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PRESIDENT’S WELCOME
EU Shukokai is a club that is continually outdoing itself. Every time we think we are on top of our
game, we go ahead and do more! This is down to several factors. Through our excellent coaching team
our students receive the best training there is. Each of our instructors has many years of experience and
is continually recognised, our coaches having received two PWC Coach of the year awards since I
joined the club in 2002.

However, the other side of it is all down to you! We rely on a continual flow of students that show the
commitment, teamwork, friendship, enthusiasm and spirit necessary to win 7 consecutive Scottish
Universities Championships and 3 consecutive British Universities Championships.

I have made many friends in the club, I have competed many times for club and university (and won
some medals!) and I have learnt a lot about myself on the way. I hope that you choose to join EU
Shukokai, because we have an exciting year ahead of us with Edinburgh hosting the British
Universities Championships, as well as having a busy social calendar and eclectic mix of members!

Matthew Cowie
Club President 2005-2006
Edinburgh University Shukokai Karate Club

COACH’S WELCOME
An education at Edinburgh University carries with it a certain prestige in the academic community; we
are delighted that graduating as a student of Edinburgh University Shukokai Karate Club (EUSKC)
now carries the same prestige in the International martial arts community.

Though steeped in tradition, Edinburgh University is recognised as leading-edge in its academic

research; similarly, though the art that e practice is steeped in centuries-old tradition, the coaching staff
at EU Shukokai are recognised and rewarded for bringing our practice and methods bang up-to-date.

We have replaced mindless repetition with accelerated learning, we have researched the art we present
to you so that we might present the practical over the superficial, we continue to study from the
foremost authorities on ur subject and bring them where possible to your dojo, so that you may sip
from the fire hose.

What we offer you as a result, is a syllabus of teaching tailored around the semester system at
Edinburgh University that will give you one of the broadest, most complete studies of Karate anywhere
in the UK, and the opportunity to gain black belt in concert with your degree.

Whether you wish to compete for the most successful University Karate Club in Britain, whether you
wish to learn practical and effective self defence, whether you wish to lose a little weight, get a little
fitter, or have simply always wanted to "give Karate a go", I'm confident that we've created an
environment, a syllabus and an atmosphere within which you can realise your goals.

If you are returning to the dojo from previous years - welcome back. If reading this is one of your first
experiences of our club however, the coaches extend the warmest of welcomes and look forward to
seeing what we can all achieve together.

Steven Webster
Chief Instructor
Edinburgh University Shukokai Karate Club

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 Club Handbook written by Steven Webster, Ousheng Cheng, October 2003
Amendments by Matthew Cowie, September 2005
Where photographs have been used without permission, the owner retains copyright.

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HISTORY OF SHUKOKAI KARATE
Shukokai Karate, "The Way for All" is a dynamic form of Okinawan Karate, which has evolved from
careful analysis of the dynamics and principles of traditional karate. The lineage of Shukokai is such
that it can be considered a direct descendant of its parent style, Shito Ryu. Thus in order to fully
appreciate the evolution of Shukokai Karate from the original Okinawan Te schools, it is a valid
exercise to first explore the development of Shito-Ryu Karate.

The formation of the Shito Ryu school of Karate is accredited to Soke Kenwa Mabuni (1890-1952).
Mabuni, like many of the old karate masters, was descended from the Okinawan warrior class, or bushi.
Mabuni family members had served Okinawan lords for hundreds of years. Mabuni's training was
performed notably under 2 masters.

At age 13, Mabuni became a student of Yasutsune "Ankou" Itosu (1830-1915). Itosu taught Okinawan
Shuri-Te and was credited as the master who developed the pinan kata and was instrumental in
organising early karate into the Okinawan school system.
Itosu himself was a student of one of Okinawa's most
famous karate masters, Sokon Matsumura (1792-1887),
the forefather of Shorin-Ryu. It is said that Itosu developed
a strong bond with young Mabuni, passing on his
knowledge of 23 kata. As a result of Itosu's death in 1915,
Mabuni became the second master of the Itosu school,
building a shrine in front of his master's grave where he
lived nearby for a year, following the daily ritual of
refining his kata performance.

During his teens, Mabuni also studied under Kanryo

Higa(ashi)onna (1853-1915), a teacher of Naha-Te, a
particularly Chinese influenced karate style. Mabuni was
introduced to Higaonna by his friend, Chojun Miyagi (who
went on to become the founder of Goju-Ryu karate).

