SSKC Old Members

Friday 24 June 2011

David Wadsworth

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Achievements
19922ndSSKCKumite Cup

SSKC Grades
9th Kyu29th November 1992
8th Kyu29th November 1992
7th Kyu30th May 1993
6th Kyu30th January 1994
5th Kyu4th December 1994
4th Kyu19th March 1995
3rd Kyu12th November 1995
2nd Kyu-

Date of Birth: 19th Septenber 1961

Contact E Mail Address: davidmwads@aol.com

Home Town: Muir of Ord, Ross-Shire

Date entered martial arts: 1992

Date entered Selby Shotokan Karate Club: 1992

Date left SSKC: 1996 ish

Current Club Style (if Applicable):

Karate Highs: Too many to list, but mainly being fortunate enough to train with the people I did.

Karate Lows:

Favourite Kata: Heian Yondan, Bassai Dai

The People I trained with at SSKC: Steve Cook, Lucy Martin, Brian ?, Steve Bland, Ashley Dilcock, Trevor Jinks, Andy Bailey

My Sensei at SSKC: Steve Cook

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Saturday 13 November 2010

Steve Bland

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Achievements
19951stSSKCKata Cup-
19951stSSKCKumite Cup

SSKC Grades
9th Kyu-
8th Kyu-
7th Kyu-
6th Kyu-
5th Kyu-
4th Kyu-
3rd Kyu-
2nd Kyu-

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Tuesday 9 November 2010

Andy Bailey

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19901stKodokai National ChampionshipsTeam Kata



































SSKC Grades
9th Kyu1984
8th Kyu1984
7th Kyu1985
6th Kyu1985
5th Kyu1985
4th Kyu1986
3rd Kyu1986
2nd Kyu1987
1st Kyu1987

1st Dan
1990








Post SSKC Grades

2nd Dan

2009 Newton Aycliffe Anshin Ryu Club


Date of Birth: 1970

Contact E Mail Address: naanshinryu@o2.co.uk

Home Town: Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear

Date entered martial arts: 1984

Date entered Selby Shotokan Karate Club: 1984

Date left SSKC: 1998

Current Club Style (if Applicable): AnshinRyu Karate and Shotokan Karate, Nidan


Karate Highs: Gold medal in Kodokai National Championships with Sensei Steve Cook and Sensei Ian Culpan. Getting my Shodan grade with Ian Culpan after a grueling weeks training with Kagawa Sensei and Kato Sensei at York.

Karate Lows: Breaking my hand when sparring (Don't punch elbows it really hurts)


Favourite Kata: Niju hachi ho


The People I trained with at SSKC: Sensei Ian Culpan, Sensei Alan and Steve Graham, Paul Haynes, Sensei Steve Cook, Mark Longley (Who got me into karate), plus many more over the years.

My Sensei at SSKC: The never aging Sensei Steve Cook

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Ian Culpan

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Achievements
19901stKodokai National ChampionshipsTeam Kata
1989

2nd

Kodokai National ChampionshipsBrown Belt Kata
19892ndSSKCKata
19881stSSKCKata
19872ndSSKCKata

Ian's Grades
9th Kyu14th September 1986
8th Kyu15th February 1987
7th Kyu31st May 1987
6th Kyu6th September 1987
5th Kyu24th Jan 1988
4th Kyu29th May 1988
3rd Kyu4th September 1988
2nd Kyu29th January 1989
1st Kyu17th May 1989
1st Dan
2nd December 1990

Date of Birth: 31st May 1972

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Home Town:

Date entered martial arts: September 1986

Date entered Selby Shotokan Karate Club: September 1986

Date left SSKC: 1991?

Current Club Style (if Applicable):

Karate Highs:Gaining Shodan at a York course with Sensei’s Kato and Kagawa. Then 6 weeks after this getting to the final of the national championships in Black Belt Kata (I came last in the final but getting there was victory enough for me).
Being part of the team from SSKC that won the national championships in team kata was also a big one for me, especially as it was in the same year as the above.
In general most of my time when training in karate has been a high, I have even taken the lows and tried to get something positive from them.

Karate Lows: Stopping training when I went to university due to University politics. Getting frustrated because I can not do things the way sensei wants me and generally not being as good as I would like to be.

