Karate Classes in Levenshulme, Manchester

25th February 2014 Karate Ho Shin Do

COVID-19 SESSIONS UPDATE
With safety in mind…We are back!

Classes have resumed.
Please see the table below for times and locations.

Sevenways Methodist Church Derbyshire Lane, Stretford, M32 9RD	Monday: 6-7pm, 7-8pm
St. Chads Community Centre St. Chads Road Manchester, M20 4WH	Mondays and Wednesdays: 6-7:30pm
Whalley Range Highschool Whalley Range Stadium Gym, Manchester, M16 8GW	Sunday: 2-3pm, 3-4pm, 4-5pm
Levenshulme Methodist Church Stockport Road, Manchester, M19 3AP	Wednesdays and Fridays: 6-7pm, 7-8pm Saturday: 11:30-12:30pm
Life Leisure Cheadle Shiers Drive Cheadle, SK8 UR	Friday: 6:30-7:30pm Sunday 11:30-12:30pm, 12:30-1:30pm
North Reddish Community Centre Longford Road, West Stockport, SK6 5ET	Thursdays 6-7pm
St. Johns Centre St Johns Road, Old Trafford Manchester, M16 7GK	Saturday 10:30-11:30am, 11:30-12:30pm

Please keep well in this period, keep up your exercises, stay alert, and look out for those around you who may need your help and assistance.

NHS Guidelines:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government Response:
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

There is now a Test and Trace app that can be downloaded on your smartphone.

Get tested to check if you have COVID-19 via:

https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test

Ho Shin Do Karate Classes in Levenshulme, Manchester

Karate Classes in Levenshulme, Manchester

Suited to age ranges

5 to 13, 14 and above

Class Times

Class Location

Karate Classes in Levenshulme, Manchester

Price per class + offers

£0.00 Prices are very reasonable, discount available for monthly/yearly payment, first class is FREE!!

Class Locations

Karate Classes in Stretford, Manchester

25th January 2014 Karate Ho Shin Do

Ho Shin Do Karate Classes in Stretford, Manchester

Karate Classes in Stretford, Manchester

Suited to age ranges

5 to 13, 14 and above

Class Times

Class Location

Karate Classes in Stretford, Manchester

Price per class + offers

£0.00 Prices are very reasonable, discount available for monthly/yearly payment, first class is FREE!!

Class Locations, Karate

Karate Classes in Stockport

30th December 2013 Karate Ho Shin Do

Karate Classes for young and old at North Reddish Community Centre, Stockport.

Karate Classes in Stockport

Suited to age ranges

5 to 13, 14 and above

Class Times

Class Location

Karate Classes in Stockport

Price per class + offers

£0.00 Prices are very reasonable, discount available for monthly/yearly payment, first class is FREE!!

Children's Classes, Class Locations

Karate Classes in London

22nd December 2013 Karate Ho Shin Do

Karate Classes in North and East London.

All ages are welcome. Introductory class is free of charge.

Karate Classes in Walthamstow London E17

Wednesday: 18.30pm till 20.00pm
Marsh Trinity United Reformed Church
Orford Road
Walthamstow
East London E17 9QL

Karate Classes in Edmonton London N18

Thursday: 18.30pm till 20.00pm
St Aldhelms Church Hall,
Windmill Road,
Edmonton
North London N18 1PA

Karate Classes in Tottenham London N15

Friday: 19.30pm till 21.00pm
High Cross United Reformed Church Hall
Colsterworth Road
Seven Sisters, Tottenham,
North London N15 4BN

General

Our Karate Classes

22nd November 2013 Karate Ho Shin Do

Ho Shin Do Karate is a family club and caters for all ages.

Classes are designed to teach classical karate methods in a modern context.

We welcome students of all grades, abilities and disciplines.

Classes also include the new kids club which involves a style of teaching developed specifically to help younger children gain greater benefit and involves high intensity activities that give the little ones no time to get bored!

