Archived News Items

New Sunday Training Session at 10am: Phil will be running a new training session every Sunday from 10am to 11:30am starting on 25/May at Farnborough - this gives you an extra opportunity to train and speed-up your development - we look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible. (May 08)

Grading Success: Ten club members from Farnborough and Basingstoke successfully passed their gradings recently on Wed 5/Dec/08. Click here to find out more. (Dec 08)

Christmas dinner: After the gradings on Wed 5/Dec/07 we all went to Zizzi's in Camberley to celebrate everyones success in their gradings and reflect on another years hard training. Click here to see pictures of the Fudoshin 'posse' enjoying there well earned Chrismas meal. (Dec 08)

Grading Success: Four club members from Farnborough and Basingstoke successfully passed their gradings recently on Wed 20/Dec/06. Click here to find out more. Those successful in their gradings were: Danielle Pullen, Mathew Harvey, James Croucher and Laurence Ash. (Dec 07)

Nick Mugridge awarded Third Dan: Sensei Shiomitsu (9th Dan, Hanshi) led training at the Jion Club in Aldershot on Tues 12/Dec/06. At the end of the session Sensei Shiomitsu awarded 3rd Dan to Nick Mugridge . Nick has trained and instructed at Farnborough for many years and the whole of the Club is delighted with the award and wish Nick hearty congratulations. (Dec 06)

Congratulations Sensei Shiomitsu - Ninth Dan: At the recent Instructors Course (Sat 14/Oct/06) - attended by Rob, Nick and Phil - Sensei Shiomitsu announced that he has been awarded 9th Dan by Grandmaster Ohtsuka II. This is a superb achievement and reflects Sensei Shiomitsu's truely amazing capabilities. Members of the Fudoshin Club extend a warm congratulations to Sensei Shiomitsu. (Oct 06)

Kyu Grade Competition Farnham: Fudoshin club members competed in a local Kata and Kumite competition at the Wado Academy Farnham Club on Sunday 24/Sept/06. The club team included: James (Jim) Croucher, Ed Stewart and Laurence Ash. All of them were a credit to the Club - click here to see pictures of our guys in their competitions. (Sept 06)

Grading Success: Ten club members from Farnborough and Basingstoke successfully passed their gradings recently. Click here to find out more. Those successful in their gradings were: Danielle Pullen, Mathew Harvey, James Croucher, Ed Stewart, Laurence Ash, Benjamin Selwyn, George Squire, Georgia Burton, Harry Burton and Jade Woolford. (May 06)

Brean Sands Training Course: Four club members made the trip along the M4/M5 again this year for the annual WKF Spring training course led by Sensei George Grimes (7th Dan Renshi) at Pontins Brean Sands. Click here to find out what the course was about and here to see the 'Mexicans'! (May 06)

Grand Master Leads Winter Course: Grand Master Ohtsuka II led training on the Wado Academy Winter Course at The Spectrum, Guildford from Sat 18/Feb thro' to Wed 22/Feb. Click here to find out more and see pictures of the Grand Master. (Feb 06)

Club Christmas Dinner: We had a good turnout for the Club Christmas Dinner on Wed 14/Dec at our favourite Curry House. Once again the conversation was stimulating (!), intellectual (!) and facinating! Click here for pictures and to find if there was a food fight! (Dec 05)

Ed Stewart turns Blue! Congratulations to Ed Stewart who passed his Blue belt (5th Kyu) on 22/Nov/05 - well done, purple belt next! (Nov 05)

Members compete in Bristol WKF competition: Six members of the club made their way to Bristol for the November/05 WKF competition - click here for report . Participants included: Lawrence Ash, James Croucher, Thomas Grigolit, Mathew Harvey, Danielle Pullen and Ed Stewart. (Nov 05)

Sensei Shiomitsu visits Farnborough: Sensei Shiomitsu (8th Dan Hanshi) led training at Farnborough on Wed 5/Oct/05. Sensei led basics practice before students paired-up to try a number of new combinations. Sensei finished off with Kata practice - Pinan Sandan. Picture of Sensei with the Students. (Oct 05)

International Wado Championships: A number of Club members went to the recent International Championships in Reading which also celebrated the 40 years that Sensei Shiomitsu has been teaching in Europe. All were impressed by the quality of competition - the Kata was excellent but the quality of the Kumite was particularly inspiring. (Sept 05)

Grand Master Ohtsuka II Visits in February '06: Club members are reminded that Grand Master Ohtsuka II will be leading the Winter Course next Feb. Make a point of putting this in your diaries now so you don't forget! (Sept 05)

A new Dan Grade in the Club: Phil Sears passed his 1st Dan at the recent Academy Summer course after a lot of hard work and not a few trips to Bristol to train with his grading partner Paul Burnham (who also passed 1st Dan) under the watchful eye of Sensei George Grimes. Click here to see Phil with certificate and proud Sensei's. (July 05)

Successful Beginners Course: In April thro' May the Club ran a 6 week beginners course - Click here to find out more about the beginners course. (April 05)

Dan Grading Success for Sensei's Hopkins and Windsor: After a significant amount of hard training our local Sensei's - Brigadier Graham Hopkins and Rob Windsor - passed their gradings on the Winter Course. Graham becoming 4th Dan and Rob becoming 3rd Dan - well done to both! (Feb/05)