Uchinadi (KU) Kempo Jujutsu were invited back to teach a second knife attack and defence seminar for KIMAA students. The seminar was once again held at Annangrove Dojo, attended by Annangrove and Turramurra students and Sensei Mark McFadden from the North Coast.
Some time was spent recapping content from the first knife seminar before instruction moved onto more techniques, styles of defence, take downs and responses to a variety of scenarios.
The seminar ran all morning, followed by a group lunch.
As with the first knife seminar, the students learned a great deal and much fun was had while receiving instruction about a serious, unfortunately common weapon.
KIMAA extends its warm thanks to Sensei Robert and Sempai Aaron for their time. You can read more about Koryu Uchinadi (KU) Kempo Jujutsu on their website here, and read more about Sensei Robert here.
Aspley Dojo held its first grading for select members of its Little Lions class. Queensland head instructor Sempai Rob James commended the group effort, with all students display the Kyokushin spirit. Sidney Murphy was graded to 10th Kyu Level 3. Eliza and Jack Bolger were graded to 10th Kyu Level 1.
Jermaine Downs was graded to 7th Kyu in the session following the Little Lions. A video of one of his kumite bouts with Sempai Rob is available on the Aspley Dojo Facebook page.
Trish and Jackson from the KIMAA North Coast participated in the National All Styles Round 2. Trish was awarded second place in continuous sparring and Jackson received a certificate of achievement.
This success follows on from the North Coast’s efforts in the National All Styles last year. Congratulations to both students on their achievements.
Aspley Dojo’s ‘Little Lions’ classes have quickly grown in strength and skill – even if the Lions themselves are still small!
Under the guidance of Sempai Rob James, the core group attempted tameshiwari. Rather than the wooden boards that the adults break, the kids had a go at breaking styrofoam tiles.
The results speak for themselves. Well done to the Aspley Dojo Little Lions.
Aspley Dojo has joined KIMAA’s ‘Little Lions’ program. These classes offer lessons in Kyokushin Karate for children aged 5 and above, gearing instruction towards their age.
The Aspley Dojo Little Lions classes take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:00-6:00pm, just before the adult classes at 6:00-7:30pm. Please see the Aspley Dojo page for further information.
As of Tuesday April 16, training will return to the Girl Guides Hut on Ellison Road, Aspley. Class times will not change.
Sensei Robert King (5th Dan) and Sempai Aaron Jones of Koryu Uchinadi (KU) Kempo Jujutsu were invited to teach a knife attack and defence seminar by Shihan Rick Cunningham, who has trained with their organisation before. The seminar was held at Annangrove Dojo, attended by Annangrove and Turramurra KIMAA students as well as Sensei Mark McFadden and Sempai Jon Ellis from the North Coast.
The seminar focused on attack, block and counter-attack techniques and combinations involving a knife. There was a great emphasis on the reality of fighting with a knife, dispelling any illusion of imitating what one sees in film or television. A variety of different situations were covered as students were taught, if there is no alternative, how to use a knife effectively against an armed opponent.
Multiple sparring exercises were conducted in the class. The last one was a particularly effective demonstration of the lethality of the weapon, where students swapped their wooden and plastic knives for permanent marker pens, and were told to free fight with a partner. The number of arms and t-shirts coloured in red and black pen said it all!
After the seminar, the group went to a cafe in Round Corner for lunch.
The seminar was seen as a great success that was enjoyable, but also gave a realistic understanding of the knife as a weapon. Shihan Lipman, Shihan Cunningham and all the students were grateful for the time given by Sensei Robert and Sempai Aaron. To Shihan Cunningham and the guest instructors, the most important thing to take away from the seminar was a healthy respect for the knife, as well as a key martial arts principle: if one can walk away from a fight, walk.
You can read more about Koryu Uchinadi (KU) Kempo Jujutsu on their website here, and read more about Sensei Robert here.
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