Author Archives: chrissensei

Happy New Year! I hope you have enjoyed a couple of weeks rest. We kick off again on Monday 5 January. I look forward to seeing you there! Important dates in 2015 Date Time Event January 5 6pm (kids), 7pm … Continue reading →

End of year dates The last day of training will be Monday 22 December and we will resume classes on Monday 5 January. Please enjoy a safe, healthy, happy Christmas and New Years break with family and friends. Christmas party This … Continue reading →

T-shirts for summer Summer is almost upon us! Feel free to wear Sobukan performance dry T-shirts or kids Sobukan yin yang t-shirts to training when it is too hot to wear a gi, or when we have beach or outdoor … Continue reading →

Yesterday we demonstrated martial arts in the Japan section of the first AsiaFest. This was a massive event and a huge success. There was a wide range of community members from all corners of the globe, and the event was … Continue reading →

A massive THANK YOU so much to everyone who has supported Sobukan over the past 3 years, especially to our present, past (and future) members and their families! Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our 3rd year … Continue reading →

Grading Sorry – I made a mistake in the last newsletter. The grading date will be Wednesday 24th September. Grading tests are $25 per person, payable before the test. Please bring your grading syllabus.  Juniors will start at 6pm, but … Continue reading →

Grading Less than two months until the grading, which will be held on Saturday 27 August. If you are unsure of anything in your grading syllabus, please be proactive and ask me – or a higher belt – to help … Continue reading →

Competition? Well, I guess you have to be fast – Thank you to the generosity of Universal Pictures, I wil have 5 double tickets to give away to see LUCY. This action movie is classified MA, so is best suited to our … Continue reading →

I was recently named as SA Shibucho (head instructor) for Kudo. This is a great honour, but what does this mean for Sobukan? In the past have not pursued nor accepted other opportunities to represent organisations due to my desire … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Anna Brown on winning a month free training in the Adelaide Sports and Fitness Expo Facebook competition!