News and Information

 

Japan Tsunami Appeal

Clubs in the UK have been raising money for the Japan Tsunami Appeal this past week (21st May). Dinas Kyokushin completed 1000 punches for the charity and raised £250

Dojo operator Senpai Phill Sedgmond said "we all were very proud to do this for such a worthwhile cause, i couldn't believe how much we raised £250 is supurb for our club, it makes me very proud of my students who really came through for the 1st Charity Event our club has done in the 2 years we have been operating, hopefully the first of many.

WAKEY WAKEY !!!

January is such a miserable month, wet an cold, Cant get out and do much in this weather........ Or can you ?????

 

Well if you were part of Dinas or Barry Kyokushin you could have come with us to Waterfall training, This year saw 40 brave students from all over the UK take part in the 2011 waterfall training Held in Penderyn, Wales.

On Saturday 8th January at 10am we met outside the Lamb Hotel, it was a brisk 3 degrees and we waited for everyone to arrive. At 11 am we set off with Shihan Mac leading the way on a 3 mile run to the falls.

along the way we stopped to perform kihon (basic punches kicks and blocks) and hear the echo fo our kiai traveling down the valley. Pressing on to the waterfall it was as inspiring as always, lining up on the otherside of the river to prepare to go under our kiai would muffle the roar of the water crashing down onto the rocks below,

Yes it was cold...... and yes we may be a little mad for doing it, but you only live once, why not wake yourself up for the year by some vigourous training with some great company.

OSU ALL, great session

 

FUTURE CHAMPIONS

As you may be aware, the club has been closed for a few weeks. This is because Senpai Phill's Fiancee Melanie Difford has recently given birth to Identical Twin Girls. Maddison and Gabriella were born 6 weeks premature and at the beginning were doing well when things took an unexpected turn... Maddison was born 3lbs 3oz and at 2 days old was diagnosed with a perforated stomach, the Paediatrition at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital said that she needed immediate surgery to repair her stomach. Due to the demand for surgeons in Wales, Maddison was sent by ambulance to St Michaels Hospital in Bristol and both Senpai Phill and Melanie went with her and stayed at St Michaels Hospital until she was transferred back to the Heath in Wales 2 weeks after the operation. The 2 weeks were a tough time for the new parents as their other daughter Gabriella remained in The Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant and were only able to return to visit her 3 times in the 2 weeks. Surgery on Maddison was a success but seeing their tiny baby girl in Intensive Care was tough, Senpai Phill and Melanie said "we met many people while sat in the Intensive Care unit and some of them had babies who were in far worse health than ours and our hearts go out to them, it makes us think how lucky we are. We can't thank all the medical staff at all the hospitals we visited enough". Maddison is now doing very well. She had to have her stomach stapled as during surgery they found that her stomach had burst at the front and back. She was a very lucky girl. According to the surgeon that performed the operation there has only been 2 other occasions in the world where this type of condition has occured. Maddison and Gabriella are true fighters (obviously take after their father). Senpai Phill says "once they can walk I'm sure they will want to learn Kyokushin Karate, maybe they will be the next British Champs like their dad was, they both certainly have the fighting spirit"

Melanie and Senpai Phill would like to thank family and friends and students for all their messages and support through this difficult time.

OSU

Maddison and Gabriella were transfered to the University Hospital Wales (Heath) at the same time so after being seperated for 2 weeks they were finally reunited on Tuesday 16th March

Hopefully they will both be home with mum and dad soon.

Congratulations Senpai Phill and Melanie

 

SUCCESSFUL BEGINNERS CLASS

Dinas Kyokushin has been open for over 6 weeks now and the members have been enjoying their lessons and are now looking forward to beginning their second lesson a week at the Parish Hall in Dinas Powys village. Chief Instructor, Treasurer and Club Secretary held a meeting recently with some of the club members and have decided to keep the beginners class open. So, it's not too late to join. Anyone over the age of 7 years can join this BRAND NEW club, we already have members from the age of 7 years old to students who are over 40 years old. Your never too old to learn something new and you don't have to be fit to start. The Chief Instructor Senpai Phill will help you develop your fitness in a gradual and comfortable time scale.

 

The First Steps

The first steps in creating Dinas Powys Kyokushin Karate Club. Senpai Phill invited local Cllr Chris Williams to come and try Kyokushin Karate to show what will be happening in Dinas Powys in the next few weeks. Articles have been sent off to the papers to promote the club and drum up support. Senpai Phill and some of the senior students from Barry Kyokushin spent a few hours last Saturday (13th June) on the streets of Dinas Powys meeting local people and handing out flyers and will be out again next weekend (20th june) to help support the new Dinas Kyokushin, So if you see us on the streets dont be shy come and say Hi.