Lower Hutt Seido Karate

Just wanted to please keep well in this very challenging time ahead…

 

We ALL must stay in our homes for the next 4 weeks with lockdown, make sure that you call or contact those you love each day even if just to say “HI, how are you doing”

 

Keeping in contact will be very important for everyone….especially our older family members, so please give grandma and grand dad a call to cheer them up with a “Hi I Love you”….

 

We have a great Dojo community and I am sure that everyone will do their best to say “Hi” to each other over this lockdown period…

 

We also have some amazingly talented people (Steve Swallow and Senpai Wendy) who are trying to set up a system on our Dojo FACEBOOK whereby our Dojo community will be able to link up and send videos of the training activities that you will all create over this 4 week period…

 

So to start the first competition off, I will gift a $100 PREZZY card to any SEIDO Lower Hutt student who can do a “YOKO GERI” (side kick) as good as the guy in the poster….so send in your photos kids…….

 

Maybe a video series Juniors and Collegiates kata competition to be judged by the black belts of the Dojo could be next….

 

Keep well everyone….thinking of you all over this next 4 weeks….kids don’t drive mum and dad crazy…..otherwise its Happy push ups when we all get back…

 

Much Love to you All

OSU
Ken Szeto and family

 

 

Physically it was hard, mentally it was challenging, spiritually enriching……both Jason and Bree demonstrating their very best in character and spirit throughout…

 

Grading are never convenient….there are always things that get in the way of preparing for the day….things like work, study, family time and relationship time to manage….

 

And when the event is over, there is often a downloading of emotion…good emotion….emotional release and expressions of “YAH, I made it”

 

Thank you to you Jason and Bree, for always trying your best and certainly delivering this on the day….

 

We all learnt so much more about you both and about how very lucky we are to have you with us all on the wonderful journey that is karate-do….

 

Warmest regards and gratitude

OSU
Ken Szeto and all at SEIDO Karate Lower Hutt Dojo

 

The 5 juniors lined up and gave their biggest “OSU” at the very start of the grading and expressed their feelings about how they felt afterwards….

 

Their words were honest and profound for ones so young….(aged from 6 years old to 12 years old)

I am very proud indeed to see the courage and belief in yourselves and the amazing support from your parents and families…

 

It is a blessing to have you all involved with the Dojo and developing into great young people through your training…

 

Well done Max, Oscar, Ameelia, Mikey and Devesh…..

 

Warmest regards

OSU
Ken Szeto and all at SEIDO Karate Lower Hutt Dojo

 

Peoples views on gradings are all different…some expecting physical challenges, some expecting mind blowing combinations and some expecting nothing but getting through the ordeal……..

 

Last night however, it was simply a demonstration of the incredible strength of the “human spirit” from all 5 amazing individuals….

 

Each one expressing their very different reasons for being on their journeys of karate-do….

 

Thank you for privilege of having you all involved with our wonderful little Dojo and adding so much to the continued development of our strong Dojo “culture of dedication, commitment and caring for each other” 

 

Thank you to all students and families for being there to support and encourage…it is always much appreciated

 

Warmest regards

OSU
Ken Szeto and all at SEIDO Karate Lower Hutt Dojo