Lower Hutt Seido Karate

Happy 70th Birthday to our Dojo Nana

8 December 2012

Saturday 8th December marked a very special occasion for the Lower Hutt Dojo….

It was the 70th Birthday of our Dojo’s very own Dojo Nana……..Maureen Mackie

Always warm, loving and supportive to all, Maureen has come to represent what Seido is all about at Lower Hutt Dojo…and she constantly reinforces the message to all that the most important thing in life is happiness and the love of your family….

Happy Birthday…..Dojo Nana….you are simply awesome…

From us all at Lower Hutt Dojo

Pictured left to right: Maureen Mackie aka Dojo Nana, Lisa Horan and Wendy Trimmer

Happy 60th Birthday Jun Shihan Ben

21 November 2012

The Brooklyn Dojo hosted a 60th Birthday get together for all friends, families and Seido students last night at their Wellington Dojo….

It was a wonderful night of catching up with old friends, making new ones and just enjoying each other's company over a fantastic spread of delicious food

The highlight of the evening being the presence of Jun Shihan Ben’s family members from overseas…Happy Birthday Jun Shihan Ben let’s have many many more

Pictured left to right: Sensei Ken Szeto, Jun Shihan Ben and Leighton Szeto

Pictured also: the Amazing Birthday Cake and Jun Shihan Ben surrounded by happy happy junior students on the night

Happy traveller visits Lower Hutt Dojo

20 November 2012

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

Hanshi Renzie Hanham QSM recognised with Karate Service Awards

18 September 2012

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)

Recovering Well at Home – Andrew Cunningham

30 July 2012

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

He managed to give us his trademark “Happy face grin” for a photo with his lovely fiancé Sonia sitting by his side

Andrew kept us entertained with his wonderful sense of humour and introduced us all to his new recovery pillow affectionately named Wilson

On behalf of the Lower Hutt Dojo we proudly presented them both with the very generous proceeds of donated cash totalling just over $2,000 and over $600 in groceries and petrol vouchers from the amazing students and families of the Dojo….

Andrew was quite overcome and both he and Sonia have expressed their sincere and gracious thanks to everyone at the Lower Hutt Dojo for their generosity and kind support

Wendy, Don, Liam and Sensei Ken

Pictured: Sonia Lintern and Andrew Cunningham

Congratulations to Kaicho and Nidaime – Successor to World Wide Seido Karate Organisation Announced 14th May 2012

18 June 2012

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….

Along with this very special announcement, he also bestowed upon Nidaime the rank of Hanshi 8th Dan and presented to him his personal ceremonial belt. The very same belt that Kaicho himself had worn over 35 years ago……

We would like to Congratulate Kaicho on his special announcement and offer our warmest wishes to Nidaime as successor…

OSU
Seido Karate Lower Hutt Dojo

Congratulations Hanshi Renzie QSM

8 June 2012

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.

Congratulations to Hanshi Renzie from us all at Seido Karate Lower Hutt Dojo…OSU on a such a wonderful achievement….

Hanshi Renzie Hanham (Christchurch Shibu)

Dojo Tournament Team Enjoy Success at North Island Tournament 2-3 June 2012

7 June 2012

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….

Every student that entered won a medal gaining either 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective events at the tournament….

The special highlight of the tournament however was the awarding of the prestigious SOGO Tournament Trophies. Awarded to the Most Outstanding Junior Male and Female competitors on the day, this year the trophies were awarded to 2 of the Lower Hutt Dojo most talented juniors, brother and sister Kingi and Mykala Lewin

I am very proud of the way that the Dojo was represented by all students….well done to you all

Thank you to all the wonderful parents of the Dojo for your amazing support and encouragement of our juniors….

OSU

Sensei Ken Szeto

Pictured: Our very triumphant and happy Tournament Juniors

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

Lower Hutt Dojo’s Well Wishes reach Kaicho at Seido Honbu, New York

30 May 2012

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

Neihana Anderson and his Mum Deb Clark while away on holiday in New York popped into Honbu to pay their respects to Kaicho and represent the Lower Hutt Dojo with our well wishes and gifts…

To top off his visit Neihana was privileged to attend a class taken by Kaicho himself and he even got the opportunity to mingle with some of Seido Karate’s most senior and notable of students…

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)

Farewell and Good Luck in Australia

13 April 2012

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