Summer School 2026.
Updated: Sep 1
Summer School was a fun and eventful week for the club. Jack passed his black belt assessment and is the first junior to do so in the club's history. Well done Jack!! We are all immensely proud of him and all of the effort and dedication he has shown to his training and development. A well deserved grading. Thank you to all involved in supporting Jack and helping him develop over the last few years, it's much appreciated.
For Paul W and I we had a good summer school, out of the seven days, I had one rest day and missed an hour session in the afternoon. The atmosphere on the mat ebbed and flowed as the body and mind became tired but by Thursday, bonds of friendships had been made and renewed with Piers Cooke from the BAB visiting and teaching boosting the energy with his teaching and good grace.
Soke Jones continued to demonstrate his understanding and high quality instruction, taking us through some interesting points around ki and tai jitsu (hand use). Some of the exercises I noted were tough on my body where I aim to improve on both my mat fitness and flexibility. Looks like yoga it is.
Gradings were a little different this year with a good range of abilities showing their skills. I picked up on how high the junior section's skills and abilities were, it's lovely to see.
Other things to note - for the first time in fifteen years I joined the social wild dip on the Tuesday morning which was just lovely and something I will now start doing when training in Pembrey.
Next update will be post summer school. Good luck Jack!!
Osu!
Sensei Marc.
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