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Updated September 30th  2008

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Adam Walsh 2nd. Dan - 2001

 

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Joe Doran  2nd. Dan

 

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Kevin Roberts  1st. Dan

 

 

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These feet can come in very handy.
Adam Walsh  2nd Dan.

 

 

 

 

 

Some Photographs from the past.

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North Midland Open Karate Championships
1986. These Students were from the Crewe Clubs.  James Walsh back row on the Right & Mark Roberts (Harry's Brother) next to him. Who are the others and where are they now ?
                                                                                 
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This is the other Shotokan Karate Club Run by the Kotowski Brothers, Mike & Paul, good friends. I don't recall all the names, but 6th on the left is Paul Kotowski & to his left  is Joe Doran.                                                                             

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1969 - Crewe Club. Back row, left to right: Bob Aikman, Sensei Kimura, Roy Eldon, Don Lawton (Don & Roy were Crewe's first Instructors) Second row; 3th. from left: John Simpson, next to him Bill Gorski, second from right Dave Warburton (SKU) Front row: senond from left: Sylvester Walsh.
                                                                                  
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Early 70s : left to right : Sylvester Walsh, Dave ?, Dave Warburton, Bill Gorski & John Simpson. (Demo Team)

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Lilleshall Course 1977
: Sensei Kimura 8th. Dan, Stan Knighton 7th. Dan Chief  Instructor of the SKU, Eddy Daniels 7th. Dan Chief Instructor of the SKF, Tomy Kwan 6th. Dan Chief Instructor of the Rising Sun, Dave Warburton 6th. Dan SKU, Peter Consterdine 6th. Dan, John Fallows 4th. Dan, Sylvester Walsh 5th. Dan  E.S.K.A.
(I apologise if I got some of the grades wrong (these were not the grades of   1977)  I  also apologise for forgeting most of the names) 
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Demo Team, Coral Squash Club, 1978 ? : Richard Brocklehurst, Dave, Mick Jardine, Sylvester Walsh, Dave Warburton, Alan Fleet, Kevin (Harry) Roberts, Paul Webster & George Stedman.

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Me, Sylvester Walsh on the break, early 70s

Scott Simpson and Mark, early 80s

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Me again in Ireland 1999 with my son Adam middle back and my nephew Con the White Belt. 1995 - Left to Right: Dylan Walsh  now in the Army. Adam Walsh, Trevor Jones, Gary Ritchie who joined the Police force in Scotland, sadly missed and Kevin Harry Roberts
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1985

Left to Right: David Broom, Scott Simpson, Kevin Roberts and Tracy Ashley - Student of the Year Award.

 

Have the Cone Heads come ? or James breaking too much with his head ?.

December 2002 - Our Daughter Keiko Walsh

Grading March 2005

Grading June 2005

Grading December 2005 - Three New black belts - Jim Pugh - Dave Langford and Steve Matzen

Old Photo 1971 ? at Tommy Cooper Show.

Does anyone recognise anybody ? Email me.

Club Competition, Feb 2006

On your Bike !

Keiko

Going down

How to Kiai

Karate Grading December 2006 - New Black Belt, Jim Pugh

Joe &Jim 

 

Grading 2005

Alan Fleet, Richard Brocklehurst & Syl Walsh  at a Lilleshall Course in 1977

Alan Fleet & Class Alan Fleet and Doreen 2007

My New Bike, fast enough for you?

FireBlade 2007

 

40yr Celebration of Academy 9th March 2008 - School opened 1968 

 

Dylan in Iraq

Dylan before Iraq (My boy)

 

Grading September 2008

Our Children at Grading September 2008

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