Ropley Karate Club
Welcome
Welcome to the website
of Ropley Karate Club. The members train at the Village Hall, Vicarage Lane in
Ropley on Sunday and Tuesday evenings. New members are always welcome. Each
class is conducted in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, training is based on
Shotokan Karate with a strong emphasis on practical application and defence. The
members have been training for some time, and provide a fun and supportive
network of individuals who strive to improve and maintain a family environment
which ensures new members feel not only at home but also are supported in their
endeavours to improve.
Training consists of practice of the basic principles of
karate, namely Kihon (basic techniques and combinations) Kata (preset forms) and
Kumite (sparring, both free sparring and prearranged pairs) The training
sessions are conducted by John Gilliland 7th Dan, who has over 40 years of
experience in Karate and other martial arts, indeed holding 6th Dan Ju Jitsu and
3rd Dan Judo, martial arts which help him combine facets of each to ensure
correct interpretation and improvements on lesser known techniques within karate
such as throwing or joint locking. The outcome is varied and very interesting
lessons and interpretation of techniques where the aim is always practicality of
effort. We operate an open door policy, anyone is welcome to come along and join
in, and our members are welcome to train elsewhere and enjoy the different forms
and methods of teaching and emphasis, in the current climate, we also
acknowledge that it can be difficult to train regularly, we accept that some
members simply train when they can.
Welcome to the website
of Ropley Karate Club. The members train at the Village Hall, Vicarage Lane in
Ropley on Sunday and Tuesday evenings. New members are always welcome. Each
class is conducted in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, training is based on
Shotokan Karate with a strong emphasis on practical application and defence. The
members have been training for some time, and provide a fun and supportive
network of individuals who strive to improve and maintain a family environment
which ensures new members feel not only at home but also are supported in their
endeavours to improve.
Training consists of practice of the basic principles of
karate, namely Kihon (basic techniques and combinations) Kata (preset forms) and
Kumite (sparring, both free sparring and prearranged pairs) The training
sessions are conducted by John Gilliland 7th Dan, who has over 40 years of
experience in Karate and other martial arts, indeed holding 6th Dan Ju Jitsu and
3rd Dan Judo, martial arts which help him combine facets of each to ensure
correct interpretation and improvements on lesser known techniques within karate
such as throwing or joint locking. The outcome is varied and very interesting
lessons and interpretation of techniques where the aim is always practicality of
effort. We operate an open door policy, anyone is welcome to come along and join
in, and our members are welcome to train elsewhere and enjoy the different forms
and methods of teaching and emphasis, in the current climate, we also
acknowledge that it can be difficult to train regularly, we accept that some
members simply train when they can.
Students attending range from beginner through to senior black belts with
many visiting black belts who attend for specialised instruction or simply to
train with the chief instructor. The club is part of Gakushuin Karate
International, an association open to all styles though predominantly Shotokan.
Club members enter competitions usually in the South and have had success at
each competition entered so far, however the principle remains the same,
competitions are simply one aspect and are not the overall reason for training.
Unusually for many clubs, Ropley Karate Club has a high proportion of ladies all
keen to improve and progress within karate, as with most clubs throughout UK, we
also have a high percentage of children of all ages who regularly attend to
learn new techniques and perfect those they already know