Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club was the main venue for this years Zen Judo Spring Martial Arts Course, which was held over two days on 5th and 6th of May.
Some of the Instructors and Students
Chief Instructor John Robertson 2nd Dan Zen Judo, has been running this martial arts course now for 5 years and once again it attracted Instructors and Students from a number of Clubs and Martial arts disciplines and as far away as Reading, Northampton and Nottingham .......(click on the link below for more)
This course has in the past been held at Petersfield and this year was the first time it has been held at the Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club with the support of Sensei Tony Richards 7th Dan, the Chief Instructor at the adjacent Kenseikai Jujitsu (Ronin) Club.
Kenseikai Jujitsu
With twenty seven Black belts and students attending each day and a number of high grade instructors attended the course, including Shihan Gordon Lawson head of the British Zen Judo Family Association, Sensei Ron Davidson 7th Dan Tae Kwon Do and Joe Harbet 5th Dan (TJUK).
This year once again sessions covered a number of martial arts including Kenjutsu (art of the sword), various Jujitsu styles, Wadoryu karate, Taekwon-Do, ISTJ Combat Judo, Zen Judo and three Judo Katas including the Katame no kata and Juno Kata. One of the highlights of the weekend was the demonstration and talk given by Sensei Joe Harbet on the Nage no kata which included a lot of background history and incites from his trips to Japan to train.
Kenjutsu - The Art of the Sword
We also had two very well attended sessions by Sensei Ron Davidson on Kenjutsu, which is the art of the sword, from this martial art Kendo was developed.
The course venue proved so popular that next years course is already in the planning stages.
Both Bognor Zen Judo and Kenseikai Jujitsu Clubs train on Monday night in South Bersted Street, Bognor Regis. For more information phone John on 07904081211.
List Of Course Instructors
Shihan Gordon Lawson 7th.Dan MCAA; 6th Dan BZJFA Judo; 3rd.Dan ZJF.
Sensei Ron Davidson 7th. Dan Tae Kwon Do 3rd.Dan Kenjutsu.
Sensei Tony Richards 5th. Dan Kenseikai Jujitsu.
Sensei Joe Harbet 5th. Dan Judo / Jujitsu (TJUK).
Sensei Jim Dart 4th.Dan ISTJ, BZJFA & Wadoryu; 3rd Dan ZJF & Jujitsu.
Sensei Anne Parker 4th.Dan BZJFA.
Sensei Graham Paget 4th.Dan BZJFA.
Tom Williams 3rd.Dan ISTJ; 2st.Dan Jujitsu.
Andy Lambourn 2nd.Dan ISTJ; 1st.Dan Jujitsu.
Colin Foster 2nd. Dan Kenseikai Jujitsu.
Matt Collins 2nd.Dan ITF Taekwon-Do.
John Robertson 2nd.Dan ZJF & BZJFA.
Martin Robertson 2nd.Dan ZJF & BZJFA.