Master George Mattson 10 th Dan Seminar 27 th /28 th June 2015
£60 per Day £100 weekend ticket
Limited spaces 50% deposit to secure your place
Open Seminar to all Uechi-Ryu/Shohei –Ryu associations
Kyu and Dan grade master classes
Dan Grading

Application form
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Tee Shirt Size S/M/L/XL/XXL/XXXL (please circle)... Master Mattson has requested everyone train in Gi bottoms and tee shirt (this is provided F.O.C.)
Are you a vegetarian Y/N
Please bring your Gi top for Photo Opportunities during the weekend.
Cost of the seminar – Lunch is included for each day:-
Saturday Only £60 (approx. 81 Euro)
Sunday Only £60 (approx. 81 Euro)
Weekend ticket £100 (approx. 134 Euro)
50 % deposit required to secure you attendance – please note Places are limited!!!
Payment can be made via on the Shogun Karate Kai Website http://www.shogunkaratekai.co.uk/event/summer-seminar-2015-sensei-george-e-mattson-uk-visit/
Or you can send an email to Lee Adams to shogun@talktalk.net
and request bank details to make a bank transfer…

Alternatively payment can be sent to:-
Shogun Karate Kai, 50 Selsea Avenue, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 8SD. United
Kingdom
Local accommodation links http://www.bedandbreakfastsearcher.co.uk/kent/herne-bay.asp
http://beta.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/kent/canterbury/ herne-bay.html

Tourism Links - http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g503907-
Activities-Herne_Bay_Kent_England.html
Travel Links:
By Train
The dojo is situated Next to Herne Bay Train Station http://www.thetrainline.com/stations/herne-bay
By Road https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/London,+UK/Herne+Bay,+Kent,
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About Herne Bay: - (from Wiki)
The town of Herne Bay took its name from the neighbouring village of Herne, two kilometres inland from the bay. The word Herne, meaning a place on a corner of land, evolved from the Old
English hyrne , meaning corner. The village was first recorded in around 1100 as Hyrnan.
The corner may relate to the sharp turn in the minor Roman road between Canterbury and Reculver at Herne.
[2]
One of the oldest buildings in Herne Bay is the late 18th-century inn, The Ship, which served as the focal point for the small shipping and farming community which first inhabited the town.
During this time, passenger and cargo boats regularly ran between Herne Bay and London and boats carrying coal ran from Newcastle . From Herne was easy access by road to the city of
Canterbury or to Dover, where further passage by boat could then be obtained across the English Channel to France.
[3]

Herne Bay Clock Tower
The 1801 census recorded Herne Bay, including Herne, as having a population of 1,232.
[4] During the early 19th century, a smugglers' gang operated from the town.
[5] The gang were regularly involved in a series of fights with the preventive services until finally being overpowered in the
1820s.
[4] In the 1830s, a group of London investors, who recognised Herne Bay's potential as a seaside resort, built a wooden pier and a promenade on the town's seafront. This and the subsequent building of a railway station led to the rapid expansion of the town; between 1831 and 1841 the town's population grew from 1,876 to 3,041.
[4] The London businessmen intended to rename the town St Augustine's, but the name was unpopular with residents and the "Herne
Bay" remained.
[6] In 1833, an Act of Parliament established Herne Bay and Herne as separate towns.
[7] Local landowner Sir Henry Oxenden donated a piece of ground for the site of the town's first church, [8] Christ Church, which was opened in 1834.
[3] In 1837, Mrs Ann Thwaytes, a wealthy lady from London, donated around £4,000 to build a 75 feet (23 m) clock tower on the town's seafront.
[8] It is believed to be the first freestanding purpose built clock tower in the world.
[3]
During the 1840s, steamboats began running between Herne Bay and London. There was a type of beach boat unique to Herne Bay and nearby Thanet , known as the Thanet wherry , [9] a narrow pulling boat about 18 feet (5 m) long. These boats were mainly used for fishing; however, with the advent of tourism and the decline of fishing, they became mainly used for pleasure trips. A document dated 1840 records the town as having the following schools, all of which are now defunct: Haddington boarding school , Oxenden House, The British School , Prospect Place and
Herne Street School.
[8] The village of Herne was often called Herne Street around this time. The same document also mentions the still-existing Rodney Head, The Ship and Upper Red Lion inns.
In 1912, the first "Brides in the Bath" murder by George Joseph Smith was committed in Herne
Bay.
[10] BBC scriptwriter Anthony Coburn, who lived in the resort, was one of people to conceived the idea of a police box as a time machine for Doctor Who . http://www.canterbury.co.uk/canterbury-district/Herne-Bay.aspx

Proposed schedule spread over the 2 days
1.
3 levels of Sanchin
2.
Breathing as an 'independent' technique/element of Uechi-Ryu a.
Uechi breathing - 2nd level kata b.
Breath 'release' - Full powered, 3rd level kata c.
Konling drill - stress and breath 'release'. d.
Nose-mouth breathing. e.
What you practice is what you will do under stress f.
What you practice is permanent
3.
Sanchin - Core Principles that form the foundation for Uechi-ryu. a.
Sanchin power angles. b.
Long term health benefits of sanchin posture i.
Exercise with postural correctness ii.
Soft - Medium - aerobic exercise c.
Self-defense benefits: i.
"Tiger" eyes attention focus ii.
Intensive sound awareness iii.
Sensitivity to pressure from behind -blindness awareness. iv.
Body strength for fighting through contact v.
Fight contact awareness - keep going through contact
1.
"full contact- slow motion - soft hands" vi.
Reflex development - parries and attack strategies
4.
Konchiwa - Introduction to Bunkai and kata focus a.
Kata performance by class b.
Pair off for Bunkai i.
Emphasis on 1st 3 moves
1.
Peripheral vision training ii.
Blind sense of movement pressure on 2nd move
5.
Partner Drills: a.
Two person pushing drill b.
Two person "tenshin" defense, based on pushing drill c.
"Catching ball" drill based on wauke reflex parry. d.
Seisan "shoot" defense e.
Push-pull sensitivity drill f.
"sumo" sensitivity drill and break-fall training
6.
Individual Drills: a.
Tenshin angle drill b.
Running turn c.
"get your attention" front kick. d.
The "8 form" - elements of distancing, timing, intercepting & countering e.
Wa-uke "Catching the ball" intercepting & countering for high attacks.
7.
Kyu Kumite and Dan Kumite, basics and advanced understanding
8.
Relationship of Sanchin core principles to all Uechi moves, stances and techniques.
9.
Critique and recommendations for participants' kata, bunkai and drills.
10.
Question and answer period.

Daily schedule (subject to change)
Saturday
10 – 12.30 Sections 1- 4 of the schedule
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch included
1.30 – 3.30 Dan master class
1.30 – 3.30 Kyu Master Class (senior attending Dan grades teaching)
7.30 pm approx. - Meal at a local restaurant an opportunity to spend some social time with
Master Mattson
Sunday
10 – 12.30 5- 10 of the schedule
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1.30 – 3.30 Dan master class
1.30 – 3.30 Kyu Master Class (senior attending Dan grades teaching)
There will be a Dan grading on either the Saturday or Sunday depending on Numbers more
details to follow