Interestingly, during the 1920s, Mabuni participated with Miyagi in a Karate Club at a dojo known as
Ryukyu Tode Kenkyu Kai, the "Okinawan Karate Research Club". This dojo saw many masters from a
diversity of backgrounds train together, and whilst there Mabuni learned some Fukien Province White
Crane Kung Fu, from the legendary Woo Yin Gue, a Chinese tea merchant living on Okinawa. These
teachings have survived through the kata Rohai (Crane on the Rock) and Nipaipo.

During this period, Mabuni had become a highly respected police officer, and frequently visited Japan
following Funakoshi's introduction of karate there, in 1922. In 1929, Mabuni relocated permanently to
Osaka. Just after he took up residence there, the governing body for martial arts in Japan, the
Butokukai, enforced that all karate schools should officially register by their style name. Initially,
Mabuni named his style Hanko, meaning "half-hard", but by the early 1930s, he was using the name
Shito-Ryu.

The Chinese characters (kanji) used to write Okinawan family names have 2
pronunciations, e.g. "Shi" or "Ito", from Itosu and "To" or "Higa", from Higaonna

Mabuni took the first 2 characters from the family name of each of his original masters,
thus establishing "Shito" as the name of his style, and acknowledging the contribution of
his teachers to the development of his own style.

Mabuni resided in Osaka until 1952, devoting his entire existence to promoting his Shito
school of Karate. It was during this lifetime that one of his students, Chojiro Tani was to
further refine the style, into Shukokai Karate.

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Mabuni only issued a handful of Shihan Menjo (master teacher licenses) to non-family members during
his lifetime, and died without naming an inheritor-in-charge or a single successor to his art. The few
Shihan licenses he actually issued directly include Sakagami Ryusho, Iwata Manzo, Tani Chojiro,
Watanabe Masami and Tomoyori Ryusei.

Of those Shihan, Tani Chojiro was born in Kobe,

Japan in 1921 and began studying the art of Karate
during Junior High School at the Goju School of
Karate. He entered Doshisha University in 1940
and furthered his studies of karate under the
direction of Mabuni. In 1948 he opened the
Shukokai School of Karate in Kobe, where he
taught Tani-ha Shito-Ryu. He also organised clubs
in Kyoto University and Osaka College of
Economics, Tottiro University and Kobe
University Medical School.

Subsequently, Tani then formed the Shukokai

Institute, in an effort to spread his particular form
of Shito Ryu (Tani-ha Shito Ryu, which came to be
known in it’s own right as Shukokai). Tani
instructed seminars to high ranking Karate students
all over the world, lecturing in his own particular
refinements and methods. Tani noted that “most of
the Karate Organisations in Japan and elsewhere
still implement the old theories and systems of
theories and training”. By careful analysis of his
art, with particular regard to modern sports
science, Tani hoped that his Shukokai system would avert the situation he identified, whereby “Karate
will not improve its value as a sport or Budo (martial way) if new theories are not introduced”.

Perhaps the greatest insight of Tani Chojiro, was that no single art or faction of an art had all the
answers. On this premise, Tani was one of the first masters to promote the principle of advanced
students cross-training in other styles or arts, to further refine and improve their own. In his seminal
lecture tour, Tani Sensei wrote:

"The purpose of the whole institute [Shukokai] is to establish the most authoritative Karate
institute in the world. It is very important to open your mind towards other schools and their
techniques. This is the time to forget about styles, and to think about your improvement in
Karate. Everybody must go back to the beginning and think about all the basic theories.
Why? There are so many styles and schools of Karate and thousands if not more are following
each of them. There must be something good or better in the different styles. Find out what it
is. After you do, you still might think yours is better, if so, think why yours is better. This way
of thinking gives you confidence and further development."

Outside of Japan, Tani's style spread mainly in Europe (Kofukan

International). Shigeru Kimura, one of the students of Chojiro Tani
then promulgated Shukokai to the United States, whilst Yoshinao
Nambu continued (as he does to this day) to teach in Europe, more
recently in his derivative of Shukokai Karate, which he termed
“Nanbudo”.

Tani Sensei passed away on 11th January 1998, ten days before his 79th
birthday.

