Author Archives: chrissensei

Happy New Year! I trust you have enjoyed a happy, healthy and safe holiday period. I look forward to seeing you at the dojo on Monday 9 January and working off a couple of Christmas kilos that I gained from … Continue reading →

December 3 is International Day of People with a Disability. To mark this occasion, Sobukan is offering free training to anyone with a physical disability for the month of December. We all have limitations. It is important to focus on what … Continue reading →

Don’t miss your last chance to get fit before beach weather! We will keep training all the way up until (and including) Christmas Eve! Take the opportunity this festive season to get healthier and keep yourself safe. Congratulations to Jyah … Continue reading →

Tonight Sobukan did something special. We performed at the Paper Crane Ball at the Hilton to raise money for the Childhood Cancer Association, a very noble cause. My son Sei, Dan Scibs, Daniel Carlesso, Geoff Tynan, Steven ‘Pacey’ Pace, Takumi … Continue reading →

Half price passes for new members! To celebrate our 5th anniversary, 10 class casual cards will be available for $50 for prospective members until the end of the year! If you would like to encourage someone to join Sobukan, or … Continue reading →

Before class tonight I asked some of the students why they weren’t practicing. They answered that they were waiting for class to begin. During mokuso I asked my students to reflect upon how similar ‘waiting’ is to ‘wasting’. Time is … Continue reading →

First of all, I want to thank everyone here, talk a little about the origins of Sobukan for our newer members, reminisce about some of the times we have had, and importantly I want to share my vision for the … Continue reading →

What a massive weekend! Thank you to everyone who attended our 5th anniversary celebration on Saturday night. It was recently brought to my attention that some football league decided to hold their ‘Grand Final’ on the same day again – … Continue reading →

As you are aware, this week marked five years since Sobukan kicked off, and the Sobukan 5th anniversary celebration and grading tests are this weekend! I look forward to sending out more detailed information after the weekend – good luck … Continue reading →