What an amazing month it’s been for East Durham Ishinryu. Read sensei’s blog.

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In case you missed it….Here’s a glimpse of some of the articles that appeared in the Hartlepool Mail recently about the club.

Sensei Steve Baxter’s trip to Australia secured three pages of feature coverage, while our younger members got a picture and write up in the Yor Neighbourhood section.

If you missed the article on Sensei Steve click here for more.

Congratulations to sensei Steve Baxter on being awarded his 3rd Dan.

The accolade from sensei Ticky Donovan 9th Dan OBE came after Steve’s hugely successful teaching experience in Australia.

 Congratulations also to Barking Abbey’s Emma Lucraft on being upgraded to 2nd Dan and her sensei Jonathan Mottram who was upgraded to 5th Dan.

 We at East Durham are very proud of you Steve. Ishin

Don’t forget – the 2nd Northen England regional squad session will take place on December 6.

The venue will be the same – but some changes have been made to training times.

Please ensure you complete your registration forms as soon as possible.

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As the club continues to expand we have now secured the use of the Music Room in the main building of East Durham College for our Thursday class.

The 6pm-7pm calss will  be held in the Music Room from November 24.

The senior (kumite) class will still be held in the Sports Centre from 7-8pm.

Please see sensei Foster if you have any questions.

East Durham Ishinryu now has its own Facebook group.

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Aaron Swales helped the England team to the Grand Slam title – without dropping a match.

England claimed the crown in emphatic style by winning all bouts and another great performance from Aaron.

The women’s team also claimed the crown – making it a clean sweep for England at the event in Cardif.

And it was a special thank you to Aaron’s mum who drove him to Cardiff for the trip and watched his fights. Thanks Mrs Swales!

Well done Aaron and well done England.

You can see some some pictures of Sensei Steve Baxter’s tour of Australia.

click here to see the gallery.

East Durham’s Aaron Swales has been selected to represent England again for the Grand Slam in Wales.

A men’s and women’s team will go head-to-head against Wales, Scotland and Ireland to take the title on November 5 in Cardiff.

His selection came after his amazing win at the British International Open in Glasgow last month.

Keep logging on for a progress report.

Sensei Steve Baxter’s trip to Australia is drawing to a close and has been a huge success.

Steve has received great praise for his teaching on Sensei Bruce Highland’s summer course and for his instruction in the full-time dojos in Victoria.

Watch out for a full report on Steve’s return and a gallery of pictures.