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TRAINING TIMES
EU Shukokai meets and trains 3 times weekly, each academic semester. All training sessions take place
in the St Leonard’s Sports Centre on the fourth floor, though certain classes may occasionally be
scheduled to take in the Pleasance Sport Centre. Class times are:

Wednesday St Leonard’s Sports Centre 19:30 – 21:30

Friday St Leonard’s Sports Centre 19:30 – 21:30
Sunday St Leonard’s Sports Centre 13:00 – 15:00

Classes start promptly, however students who find it difficult to arrive on time due to lecture/work
commitments should simply inform the instructors that they may be late for class. Those who arrive
late for class should join the class only when invited to by the instructor, and should expect to have to
warm-up briefly on their own, before joining in with the rest of the class.

Outwith the academic terms, training is scheduled for those still in Edinburgh, though not necessarily
on the days or times listed above.

COST OF JOINING CLUB

All payments made to the club should be cash, or a cheque made payable to “EUSKC”, unless
explicitly stated otherwise by the club instructor. In summary, an academic year at EU Shukokai costs:

Semester 1 £35.00
Semester 2 £25.00

On the other hand, if members pay for the entire year in one go at the beginning of semester one, then a
discount of £5 is given. This brings the costs of an academic year to £55.

However, CSE rules dictate that club members must also join the CSE, either as a full member (£72) or
as an affiliate member (£24). As a full member you can use all the facilities (including swimming
pool); as an affiliate member you can only train with the club.

Unlike some other clubs (including other martial arts clubs) within the University, there will be no
further payment required during the term, and no initial ‘signing up fee’.

There are no coaching tuition fees required on a week by week basis.

Consequently, though the initial outlay may seem in accordance with other sports clubs, free coaching
for students makes this club excellent value for money.

Semester 1 is the most expensive, as this includes the annual license fee. The practice of martial arts in
the United Kingdom is strictly governed, and requires that practitioners are annually licensed and
insured with an appropriate governing body. A significant proportion of the semester 1 fee is used to
purchase a license and insurance premium for each and every student. Students will receive a hard-
cover license and grading book, which will contain their insurance cover slip, and will provide a record
of achievement in which grades awarded to them are recorded and approved.

All other money collected funds the ongoing running of the club and is used for equipment purchase,
administration fees and to allow the club to offer seminars with world class instructors, send
individuals and teams to competitions, subsidise social events for the club, etc.

The only other significant purchase to be made is a Karate Uniform called a Gi. There is no urgency to
purchase one of these, though most students choose to purchase one just before their first grading, at
the end of Semester 1. Students are welcome to buy their own uniform from a store, though you should

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be advised that the club is able to offer uniforms, as well as other equipment, at significantly reduced
prices, through purchasing from suppliers at wholesale prices.

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CLUB INSTRUCTORS
The club is fortunate to have the resource of several Dan Grade (Black Belt) instructors, with a wide
range of expertise in addition to Shukokai Karate. Each of the instructors below holds full Professional
Indemnities for teaching martial arts. They hold insurance policies which may be viewed by any club
members upon request.

Chief Instructor

Steven Webster
4th Dan Ao Denkou Jitsu
2nd Dan Hontai Yoshin Ryu Ju Jitsu
2nd Dan Shukokai Karate
Edinburgh University’s PWC Coach of the Year 2003

Assistant Instructors

Gerard O’Dea
4th Dan Ao Denkou Jitsu
1st Dan Shotokan Karate

Dave Orr (Kumite Coach)

2nd Dan Shotokan Karate
Edinburgh University’s PWC Coach of the Year 2005

COMMITTEE
EU Shukokai, as with all sports clubs at the University, is run by the students, for the students. The
instructors have been put in place by the University and the students, and their role is to ensure that
each and every student is taught a high standard of Karate that caters for not only the needs of all the
students, but the aspirations of each individual student.

General management of the club however is performed by a democratically elected committee, which
is chosen each year at the club Annual General Meeting. Students of the club are encouraged to take an
interest in the running of the club, and will be able to offer their services for subsequent years, towards
the end of the teaching block preceding the Easter Vacation.

Your committee this year was elected to be:

President Matthew Cowie

Captain
Treasurer Alan Worsley
Secretary Alison Martin
Social Secretary Fraser McNiven
Publicity Officer Melissa Ruseler

If you have any questions regarding technical matters of Karate, the instructors will be delighted to
answer them. Any matters regarding the club, please feel free to take them to any of the committee
members, who will do their best to help you. The committee members will be introduced for the first
few classes.

