Basingstoke Karate Blog
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Snow
Thursday 1st March we are open for classes. If you can safely make it to class later you are welcome, if you'd rather reschedule for a different day when the snow has cleared that's fine, the choice is yours. The Car park and pavements are slippy...
Congratulations to the Winners
Tai Chi and Kickboxing Winners in Basingstoke
Warning about Sexting
Recently Schools in Hampshire and Hampshire Police have been warning this week (9th December 2017) about the perils of sending inappropriate images and the possible consequences.
This is a topic that we frequently cover in Self Protection classes at the club, but the advice bears repeating online and documenting again.
According to research by the children’s charity Barnardo’s
“Last year alone police recorded 9,290 accusations of sexual offences where both the perpetrator and victim were under 18. This compares to 5,215 accusations being made in 2013, representing a 78 per cent rise.”
It’s worth remembering that although the age of consensual sexual intercourse is 16 it remains illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to take, possess, distribute or show anyone an abusive or indecent image.
If an under 18 takes a photograph of themselves and sends that to another under 18, then they have committed an offence, if the recipient keeps the image then they also have committed an offence.
Black Belt Grading – Congratulations
On the weekend of 2nd December we held our biggest grading of the year in Basingstoke. We had students from Karate, Ju Jitsu and Judo all grading. Of which Seven of them were being examined for their Black Belt. The weekend started with the younger...
Christmas Closure
Our Christmas holiday closures are between Monday 18th December and Monday 1st January inclusive. We hope that you have a lovely Christmas Holiday. Merry Christmas from everyone at Shin Gi Tai.
Charity Fundraising
We hope you will jump, block, kick and punch at the chance to support us in raising money for Hampshire Paediatric Diabetes Group (formally BYDG) and Diabetes UK. The Link to the webpage to donate is here...
Summer Closure
British Open Championships
At the end of April we took 29 competitors, 6 officials, judges or referees and 6 coaches and 2 helpers/score keepers to the British Open in London Docklands. The British Open is one of the largest competitions in the calendar with a high standard...
Easter Closure
Just wanted to remind everyone of our closure over the Easter period.
Promotion to 6th Dan
On Friday 17th February I was awarded my 6th Dan in Karate from Steve Rowe Sensei/Sifu 9th Dan, head of Shi Kon Martial Arts. Quite a few people have asked me what is involved in a Black Belt grading involved and whether it was simply a time served...
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