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Merry Christmas and Grettings from the other side of the world!! (Chile)

Dear Sensei Ken and all your Karate school
 
It’s been 5 years since we met since I visited New Zealand on that adventure trip I did that year 2012 and as always I remembered you and all the people I met at that pretoria street school. (if I remember correctly, it’s been a while! haha)
How to forget all of you who gave me so much !!! Although I must admit that I did not write them, I want to tell everyone that I always have them in my heart. How can I forget when I arrived at the karate school and they opened the doors for me to train with you? I will never forget that! and so many other things that I lived with all of you being there … it was one of my best years of my life.
 
Thanks to facebook I have been able to see some of you and how the school has grown! They do not know the desire that they give me to visit them again !!
It has not been easy for me to be a landscaper here in Chile and that is why I have not done it yet, but I will do it and I hope it will be in the near future.
 
It does not know the desire that I have to go, but hey, I will have to wait a little and especially now since first I must finish what I started years ago and I have resumed intermittently. Today I have the opportunity to prepare 100% for my black belt test, something that I have been waiting for so long.
 
Well sensei, I send you a big hug from the other side of the world for each one of you and I hope someday to meet again and share great moments like they were practicing karate with you.
 
I send you a picture with my sensei and a student
 
Greetings and hugs to each one of you from the other side of the world!
 
 
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for all of you !!!!
 

Cummings Kilgariff and Co “Generous Dojo Sponsor” of Junior Academy Group to Sydney 2017

On behalf of the SEIDO Karate Lower Hutt Dojo Junior Academy Group I would like to say “THANK YOU” for your amazing generosity with sponsoring our student group “back packs” for our trip to compete at this years SEIDO Karate Australian National Tournament in Sydney…
 
Without the generosity of sponsors like you we would not be able to get our talented juniors overseas to compete in international tournaments..
 
Thank you so much Diane and Hannah of Cummings Kilgariff and Co Realty, 1 Jackson Street, Petone…
 
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year…
 

Pictured: Diane Cummings and some of the Junior Academy Group students….

Juniors Rise to Challenges at Northland Dojo Grading – Saturday 16th December 2017

It was the last event of the year at Sensei Garry Szeto’s SEIDO Northland Dojo in Wellington today….
 
His 4 Juniors students were joined in the days grading by Elisabeth from SEIDO Brooklyn Dojo, Wellington…
 
Well supported by black belt and kyu grade students from Brooklyn and Lower Hutt Dojo all juniors rose to the challenges placed in front of them by Kyoshi Bruce Millard of Brooklyn Dojo…
 
All grading students were successful and should be very proud of their efforts…
 
Congratulations to Flynn, Dana, Phoebe, Ezra and Elisabeth….
 
Ken Szeto and all at SEIDO Lower Hutt Dojo
 

Pictured: Attending Group

Pictured: Black Belt Group

Mixed Junior and Adults Grading a Wonderful End to the Year – Thursday 14th December 2017

A small group of Juniors and Adult students combined to share the last grading of the year on Thursday night…
 
All Juniors students digging deep right from the start of the grading with facing the challenging warm up / push up regimen set for them…
 
All candidates working through the challenges and the energy sapping sparring at the end of syllabus testing…
 
A huge Congratulations to you all for the amazing demonstration of SEIDO spirit…
 
Ken Szeto and all at SEIDO Karate Lower Hutt Dojo
 

Pictured left to right: (standing back row) Susan de Grutolla, Alexandria de Boer, Devery Foster, Marcellus Fernando, Tim Hyndman, Dylan Budge and Phil Simms Left to right: (kneeling) Shae Bennett, Gabriella Geris, Emerson De Vos and Felix Middleplaats

Consistent Practice and dedication pays off for Juniors at Grading – Wednesday 13th December 2017

Consistent Practice and dedication played a massive part in the success of all grading candidates at Wednesday night grading…
 
The results of training commitment definitely showing across all grading candidates…
 
Well done to you all on a wonderfully inspiring grading…
 
Ken Szeto and all at SEIDO Karate Lower Hutt Dojo
 

Pictured left to right: Finn Bosworth, Sam Phillips, Jack Gerrie, Xavier Baldwin, Visakan Ramesh, Grace Parker, Rayan Jina, Eshaan Jina and Carlo Turner

A Hard Day at the Office for Determined Juniors at Grading – Tuesday 12th December 2017

It was certainly a hard day at the office for All grading junior candidates on Tuesday night…
 
All pushed to their physical limits and then some…
 
As always all were supported by their proud parents, families and friends…
 
Well deserved and well earned juniors…Congratulations
 
Ken Szeto and all at SEIDO Karate Lower Hutt Dojo
 

Pictured left to right: (standing) Oliver Coppard, Xavier Blythen, TJ Luey, Luca Middleplaats, Sam Claridge, Pharrell Raumona, Janke Liebenberg and Ekun Au Left to right: (kneeling) Arie Teng, Noam Phillips, Sam Gerrie, Joshua Young and Andrew Su

Amazing Juniors Power through Grading – Monday 11th December 2017

Size means nothing when you have a heart full of determination….
 