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COMPETITION SUCCESS, 2004/2005
February 19th/20th 2005, British University Karate Championships, University of Wolverhampton
(Combined team with EU Tora-kai Shotokan Karate Club – italics indicate Shotokan competitors)

Men’s Team Kumite Men’s Individual Kumite

Bronze – Shukokai Team Junior Heavyweight Bronze – Ben Madeley
• Barney Walker Junior Lightweight Gold – Hagen Sinapius
• Fraser McNiven Senior +80kg Bronze – Barney Walker
• Matthew Cowie Senior U75kg Bronze – Jonathan Sinclair
• Jonathan Sinclair
Women’s Individual Kumite
• Chris White Junior Heavyweight Silver – Lisa Stephens
• Hagen Sinapius Junior Heavyweight Bronze – Sinead Bennett
• Robert Foulkes Junior Middleweight Gold – Zoë Hawke
Junior Lightweight Bronze – Ashley Pheely
Women’s Team Kumite Senior U60kg Gold – Begoňa Pino
Gold – Shukokai Team Senior U60kg Silver – Vanessa Curry
• Begoňa Pino Senior Open Bronze – Begoňa Pino
• Vanessa Curry
Women’s Individual Kata
• Agata Boczkowska Intermediate Silver – Vanessa Curry
Senior Bronze – Begoňa Pino
Mixed Team Kata
Bronze – Shukokai/Shotokan Team
• Robert Foulkes
• Jonathan Sinclair
• Stewart Morrish

May 7th `2005, Scottish University Karate Championships, Heriot-Watt University

Men’s Team Kumite Men’s Individual Kumite

Gold – Shukokai (A) Team: Intermediate Gold – Hagen Sinapius
• Barney Walker Intermediate Silver – Ben Madeley
• Fraser McNiven Junior Gold – Claes Forman
• Matthew Cowie Junior Silver – James Cowan
Junior Bronze – Alex Mott
• Hagen Sinapius
Junior Bronze – Clauirton Siebra
• Chris White
• Ben Madeley Women’s Individual Kumite
Silver – Shukokai (B) Team: Senior Silver – Begoňa Pino
• Rob Hutchison Senior Bronze – Vanessa Curry
• Alex Stanley
• Claes Forman Team Kata
• Harry Oram Gold – Shukokai (A) Team:
• Alan Worsley • Begoňa Pino
• Alex Mott • Agata Boczkowska
• Vanessa Curry
Women’s Team Kumite
Silver – Shukokai (A) Team: Men’s Individual Kata
• Begoňa Pino Junior Bronze – Harry Oram
• Vanessa Curry
• Agata Boczkowska Women’s Individual Kata
• Melissa Ruseler Senior Silver – Begoňa Pino
Senior Bronze – Agata Boczkowska

Winner – British University Championships

ENOEDA TROPHY FOR BEST UNIVERSITY IN BRITAIN 2002/2003

Winner – Scottish University Championships

BUSHIDO TROPHY FOR BEST UNIVERSITY CLUB IN SCOTLAND 2002/2003

Winner – Scottish University (Women’s) League

Runners-Up – Scottish University (Men’s) League

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KUGB Scottish Championships KUGB Grand Slam
Senior Men’s U21 Kumite 1st – Robert Foulkes Senior Men’s U21 3rd – Robert Foulkes
Senior Men’s Kumite 3rd – Robert Foulkes
AMA International Open
SRKA North East Open Championships Junior Men’s Kumite 3rd – Hagen Sinapius
Junior 16+ Kumite 1st – Matthew Cowie Senior Women’s U60 kg 2nd – Begoňa Pino
3rd – Hagen Sinapius & Rob Senior Women’s Open 3rd – Begoňa Pino
Hutchison Senior Women’s Masters 1st – Begoňa Pino
Senior 16+ Kumite 2nd – Robert Foulkes Selected to represent Great Britain at the World Cup in
3rd – Barney Walker Sweden:
Robert Foulkes, Vanessa Curry, Begoňa Pino & Agata
ESKA European Championships (Cadiz, Spain) Boczkowska
Senior Men’s Kumite U21 5th – Robert Foulkes
Nakayama Cup (Paris, France)
Scottish Grand Prix, Wishaw Senior Men’s Team Kumite 3rd – Robert Foulkes
May
Junior Men’s Kumite 1st – Dennis McCaffery Scottish International Open
3rd – Ben Madeley Senior Men’s U75 kg 2nd – Matthew Cowie
Senior Men’s Kumite 3rd – Matthew Cowie Senior U20 +75 kg 3rd – Robert Foulkes
Senior U20 +78kg 3rd – Robert Foulkes Senior Women’s U60 kg 1st – Begoňa Pino
September Senior Women’s Open 2nd – Begoňa Pino
Junior Women’s Kumite 3rd – Melissa Ruseler
3rd – Sinead Bennett

