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It seems every time I make the journey to the
I.O.W, the sun always shines and boarding the ferry it seems that most
people had the same idea, to get away for the day.
After a one and a half hour drive from London we had quite a pleasant
crossing, which passed quickly whilst sipping my hot chocolate in contemplation
of what the day would bring. I was accompanied by my 'chauffeur' and assistant
Linda Marchant, in her new Mercedes CLK 270 coupe.
Arriving at the Dojo, I was greeted by Sensei Mark Elliott, and whilst
waiting for training in the first class, I counted 31 children. After
one and a half hours of training it was the turn of the seniors, I counted
45 people. The amount of participants grows every year, a grand total
of 75karate-ka. The training request from Sensei Mark was Bunkai from
Kata, he said you "don't do what I say anyway", and to his delight
I covered about 15 Bunkai's, mixed in with a flurry of basic combinations,
which were received by an audience of complete deliberation.
Looking around at all the people present, with a mixture of men, women
and young people, and their love for training, always gives me an energy
boost.
I shall be returning in July for a Bunkai and Supplementary training course,
I will keep you posted.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sensei Mark Elliott for
the last 16 year of invitations, to teach on the I.O.W.
George Andrews
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