Favourite Kata: As far as the standard 26 go it would be Heian Godan for a Kyu kata, some good application in there. Empi is my favourite grade kata and Sochin, Kanku Sho and Bassai Sho for the next level. I have not nearly had enough instruction in these, but do love to perform them as to me each has a very challenging aspect that pushes my karate to the next level. Above these I also love Jiin and Gojushiho Dai, I would love to do these kata more as well and hopefully over the coming years I will.

The fact is that I love kata and being part of the IJKA is like all your Christmas’s at once if you, like me, love kata. I have gone through Kashu a couple of times in training with Sensei Helen and Meikyo Nidan (my favourite youtube kata) with Sensei Paul so these would rank as my favourite Asai kata (even though I do not know them all the way through). So as you can see I am a Kata NERD.

The People I trained with at SSKC: Pete Riley, Ian Rhodes

My Sensei at SSKC: Sensei Steve Cook, Alan Graham, Steve Graham

Anything Else you want to share: I started in May 1986, we trained twice a week at the Scott Road community centre on Tuesdays and Fridays. We were with Kato Shihan and the association was called Kodokai, of which Kato Shihan was European chief instructor and Kanazawa Shihan was world chief instructor, as we were affiliated to the SKIF. A few months after this we switched training on Fridays from the community centre to St Mary’s Hall (no longer here, but was the old school building opposite Michael Stewarts at Gowthorpe crossroads). This had a horrible floor and we had to arrive 15 mins early to wash the floor with rags as it was so dusty. We then had to place puddles of water all around the edges to wet our feet during training as the floor was still too slippery.That year in the December the annual Xmas competition was held and as a 9th Kyu I got to the final and came last (I had a good draw against other 9th kyu’s in the prelims). After the event my parents were so impressed with the club and organisation that they asked Steve Sensei if they could buy a trophy for the club. This became the SSKC kata cup, and Steve insisted on all previous winners names be put on there (reasonable request). He then asked the TSB bank, where the clubs account was if they would provide a trophy, which they did. This became the kumite cup.

We had varying success in local competitions at places such as Scotter and Hull, but nothing major until in 1998 I think when J Irwin won male beginner’s kumite at the Kodokai National Championships.

Steve Graham left the club when he joined the army (RMP), can’t remember the dates though. But just after this Pete Riley (1st Kyu) returned to the club after a number of years absence and quickly fitted in as Steve’s assistant. I even think he might placed 1st or 2nd in brown belt kata at the national championships in 88.

In 1989 J Irwin won the national championships again, this time in the intermediate group, I managed get 2nd place in brown belt kata and Steve Cook won the individual male kata (I think it was 89, could have been the year before though). Steve graded for Sandan some time about here.

Pete left the club in 1989 and myself and Andy Bailey (both 1st kyu’s) helped Steve as assistant instructors and used to run things in his absence (his own business was getting busy and sometimes could not make it to training).

In 1990 a weeks course was organised at York with Kato Shihan and Kagawa Sensei (who brought over his whole university club as well), which made excellent training. Six days 5 – 6 hours was very tiring, but very enjoyable. I know this contradicts what Andy has told you but I’ve checked my certificate.

8 weeks or so later we went to the national championships where, me, Andy and Steve won the team kata event. And Steve and I reached the finals of senior individual kata (I had only been qualified for the event for 8 weeks), I came last in the finals, but getting there was victory enough for me, I think Steve came 5th.

At the Xmas brown and black belt course that year at Sensei’s he announced that we were now to be affiliated to the JKA (Asai Faction) and would become JKA(GB).

I carried on as an assistant instructor at the club and even ran one at 6th form at Read School Drax for a while until I left for University. That is where I stopped regular training as there was no club. I did return inbetween semesters and trained at the club under the likes of Gullen Shihan and on a couple of occasions I was lucky enough to be there when Scott Langley Sensei was teaching (he was a Nidan then I think), I did train along side him as brown belts when Sensei was at York, he was very gifted then and it is no surprise he is where he is today.

That’s about it for my time at the club, I hope this information is of use to you. I am looking forward to hearing about the club before and after me.

I do happen to know that Ian Rhodes (1st kyu when I started) is part of a Selby based rock band called Phluid, I think he goes under the name Ginner? They have a website with e-mail links so maybe he might be able to help.

It was good to read the post about Louis, I remember training with him back in 86 to 87. On a Tuesday we used to go for a short run down Flaxley road and back to Scott road before training, one time louis ended up taking us on a 4 miler, much to our annoyance as he was much fitter than us. Steve Cook was also annoyed as we were late for training. Good memories and good to see he is well an still training, if you see him again soon please pass on my best, though I doubt he remembers me.

