Assistant Chief Instructor Mike Beckwith Sensei and I held our first post-Covid Cadet Leader & Assistant Instructor Selections Class.

It was our first event of the year and was well attended. We were so pleased with the standard and enthusiasm of everyone taking part. The purpose of this class is to teach you, how to teach our students. You all worked hard, listened attentively and did your best from beginning to end.

We would like to wish you all a warm welcome to our Instructor Training programme that has been hugely successful over the years producing over 45 Instructors since it first started back in 2008.

We’ve seen juniors go from Cadet to Assisant, and now they work alongside us as Sensei’s, producing excellent students of their own. You role in our classes is so very important. We appreciate each and every one of you.

There is a few thank you’s to do before we list the names of those selected, so first and foremost thank you to the parents who got up early on Sunday morning to bring our cadets.

Thank you to all the Sensei’s who showed up and taught, took part or watched. We weren’t sure how many people to expect and your help was much appreciated. Thanks to Assistant Instructor Jaime Pratley, Sam Jackson Sensei and Callum Miles Sensei who helped teach the Cadets and John & Helen Dolan Sensei and Kelly Dawson who helped teach the Assistants with Mike Beckwith Sensei. Thanks also to Paul Towler for taking photos at this event. There are some brilliant shots and I think you managed to capture how much fun we all had.

Here is a link to the photo gallery:

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Here’s a small selection, click on the gallery to view the full collection:

Our club puts on the following extra training for our Cadets and Assistant - these classes are FREE OF CHARGE:

Assistants are invited to a monthly Senior Class with the Instructor team (we call it combined) which take place every first Monday of the month, the next one is: Monday 6th February from 8-9pm at Thornleigh Salesian College, Sharples Park, Bolton. BL1 6PQ.

Cadet Leaders are invited to train quarterley at Cadet Leader and Assistant Instructor class. The next one takes place on: Sunday 30th April from 11am-12.30pm at Kearsley Academy, Springfield Rd, Kearsley, Bolton.

Next time round Cadets will be working on: Teach and testing stances, blocks and strikes. Continuing to learn how to teach Kata and Kumite drills and supervising sparring. There will also be a game of course! Dodgeball round 2! Don’t miss it.

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to assist in our classes:

• Tris Miles, Christopher Lysaght, Ellen Conyard and Zena Clarke - Reddish Dojo

• Aaron Jefferson - Haslingden Dojo

• Michelle Quinn - Rawtenstall and Haslingden Dojo

• Bradley Kendall - Chesham and Tottington Dojo

• Meg Fu - Chesham Dojo

• Christopher Dempsey - Tottington Dojo

• Brendan Conyard - Cheadle Hulme Dojo

• Darren Williams - Horwich & Stoneclough Dojo

• Helen Cowley - Little Lever Dojo

• Jaime Pratley - Darwen Dojo

• Jane Murison, Tom Wynne and Lydia Palmer - Stretford & Old Trafford Dojo

• Joel Purvis - Stoneclough Dojo

• Katie Wilson & James Sherlock - Handforth Dojo

• Kyle Girault - Stoneclough Dojo

• Matthew Affleck - Broadheath Dojo

• Thomas Dolan - Holcombe Brook

• Phill Burton - Holcombe Brook

• William Towler - Darwen Dojo

• Andy Matanle - Darwen Dojo

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to Cadet in our classes:

• Arthur Purdy - Tottington Dojo

• Callula Curtis and Josiah Curtis - Stockton Heath Dojo

• Charlotte Griffiths, Declan R and Layla Davies - Reddish Dojo

• Clarissa Lyons and Sophie Lever - Holcombe Brook Dojo

• Daniel Price and Grace Wilson - Handforth Dojo

• Danika Wood, Lauren Everett, John Oliver & William Cristoforo - Darwen Dojo

• Noah Vernon, Jayden Clarke and Esme Smith - Handforth Saturday Dojo

• Ellis Pindoria-Stott and William Aspden-Bincham - Swinton Dojo

• Isaac Whittaker - Haslingden & Holcombe Brook Dojo

• Izzy Baron and Maisie Rimmington - Standish Dojo

• Isabella Lawrie - Altrincham Dojo

• Isobel Robertson - Chesham Dojo

• Jack Dugdale - Little Lever Dojo

• Jake Quinn - Haslingden Dojo

• Joe Rutter and Nate Williams - Horwich Dojo

• Joseph Corlett - Stretford and Old Trafford dojo

• Lara and Adam Abdalla - Denton Dojo

• Lola Girault - Stoneclough Dojo

• Loui D’Attorre - Tottington Friday Dojo

• Maisie Fu - Chesham Dojo

• Millie Porter - Stockton Heath Dojo

• William Aspden-Bincham - Swinton Dojo

• Noah Purvis - Stoneclough Dojo

There are a number of classes that still have vacancies for Cadets and Assistants so please email info@redtigerkarateclub.co.uk to let us know you are interested and we will place you in a local class.