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Grading Weekend and Dales Birthday
Hi everyone, What a great and exciting weekend, Gradings and Dales birthday, first of all our the grading video's have been sent to...
Scotty Calner
Oct 17, 20231 min read
September Monthly Round Up
Hi everyone, A little bit early for the monthly round up, it has been a very much a game of two halves, firstly the less welcome part, we...
Scotty Calner
Sep 26, 20232 min read
Motivation
Hi everyone, Today is another chance for me to have a bit of a ramble about Iaijutsu, with only three weeks (6 classes) left till the...
Scotty Calner
Sep 22, 20232 min read
Newsflash
Hi everyone, I have just ordered a selection of iaito and some more bokken in advance of the february seminar!!
Scotty Calner
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Last night and tonight in Norwich.
Hi everyone, Thanks for last night, we were very busy in the lines tonight, walls were positively shaking in fear as the gleaming steel...
Scotty Calner
Sep 5, 20231 min read
New Kimono
Hi everyone, i hope you have all had a lovely thus far, i have just placed an order for some new kimono, perfect birthday/christmas gift...
Scotty Calner
Sep 1, 20231 min read


August Monthly Round Up
Hi everyone, This month has definitely been an interesting month, we have been plagued with illnesses and injury but also we have the...
Scotty Calner
Aug 28, 20232 min read
Newsflash!!
Hi everyone, As i mentioned on the whatsapp page a couple of days ago, Sensei Tom Duffy has kindly agreed to come over from the country...
Scotty Calner
Aug 5, 20231 min read
This Sunday
Hi Everyone, This weekend will be for sure a great class, we have our Dedicated Kenjutsu class, devoting the entire class to paired waza....
Scotty Calner
Aug 3, 20231 min read
July Round up
Hi everyone, Here we are at the end of July, we have had a number of positive points this month, the club itself is now thriving, of...
Scotty Calner
Jul 27, 20232 min read


Intensity
Hi everyone, with the grading closing in fast upon us i wanted this week to talk a little about training intensity and some different...
Scotty Calner
Jul 22, 20233 min read
Grading
Hi everyone, with three months until the next club grading i wanted to say a few words on the subject… whether you train under a kyu/dan...
Scotty Calner
Jul 14, 20231 min read
Beware the snake oil
Hi everyone, hope you are all well, want to write a small piece about the charlatans out there. We have all seen the get rich quick...
Scotty Calner
Jul 7, 20232 min read
Something to live for..
With a martial art that has no practical application to daily life it seems to some a rather pointless undertaking to start in Iai, I...
Scotty Calner
Jun 26, 20233 min read
June Round up
As we come to the end of yet another month, we have to look at our achievements, It has been another busy month for sure, Successful and...
Scotty Calner
Jun 26, 20232 min read
This sundays kenjutsu class
Hi everyone, looking forward to this Sunday, we will be going through all of the tachi uchi no kata…. and when you are paired with gav he...
Scotty Calner
Jun 22, 20231 min read
The beginners mind
Martial arts of all kinds is one great way of keeping fit, both physically and mentally. This is all great, it allows us to create...
Scotty Calner
Jun 17, 20231 min read
Last classes before my return..
Hi everyone, as you know i have been away from class for the last few weeks… (first away at the gasshuku, then here in rhodes) i will be...
Scotty Calner
Jun 11, 20231 min read
May Update
Hi everyone, Yet another amazing month, first of all i must thank Semsei Tim Hamilton coming down from the north for the seminar, it felt...
Scotty Calner
May 30, 20231 min read
Upcoming Seminar with Sensei Hamilton
Hi Everyone, I hope you are all well, with just a week till we host Sensei Tim Hamilton, i wanted to give you all an update. Firstly the...
Scotty Calner
May 13, 20231 min read
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