Twenty-three Woodlane club members, led by summer school instructor Sensei Lee Smith, descended on Clacton in the last week of June for the annual Ishinryu summer course. All determined to train hard, play hard, and make an impression. Six days later - job done.
New Dan Grades - First Dan Black Belt was awarded to James Knight . Club instructors Tony Spinks and Chris Vant were awarded 3rd Dan.
Grading Success - Nine other Woodlane students took the opportunity to grade on the Summer Course with a 100% pass rate..
| Paul Fanner | to 1st Kyu Brown Belt |
| Greg Adams | to 3rd Kyu Blue Belt |
| Ian Chapman | to 4th Kyu Green Belt |
| Bobbi | to 4th Kyu Green Belt |
| Brittany | to 4th Kyu Green Belt |
| Daniel | to 4th Kyu Green Belt |
| Steven | to 4th Kyu Green Belt |
| Alfie | to 5th Kyu Green Belt |
| Garry 'Stretch' Field | to 7th Kyu Yellow Belt |
Competition success - As usual, Woodlane students achieved notable success in the competitive events returning with 4 gold, 6 silver, and 3 Bronze awards.
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KUMITE |
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| Vasfi Eroglu | 1st Place - Men's Kumite |
| Georgie Cameron | 1st Place - Girl's Kumite |
| Alfie | 1st Place - Boy's Kumite |
| Brittany | 2nd Place - Girl's Kumite |
| Jo Rabey | 2nd Place - Ladies Kumite |
| Ian Chapman | 2nd Place - Men's Kumite |
| James Knight | 2nd Place - Men's Kumite |
| Steven | 3rd Place - Boy's Kumite |
| Garry 'Stretch' Field | 3rd Place - Men's Kumite |
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KATA |
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| James Knight | 1st Place - Men's Kata |
| Kimberly Vant | 2nd Place - Ladies Kata |
| Ian Chapman | 2nd Place - Men's Kata |
| Garry 'Stretch' Field | 3rd Place - Men's Kata |
Each training session starts with a warm-up led by a student selected by Sensei Ticky Donovan. Tony Spinks, Chris Vant, Errol Samuel, and Vas Eroglu were all honoured to be selected.
Amid the hard work and achievement there was also opportunity for fun and relaxation including Wednesday's fancy dress event and the end of course disco on Friday.
The traditional 'punishment' for transgressions is the end-of-session bucket of water - as in all other summer course activities Woodlane students were well represented here.
As usual sensei Lee Smith did us proud in his role as a senior instructor on the course.
Thanks to pearl we have over 2,000 images from the week. See our Photo Gallery for a selection. The full set of photos are available to club members on CD..
Be assured - Woodlane will be back next year. Don't delay - book your place now. Let's make 2009 another great summer course for Woodlane.
Full list of Woodlane attendees for 2008...