Good pictures, looks like you all had a great time!

And great food!


Can we get a who's who?
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tina.cini/FA/FA%20seminar%20144%20(Small).jpg

That's a lot of pictures, Pinky! Did you get to participate in the seminar at all?

Looks like you all had a really good turn out, very impressive. Looks like we got some catching up to do here in the USA.

Thanks for the pics and the write-up, folks. Great job!

Afraid I didn't catch everyones names so I'll do the ones I know.

Front Row: Jo (Karate Barbie) first from the left. Moi, third from left. Baldie, oops, Tony (McSensei) 4th from Left.

Back Row: John (Can't remember your login mate!) 1st from left. Larwood (Buzz) 3rd from left. Jim (Shoshinkan) 4th from left. John aka Daddy (je...whatever his strange login is!) fifth from left). Paul who's one of our black beltslast on the left.

Wow, sounds like a great event - if one's run again and it doesn't conflict with exams, I am SO there

nice job!
I'm interested in what is going on in this one:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tina.cini/FA/FA%20seminar%20121%20(Small).jpg
Can't tell if your Dad is trapping your arm or deflecting... It's a good position to be in...just wondering how you were setting up to get there.

also, was that quiche I saw on the food spread? how was that?

Ok Gavin helping you out here the full list is:-

Back row, L to R -John, Tony(smiler), Larwood(Buzz), Jim(shoshinkan), John(je8ki9), Dave, Francoise, Paul

Front row, L to R - Jo(karatebarbie), Emma, Gavin, Tony(McSensei), Graeme, Nigel, Wayne

Next time we will all wear little name badges

nice one Tony.

My turn I guess then.

Firstly, thanks to Jim, Gav and John for teaching. As Gav said everything seemed to blend from start to finish and therefore it felt like the training had a theme to it. Not bad when you think that none of them had discussed with each other about what they were doing apart from a heading of sort, ie tegumi etc.
Guess that kind of proves that when your MA reaches a certain level it just becomes "styleless."

Next I'd like to thank the students for making the effort to attend. Special mention to John from the Shikon forum for travelling all the way from Birmingham.
That's the UK Birmingham, not Alabama, in case any of our US friends are gasping in awe.
I'd also like to thank my former students Tony, Graeme, Emma, Dave, Wayne and Nigel for attending even though they were being discouraged to do so by my former club.

I'd like to thank my wife and mum and dad for doing us proud with the food. There was loads left over so you can guess what I'm having for dinner for the next week.

I'd like to see another one in the future although I must say that I would like to see a better attendance from the forum members.
I hope you're kicking yourselves guys because you certainly missed some eye-opening stuff. (and to see Gavin get roughed up and CUT!!! by his dad was worth the 7.50 alone.

BTW does anyone else think I look like John Kings little brother, lol.