Lower Hutt Seido Karate

Thank you for visiting us at our Lower Hutt Dojo

On Tuesday night we were pleasantly surprised to welcome to the class Vladimir a visiting Seido student from Seido’s Chiswick Dojo based in the UK (headed by Sensei Bede Brosnahan)

Vladimir sweated it out with everyone on the night and demonstrated his wonderful kata “Yansu” for us all to remember him by

Well done Vladimir and happy and safe travels on your way around the rest of the world…

OSU from us all…..

Pictured left to right: Sensei Ken Szeto,Vladimir and Leighton Szeto

Congratulations to Hanshi Renzie Hanham QSM

Last month Hanshi Renzie Hanham QSM was officially inducted into the Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame and into the Karate Union Hall of Fame, with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Seido Karate.

Well-deserved acknowledgements for his endless dedication and commitment not only to a lifetime of karate but to a lifetime of inspiring and touching the lives of  1000’s and 1000’s of Seido students throughout New Zealand and the world…

OSU

Seido Karate Lower Hutt Dojo

Pictured left to right: Hanshi Charles Martin (Honbu New York), Hanshi Renzie Hanham (NZ Shibu Christchurch) and Hanshi Andy Barber (NZ Shibu Nelson)

We visited Andrew Cunningham and Sonia Lintern at home today and were pleasantly surprised to see Andrew looking a picture of good health following his quadruple bypass at the beginning of the week

Pictured: Sonia Lintern and Andrew Cunningham

At the recent 20th Anniversary celebrations of Seido Aichi in Japan, Kaicho officially announced that Nidaime would be his successor and lead Seido Karate as a World Wide Organisation….

Included in this years Queen’s Birthday Honours and Awards list, Hanshi Renzie Hanham received the Queen’s Service Medal for his lifelong dedication to services to Karate.

Hanshi Renzie Hanham (Christchurch Shibu)

The challenges of competing at a major tournament for the Lower Hutt Dojo’s Tournament team were rewarded with medals, smiles and success at the Seido Karate North Island Tournament over Queen’s Birthday weekend….

Pictured: Our very triumphant and happy Tournament Juniors

Pictured left to right: Caitlyn Lewin, Mykala Lewin and Kingi Lewin

The well wishes of all the students and families of Seido Karate Lower Hutt Dojo reached Kaicho directly at Seido Honbu this week….

Pictured left to right: Jun Shihan Walter, Neihana and Kaicho (seen here holding up a photo of the Lower Hutt' Dojo’s students).

Pictured here meeting Kaicho as he arrived at Honbu (with gifts in hand)

Two of the Lower Hutt Dojo’s most loved families are leaving the shores of New Zealand this month to live in Australia.

The Calkin’s moving firstly to tropical Darwin and then to cosmopolitan Melbourne, and the Feagaiga’s moving to sunny sunny Brisbane.

We wish both families only the very best for success and happiness over in the land of Oz and hope that you will return some day to join us at Lower Hutt Dojo once again.

All the very best to Maddy and Damian two of our brightest junior karate-ka talents.

OSU and much love to you all

Seido Karate Lower Hutt Dojo

The Calkin Family (left to right) Marc, Maddy and Nerissa

The Feagaiga Family (left to right) Vao, Fea, Marcus and Damian

New Year best wishes arrived when Big Phil Simms of Lower Hutt Seido Karate returned briefly to New Zealand over the Xmas and New Year break…

Big Phil has been enjoying his training at Seido Karate Hammersmith and Fulham Dojo under the wonderful guidance of Kyoshi Brandt and Sensei Tina…..so nice to get photo's from overseas dojos…

Pictured from left to right back row: Kyoshi Brandt, Big Phil and Sensei Tina (far right of picture)

All the best for 2012 to you all at Hammersmith and Fulham Dojo.