NOW IN ITS 39th YEAR TRAIN WITH THE CHAMPIONS 2019 INSTRUCTIONAL KARATE COURSES & DVDs SPRING KARATE COURSE AND KARATE SUMMER SCHOOL THE SPRING KARATE COURSE, KARATE SUMMER SCHOOL AND These courses were devised by former KUGB International Competitors as a way PAIGNTON, DEVON KARATE KIDS’ SUMMER CAMP, of passing on their vast wealth of knowledge and experience - which is the origin LANCASTER UNIVERSITY of the title ‘Train with the Champions’. The first Karate Summer School took place at April 14th - 19th 2019 Lancaster University in August 1981 and the Spring Course was added in 1985. August 4th - 9th 2019 Lancaster University is situated at the southern Students come from all parts of the British Isles and every continent, which adds tip of the Lake District, an area of outstanding an International flavour and provides a great opportunity to exchange ideas with natural beauty which attracts visitors from all over Karateka from other parts of the World. the World. For those looking for more thrilling diversions, the seaside resorts of Blackpool and Course costs have always been kept low and represent excellent value for money. Morecambe are within easy reach. There’s plenty Self-catering allows you to decide when and where you eat, and just as importantly, to do at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, with over 125 how much you will spend! THE KIDS CAMP at Lancaster University allows parents rides, attractions and shows. to leave their children at the course, with supervision, meals and extra activities The University is a ten minute bus ride from the Paignton is one of the many beautiful coastal centre of Lancaster allowing easy access to many provided by us. resorts to be found in this unspoilt area of shops, restaurants and the bus and rail stations. Devon. The mild climate and numerous small Classes are divided into groups in accordance with your grade, so you should find fishing boats and private craft give the area a The course takes place at peak holiday season, it very easy to cope. Attending one of our courses will increase your knowledge Mediterranean look and its title of the English when accommodation in the area is extremely hard to find, and the venue provides an ideal of Shotokan Karate, making you fitter and more confident in your future training. Riviera. If picturesque harbours and water-side restaurants don’t appeal, there is the Devon base. There will be the opportunity for KUGB black belts to be assessed for an Instructor countryside, where industry has not intruded and The accommodation is again self catering, with Qualification. where it is easy to feel you have stepped back in all main facilities free of charge. Course members time to a more leisurely age. have their own bedroom (all en-suite), with small Emphasis is placed on the correct learning and development of the fundamentals groups sharing a kitchen. of Kihon, Kata and Kumite. At the beginning of the course you will be put in to your The course timetable will allow you plenty of time to enjoy both sea and country and we will relevant grade group: instruction will be tailored to your standard and you will train provide help and information on what’s on and alongside students of a similar level. where. There are special classes for those soon to take Dan Gradings and the feedback is The accommodation for the Spring Karate Course is self-catering with all the main facilities such that these prove highly beneficial. as bed linen, cooking and eating utensils, gas If you are interested in training with Bo (Japanese Fighting Staff) then instruction by and electricity, being provided free of charge. The luxury mobile homes have a fully equipped weapons expert Sensei lan Maclaren is provided free of charge. kitchen, shower, toilet and lounge with colour TV. THE COURSE INSTRUCTORS All the Instructors are Senior Karate Union of Great Britain (KUGB) members Sensei who have served on the KUGB Technical Andy Sherry Committee for many years. The KUGB 9th Dan is the largest and longest-established single-style Karate association in the UK. ANDY SHERRY 9th Dan TERRY O’NEILL 8th Dan BOB POYNTON 8th Dan BOB RHODES 8th Dan BILLY HIGGINS 8th Dan FRANK BRENNAN 8th Dan Andy Sherry became interested in Martial Arts at the age of 12 and trained in Judo and Ju Jitsu before taking up Karate at the age of 16. He helped found the Liverpool Red Triangle Karate club and received his Shodan from Sensei Enoeda For the last five years, I’ve been bringing my family to the TWC in 1966, the first British person to be awarded black belt status in Shotokan Karate. He was the KUGB’s first Kata champion in 1967, and the