Dover Karate Club – and its connection to the Gurkhas

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Our Dover Karate Club Instructor, Pete Saunders, 3rd Dan, teaches karate to children of Gurkha families.

Guston C of E Primary School, Dover in Kent, is the location of Pete’s Club. The school has many pupils from the Nepalese community who live nearby. The Gurkhas insisted Pete was included in their recent Jubilee Display. Pete was very honoured to be associated with the event.

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Spring Gasshuku – Javea, Spain, May 2022

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On Thursday 19 May, Sensei Geovanny Sanchez Salazar, 5th Dan, organised another very successful Spring Gasshuku in his home town of Javea in the Costa Blanca. The weather throughout the weekend was between 28-31 Centigrade, which made training a bit hot, but very pleasant for pre- and post-training! Thursday evening consisted of a general course for all grades and many students from other styles attended. On Friday evening, many successful Shodan gradings took place, followed by a celebratory dinner at a local restaurant.

Spring Gasshuku – Lydd, Kent 7-8 May 2022

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An excellent turn out at this weekend’s Gasshuku in Lydd. Quite a few students were going for their Shodan and Nidan, so training was intensified on the Saturday, with an excellent grading taking place late Saturday afternoon. The slightly damp weather on Saturday did not curb the enthusiasm for hard work, rewarded by glorious sunshine on Sunday! Many congratulations go to our new Shodans and Nidans!