Congratulations to all students who passed their kyu gradings. Generally the standard was good.
Remember to visit your dojo as often as possible and practice as the work for your next grading has begun already. To progress, from yellow belt onwards, a student should be attending twice a week. It is worth remembering what Sensei Kidby said at the grading, “Practice because you do karate; not because you want to grade. You grade because you have practiced. You grade because you have become good enough to.”
For those students who were awarded the quarterly trophy it was a real red letter day. The trophies, as always, were given out for a multitude of differing reasons. Congratulations to all recipients who were:-
CLUB TROPHY WINNERS
AMPTHILL ALEX GILBERTSON
BRICKHILL THOMAS JAYCOCKS
BUSHFIELD HERBIE READ
CEDARS ROBERT HAWKINS
CLAPHAM CHRIS TOMS
KEMPSTON ALEXANDER SPELMAN
RISELEY NOT AWARDED
BLETCHLEY CHLOE OUTTEN
NEWPORT PAGNELL NADIA LINCOLN
NEWTON LONGVILLE BETHANY ROBINSON
WOLVERTON AIDAR TALIBZHANOV
There was a further celebration when one of Sensei's students, Max Fogg, presented him with a hand made plaque bearing the inscription;
"Dedicated to Sensei Kidby in recognition of many years training, teaching and for being a mentor to our children"