July 2005, World Cup, Sweden – Representing the AMA Great Britain Squad

Women’s Team Kumite Senior Mixed Team Kumite

Gold – Shukokai Team Gold – AMA Team
• Begoňa Pino • Begoňa Pino
• Vanessa Curry
• Agata Boczkowska Women’s Individual Kumite
Senior U53kg Bronze – Agata Boczkowska
Veteran Women’s Team Kumite Senior +60kg Bronze – Begoňa Pino
Gold – AMA Team Senior Open Bronze – Begoňa Pino
• Begoňa Pino Senior Open Bronze – Agata Boczkowska

Veteran Mixed Team Kumite Best Female Competitor

Gold – AMA Team Begoňa Pino
• Begoňa Pino
2nd Place Overall

Other awards
Sir William Darling Memorial Prize for most outstanding alumnus of the year 03/04 – Robert Foulkes
PricewaterhouseCoopers Coach of the year 2005 – Dave Orr

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COURSES AND GRADINGS
Regular gradings will be held at the end of each academic semester. For 2005/06, Kyu (Coloured belt)
gradings will cost £12, though students should not necessarily consider this as a semesterly
expenditure. Though students may advance through the initial grades at a rate of one a semester, they
should note that they will grade less often at a higher level.

Cost of the grading includes a belt and certificate.

Students should also be aware that at no point do they have an automatic right to grade. All gradings
will result from the explicit invitation of the club instructor, which will usually be extended after the
recommended time spent at each grade.

Over the last few years, the EU Shukokai instructors have established relationships with International
Seminar instructors from around the world. Students will gain a perhaps unique opportunity to train
with highly qualified and recognised figures within the martial arts, as Edinburgh Shukokai has firmly
established itself as a prestigious venue on the International Seminar circuit. In the past years, students
have been offered courses with luminaries including Rick Clark, Patrick McCarthy, Vince Morris and
Soke Yamaue.

Seminars are offered as an extra for those students who are interested, and there is no compulsion to
attend. Seminar fees will be set for each individual seminar, but students should be aware that these
seminars are subsidised for them, presenting a unique opportunity to train with these instructors that
should not be undervalued.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Chief Instructor, Steven Webster, is a fully qualified first-aider under the British Red Cross. Any
injuries or accidents that occur should be brought to his attention in the first instance, before being
brought to the attention of any of the other members of the club.

Students who suffer from particular illnesses or medical complaints should consider that it is in their
own best interests to bring these to the attention of the instructor. Knowledge of a condition such as
diabetes, asthma or epilepsy can make it safer and easier to deal with any incidents that may
unfortunately occur as a result of these conditions.

Similarly, students who acquire an illness or injury, but who consider themselves fit enough to train, are
asked to advise the instructor in charge of their recent condition, so that no unnecessary demands are
placed on them.

All information will be held in the strictest of confidence.

The Sports Union requires that we advise students that Karate is considered a “high risk” sporting
activity; this attribution of risk is not based on previous incidences in the club, but is simply a result of
the nature of the sport form of our art. The club adheres to a strict safety policy which is agreed
between the committee, instructors and the University, copies of which are available in the club folder,
and which students should make the effort to familiarise themselves with.

INTERNET RESOURCES
The club has a strong online presence, with a wealth of information available to club members to assist
them in their training. This may be found at the club website, by visiting the address:

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 http://shukokai.eusu.ed.ac.uk/
Furthermore, the club operates a mailing list, used to keep members up to date with courses, gradings,
social events, etc. In addition, it is free to be used for club members to discuss things outwith club
time, though it should not be excessively abused (posts should be of interest to the majority of club
members, and not public exchanges that would be better kept to private email).

If at any point you wish to subscribe to the mailing list, you may do so by sending a blank email, to
eushukokai-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Furthermore, you may unsubscribe at any time from the
list, by sending an email to eushukokai-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com.

AFFILIATIONS
Edinburgh University Shukokai Karate Club is directly affiliated to the Ao Denkou Kai Scotland
association. ADK Scotland is an umbrella association, formed to cater for a wide variety of martial
arts. The style of martial arts practiced at EUSKC, quite obviously, is Shukokai Karate. However, the
principles of ADK Scotland recognise that at advanced levels, students should be exposed to facets of
other arts, where the knowledge may complement and add to that of their primary art. This is a precept
that was advocated by Tani Chojiro, the founder of Shukokai Karate, during his inaugural
demonstrations of the art.

