(Hemel Hempstead dojo – Saturday 7th October 2023)

SSKI AUTUMN COURSE 2023

SENSEI TONY BUNTING 8TH DAN

SENSEI SIVA NIRANJAN 3RD DAN

SSKI AUTUMN COURSE

The above course was a huge success and well attended. The instructors on this course were; Sensei Malcolm Phipps 9th Dan, Sensei Tony Bunting 8th Dan and Sensei Jeff Carson 6th Dan.

The course content included, kata, kumite drills and pad work and everyone worked hard for the three hours and the dojo was buzzing. Before the course actually started, Sensei Malcolm Phipps awarded Sensei Tony Bunting with his Hachidan (8th Dan). A grade truly well deserved as the Assistant Chief Instructor to SSKI. Sadly, the main Japanese certificate did not arrive on time but Sensei Tony was awarded an SSKI certificate on the day with the Japanese certificate to follow. Also, a Sandan (3rd Dan) award was given to Sensei Siva Niranjan, who sadly could not actually take the grading exam as he has had Parkinson’s diseace for a few years now but still trains regularly, week in, week out and had been a 2nd Dan for many years. He is a credit to his instructor, his club and association and to Shotokan Karate in general.

Well done and many congratulations to both the above.

Excellent kyu grading last night at the Hemel Hempstead dojo of Seishinkai Shotokan Karate |International. Standard was very good, with the club which has been in Hemel Hempstead since 1977 getting stronger by the week.
Successful participants were:

9th Kyu – Thomas Brand, Diamanto Klonari and Nicolaos Gklavas.
8th Kyu – George Demetriou.
6th Kyu – Su Hasan and Daniel Harris.
4th Kyu – Oliver Marsden.
3rd Kyu – Sophie Webster.
1st Kyu – Raj Sarvaiya

Grading Panel: Sensei Malcolm Phipps 9th Dan, Sensei Paul Carvell 5th Dan and Sensei Siva Niranjan 2nd Dan

Also, at the Reading grading earlier in the week the following students were successful in passing their grades.

8th Kyu – Serika Gurung, Namash Rana and Rachana Adhikari.
6th Kyu – Riccardo Tonellotto.

Grading Panel: Sensei Nick Forgham 5th Dan.

SSKI KYU GRADING OCTOBER 2023

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD KYU GRADING

8th June 2023

Excellent kyu grading this evening at the

Highfield Community Centre dojo in

Hemel Hempstead. Successful students were:

9th Kyu – George Demetriou

8th Kyu – Penelope Ellis-Bone

7th Kyu - Daniel Harris and Su Hasan

6th Kyu – Aliza Mungur and Mukil Sethupathi

3rd Kyu – Daniel Brooks and Theo Kalyan

Many congratulations to all the above. Great work.

Grading Panel: Sensei Malcolm Phipps 9th Dan, Sensei Paul Carvell 5th Dan and Sensei Siva Niranjan 2nd Dan.

SSKI DAN GRADING (10th June 2023)

Absolutely excellent Dan Grading today at the Highfield Community Centre in Hemel Hempstead. Brilliant standard from all four students and all psssed with great spirit and style in a very hot dojo.

The successful candidates were:
3rd Dan - Harvey Perkins
2nd Dan - Winter Foenander
1st Dan - Jasmin Al Haddad and Ruth Samuel

Grading panel: Sensei Malcolm Phipps 9th Dan and Sensei Paul Carvell 5th Dan.

Many congratulations to all the above.

Reading Grading

Brilliant grading at the SSKI Reading club last night with all the students passing their lower kyu gradings. The panel was: Sensei Malcolm Phipps 9th Dan, Sensei Jeff Carson 6th Dan and Sensei Nick Forgham 5th Dan. Well done to all and many congratulations on your next step up the karate ladder.

Sensei Malcolm Phipps 9th Dan, celebrating his 50 years of dedication to the study and teaching of Shotokan karate.

Malcolm Sensei is totally devoted to teaching karate and passionately continues to pass on his 50 years of considerable experience & knowledge to eager students, past, present and future.

On Thursday evening at the Highfield Community Centre dojo in Hemel Hempstead, at the Seishinkai Shotokan Karate International’s first grading of the year, Darshith Biju and Naitik Biju passed their 1st Dan black-belts in real style. Their instructors, Sensei Malcolm Phipps 9th Dan and Sensei Paul Carvell 5th Dan stated, that it was an excellent grading for two very dedicated students. They are both a credit to the club, the association and their family and they train twice weekly at the Highfield club.

The panel for this grading was: Sensei Malcolm Phipps 9th Dan, Sensei Paul Carvell 5th Dan and Sensei Siva Niranjan 2nd Dan. Anyone interested in training at this club, a club that has been training in Hemel Hempstead since 1977, whether adult or child, please ring HH 266048 and ask for details.

TWO HEMEL HEMPSTEAD BROTHERS PASS THEIR BLACK BELT GRADING

PHOTO: L to R: Malcolm Phipps, Darshith Biju, Naitik Biju and Paul Carvell

Grading Success!

Also on this evening the following Hemel Hempstead students passed their kyu gradings in front of the same panel.

1st Kyu – Jasmin Al Haddad and Ruth Samuel

4th Kyu – Theo Kalyan

8th Kyu – Aliza Mungur and Mukil Sethupathi

9th Kyu – Amelia McCarthy, Su Hasan and Daniel Harris

Well done to all.