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Helen Milner

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Achievements
Nov 20083rdJKSTeam Kata
Nov 20083rdJKSTeam Kumite
Nov 20063rdJKSTeam Kata

Helen's Grades
9th Kyu22nd October 2000
8th Kyu22nd April 2001
7th Kyu5th August 2001
6th Kyu9th December 2001
5th Kyu24th March 2002
4th Kyu7th July 2002
3rd Kyu11th October 2002
2nd Kyu26th February 2006
1st Kyu4th June 2006
1st Dan
13th May 2007
2nd Dan
6th December 2009

Date of Birth: 17th January 1984

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Home Town:

Date entered martial arts: March 2000

Date entered Selby Shotokan Karate Club: March 2000

Date left SSKC: May 2009

Current Club Style (if Applicable): IJKA Buckinghamshire

Karate Highs: Being awarded my black belt in May 2007 was a huge karate high for me. However since then I feel my karate has improved bit by bit and I understand things a little better. Competing in the European Championships in Hungary 2007 for the first time was another mile stone for me. I didn’t win anything but the whole experience was brilliant, everyone was friendly and welcoming. Now I can’t wait for Italy 2008.

Karate Lows: I have no specific karate lows although generally being injured at any point gives me a karate low, its very difficult not to train when that’s all you want to do. It’s difficult to reduce or even stop training especially when you’re trying to prepare for a grading or competitions.

Favourite Kata: I am slowly discovering that as with many things (like food and films) favourite katas change. Jion is one of my favourite katas however with my reoccurring shoulder injury it can be quite difficult to perform correctly. I am becoming fonder of empi and kankudai although I’m not sure I’d class them as favourites just yet.

The People I trained with at SSKC: Old days: Vicky and Chris Powell, then more recently Dave Stavenau, Paul Brant, Dom Schilke, Thomas Gott etc

My Sensei at SSKC: Sensei Ash and Andy

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Thomas Gott

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Above: Thomas and Helen are awarded their Shodan certificates



Achievements
Nov 20063rdJKSTeam Kata
20001stSSKCInd Kata
19991stSSKCInd Kata

Thomas's Grades
12th Kyu25th February 1999
11th Kyu12th June 1999
10th Kyu7th November 1999
9th Kyu20th January 2000
8th Kyu19th March 2000
7th Kyu25th July 2000
6th Kyu22nd October 2000
5th Kyu22nd April 2001
4th Kyu5th August 2001
3rd Kyu24th March 2002
2nd Kyu10th November 2002
1st Kyu23rd March 2003
1st Dan
13th May 2007

Date of Birth: 5th August 1989

Contact E Mail Address: via webmaster

Home Town: Selby

Date entered martial arts: September 1998

Date entered Selby Shotokan Karate Club: September 1998

Date left SSKC: December 2009

Current Club Style (if Applicable):

Karate Highs: Winning the SSKC Kata Cup twice

Karate Lows: Getting temporary grades

Favourite Kata: Jion

The People I trained with at SSKC: Thomas Gott, Josh Hartley, Dave Stavenau and many more.

My Sensei at SSKC: Sensei Ash, Paul, Andy, Helen and Trevor

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Ashley Dilcock

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Achievements
20041stIJKA
European Championships
Cyprus
Team Kata
19941stSSKCKata Cup
19941stSSKCKumite Cup
19931stSSKCKata Cup
19931stSSKCKumite Cup
19921stSSKCKata Cup
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Ashley's Grades
9th Kyu-
8th Kyu10th September 1989
7th Kyu28th January 1990
6th Kyu25th November 1990
5th Kyu23rd June 1991
4th Kyu26th January 1992
3rd Kyu29th November 1992
2nd Kyu5th December 1993
1st Kyu30th July 1994
1st Dan
28th May 1995
2nd Dan
29th March 1998
3rd Dan
1st May 2003

Date of Birth: 12th October 1981

Contact E Mail Address: not available

Date Entered Martial Arts: 1989

Date entered Selby Shotokan Karate Club: As above

Date left SSKC: 2007

Current club / style (if applicable): n/a

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Karate Lows:

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The people I trained with at SSKC:

My Sensei at SSKC: Sensei Keith Gullen & Steve Cook

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