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Tsukada Sensei Course: October 2025
Sunday 19/10/2025 again afforded us at Forge Shotokan the opportunity to participate in the British Sankukai Karate Association's Annual Special Instructor course with Ryozo Tsukada Sensei (9th Dan, Shito Ryu)
Another exceptional course with Sensei, covering kata bunkai for Pinan/Heian Yondan and some great partner drills.
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It's always great to see new and old faces attend these courses, where everyone takes something away to work on, practice and improve. Many thanks to Sensei Calvin Collins for the invitation to participate and to Tsukada Sensei for his time, wisdom, and thoughtful instruction.
Be sure to follow us on social channels for updates on new courses and training opportunities for the rest of the year. ​​
Tsukada Sensei Course: October 2025
Coming up in October we are delighted to again be hosting one of the British Sankukai Karate Association's Annual courses with esteemed Shito Ryu Sensei Ryozo Tsukada (9th Dan Shito Ryu), at our Aston Fields Dojo.
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Many thanks as always to Sensei Calvin Collins for letting us be part of this; there is always a great turn out for these courses so we hope to see as many of you there as possible!
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Details:
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Sunday 19th October 2025
Aston Fields Middle School (Main Gym, B60 2ET)
11:30am-3pm
​£25 (adult) or £15 (junior)
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or if you fancy training on other courses with Sensei over the course of the weekend, there are training sessions at different venues on the preceding days in Kidderminster. See the flyer for further details.
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Mixed Styles Course 22/06/2025
Sunday 22/06/2025 was again a chance for Forge Shotokan to host another knowledge sharing mixed styles karate course; our third in the current series, again featuring Sensei Calvin Collins (6th Dan Sankukai), Sensei Glyn Jones (7th Dan Goju Ryu) and Forge Shotokan Chief Instructor Stuart Hughes (7th Dan Shotokan), at our Aston Fields Dojo.
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As featured on the course literature, Maai was the focus of this course. A sometimes misunderstood and often criminally under-appreciated aspect of every karate-ka's martial arts experience. All three instructors covered theory and drills related to their styles approach and some common technical insight.
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It is always a pleasure to get together with our friends from across the country and train, and Sunday was no exception, it was a pleasure to host all attendees, and our 2 guest instructors. Many thanks to Sensei Collins and Sensei Jones for being so generous with their time and for their thoughtful instruction.
Be sure to follow us on social channels for updates on new courses and training opportunities for the rest of the year. ​​
Mixed Styles Course 22/06/2025
Coming up in June we will be hosting our first course of the year, continuing the established series with Sensei Calvin Collins (6th Dan Sankukai), Sensei Glyn Jones (7th Dan Goju Ryu) and Forge Shotokan Chief Instructor Stuart Hughes (7th Dan Shotokan) at our Aston Fields Dojo.
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We will be looking at Maai and distances between opponents, come and train for an interesting and insightful dissection of what all 3 instructors practice in their respective styles.
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Mixed Styles Course 20/10/2024
On 20/10/2024 we were delighted to host our second mixed styles karate course, featuring Sensei Calvin Collins (6th Dan Sankukai), Sensei Glyn Jones (7th Dan Goju Ryu) and Forge Shotokan Chief Instructor Stuart Hughes (7th Dan Shotokan) at our Aston Fields Dojo.
We looked at Hangetsu and Seisan Kata from the 3 instructors respective style perspectives, and provided a really insightful and enjoyable day.
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It is always a pleasure to get together with our friends from across the country and train, and Sunday was no exception, it was a pleasure to host all attendees, and our 2 guest instructors. Many thanks to Sensei Collins and Sensei Jones for being so generous with their time and for their thoughtful instruction.
Stay tuned for more updates on courses for next year. ​​