Upcoming events
Sat, 2014-01-18 09:00 - Sun, 2014-01-19 17:00
On the 18th and 19th of January 2014 I will be teaching my first ever seminar in the Netherlands! The first day starts at 9am and run to 5pm (with breaks :-). On the first day we will cover: Two handed fighting and attack lines, Karate grappling skills and Kata based sparring. Day two also runs form 9am to 5pm and will cover “First attack
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Sun, 2014-01-26 12:00 - 16:00
On the 26th of January 2014 I’ll be teaching an open course on kata bunkai / practical karate. The emphasis will be on key close range tactics – as recorded in traditional kata – that ensure the karateka can create and maintain advantage. The course will be held in Pent Valley Leisure Centre, Tile Kiln Lane, Cheriton,
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Fri, 2014-01-31 11:00 - Mon, 2014-02-03 12:00
Fully booked! We had over one-hundred applications and all the places went within a couple of hours. It seems like this is a very popular idea and we have set up a reserve list for future residential courses. If you missed this one, but want to be put on the reserve list, please drop me an email at iain@iainabernethy.com
Early next year I will
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Sat, 2014-02-15 11:00 - 13:00
On Saturday the 15th of February 2014 I will be teaching an open seminar in Cardiff on the basic and advanced applications and drills of the Pinan / Heian series! The seminar will run from 11am to 3pm and will be held at Cardiff Martial Arts Academy, Unit 4, Norbury Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3AU. The cost is just £25 and cheques (made
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Sun, 2014-02-16 10:30 - 14:30
On the 16th of February 2014 I will be teaching a seminar in Derby! The seminar will run from 10:30 to 14:30 and will cover karate grappling methods including throws, locks, chokes, strangles and groundwork. The seminar will also show where these methods can be found in a variety of karate kata and include practise drills. The location for the
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Sun, 2014-03-16 11:00 - 15:00
On Sunday 16th March 2014 11am-3pm I will be teaching an open seminar for the Lee Taylor Karate group. The seminar will cover two advanced flow drills for Pinan (Heian) Yodan and Godan that will cover the majority of Yodan and the whole of Godan. We will then move on to cover core applications for Niseishi / Nijushiho kata. The seminar
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Sun, 2014-03-23 12:30 - 16:45
On Sunday the 23rd of March 2014 I will be teaching an open seminar in Wigan! The seminar will consist of two 2-hour sessions with the whole event running from 12:30pm to 4:45pm. The location of the seminar is Ryu-Do Martial Arts Academy, Unit 1A, Landgate Industrial Estate, Wigan Road, Bryn, Wigan, WN4 0BW.
The cost is £20 for one
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Sat, 2014-03-29 12:00 - 17:00
On Saturday the 29th of March John Johnston 7th Dan (BCKA and WCA) & Iain Abernethy 6th Dan (BCKA and WCA) will be teaching a joint applied karate seminar! The seminar will run from 12pm to 5pm and take place at Dev Barrett's Dojo, 87 Brays Lane, Coventry, CV2 4DS. The cost will be just £40.00 per person and if 5 people book the
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Sun, 2014-04-27 13:00 - 17:00
On the 27th of April 2014 I will be teaching in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham! This seminar will run from 1pm to 5pm and will take place at Woodham Village Community Centre, St Elizabeth's Close, Woodham Village, Newton Ayclife, County Durham, DL5 4UE. The seminar will cost £25 per head and payment should be sent to Dave Noble, 87
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Sun, 2014-05-25 11:00 - 15:00
On the 25th of May I will be teaching a joint seminar with Don Came! The seminar will run from 11am to 3pm and will be held in the Cavendish Sports Centre, Eldon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1UE.
The seminar will cover developing the flinch to trigger action rather than reaction, how to make the transition from a training drill to an effective
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Sun, 2014-06-01 11:00 - 15:00
On the 1st of June 2014 I will be teaching a seminar on the drills and applications of Pinan / Heian Sandan and Kanku-Dai / Kushanku! The seminar will run from 11am to 3pm and will cost just £25 / person. The location is Stechford Cascades, Station Road, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 8QN (Leisure centre phone number: 0121464 5596). To secure
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