The following people have been successful in recent gradings, and are
now ready to take their training to the next level.
The enthusiasm and dedication of our students is the life blood of the
association, so it is always encouraging to see students continuing to
progress. Cangratulations everyone.
Loughborough/Leicester
Area Grading Sunday 27th June 2010
Jack
Corten
Yellow Tag
Paul
Phizacklea
Yellow
Katie-Lea
Beresford
Green Tag
James
Eling
Green Tag
Alice
Humphries
Green Tag
Eskarda
Matthew-Shaw
Green Tag
Shane
Watts
Green Tag Henry
Dyne
Blue
Derby/Nottingham Area Grading
Tuesday 29th June 2010
Millan
Patel
Yellow Tag
Michael
Riviere
Yellow
Jamie
Sutherland
Yellow Tag
Matthew Vernaus Yellow
Tag
Susan
Bettany
Green
Louise
Clarke
Green
Michelle
Dumelow
Blue
Tim
Pike
Blue
Mandy
Fitzpatric
Purple
Derby/Nottingham Area
Childrens Grading Saturday 3rd July 2010
George
Dowell
Yellow Tag
Leah Palfreyman Yellow
Tag
Isaac
Gosrani
Yellow Tag
Austin
Ghent
Yellow
Seth
Warton
Yellow
Sydney
Croome
Yellow
George
Tomlinson
Yellow
Louis
Gosrani
Yellow
Sam
Gosrani
Yellow
Jade
Shaw
Green Tag
Jack
Walker
Green Tag
Ben
Harrison
Green
Rebecca
Kirkpatrick
Green
Abigail
Kirkpatrick
Green
Hannah
Kirkpatrick
Green
Henry
Henshaw
Green
Rebecca
Smith
Green
Jack
Briddan
Blue Tag
Damian
Smith
Blue
Bedford Area Grading
Monday 19th July 2010
Andrea
Biggin
Yellow Tag
Megan
Davis
Yellow Tag
Cameron
Wright
Yellow Tag
Louis
Evans
Yellow Tag
Nigel
Field
Yellow
Graham
Davis
Yellow
Keith
Wright
Yellow
Samuel
King
Green Tag
David
Williams
Blue
Filey 2010
Association
members went on the annual pilgrimige to Filey during the May bank
holiday weekend. The slide-show below shows everyone getting lots
of fresh air and exercise, and generally having a good time.
(We
have been sent an article about this but it is in a
proprietry file format that we can't open. If sending articles
please just send an e-mail)
Black Belts Celebrate 25th Anniversary
Martin Price Phil Freeman & Glen Francis celebrated their 25
years as Black Belts last Saturday with a visit to the happy return Pub
were many of the senior instructors started their training lives.
After a few drinks and a game of pool we went for a Japanese meal, and
the evening was spent reminiscing and recapturing the good old
days.
Kick Cancer Out Event - 4th July 2010 - Loughborough
Leisure Centre
On Sunday 4th July over a
100 martial art students and spectators came together at Loughborough
Leisure Centre, to support the annual Tetsudo Martial Arts 'Kick Cancer
Out' campaign, in honour of Master Grade Vivian Dhaliwal. The event was
supported by students, Blackbelts, family members and friends from all
over the UK, and also included members of the Melton Mowbray
Kyokushinkai Karate club. This years target was to complete 750 various
kicking techniques under the guidance of Ustad Andy Patel (5th Degree
Blackbelt and Event Organiser for the VCRF). Ustad Andy Patel was very
proud of ever individual not only for their energy, commitment and
support but for their attitude, level of fitness and for doing
something positive for such a worthy cause.
A massive thank you to everyone for their continued support, with a
special mention to Master Grades Trevor Brindley, Master Grade Martin
Sharratt, Guru B.S Dhaliwal, the Melton Mowbray Kyokushinkai Karate
club, and Tetsudo Blackbelt Instructors for the demonstration they took
part in. Vivian would have been very proud of
everyone!
Donations or Sponsorship money can be donated directed on-line to
www.justgiving.com/Vivian-Cancer-Research-Fund or sent to Andy Patel
via Club Instructors, deadline for receiving sponsorship money is
Friday 30th July 2010. Please make cheques payable to : Vivian Cancer
Research Fund or VCRF.
Finally, here's to the next Kick Out Cancer Sponsored Kick in 2011, so
get training and setting yourselves a bigger target. Thank you again -
Andy Patel VCRF Event Organiser
Master Tony Frances - 30 Years a Black Belt
On Sun 13th June over a 100 Instructors, students,
family and friends of Master Tony
Francis gathered at the St. Peters Hall in Loughborough to host a
'surprise' celebration to mark his 30yrs as a Black-Belt in the Art
Form.
In his opening speech Ustad B.S Dhaliwal said " milestones are
important in Life and they should be acknowledged and celebrated. In
Life's relentless drive forward they enable us to pause for a
while....Reflect and Contemplate and enable us to identify our
'postion' on the landscape of Life so that we can 'see' where we have
come from, where we are and where we want to get to".
