Gorleston Self Defence Club Holds Special Seminar

On Saturday 23 rd August , the O-Yama-Ryu  Goshin Jitsu Martial Arts Club, held its most recent Special Weapons Training Seminar, This time it was held at the Eaton Community Centre on South Park Avenue, In Norwich. The event was hosted by Shihan Kevin Garwood, who takes up the story “ Early this year the O Yama Ryu club held its first weapons training weekend seminar, and one class brought in the most positive reaction by all the students, So  it was decided to have a day dedicated to the French art of  “La Canne de Combat” . As for the earlier seminar the instructors for the day were  Olli Batts, Julie Gabriel and Morgan Alexander.  Ollie, Julie and Morgan all teach and train at the Cambridge Academy Of Martial Arts and are from the Gt. British Savate Canne de combat Federation.  Julie and Morgan have both taken part in  competitions in Britain and Europe, and are soon to compete in the World Championships in Germany.
The art of  “La Canne de Combat”  was introduced to Europe by France, as a sport which was intended as a variation to the more rigid forms of defence such as Savate and Fencing, for students young and old , but uses many similar moves and strikes, but “La Canne” has it’s very own sense of style and technique.
The day started off inside the training centre, but due to some excellent weather, the group soon found itself outside, where there was a bit more space and room to try out the techniques that Julie and Morgan demonstrated to the eager students. Shihan Kevin Garwood thanked Ollie, Julie and Morgan for their efforts and all of the students really enjoyed the chance to try the new techniques and to take part in a small amount of sparring with each other to try out some of their new found knowledge.