next year he became the first Grand (Train With the Champions) Spring Course at Torbay. So, why do Champion by winning both the Kata and Kumite events. He won the first EAKF European Kumite title in 1968, and went on to win many other Individual and team European Championship titles. He we keep coming back? It’s about the experience and expertise that became the first British All-Styles Champion at Alexandra Palace, London, in 1966 you can tap into here. The course is delivered by the most Senior He was a skillful and courageous fighter, noted for his stunningly fast punching combinations. He also dominated the Kata event in the first four KUGB National Championships, and achieved many “ successes in European Championships until his retirement from competition in 1977. He has had KUGB Instructors who challenge, instruct and develop you to such an many other firsts in his long Karate career, including; first Shotokan Black Belt, first 3rd Dan, and the extent, that your Karate benefits tremendously throughout the week. first qualified British Shotokan International Referee. He holds the grade of 9h Dan. Alongside Sensei Enoeda, he coached the The physical and mental improvements to my own and my family’s KUGB National Squad, which reached its peak at “ Sunderland in 1990, by defeating Japan to win Karate are fantastic. The training environment is both disciplined and the World Shotokan Karate-do Championship. Since Sensei Enoeda’s passing, the KUGB has taken friendly at the same time. It’s great to meet and train with different numerous first, second and third International titles Karate-ka on the course and we have made a lot of new friends. There in both individual and team events. In 2005 he was elected as Chair of the Technical is plenty to do, both on the course and in the area. We see the TWC Committee for Karate England, the then governing body for Karate. week as a Karate/holiday mix. If you train in Shotokan Karate then I He is totally dedicated to the technical would certainly recommend the TWC Course to you. development of Karate and still trains most mornings at the Red Triangle. He serves both with a passionate dedication that is an inspiration to others, and remains one of the most professional and respected Karate practitioners in the World. Jonathan Hall – Kyoshin SKC Sensei Sensei Terry O’Neill Bob Poynton 8th Dan 8th Dan Terry O’Neill’s introduction to Kumite was in the individual event in the l967 KUGB National Bob Poynton was born on the 30th July l949 in Liverpool. He attended De La Salle Grammar School Championships, where, he says, he was soundly beaten in his first match. This state of affairs did not and his first job was as a Civil servant with the Customs and Excise. He saw “Odd Job” (Harold Sakata) in last long, as he won all his subsequent matches in the team event helping the Liverpool Red Triangle the James Bond film Goldfinger and decided that he wanted to take up Karate. achieve its first of many victories. He earned a place on the All-Styles British Karate Team in 1968, In l965 at the age of l5, he applied to the Liverpool Red Triangle Karate Club for membership. He had and in 1969 won his first international title when he took the gold medal at the 1969 South African to ‘fib’ about his age, as the minimum age for joining the club was l6. The day he started at the club, Games. Sensei Kanazawa was teaching, so he had his first Karate lesson with a Japanese 5th Dan, ex-champion Several months later, he became KUGB National Individual Kumite Champion – a title he went on of Japan. to win a further three times. He was also seven times Individual Kata Champion and a member of He was first selected for the KUGB squad in 1968 to compete in the IAKF European Championship the Red Triangle National Team Champions on no less than l3 occasions. A member of the KUGB in Austria. He was so excited about being selected that he left without his Gi. In those days it was International Squad from 1968 till 1982, he was also Captain of the British All-style Karate Team which not possible to walk into a sports shop and buy a Gi, so he had to fight in his first championship in a made Karate history by beating the Japanese team in Paris at the 1972 World Championships and borrowed Karate suit. also a member of the highly successful British All-Styles Team which defeated Japan to win the l975 In the 17 years, between 1968 and 1985, he represented England and Great Britain as a member of both World Championship at Long Beach, USA. He was joint third in the 1973 World Championships that the KUGB and All-Styles teams, achieving many placings in National and International events.