6 of the Dojo’s toughest little people powered their way through a challenging grading to gain success…
 
Vocal parents and families provided encouragement in bucket loads as each of the candidates gave their all to gain grading success..
 
Well done everyone…you are all amazing…
 
Ken Szeto and all at SEIDO Karate Lower Hutt Dojo
 

Pictured left to right: Ethan Liu, Maddie Roberts, Stella Phillips, Li Yan Wu, Jayee Au and Nico Middleplaats

Wonderful demonstration of Individual and Group Spirit – Brooklyn Dojo General Grading Saturday 9th December 2017

It was always going to be hard day at the office with Kyoshi Bruce taking the reins for todays General grading at Brooklyn Dojo…
 
Our group of 6 from Lower Hutt Dojo demonstrating “Wonderful Individual and Group Spirit” as each battled their way through the grading…
 
Congratulations to ALL who graded today, it was a challenging grading made even more so as the Dojo temperature soaring as the morning wore on…
 
Congratulations to you ALL….
 
Warmest regards
OSU
Ken Szeto
 

Grading Group (pictured kneeling front row): Vince Bailey, Kathy Tilley, Neev Mackenzie, Abbie Kincaid, Nicholas Hill and Issac Chia

Lower Hutt Dojo Support Crew

Wonderful Way to Celebrate a Busy 2017 – Brooklyn Dojo Black Belt Dinner Havanna Cafe and Bar Thursday 7th December 2017

It was  a wonderful way to celebrate the events of a busy 2017…
 
Great food, drinks and company….
 
Thank you to all our fantastic Black belts in the Wellington region for an absolutely amazing 2017…
 
Smiles all night from everyone…
 
Wishing you all an Amazing Christmas and Happy New Year with families and friends….
 
Warmest wishes
OSU
Ken Szeto
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Special Grading Weekend at SEIDO Karate Christchurch Camp, Kaiapoi – 1st to 3rd December 2017

It was a sun drenched weekend of karate and friendships (old and new) at this years SEIDO Karate Christchurch Camp held at the Blue Skies Camping facilities in Kaiapoi…
 
Hundreds of karate-ka from all over New Zealand enjoying a full on weekend of karate, karate and more karate….
 
Junior and senior grade gradings were also held as a part of the camp…
 
I was one of the privileged ones asked to be a part of the group of 8 attempting our Kyoshi level grading….and our very own Senpai Melanie Calversbert was asked to be a part of the group of 5 attempting their Sensei level grading…
 
It was an absolutely enjoyable and enlightening experience for me and made even more special by having the grading experience shared with my long time fellow karate-ka and great friend, Sensei Bruce Millard of Brooklyn Dojo, now deservedly Kyoshi Bruce…
 
To top off an already amazing and memorable weekend, I had the welcome surprise of having Sei Shihan Ino Macquirang, SEIDO Karate’s Australian inspirational head instructor attend the camp to support me…thank you so much Sei Shihan….I am truly grateful to you for this….
 
Thank you to Hanshi Renzie, all Sei Shihan’s, all Jun Shihan’s, all Kyoshi’s and all Sensei’s for your strength of leadership and dedication that you all put into the committed nurturing of a wonderfully respectful and privileged SEIDO Community throughout New Zealand….
 
Thank you to my fantastic little brother Sensei Garry for being there and my Otago University Pharmacy School classmate Senpai Charles Powell coming across to attend from the Sunshine Coast in Australia, I enjoyed training and catching up with you Senpai Charles on Sunday…
 
Thank you to the many many well wishers from all over, I am very very blessed indeed…
 
Congratulations to our Sensei Mel and all students who successfully graded over the weekend….Well Done everyone….
 
With sincere gratitude and warmest thoughts to you all for a Happy Christmas and Wonderful New Year….
OSU
Ken Szeto
 

Kyoshi Group – Pictured left to right: Ken Szeto, Ed Siddle, Bruce Millard, Chris Gilmore, Shane Mason, Jan Gilmore, Siobhan Lilley and Chris Rice

Pictured left to right: Ken Szeto, Bruce Millard and Garry Szeto

Sensei’s Grading Group 2017

 

Pictured left to right: Karen Millane, Sei Shihan Ben Otang and Melanie Calversbert

 

 

 

 
  • Station Village Complex
    Upstairs Studio (next to Laughalots Play Land)
    499 Hutt Road
    Lower Hutt
    Ken Szeto, Instructor