Sankukai Karate Guestbook

Just an update since my last email awhile back. Myself and my wife still train in Sankukai but once a year we attend the open weekend Shito Ryu course run by Sensi Tomiyama 9th dan .
My old instructor Phil Holding after reaching 3rd dan in Sankukai switched to Shito Ryu a very long time ago and is now 6th dan Shito Ryu . I see him on the courses . He has been to Japan several times .
We passed our gradings a few weeks back in Sankukai I am now 4th kyu and my wife 5th kyu .
Chris Fernandez
Derby .

Looking through messages on here, great to see many names from way back, 1970 to 2000 onwards when Alan Carruthers and myself ran several dojo's in the Nottingham area, Bushi-ki Karate Do, and also our formation of KSEM, Karate Sankukai East Midlands, with several of our students then running their own clubs.
Also Alan Hunt who first introduced Sankukai in the U.K. in the early 70's
Keep safe and well and best wishes to you all.

I just made a return to Sankukai six months ago with my wife . I last trained in the seventies at the Derby Sankukai karate club under Phil Holding . I trained for four years .I got to first kyu. The club no longer exists but I managed to find another Sankukai club in Derby run by Sensi Reg Andrews who trained at the Ilkeston Sankukai club in Derbyshire many years ago under Sensi Sid Wise and Sensi Caruthers .
Good to be back.
Chris Fernandez

Hello to all instructors and students in this great organisation, I Hope you are all well. Although it has been many years since I last trained with you, I still think about the great summer camps we had in various locations.
Guernsay being my favourite, as that is where you graded me to 4th Dan,over 20 years ago.
Butch, Sensei, you are still a very great influence on my thoughts of how Karate should be taught, along with Calvin and Stoney, I learned a lot about Sankukai from you 3 instructors, as you know I was from Shotokan background, and have incorporated many of the techniques from your teaching into my own training. it has been too long since I last met you all, Best wishes and continuing success with all you do.
Willie Phimister, From Glasgow.

Hello everyone
It really is a joy to see Sankukai Karate thriving here in the UK having been the original introducer with Sensei Nanbu. I remember so many great times with Butch and the lads. Blessings to all concerned and I wish you all continued great success. Alan H.

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Hi Calvin, took your advice and looked at website,very professional and informative, brings back a lot of good memories , seeing all the old(er)faces, good to see that your association is doing well, and sticking together.the association is in very good hands with the calibre of instructors you have. i would like to meet up with you the next time you are doing a course in Glasgow,and could bring some students to sample the excellent instruction/ training that you will be giving out. as always ,my very best regards to you and the rest of the instructors and students.
Willie Phimister.

Hi Willie. Great to hear from you. That Guernsey course was a good few years back! If you want to see what we've been up to more recentley, have a look at the association website at www.karatesankukai.co.uk It's also on the links page here on John's site.

Been a long time since i trained with you guys, Guernsey ,i think , when Butch, Calvin and the Guernsey club held the summer camp, I passed my 4th dan that week , just came across your web page. hope you are all doing well.like Calvin and Stoney, i still consider Butch to be my instructor , even although it has been many years since we last trained. Utmost respect for him and the rest of the instructors and students . Butch Sensei is still the only person that i have seen who can be both very gentle when training youngsters , and very formidble when facing him in freestyle. glad i was not one of his "clients" in his working days.All the very best wishes to you all, Willie Phimister. Glasgow , scotland