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    Enso SKC Embraces 2022

    Enso SKC Embraces 2022

    Well, my dear chums, it has been a long time since I wrote anything on this website. Hard to explain why, but truth be told, for some...
    The Long And Winding Road... Back To The Dojo

    The Long And Winding Road... Back To The Dojo

    The Fab Four, back in the day, probably had no idea just how their classic pop ballad would one day translate over the decades into the...
    What Karate Really Meant To Me During Lockdown: Project 6th Dan

    What Karate Really Meant To Me During Lockdown: Project 6th Dan

    There is absolutely no doubt that this has been a most unique and challenging twelve months. Nobody could have predicted what 2020 was...
    Karate and the Journey of Life

    Karate and the Journey of Life

    I have been, I think, very fortunate looking back on just how my life and times have been influenced by my life-long journey with...
    The Sheer Joy Of Getting Back To Training In Karate When Living With Cancer

    The Sheer Joy Of Getting Back To Training In Karate When Living With Cancer

    So, it is exactly 8 weeks and two days since I had my operation at the Priory hospital. It is 2:45am and try as I might, I cannot sleep....
    The Frustration And Challenge And Appreciation Of Not Being Able To Train In Karate

    The Frustration And Challenge And Appreciation Of Not Being Able To Train In Karate

    There is no doubt about it that the enforced lockdown and mass closure of karate dojos all over the world has been a huge blow to those...
    The Legacy Of Shotokan: RIP Sensei Bob Poynton A Good Man

    The Legacy Of Shotokan: RIP Sensei Bob Poynton A Good Man

    I was quite simply lost for words this week when I read a post on Facebook that Sensei Bob Poynton had died suddenly. I was surprised at...
    Shotokan, Cancer, And Zanshin....

    Shotokan, Cancer, And Zanshin....

    Funny thing about living a life as a martial artist, and as a cancer patient. Personally, I always willingly choose the former rather...
    2019: What a Year for Enso SKC

    2019: What a Year for Enso SKC

    It is always an interesting experience, as one year draws to a close, to look back with fondness on a year in life achieved, and all that...
    Karate, Japan, Culture And Karma

    Karate, Japan, Culture And Karma

    I watched a brilliant couple of documentaries about life and culture in Japan. One was called “The Art of Japanese Life” presented by Dr...
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