Through ADK Scotland, EUSKC enjoys direct affiliation to Ao Denkou Kai,

an International organisation figureheaded by Professor Rick Clark, 8th Dan.
Professor Clark holds his 8th Dan in Ryukyu Kempo (Okinawan Karate) as
well as holding 7th Dan (Tae Kwon Do), 7th Dan (Ju Jitsu), 5th Dan
(Chinese Kempo), 4th Dan (Judo), 3rd Dan (Modern Arnis) and 1st Dan
(Hapkido). Edinburgh University Shukokai Karate Club is delighted to have
Professor Clark as Technical Advisor to our Association, which allows us to
have him visit our club from the USA twice annually.

APPLICATION FORMS
To become members of the clubs, students should hand an envelope, marked clearly with their name, to
the club secretary, containing:

• A printed application form (Available from the Committee)

• A photocopy of any previous Shukokai License they have held
• A cheque made payable to EUSKC, for membership fees

Member details will be held on a computer database, from which membership rosters, attendance
records and grading and course registrations will be processed. Furthermore, the club licensing officer
has to submit a separate application form to our licensing body for each member of the club, for their
license and insurance application; this will be generated from the details you supply.

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PROVISIONAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Semester 1

Week 1 21 September 2005 First training session

Week 4 14 October 2005 Seminar with Sensei Rick Clark (8th Dan)
University of Edinburgh
Week 6 30 October 2005 Halloween Party
Week 12 December 2005 Christmas Dinner
Week 13 December 2005 Grading
Week 13 December 2005 Ice-Skating & Glüh Wein

Semester 2

January 2006 Shukokai Ceilidh

Week 4 2 February 2006 Sports Union Ball
Week 5 11/12 February 2006 BUSA (British Universities) Championships
University of Edinburgh
Week 6 February 2006 Martial Arts Ball
Week 11 22 March 2006 EU Shukokai Club Annual General Meeting

Easter Vacation Club weekend to Firbush

Exam Block

April 2006 SUSF (Scottish Universities) Championships

Glasgow Caledonia University
Week 2 27 April 2006 Sports Union Annual General Meeting
7pm, Debating Hall, Teviot Row Union
Week 5 26 May 2006 Paintballing
Week 5 May 2006 Grading

These dates are correct at time of print. Dates may change, and some alterations may occur in the
schedule. Additional seminars/competitions will likely take place according to demand.

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RECOMMENDATIONS
"Traveling around the world teaching Karate seminars I get a
good chance to gauge the knowledge, ability and teaching
style of many Karate instructors. I can honestly say the
Edinburgh University Shukokai Karate Club ranks highly both
in students and instructors. The outstanding attitude and ability
demonstrated by the students of EUSKC is a direct reflection
on the Chief Instructor and his Assistant Instructors. Steven
Webster is a top notch instructor who can and has passed on his
ability and skill in the martial arts.

Professor Rick Clark (8th Dan)

Founder, Ao Denkou Kai

"If there is any truth to the expression that

growth depends entirely upon attitude &
environment, then I'd have to say, based
upon my personal experience of training
with Steven Webster & Gerry O'Dea in
Scotland, that the Shukokai dojo must be
one heck of a place."

Kyoshi Patrick McCarthy (7th Dan)

Founder, International Ryukyu Karate
Research Society

"I enjoyed my brief visit to the Dojo and

I'm sure that the students benefit from the
level of commitment and skill of the
instructors. I look forward to my next
visit!"

Kyoshi Vince Morris (6th Dan)

Founder Kissaki-Kai Karate, International
Institute for Kyusho Jutsu Research

"...We especially enjoyed visiting your dojo and

meeting a bunch of well trained students.
Cheyne and I discussed the training in your dojo
and we both thought it was first class and of an
exceptional standard. You really are fortunate to
have an instructor that can transmit both the
how and the why of karate training. In our
experience, very few instructors can do this. The
Australian Karate Academy is planning to enter
into a long term relationship with your club and
hope to have regular visits for tournaments and
seminars..."

Bob McMahon (5th Dan)

Founder and Chief Instructor of Australian Karate Academy)

Cheyne McMahon (2nd Dan)

Instructor, AKA, World Karate Confederation Junior Kumite Champion 1998/99

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