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We are delighted to be hosting guest examiner, Sensei John Parnell 7th Dan, who will run a training & kyu grading for us on 15 March 2025.Sensei John started his karate journey in 1980, trained for 5 years with John Mullin & Richard Amos (WTKO) in the USA and set up Basingstoke Shotokan karate club with David Graham. He is qualified as a competition judge and assessor and Vice Chair of our governing association Shotokan Connect and previously sat on its Quality Assurance panel. He was awarded 7th Dan in June 2024.
Saturday 15 March 2025
9.00am-9.15am: Registration for brown & black belts
9.15am-10.15am: Brown & black belts training
10.15am-10.30am: Registration for all grades course & grading – ideally register & pay in advance to save time on the day
10.30am-11.30am: All grades training
11.45pm-2.45pm: Kyu grading (Shotokan Connect students only)
Please pay in advance to speed up your registration on the day.
- TRAINING ONLY: £10 or included for Senshi Karate students who pay monthly for Saturdays or for all classes; non-members of Shotokan Connect welcome for the same price.
- TRAINING + KYU GRADING: £25 or £15 for Senshi Karate students who pay monthly for Saturdays or for all classes. Shotokan Connect members only. This includes your belt & certificate if you’re successful. You must train to grade.
- Make sure your licence with Shotokan Connect is in date. No licence, no grading!
- Parking: There is parking onsite. Remember, this venue is in the Ultra Low Emission Zone so check your car is compliant.
- Changing rooms: There are changing rooms onsite
- As is the custom, we will pop out after the grading for a lemonade or a half pint: Red Lion pub, 6 Red Lion Place, Shooters Hill, London SE18 3RN
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, Red Lion Lane,London, United Kingdom, Chislehurst