All students will be invited to frequent seminars given by visiting karate masters, and gradings take place about twice a year, so students can be inspired and encouraged, as well as gain a sense of achievement both personally and by being a proud member of their club.

If you’re still not sure, please come and try a FREE class!

For class times and venues, please see our Locations section.

For further information please contact Sensei Steve on 07708 497 223 or email info.

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Ho Shin Do Youth Project

7th October 2013 Karate Ho Shin Do

The Ho Shin Do Youth Project is a community-based, self-help, action-oriented initiative providing support to youths from under-developed communities in Manchester.

The project is co-ordinated by sensei Stephen Sijuwade, with the assistance of his senior students.

The aim of the project is to raise the aspirations and achievements of youths by motivating them to maximise their personal potential, training them to be productive and responsible leaders of tomorrow.

The core objectives of our youth project are to empower youths of various diverse backgrounds, using martial arts and other leisure, sporting and recreational activities as engaging tools. Althour classes are based on self-defence and fitness, the emphasis is on respect, courtesy, discipline, confidence, mental and physical coordination, and patience, all important aspects of character development.

We believe that martial arts training is a key to unlocking the potential of youths, instilling a sense of belonging, responsibility, discipline and empowerment, which can be used as tools to tackle the endemic anti-social, truancy, bullying and violent gun/knife culture prevalent in our modern world.

Articles, Karate

Goju Ryu Kata

5th October 2013 Karate Ho Shin Do

Original article by Hoshindo Karate Brisbane

Gōjū-ryū has 12 core kata in its standard curriculum: gekisai (dai ichi & dai ni), saifa, seiyunchin, seisan, saipai, shisochin, sanseiru, kururunfa, sanchin, tensho, and suparenpai. Students in most schools are required to know all of these kata before reaching sandan.

Morio Higaonna sensei writes that “Karate begins and ends with kata. Kata is the essence and foundation of karate and it represents the accumulation of more than 1000 years of knowledge. Formed by numerous masters throughout the ages through dedicated training and research, the kata are like a map to guide us, and as such should never be changed or tampered with.”

Almost all of the kata have a corresponding bunkai oyo, a prearranged two-person fighting drill. These drills help the student to understand the applications of the kata, establish proper rhythm/flow, to practice constant attack/defense, and to safely practice dangerous moves on a partner.

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Goju Ryu and its 5 Precepts

5th October 2013 Karate Ho Shin Do

Original article by Hoshindo Karate Brisbane

Goju Ryu

There are many students of karate, all which can trace their origins back to the island of Okinawa, Japan. However, originally there existed only three styles, each of which was named after the city in which is evolved. These are: Tomari-te, Shuri-te and Naha-te. The Tomari-te and Shuri-te styles were unified to form one school known as Shorin Ryu while Naha-te remained to its true form and became known as Goju Ryu.

The Meaning of Goju Ryu

According to oriental philosophy, to achieve harmony and order in the world, everything must express a balanced nature. So there is night and day, fire and water and so on.

The founder of our style, Grandmaster Chojun Miyagi chose the name Goju Ryu based on precepts from the Chinese martial arts. Go means hard or resilient; Ju means soft or yielding. Therefore Goju Ryu translates as the hard-soft school. This refers specifically to both the technical characteristics of our style and to its underlying philosophy.

The Five Precepts

We are proud to study the way of Goju
We are courteous in manners
We strive to develop courage and fighting spirit (humble yet strong)
We cultivate fellowship and understanding (the spirit of Cooperation)
We respect the ideals of loyalty and honor, traditional from olden times

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Events and Outings

Lake District Summer Holiday a huge success!

5th October 2013 Karate Ho Shin Do

The Lake District Summer Holiday proved a huge success, with more students than ever deciding to come.

Activities included football, football, more football, some hiking, some canooing, and messing about in the water, and loads of other stuff.

For some children, it was their first time away from home without their families, but you wouldn’t have known it from the way everyone enjoyed themselves.

Sensei Steve needed to sleep for a week afterwards though.