Gallery
The Old Days!!
Go back in time with Kenshikan Belgium...
The Present Days!!
So Honbu
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Picture of So Honbu Dojo with Kenji Kusano, Masaru Kusano and Staff |
Picture of So Honbu during winter with Kenji Kusano, Masaru Kusano and son, Okusama |
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Multi style course VKA - 21 December 2002
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Group picture of Kenshikan Belgium |
Picture of the blue belts |
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Above: Isabelle Lardon, Geert Vervust,
Vito Gautier, Peter Guyssens |
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Championship of Veerle - 19 January 2003
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Kata Seienshin by Els Couvreur |
Vito, Kiliaan en Matthijs |
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Els Couvreur |
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Provincial Championships East Flanders - 13 April 2003
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Results: |
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Kenshikan Belgium goes Swedish - 27 & 28 September 2003
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Repetition of basic movements |
from left to right: Steven De Winne, Hogan Rudberg, Telly Geenens, Bart Haegens |
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from left to right: De Winne Steven, Pär Bönnestig, Bart Haegens, Anders Westberg, Telly Geenens, Hogan Rudberg, Dennis Isaksson, Thomas Segeby, Peter Lindblom, Peter |
Diner with Kenshikan Sweden in Japanese restaurant |
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W.K.K.A. 40th Anniversary's World Championships
29/10 until 14/11 2003
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Arlanda airport is an artificial island that was build in sea because of the lack of space in the country. |
Frederick Nordstrand and Steven enjoying a wonderful meal... |
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... together with Peter Lindlom and Anders "Nishiyama" Westberg. |
The first acquaintance with Katata dojo |
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Training for preparation of the W.K.K.A. world Championships |
Terayama Shihan took us after the training to a restaurant nearby for a delicious supper |
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The dojo transformed to a sleeping hall for 30 persons |
All the contesters to the 40th W.K.K.A. Anniversary World Championships 2003 |
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A picture of the kata team competitions |
f.l.t.r. wife of Masaru Kusano, wife of Kenji Kusano, Masaru Kusano, Kenji Kusano and a representative of So honbu Staff |
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Also Hayashi Teruo was present at the party and congratulated Soke Sensei |
Cheers on the 40th anniversary of W.K.K.A. |
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Lunch in Kanazawa with Kenichi Kusunoki |
Yukitsuri in Kenrokuen Garden |
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Ishikawa (Main gate) of Kanazawa Castle |
The inner garden of the Tenryu-ji temple |
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Steven, Masaru Kusano and family at the entrance of Tenryu-ji temple |
The bamboo forrest behind the Tenryu-ji temple |
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One of the most famous temples of Japan: Kinkaku-ji |
Grouppicture in Kyoto Studio Park |
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They say that their are still wild monkeys in this bamboo forrest... |
... these two included or not? |
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Steven De Winne, Telly Geenens and Nidaime Soke Sensei Masaru Kusano in Katata Dojo. |
Telly and Steven surprised Kenshikan Schotland with self-made spaghetti |
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Friday evening training in Sohonbu Dojo |
Telly together with Honma Shihan |
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Maiko, Steven "Spielberg" and some children |
Soke Sensei and Nidaime Soke Sensei honoured us with a lunch in Katsukura |
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YMCA song by Kenshikan Engeland in a karaoke bar |
Steven, Kenichi Kusunoki and Telly in Katata dojo |
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Nobuoki Kubo (Renshi 5e Dan Fukushihandai) with his wife and son came to visit us... Kampai!! |
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New Years reception Kenshikan Sint-Amandsberg - 16 January 2004
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The first group of students and their parents enter the room... |
In no time all the available seats were taking... |
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A little word of explanation with each picture was given by Steven... |
The children received the VIP places in front en listened fascinated to the story... |
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Kusano Ha Shito Ryu gasshuku with Hakan Rudberg - 5, 6 & 7 March 2004
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Group picture of the participants to the Friday evening training. |
Steven De Winne en Telly Geenens in action... |
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Group picture of the participants to the Saturday training. |
"Weight down" was a remark we heard many times |
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After a hard training comes a big sandwich |
Ook drankjes konden verkregen worden tijdens het middagmaal |
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After we practiced the movement of the kata, Hogan explained the bunkai |
Steven, Telly en Michael... three friends training together |
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The free kata training was particularly aimed to the upcoming Dan examination in Manchester. |
Michael en Steven took the lower grades under their wings, while Hogan teaches the higher grades... |
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Remember!! Here no Kiai... |
Hogan shows us the next movement of the kata... |
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kata Kosokun Dai |
An application of Seipai bunkai |
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Vito receives his black belt (sub Dan) out of the hands of Hogan... |
The youngest student of Lochristi thanked Michael with a gift |
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Hogan also receives a gift |
Thank you Hogan and Michael for this fantastic gasyuku |
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Group picture of the participants of the training on sunday. |
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Championship of Antwerp (Kata) - 02 May 2004
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Provincial Championship East Flanders (kata) - 04 April 2004
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Results: |
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Movie
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Kiliaan Van Den Nest - Pinan Godan (18,3 Mb) |
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International Gasyuku in Manchester with Nidaime Sensei Masaru Kusano - 07,08 & 09 may 2004
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Exceeding the maximum allowed weight, but in good spirits we leave for the airport |
Group picture of everybody present at the gasyuku |
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Paul Ferris en Hogan Rudberg performing bunkai |
Telly Geenens and George Smith |
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Position from kata Chintei |
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Gasyuku at Sea (Wenduine) - 03 July 2004
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Wenduine |
