MUGENRYU TOKYO INTERNATIONAL KARATEDO

Training Camp in Naka-Izu (Sept 17th - 18th)

Greetings all.

Coming September 17th - 18th will be the next Mugen Karate training camp in Naka-Izu sponsored by Shidax. This time there will be both kids and adults training so it really will be a fun and exciting gathering. Please make sure to confirm by mail ( mugenkarate@gmail.com ) to that you will be coming before the end of August as that is the closing time for reservations. It will cost only 12,000 yen for adults and 10,000 yen for kids. This includes the night's stay in the beautiful Winery hotel and also includes a superb dinner and breakfast at the winery restaurant. Trust me, the food is really really good. There will be many other activities but you can also enjoy the hot spring baths the open spaces that surround the complex. Transportation is not covered in the price however if you need help getting there then that could be arranged after confirming your attendance.

More details will be provided after people have confirmed so do try to put your name down and come along. The last camp in Naka-izu was a lot of fun both Japanese and foreign students. I'm really looking forward to the excellent training, great food and most importantly, getting to know people a lot better.

Wayne.

More details on Naka-Izu Winery Hills here -> http://www.shidax.co.jp/winery/

Obon Holiday

Congratulations to all who tried out on the grading last sunday at the Kuramae Dojo. Though I could not be there, I heard it went very well. Well I could tell from the classes this week that everyone had improved, especially all the hard working white belt students. Gradings are so important as they help push us hard enough to get to another level within ourselves. Without them there would be less improvement and gratification.

In regards to summer holiday break (Obon), there will be no practices from August 12th (Friday) until August 17th (Wednesday). So the first lessons will start up from August 18th (Thursday).

To Yamaguchi-sensei, Taka-sensei, and Mai-sensei, please take it nice and slow over the summer break. I have enjoyable time off since you all work so hard to help us all out. We look forward seeing you all at the next class so take good care.

Wayne.

Next Level

Come August 7th will be the next Mugen Kai Karate Grading day for adults at the Kuramae Dojo. Though gradings are held 3 times a year, they do seem to come around very quickly. It is a must of to have such events as it gives us the motivation and encouragement to do better. I have noticed the training is a lot harder now that the grading coming up. It's really good to experience this as you definitely get a lot fitter and acquire more skills. We all need to set outselves goals and this is definitely one I can appreciate.

Hope to see you all in the dojo and to practice hard together!

5th Anniversary Tournament - Great success

Yet again it was another success tournament! Everyone had a great time with lots of action and no injuries. It was a nice mix between the kids matches and the adults. So wonderful to see all the support coming from kids, parents and students. The party at the end was also excellent with great service from Shidax and also we were very lucky to see the 5th anniversary video documentary of Mugen kai. That was extremely well made! Congratulations to all the winners for doing so well. And of course thank you to Yamaguchi-sensei, to the mugen helpers, and Shidax for putting on another great event.

All photo's here -> http://www.flickr.com/photos/59151236@N03/sets/72157627073698696/

Tournament Weekend!

This coming Sunday (June 26th) at Shidax Hall in Shibuya will be another exciting and fun filled Mugen Karate Tournament. I love hearing all the loud cheering and all seeing wonderful support everyone has for each other.

The hall opens from 10:15 am (event to start 10:45 am) so please don't forget to come as early as possible to be changed and ready.

Also don't forget the party which starts from 3:30 pm. We have a lot of people attending that so I'm looking forward to seeing every one and celebrating Mugen Karate's 5th anniversary!

Access Map -> http://www.shidax.co.jp/ssv/hall/hall_access.html

Another super Sunday

It was another great Sunday class at the Azabu Juban dojo.

Very busy for all staff as there was the Lady's class lead by Mai-sensei, the Parent/Kids Karate class lead by Yamaguchi-sensei and the regular class also lead by Yamaguchi-sensei.

We had Jason and his father Keith try out at the Parents/Kids karate and that was great fun. Keith said it was so much fun to be able to practice with his son and hopes to be able to do it again. In the adults class, we had many students come to practice. Also that was extremely good and everyone worked hard to improve on their skills.

Please don't forget on June 26th we have the Mugen Karate Tournament held at Shidax hall in Shibuya. Applications for that will end on June 12th so please make sure to get your name down before that time. There will be a party at the end for all members and family's so please do try to make it for that.

Busy Weekend

On May 28th (Sat) we had the Kuramae kids grading which saw also some students trying out for their black belts. Yamaguchi-sensei and Taka-sensei were at Kuramae dojo for that while Mai-sensei was at the Azabu Juban branch teaching the kids there. All teachers were very busy this weekend - Otsukare sama deshita!
Pictures from Mai-sensei's class.

Mai-sensei (Leading Kihon)

Mai-sensei (More Kihon)

Sophia-chan (One handed cart wheel)

Akira-kun (Meditation practice)

Kids Grading (Azabu Juban) - May 21

The Mugen Karate kids grading was held at the Azabu Juban dojo on Saturday May 21st.
First grading was with the youngest group of kids "Yonen class".
It was great to hear all the little ones yell aloud when doing the Kihon and when sparing.
The level of support they gave each other was fantastic.

As for the regular kids class "Shonen class", you could see how everyone improved so much since the last test. All kids were very focussed and did so well, especially the all girls.
So many of them could kick so high and tried so many different techniques it was great to see!

Kids Grading soon to come

It has been while since taking photos of regular kids class. Today at the Azabu Juban dojo many came to practice and practice hard they did. Yamaguchi-sensei reminded everyone of the grading which will be held at Azabu Juban next Saturday (May 21st) and got all the kids working hard to prepare for that day. All did well today and we look forward to providing support for everyone to be tested next weekend. Good luck to everyone!