SHOTO has the great honour of posthumously awarding Hanshi Randall MBE his 10th Dan in Shotokan Karate-do. Having dedicated his life to practicing and teaching karate, and having received an MBE in 2003 from Her Majesty the Queen in recognition, he was widely acknowledged as Kanazawa Hanshi’s top student. An inspiration to thousands of students, […]
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It is with pleasure that we announce the promotion of Sensei Jil Rickards, Senior Instructor of the North London Club, to the grade of Shichidan, making her one of the highest ranked EKF-registered females in Britain. We thank her for her contribution to and support of SHOTO.
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It is with pleasure that we announce the promotion of Sensei Mike Trogal, Senior Instructor of the Winchmore Hill Club, to the grade of Godan. We thank him for his contribution to and support of SHOTO.
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It is with pleasure that we announce the promotion of Sensei Chris Martin, Senior Instructor of the Kingsbridge Club, Devon to the grade of Shichidan. We thank him for his contribution to and support of SHOTO.
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It is with great sadness that we report that passed away peacefully on 10 June 2020. He was one of Hanshi Kanazawa’s “Seven Samurai”, training with him almost daily in the 1960s, and was awarded an MBE in 2003 for his Services To Karate by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. You can read more about
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In recognition of 40 years dedicated training each for both Sensei Anthony Kilcullen 7th Dan and Sensei Roy Banton 7th Dan, SHOTO held a one off training event.
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Congratulations to Roy Gerondaes in attaining 7th Dan, pictured with at a celebratory meal. Roy started training with Hanshi Randall 39 years ago at the Islington School of Karate (also known as Sobell Club) and continues to train regularly and teach at the North London Club.
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