We are all afraid of something at times. Anyone who tells you that they’ve never been afraid is lying. For some people it’s Spiders (Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia) or Clowns (Coulrophobia) or Heights (Hypsiphobia) or Flying (Pteromerhanophobia) or...
We have some good entries so far for the best photograph of someone wearing a Shin Gi Tai T Shirt or Hoody? Still a few weeks to get your entries in. You don’t have to be in a really exotic location, but the photograph has to be interesting. You can also...
This week, I’m in the Czech province of Jizerka training on the 24th Shikon Jizerka course hosted by Shikon Czech and it’s Chief Instructor Ondra Musil 7th Dan in Karate and 6th Dan in Aikido who along with Steve Rowe 8th Dan in Karate and Tai Chi Sifu...
Members of Shin Gi Tai Martial Arts took part in the Karate Sport England National Championships in Harlow With squads attending from some of the biggest Karate groups in Great Britain along with some National Squads taking part it was a busy competition and a long...
Congratulations to the members of our Basingstoke Martial Arts club who competed in the National All Styles Southern Open Championship recently. Most of the squad members are pictured to the left, they came away with 44 medals. We had an excellent day competing...
Congratulations to all the members from Shin Gi Tai Martial Arts Academt who were selected for the Basingstoke and Deane Sports Awards. Shin Gi Tai had an inspiring evening winning the following categories. Junior Volunteer of the Year – Jess Muller Senior...
Congratulations to the Karate competitors from Basingstoke who took part in the AMA International Karate Open in Sheffield on 28/2 – 1/3. The event was held over two days, with day one focusing on Kata and day two on Kumite (Fighting) We saw success from Lindsey...
Club coaches Lindsey and Bryan Andrews had a successful evening at the Winchester and District Sports Awards winning respectively the awards for Masters Sportwoman of the Year and Performance Sports Coach of the Year. Edward was runner up in the Junior Sportsman of...
The winter nights are here now. It’s cold outside. You’ve got a good book. A warm cup of coffee. You feel tired from work. There’s a good movie on TV. The dog gets lonely….. The next time you feel like a night off or can’t be bothered,...
We’ve just finished our last grading of the year with a successful weekend of Karate and Judo gradings. This December grading was also our only Black Belt grading for the year, so the pressure was on for several candidates.We don’t pass people for gradings...
We close for our Christmas holidays between Sunday 21st December and Sunday 4th January inclusive. All Martial Arts and Fitness classes in Basingstoke follow the normal timetable from Monday 5th January.
Starting in September we have a range of new classes starting at our Basingstoke based Martial Arts Club. Ladies Kickboxing Class From Tuesday 9th September at 7:30pm we are running a Ladies Only Kickboxing class. Focussing on Fitness and Self Defence, this class is...
WORLD KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 IGUASSU FALLS, BRAZIL After months and months of hard training, fundraising, competition practise and organising it was finally time to go. Here’s a day by day breakdown of my unforgettable trip to Brazil with the England Karate Team to...
Our Judo club in Basingstoke is pleased to announce an initiative with Sport Hampshire and IOW plus The British Judo Association to help attract newcomers into Judo as a sport. Black Friday Special Offer November 2014 we are offering 8 weeks of FREE Judo Classes...
Congratulations to club coaches, Paula Clarke, Mark van Meerkerk and Emma McDade upon the successful completion and passing of their Level 2 Martial Arts Coaching Qualification under the auspices of the British Council for Chinese Martial Arts.
Basingstoke’s Shin Gi Tai Martial Arts Academy celebrated a double national success with the Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane, Cllr Dan Putty presenting a National Award to the Club. He was accompanied by Susan Parker and Amy Sambell from Basingstoke and Deane Borough...
The Karate England Nationals are the highlight of the competition year with many competitors from all over the Country competing to become the England National Champion in their respective division. Annually this event is held in Loughborough. This event was our most...
Shin Gi Tai has it’s own Facebook page, we regularly post information on there about events, competitions, courses and photos of us training or even videos like this one of a Karate kata. Come and check it out:-...
