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The Stevenage Karate Club is held in the town's Arts and Leisure Centre and is run by the Association Chief Instructor, Sensei Michael Nursey (8th Dan)[see profiles below]. This Club represents the Hombu (main Dojo or HQ) for all the ESKA Clubs in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire and has been running since 1976, making it the oldest Karate Club in the Stevenage / Hertfordshire area. The Club has a high level of Qualified Instructors supporting Sensei Nursey with the many classes taken during the various training sessions (details below). On a monthly basis, Sensei Nursey holds a special training session dedicated to the higher grades of the association, normally from senior brown belt through to as high as 5th Dan. These sessions will cover anything from the basics through to complex techniques and will include tuition on instructor methology, self defence, kata bunkai, terminology, history etc, thus ensuring ESKA members are trained in all aspect of the Shotokan Martial Art. These sessions are also used as a pre-grading assessment for all those wishing to take the next step in their karate training. It comes highly recommended that any ESKA member training at the various clubs around the area make every effort to use the Hombu for additional training as the sheer number of high grades still training is a testimony to the high quality of the teaching imparted by Sensei Nursey. The Stevenage Club, as the Hombu, is also the location for the Kyu Gradings, Dan Gradings and any other Association Courses held throughout the year (for details on event and dates see the Calendar page)
Also, check out their website at www.stevenagekarate.co.uk |
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Class |
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Instructors |
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1st Monday each month |
Dan Grade Special Class - Senior Brown to Black Belts |
7:30 to 9:30 pm |
Sensei Michael Nursey |
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Monday |
Junior Kyu Grades - Ages 6 to 15 |
6:30 to 7:30 pm |
Sensei Paul Grimsey Sensei Angus Pearson Sensei Des Allen |
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Adult Kyu Grades - Ages 16 and above |
Sensei Paul Raymond Sensei John Higgins |
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Adult Class - Ages Senior Brown to Black Belts |
7:30 to 8:30 pm |
Sensei Michael Nursey |
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Thursday |
Junior Kyu Grades - Ages 6 to 15 |
6:30 to 7:30 pm |
Sensei Paul Grimsey Sensei Angus Pearson Sensei Des Allen |
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Adult Kyu Grades - Ages 16 and above |
Sensei Paul Raymond Sensei John Higgins |
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Adult Class - Ages Senior Brown to Black Belts |
7:30 to 8:30 pm |
Sensei Michael Nursey |
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Instructor Profiles in Brief |
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Sensei Michael Nursey |
Sensei Paul Raymond |
Current Rank: 8th Dan (Awarded Dec 2007) Chief Instructor of the English Shotokan Karate Association English Kata and Kumite Referee NVQ City & Guilds qualified Assessor Began Training: 1967 See History page for full profile |
English Kata Official Qualified Instructor Began Training: 1981 |
Sensei Rae Nursey |
Sensei Paul Grimsey |
Current Rank: 5th Dan (Awarded 2008) Qualified Instructor Association Judge Began Training: August 1984 |
Current Rank: 4th Dan (Awarded November 2005) Qualified Instructor Association Judge Began Training: October 1986 |
Sensei John Higgins |
Sensei Angus Pearson |
Current Rank: 4thDan (Awarded November 2009) Qualified Instructor Association Judge Began Training: October 1991 |
Current Rank: 4thDan (Awarded November 2009) Qualified Instructor Association Judge Began Training: September 1993 |
Sensei Des Allen |
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Current Rank: 3rd Dan (Awarded Jul 2008) Qualified Instructor Began Training: 1975 |
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Current Rank: 5th Dan (Awarded November 2006)