Ustad Dhaliwal, Master Trev Brindley, Ustad Glenn Francis and several
other colleagues of Tony from those early years of the 70's then came
forward to pay Tribute and to entertain the guests with stories of what
Tony was like as a 'beginner student' in those heady days....how he
would train 7 days a week, use his brother Glenn as 'target practice',
how Ustad Dhaliwal eventually got him to start using his now legendary
leg techniques, how Tony, Glenn and Bal, as Blue-Belts !!! were'nt
allowed to train until they had each broken a house brick!!....hundreds
of wonderful stories were exchanged all evening.
Ustad Dhaliwal described Master Francis as a 'Living Treasures of the
Art'. His exceptional strength and technical skills, the depth and
breadth of his knowledge, his focus and dedication to improve and
better himself, his commitment to help and encourage others and his
complete and genuine humility make him a supreme role model of the
Associaiton.
To mark this wonderful event Tony was presented with a specially
commissioned bronze statue of a Tiger made by the internationally
renowned sculptor David Meredith ( Thurmaston Tetsudo Centre)....which
for those of us who know Tony is a most apt symbol of his Art.
The evening ended with an amazing buffet prepared by Tony's wife Pat
and Friends. A special 'Thank You' goes to Patsy Gibbs and Eef ( L'boro
Tetsudo Centre ) who planned and worked so hard to make this evening
such a success.
Click on my photo to see more
27th Anniversary
Click on the picture to see more.
On Friday 7th May
2010 Master Trevor Brindley, Master Martin Sharratt
and Ustad Colin Smith celebrated a milestone 27 year Anniversary of
their BB Presentation. In the May of 1983 a thousand members of the Art
Form gathered at the Romeo & Juliet Night-Club in Derby to witness
the presentation of the Black-Belt Grade to five students...Trevor
Brindley, Martin Sharratt, Colin Smith, Phil Ledger, David Nickless and
Theo Zymia. They had embarked on this fantastic journey 8 years
earlier in 1975 when they walked through the doors of the Meadows
Social Club in Derby where the first Derby club was established. This
particular group of students is unique in that they have collectively
celebrated the evening of their anniversary EVERY year for the past 27
years!
This year's anniversary was celebrated with a special evening at the
Old English Gentleman Pub in Loughborough where a buffet was laid on
and all the Black-Belts from the Friday session attended to pay homage
and respect to these Ustads. It was a wonderful evening full of warm
nostalgia and much laughter and I am told that the celebrations went on
until the early hours of the morning!
Ustad B.S.Dhaliwal said " I am deeply honored and priviliged to have
been part of the wonderful journey that Trevor, Martin and Colin have
travelled. They have made the transition from being my Students to
being my Colleagues to being my Peers and ultimately to being my valued
Friends and as TRUE students of the Art Form they have made this
journey in a Humble and Noble Way . On behalf of all members of the
Association I extend our Congratulations to them ".
Black-belt Grading Success
Congratulations
to Diane
Davey on achieving her 3rd Degree Black Belt
and to Jon Reynolds and Bruce Campbell who achieved their 2nd Degree
Grades. The gradings were conducted on the 24th April under the
watchful eyes
of Masters Trevor Brindley, Tony Francis and Martin Sharratt. For
nearly two hours the candidates had to exhibit a whole range of
Techniques, Kedhs, Freestyle formats and Brick Breaking Techniques.
Well Done Guys!!
The Summer Camp
at Great Hucklow
The
Summer Camp has an unbroken 30 year history and is a unique part of the
Art Form's psyche and history, where some of the most powerful,
formative and enjoyable memories of Association members have been
formed. From 1979 upto the mid-eighties the Camp was held at a huge
farmhouse in Somerset and it was during these years that Master Vivian
Dhaliwal and B.S.Dhaliwal formulated the Camp's definitive and
demanding 'nature, ambiance and training ' regime....not to mention the
iconic 'tea-pot' full of Harold's home-made scrumpy!! (P.S....if any of
the 'Old Boys/Girls' have got any pics of those days, any chance you
could let Ustad BSD have them for scanning into the Assn archives )
Eventually, Somerset farmhouse became no longer available ( the
farmer's own family was growing up and it became difficult to
accommodate 15 'fit for fighting' adults there as well 6 family adults
and 8 grand-children !!...not that Harold and Mary ever minded ).
In 1985 Ustad Dhaliwal asked Ustad's Jay Spencer and Dawn Nicholson to
identify for the Association a suitable venue in the Derby Dales/Lower
Peaks area....and they came upon an old Scout Camp that was to
eventually become the Great Hucklow Experience. During the early years
ustad J. Spencer was supported by Ustad's Martin Price, Michael Newton
and Dawn Nicholson but from 1996 ustad Martin Price has been the
Principal Instructor in charge of the Hucklow Camp. The Camp's regime
provides a unique opportunity to learn about the Art Form in a greater
depth, experience the joy of witnessing the early morning sunrise,
train in the most beautiful natural surroundings, make new friends and
experience dimensions of your Being that you did'nt even know existed.
