As well as an opportunity to show off the
new belts that they had earned at the grading the day before, Monday night
training last week had something special in store. Geoff Dixon Sensei 5th Dan and
Chief Referee for JKS England and Head of the Referee Development was joining
us to put Mike Sensei through his paces. Mike Sensei is working towards his
refereeing qualification to allow him to referee at the World Championships
in Edinburgh in September.
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| Geoff Sensei, members of the senior class, and some friends from Selby |
Paul sensei from Selby has been running
Referee development session for us (and karate-ka from Selby) once a month to
give those of us who are interested an opportunity to develop and practice our
refereeing skills, and this session was to prove to be compliment these very
well.
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| Aiden and William providing the focus for the referees |
As well as proving a wealth of advice,
Geoff Sensei was very happy to answer any questions that might have built up
over time. Those of you that have been
involved in Refereeing, Judging or Table Recording know that it is a very high pressure
environment at the event, and often questions or issues only come to light upon
reflection – and having the JKS England Chief Referee for over two hours was a
brilliant opportunity to get the answers from the expert.
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| Aiden demonstrating the correct etiquette |
These referee development session are not
just for those who want to develop their refereeing skills, the other members
of the club get the opportunity to practice their competition skills, on mats,
and in a very informal competition environment. They also get to learn what the
referees are looking for in kata and kumite competitions which can only help
their performances.
Everyone I spoke to enjoyed the session,
and got a lot out of it. I’d like to thank Geoff Sensei for giving freely of
his time and expertise. We will continue
to run referee development sessions once a month which are open to all, and if
you are interested in the formal JKS referee development programme please
contact Geoff Sensei directly at jksreferees@btinternet.com
visit www.haxbykarate.co.uk to find out more about our Club. For more information email info@haxbykarate.co.uk
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