Author Archives: Karlstad Shibu

Grading for 6th, 5th & 2nd kyu

On Thursday the 3 of December we had an additional grading for our juniors, this time it was for a little higer rank.

Stina, Tuva-Lill, Alvin, Amanda S, Neo, Amanda H & Emil after they finished their grading.

Stina, Tuva-Lill, Alvin, Amanda S, Neo, Amanda H & Emil after they finished their grading.

Emil and Amanda H graded to 6 kyu, Stina, Tuva-Lill, Amanda S and Alvin graded to 5 kyu and Neo graded to 2 kyu. Neo is the first kenshi in Karlstad Shibu that reach as high as 2 kyu as a child.

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Grading for 7th & 8th Kyu

On Tuesday the 1st of December we had a grading for 7th and 8th kyu (yellow belt) for a number of our juniors.

Vincent, Olle, Krisitian, Musashi, Vide and Alicia after their grading to 8th kyu and 7th kyu.

Vincent, Olle, Krisitian, Musashi, Vide and Alicia after their grading to 8th kyu and 7th kyu.

Vincent, Olle, Vide and Alicia all tested for 8th kyu (yellow belt, 1 chevron) then we had Krisitian and Musashi who graded for 7th kyu (yellow belt, 2 chevrons).

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Good Efforts by many from Karlstad at this Year’s National Taikai

All participants from Karlstad shibu

All participants from Karlstad shibu

On the 7th of November we had the National Taikai. This year we had many younger participants from Karlstad Shibu, which was really nice to see. For next year we hope that a few more adults and teenagers also can participate. In total from Karlstad Shibu we were 16 kenshi who entered the competitions and one serving as judges. Continue reading

New Green Belts

Tilda and Anna-Lovisa after their grading to 6 kyū.

Tilda and Anna-Lovisa after their grading to 6 kyū.

On the Thursday the 29th of October we had a grading for Tilda and Anna-Lovisa. Both of them did really well and they passed their grading to 6 kyū and can now change their yellow belts to green ones.

A big Congratulations to Tilda and Anna-Lovisa!

Unity Koshukai in Karlstad

Presentation av instruktörerna, Kaihoko-sensei och Fujii-sensei, under Unity Koshukai 2015

Presentation av instruktörerna, Kaihoko-sensei och Fujii-sensei, under Unity Koshukai 2015

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On the 15th to 17th of May we had a Unity Koshukai (koshukai usually translates to “study session”). The official name of the camp was “Shorinji Kempo Unity Study Session Sweden 2015 – 少林寺 拳法 UNITY 講習会スウェーデン 2015. The first study session of this kind was held in Bromma last year and this year it was Karlstad’s turn to be the host. We had about 65 participants from Finland, UK, Russia, Germany, France, Italy and of course from Sweden. The instructors, who was appointed by our hombu (head quarters) in Japan, was Kaihoko-sensei and Fujii-sensei. Continue reading

Six Kenshi passed their test for Ikkyū!

On Saturday the 2nd of May we had a grading examination where six kenshi did their test for ikkyū (1 kyū). It was Filippa, Simon Rickard, Christer, Alva and Jay that took their test and they all performed very well and passed their grading by a good margin.

The back row from left; Christer, Simon & Jay, sitting from left; Filippa, Rickard & Alva.

The back row from left; Christer, Simon & Jay, sitting from left; Filippa, Rickard & Alva.

Congratulations!

Demo at the Honda Days at “B&T bil”

Neo in action when he performed his tandoku embu

Neo in action when he performed his tandoku embu

Last weekend the car company B&T bil at an event called the “Honda days” where they showed their latest car models. Our branch helped out with serving coffee, cakes and hot dogs to the visitors. Some members also did a demo on Saturday and Sunday. Neo from our juniors group first showed tandoku embu (single form), then we had Perra and Richard doing a kumi embu (pair embu) and finally Neo demonstrated some different techniques, both gōhō (hard techniques with punches and kicks) as well as jūhō (soft techniques with escapes and throws) together with Anders.
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Awarding inkajō

Richard receives his inkajō for chūkenshi sandan (3 dan) from Anders-sensei

Richard receives his inkajō for chūkenshi sandan (3 dan) from Anders-sensei

Last week we received a large number of certificates from hombu in Japan and we gave out kyū certificates to many members who had taken their kyū tests during the winter. Additionally we also Richard was awarded his inkajō (certificate) for his grading to chūkenshi sandan (3 dan) that he took in October last year.

Richard with his inkajō for chūkenshi sandan (3 dan)

Richard with his inkajō for chūkenshi sandan (3 dan)