Gosport Budokan:

On Sunday 7th we held our biggest black belt grading for a long time

but this was no ordinary grading, we had five members testing for master grades 4th Dan and 6th Dan’s, So we had to have in two of the B.J.J.A.(GB) National Governing Bodies National grading Ratification officers, Prof Terry Parker 9th Dan and Sensei Janet Parker 6th Dan, we also had in another of  Prof Parkers Seniors grades Sensei John Hunt 7th Dan, also sensei Rogers Prefers his Dan Grades to be awarded after Independent adjudication

Sensei Parker came down on the Saturday 6th, so we asked him if he would run a Master class for us on the Saturday, so we run the class from 3pm to 6pm, with Sensei Rogers another of Prof Parkers 7th Dan’s teaching Tanjo Jitsu, Sensei Hunt Cane walking Stick, and Sensei Parker Jujitsu, the class was very well attended with 60 of the Budokan Solent Martial arts Academy Students turning up to train with sensei, every one had a great time as many had not met sensei Parker before, it was a great course, but as always it seems to go by all to quick,

it was then back home and also to take sensei Parker back to there Hotel, and then to Sensei Rogers Home for a Nice Evening Meal and Chat about the next day’s events, before we new it it was almost 1pm time goes all to quick when you are with friends and having a good time,

the next day started at 11:45pm booking all in for the grading and to get all the mat’s down, every one, got all down and ready in good time

there were four matted area’s each mat had a grading officer on it, with sensei’s Prof Parker Sensei Janet Parker, and sensei Rogers on the main Table,

the top two mat’s was for those testing for Shodan 1st Dan and Junior Black Belts, Testing under Sensei’s Simon Leeming 6th Dan and Sensei Dave Scanlon 4th Dan,

with sensei John Hunt 7th Dan Testing those going For 2nd Dan

Above Sensei’s Dave Watkins and Steve Bailey Being awarded there 6th Dan’s

Sensei’s Terry Parker and Janet Parker Testing The 4th and 6th Dan’s Master Grades, As these have have to meet very very high specific standards recognized nationally and International,

every one has over the last 5 month’s worked very very hard having been tested on all the basic syllabus, a pre test on there grading, a written anatomy test and test on martial arts knowledge,

tested on martial arts weapons kobudo certification all this has to be past before they get on to the black belt grading,

Sensei Rogers with his 7th Dan Jikishin Int from Prof Terry Parker

and the Grading Board for the Budokan Black Belt Grading

then on the day they have to carry out all there Dan Grade Syllabus, and then there modules to each grade, and there advanced Jujitsu embu’s, the master grades also have to create there own 12 advanced jujitsu embu’s, and 30 advanced wrist locks to applications, showing there knowledge of the system and how it works, there is also the multi attack kata, open hand kata, and then a line up of Random Attacks all in all 41/2 hours of testing,

Above Dan and Laura Receiving There Black Belts Certification From Prof Terry Parker

Prof Parker and sensei’s Janet Parker and John Hunt were immensely impressed by the high standard’s and work rate of all that were testing, and the Quality of our Black Belt’s,

Sensei Rogers already a 7th Dan B.J.J.A.(GB) Was also awarded his 7th Dan From Jikishin International From Prof Parker, Sensei Rogers Sensei,

Thank you Sensei For A Great Weekend and all your Help with Every this

Domo Sensei