If you have'nt been before....than GO!!...it's something every student
should experience ONCE in their training life.
The 2010 Hucklow camp is from Mon 2nd
Aug - Fri 6th Aug. Ask your Instructor for full details or contact
Ustad Martin Price.
Annual
Demonstration 2010 - Saturday 9th
January 2009
Now on DVD and Blu-ray - only £5.00 -
All profits go to the Tetsudo Association
Click
on the Picture below for the
slide-show - Photos by Lloyd Hamilton
The new year Demomstration was a great
success, as always, with very fine performances by all the
Demonstration Team. It is always such an inspiration to watch the
spirit of Tetsudo brought to life by our Black-Belt practitioners. The
audience, of all ages, showed their appreciation with their
enthusiastic and spirited reception.
Special Christmas
Message from Ustad BS Dhaliwal
"This year appears
to have passed at the proverbial 'warp-factor 10' speed. Nevertheless,
we, as an Association, and Guardians of the Philosophy and Concepts of
the Maha Ustad Tetsura, have achieved so much. 2009 has seen a new wave
of students start training in our Noble Art...we warmly welcome them,
and hope that they will both enjoy, and derive great personal benefit
from, the Art of Tetsudo. Our student base is strong, and with six new
Black-Belts coming into the Ranks this year, our Instructor base is
stronger than ever before. When I sometimes visit the Friday Black-Belt
session in Loughborough I can 'feel' the sense of vibrancy, and
excitement. I feel proud that the Tetsudo Black-Belts, as a 'body',
represent some of the finest martial artists in the World.
2009 has been a year
full of events. Starting with the New Year Party Tribute demonstration
to Master Vivian Dhaliwal...what a stunning, powerful, elegant demo, in
which many Black-Belts came out to pay tribute to the many qualities of
Vivian, which helped and personally inspired them. This was followed by
a phenomenal turn out at the 'Kick Cancer Out' event, which raised a
fantastic amount of funds for cancer research. Then the National
Competition in Sept again provided a great day of stunning artistic
displays from the whole spectrum of grades of the Association
membership. Congratulations to all the participants and the winners,
and runners-up, and of course all the organisers, (it's a huge event to
plan out),....you ALL, collectively, make it such a memorable event,
every year.
This was followed by
a Grand Charity Ball held at Loughborough University. This was, truly,
a wonderful event, in which everyone,(over 220 people ), dressed up in
formal 'Black & Gold' attire, to enjoy a fantastic evening, and
raise funds for the 'Vivian Research Scholarship'. In amongst all this
there were numerous Area/Club functions, and parties, that made the
whole year full, exciting and vibrant. In the new year, the Association
is launching a major initiative to open up new geographical areas,
especially in London and Kent. I look forward to 2010, with much Hope
and Optimism.
I would like to
express my deepest gratitude to you ALL, for your support over the last
year, to me and my Family, and to the Tetsudo association.
I wish you ALL, a
wonderful Christmas, and Happy, Peaceful Year ahead".
"
The Vivian Dhaliwal Charity Ball, held on Sat 3rd of Oct was one of the
most stunning events of the Association's calendar. Over two hundred
Family, Friends and Association members packed the Sir Dennis
Rooke Ballroom at Loughborough University to pay Tribute to one of the
most enigmatic personalities of the Art Form and to raise funds for
promoting research into cancer care and therapy.
The
dress theme of the night was 'Black
& Gold' and everyone made such a fantastic effort to 'dress up'
that at times it almost became difficult to recognise some of the
guests!! Throughout the evening dance and theatre entertainment was
provided by the Bill Brookman Foundation Group who astounded all the
guests with their dance routines,mannequin statues and table magic.
During the evening there was an auction of some fantastic prizes which
included wonderfully sculptured wildlife figures by the internationally
renowned sculptor David Meredith! a day at B'ham City Football club to
see their match with Man City from the Directors Box!, a day at a
premier golf course which was hosting the Ryder Cup on that day!...and
many more. This was followed by a meal praised by all. The evening
ended with dancing to fantastic music provided by The Evolution (
courtesy of Sue Langham )....and in the process of such enjoyment,
which Ustadan Vivian would have wanted in her memory, much need funds
were raised for a truly worthy cause.
Mr
Dhaliwal would personally like to thank each and everyone involved in
making this event such a wonderful success".
2009 Competition
The
National Competition was a great success this year with inspiring
performances at all levels: a great opportunity for everyone to show
off their skills, have lots of fun, and catch up with old friends.
Organisers
should be congratulated for a well run event, as they worked tirelessly
to ensure everything ran like clockwork, from begining to end.
Click on
the picture for a slide-show The event is also available on DVD
and Blu-Ray price £5.00