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Outdoor trainings July-August 2004
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Destelbergen |
Rozenbroek |
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Championship of Lochristi - kata & kumite - 10 October 2004
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Euh... Is this what they call warming up?? |
Els Couvreur: 1e place |
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Ilse Van Belle: 1e place |
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Vito Gautier: 1e place |
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Kiliaan Van Den Nest: |
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Winners Kenshikan Sint-Amandsberg |
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Mike Lekens: 3th place |
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Winners Kenshikan Lochristi |
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Movie
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Ilse Van Belle - Pinan Godan (12,3 Mb) |
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Saint-Nicolas visited Kenshikan Sint-Amandsberg - 6 December 2004
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And all the children received candy from Spain... |
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New year greetings from Kenshikan Sint-Amandsberg
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Kenshikan Sint-Amandsberg wises everyone a merry christmas and a happy New Year!! |
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Karate course organised by VKF in Herentals - 18 December 2004
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Warming up with al the participants |
Kenshikan Lochristi & Sint-Amandsberg |
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Winter training VKF in Hasselt - 14 January 2005
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Participants to winter training VKF |
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Championship of Veerle - 15 January 2005
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Van Den Nest Kiliaan |
Van Belle Ilse |
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Lekens Mike |
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New years reception Kenshikan Sint-Amandsberg - 21 January 2005
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It was crowded again... |
The parents are waiting impatient... |
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A quick review of the demonstrations... |
The youngest started first... |
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Aite o totte no Kihon |
Kata in team by Els, Ilse en Zaya. |
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Kata and Bunkai... those two are inseparable connected with each other... |
Manuel and Geert will think twice before they attack Celia in the future... |
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All the participants of the demonstrations |
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Movie
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Compilation movie (wmv) of the demonstrations on the New Year reception (9,3Mb) |
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Kusano Ha Shito Ryu stage with Hakan Rudberg - 4, 5 & 6 march 2005
Saturday 05 march
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Young or old, white belt or black belt... it makes no difference. Everybody helps with soji!! |
Mokuso: mental preparation for upcoming exercises. |
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Push ups... an indispensable part of warming up |
Do you remember this exercise? Good for leg muscles!! |
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Make sure that all the muscles are loose en flexible... |
... and then we start the kata training. here with the opening movement of Rohai |
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Zanchin is very important in bunkai... |
The advanced group learned the kata Seisan en bunkai |
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Kumite as closure of the first training bloc |
in the second training bloc we continued with bunkai's from Seisan... |
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Each Shidoin instructor was used as an collision dummy for the explanation of a bunkai |
This difficult movement from the kata asks for a closer look... |
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Frederik Nordstrand from Sweden shows the children how it is done properly... |
Hogan Shihandai in action... |
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Michael Forelius, Who visited our country for the second time, gives some extra advice on kumite... |
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Sunday 06 march
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Position from kata Matsumura Seisan |
Children also do their best |
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First we practice the movement from the kata... |
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... and then Hogan shows us the bunkai |
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East Flemish Championship (kata & kumite) at Ninove - 17 April 2005
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Lekens Mike |
Van Belle Ilse |
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Van Den Nest Kiliaan |
Couvreur Els - 1e place |
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Gautier Vito - 1e place |
Group picture of all the winners with
o.a. |
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Karate Do initiation to students of Atheneum Wispelberg (Ghent)
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Kusano Ha Shito Ryu gashuku with Nidaime Soke Sensei - 6, 7 & 8 May 2005
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Gashuku at sea (Wenduine) - 02 July 2005
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Groups pictures of participants to gashuku at sea |
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Everybody is ready for kata Seiru |
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Outdoor trainings July-August 2005
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If Tarzan can do it, so can we... or something that looks like it. |
Good balance is very important, in the dojo and in real life... |
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Pär Bönnestig from Kenshikan Sweden visiting Belgium - 30 September 2005
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Telly en Pär demonstrating a combination |
Group picture of students |
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Championships of Lochristi - kata & kumite - 9 October 2005
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Competitors Kata (178 in total) |
Mike Lekens wins this round with 3-0 |
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Ilse Van Belle: 3e place |
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Mike Lekens: 2e place |
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Els Couvreur: 1e place |
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Kiliaan Van Den Nest: |
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Buyle Vicky and Van Den Nest Kim: 3de place |
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Vito Gautier: 2e place |
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Flemish Championships kata & kumite - 29 January 2006
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Ilse Van Belle: 3e place Kumite (miniemen girls plus cat.) |
Mike Lekens: 3e place Kata (miniemen boys) |
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Kiliaan Van Den Nest: 3e place |
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Els Couvreur: 1e place |
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Zaya Yundendorj: 3e place |
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