Lower Hutt Seido Karate

One of the Dojo’s outstanding collegiate role models, Hamish Horan has his sights firmly set on achieving an Olympic level goal…

Hamish has achieved much success and these achievements were recently acknowledged with a wonderful article in the Wellington’s Dominion Post this week….

Well done Hamish…and keep it up…

Look up the article at: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/69484063/horan-sees-olympic-target-down-range
A Big OSU from us all at Lower Hutt Dojo

It’s official, the Seido Karate North Island Tournament for 2015 will be held on Saturday 24th October at the Renouf Tennis Centre…in Wellington

Students 10 years of age and up only will be able to enter this year….

So let’s all get fitter, stronger and faster and get ready to compete hard as a Dojo….these tournaments are always fun and challenging…

You get to meet old friends and make new ones all day long…..

OSU Everyone
Sensei Ken Szeto

The “smiles” say it all as the Dojo’s first Black Belts Scholarship was awarded to a most deserving and outstanding junior student for 2015 Ryan Marson…

A new award to the Dojo and created by the Dojo’s Black Belt students, the award is presented to one junior student each year in acknowledgement of their diligence and dedication to their karate training…

A proud Ryan Marson is the recipient of the Scholarship for 2015…

The Scholarship also covering travel and accommodation costs for the selected student to attend the Seido Karate National Australian Tournament in Sydney in November later in the year…

Keep up the great work Ryan…

From all the Dojo Black Belts…OSU
Sensei Ken Szeto, Senpai Jon Mackie, Senpai Leighton Szeto and Senpai Brendan Young

Pictured left to right: Senpai Jon Mackie, Ryan Marson, Sensei Ken Szeto and Senpai Brendan Young (absent Senpai Leighton Szeto)

It is with pleasure that I welcome all new Junior students selected for this years 2015 Junior Leadership Group….
Welcome back also to all Junior students who enjoyed being a part of last years 2014 Junior Leadership Group that made the amazing trip to Australia to compete in the Seido Karate Australian National Tournament in Sydney….
Criteria for selection being based upon the same criteria as last year…
Criteria for selection
Dedication and commitment to training
Excellence in technique and spirit
Leadership and exemplary behaviours
Encouragement and mentoring of others
We look forward to another successful junior Leadership Group year filled with fun, challenge and success….
Well done Juniors…..

Junior Blue Belts Group 2015 Pictured left to right: Isabelle Bosworth, Joe Hyndman, John Luo, Felix Middleplaats, Kian O’Connell, Harrison Raynor Back Row: Oscar Middleplaats Absent: Callum Rudge

Junior Yellow Belts Group 2015 Pictured left to right: Luke Hyndman, Madelyn Dickens, Issac Chia Absent: Harrison Fink, Nicholas Hill

Re-selected Junior Boys Group 2015 Pictured left to right: Back Row Marcus Wong, Ryan Marson, Angus Horan Pictured left to right: Front Row Sam Kilduff, Connor Piper, Gabriel O’Connell Absent: Alex Strickland, Neihana Anderson-Clark

Re-selected Junior Girls Group 2015 Pictured left to right: Back Row Kerenza Robertson, Amy Turner, Abbie Kincaid, Neev Mackenzie, Nissa Mackie Pictured left to right: Front Row Stacey Mather, Emily Wong, Briley Piper

It was yet another night of “Awesomeness” on display as 8 of the Dojo’s white belts worked their way through the challenges of their first grading to emerge “Happy, tired and full of Awesomeness”

All were proudly supported by family, friends and fellow students….Well done to a great bunch of junior young men….

Ken Szeto

Back Row Pictured left to right: Joe Hyndman, AJ Sketcher, Jared Chan and Jacob Werohia-Praat. Front Row Pictured left to right: Trent Browne, Lochlan Werohia-Praat, Edmund Cheng and Felix Middleplaats.

“Awesomeness-ness” – a state of constant awesomeness……

It was standing room only at the Dojo……parents, grandparents, families, friends and fellow students packed into the Dojo in support of the juniors blue belt students selected for grading…

Cheers, encouragement and tears coming from side lines all night as all juniors attained grading success on the night…..

Well done everyone…

Ken Szeto

Absent: Emily Wong. Back Row Pictured left to right: Harrison Fink, Ryan Marson, Aman Sharma, Luke Hyndman Patrick Gray, Abbie Kincaid Front Row – Pictured left to right: Connor Piper, Sam Kilduff, Isaac Chia, Gabriel O’Connell, Stacey Mather, Briley Piper, Neev Mackenzie, Maddie Dickens and Amy Turner

It was an evening of grading challenge for all students in the Junior Yellow Belt grading Group….
The emotional ups and downs faced in the grading shared by all grading students, their families and friends in support on the night…
Despite the backdrop of torrential rain and flooding outside, every student demonstrated their individual and undeniable levels of “spirit and never quit attitudes” throughout…
Well done to you all….
Ken Szeto

Back row: Pictured left to right Hrithik Mehta, Ryan Wade, Joshua Hall and Angus Horan Front row: Pictured left to right Alex Strickland, Vivek Patel, Jason Chao and Marcus Wong