SENI 2003 Newsletter by Sensei Martin Blakeway

Once again I start the newsletter saying how proud I am of our clubs, association and its members. Once again we were at the biggest Martial Art exhibition in Europe and the members of Chongshin Do demonstrated our art to a massive crowd at the SENI 2003 show at the NEC - 1000's of martial artists attended and once again we were making heads turn. 

                    SENI 2003 - Reviewed 
Once again we showed we are a Martial Art that not only has a great deal to offer but has some fantastic talent to back it up. Many, many thanks to the guys that took part and demonstrated (with much professionalism) our art. James Eccles demo'd some great breakfalling as my knee was fit enough to take part this year- james took over two hundred falls this weekend and ended up with some nice friction burns from all the falling - well done to him and all the others. Ben Vowels & John Skeldon did a great demo of realistic street self defence again - much to the delight of the crowd and Nathan Salmon, Richard Green and others demonstrated some fantastic high kicking sparring action.  

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There were many others - and thank you ALL for being a part of the show and showing the public who & what Chongshin Do is all about. It was also very pleasing to see ourselves and the members of Spirit Combat demonstrating together once again - sometimes we take for granted what a great organisation we belong to - Soke showing he is still an expert Martial Artist at 66 years old, and showing that Martial arts doesn't have to be ALL serious  

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James Eccles puts Ben Vowels through his paces with the boxing focus mitt drills 

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Jujitsu throws and application techniques demonstrated on James Eccles -ALL weekend - he ended up with some great friction burns from all the breakfalling - nice one James ! 

There were many others - and thank you ALL for being a part of the show and showing the public who & what Chongshin Do is all about. It was also very pleasing to see ourselves and the members of Spirit Combat demonstrating together once again - sometimes we take for granted what a great organisation we belong to - Soke showing he is still an expert Martial Artist at 66 years old, and showing that Martial arts doesn't have to be ALL serious !

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John Skeldon & Ben Voels demo self-defence techniques 

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