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Adjusting to Altitude
First up we fought a Scottish team coached by Gordan Mathie Sensei. Elliott got us off to a strong start,

Matt Powell
Jun 9, 202410 min read
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Break it up into Chunks
Going into training and preparation for second Dan I was nervous, because I hadn’t graded in six years. My mind set was to be clear and...

Harry Penson
Jun 1, 20233 min read
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Kindred spirits up the rood.
A Blog about Sensei Matt Powells most recent visit to the Highlands.

Matt Powell
May 23, 20239 min read
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Kerbing Alloys
Influencing Character One of the biggest influences on my professional life was John, JP to his friends. In 2008 John interviewed me...

Matt Powell
Oct 6, 20225 min read
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Tomorrow starts today!
This Blog was originally published on our association webpage in May 2019. Back in 2014 we had hosted a relatively informal competition...

Matt Powell
Mar 26, 20214 min read
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Obi-Wan has taught you well!
One of my earliest memories is going to the cinema with my Dad to watch Return of the Jedi. For any child of the 1970’s (I know its hard...

Matt Powell
Mar 24, 20215 min read
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Family first - Karate 4 Pops!
Back in May 2008 I was training hard and along with my fellow members of the SEKU squad. We were working towards Abe Sensei’s JSKA world...

Matt Powell
Feb 12, 20216 min read
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Bite Size chunks…build happy habits!
Anyone who has had a break from karate will appreciate that one of the first skills to depreciate is controlled breath that is coordinated t

Matt Powell
Oct 22, 20203 min read
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Which one of you is me?
A lot of time has passed since those early days in my karate career, but somethings have not

Matt Powell
Oct 15, 20203 min read
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Flick the Switch!
As the finals started, I was aware that the Dad was looking around the hall and seemed agitated. He leant over to me and simply said:
‘there

Matt Powell
Sep 10, 20207 min read
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Back in the game, this feels familiar!
Tonight, was my first night back in the dojo since the middle of March. After five and a half months of zoom classes and training on my own

Matt Powell
Sep 3, 20207 min read
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