Wado Karate Clubs in Devon
Plymouth University
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英国和道会空手道
Plymouth, Devon. The University of Plymouth Karate Club. Pitt's Gymnasium, Gilwell Place, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 8AP. This is a senior-based traditional club, so we do not facilitate young children. Tuesday 8-10pm. Instructor: Richard House 4th Dan. Thursday 8-10pm. Instructor: Gary Swift 8th Dan Kyoshi. Sunday 1-3pm. Instructor Mike Diggle 2nd Dan and Carolyn Watson 1st Dan. Contact:; Chief Instructor GE Swift 8th Dan Kyoshi. Tel: 01752-493210. Email: garyswiftkyoshi@gmail.com Web: www.plymouthkarate.org University of Plymouth Karate Club Website. |
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Pomphlett & Plymstock教会和道流空手道場
British Wado Kai Honbu (HQ) Dojo. Plymouth Karate Club, Pomhett. Pomphlett Church, Pomphlett Gardens, Pomphlett, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 7BL. Tuesday Nights: Registration; 6.45pm. Training; 7-8.30pm. All ages 11 years & above (younger if training with a family unit or with previous training history). This is a disciplined senior-based traditional club, so we do not facilitate young children. Open all-year. Closed during Christmas School Holidays only. Club Details: Plymouth Schools of Karate. 英国和道会空手道本部道場 Instructor: GE Swift 8th Dan Kyoshi. Tel: 01752-493210. Email; garyswiftkyoshi@gmail.com Assistant Instructors: Mike Williams 4th Dan, Michael McPherson 2nd Dan, Harry Barton 2nd Dan, Sam Barton 2nd Dan. Price: £6 per session. 2 or more family units £5 per student. Website: Plymouth Schools of Karate. No Sign-up Fees! No Direct Debit Payments! No Standing Order Requirements or other 'rip-offs', just pay as you train!
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Maegeri Chudan. Gary Swift Circa 1979
British Wadokai
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Looking for Traditional Wado-ryu Karate Clubs in and around Plymouth?If you're looking for a traditional Wado Karate Club in Plymouth, or in the Plymouth area, then you might like to visit our Plymouth Karate Club's Website for our available official Clubs in the region.
Classes in British Wadokai Southwest available for ages 10 and upwards (please see 'Clubs'). New Beginners Courses - AT ALL CLUBS - Now starting!
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James Charnaud BWK 5th Dan Demonstrating Sokuto Tobi Geri (Circa 1982)
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The Population of Devon is 1.1 Million, of which over 250,000 live in Plymouth.
CELTIC DEVON.
Most people are aware that Devon has beautiful varied scenery, a rich Maritime history (with names such as Drake, Raleigh, Gilbert, Grenville, etc...) and a vibrant tourist industry.
However Devon is much, much more than that.
Devon was the cornerstone of one of Britain's most significant Celtic Kingdoms (Dumnonia), and retains a significant heritage from those days. Devon's people are predominantly of Celtic stock, with the Celtic language (which also resulted in Cornish) being spoken well into the dark ages, and is retained today in place names, dialect, as well as in customs and culture.
This is not to say that the Saxons, who 'conquered' Devon in the eight and ninth centuries (and who militarily conquered Cornwall in the ninth and tenth centuries), or the Normans who did the same to the whole of England in the eleventh century, are without merit or contribution. However the point of this web-page is to promote that part of Devon's history which for some strange reason appears to have been repressed - that of Celtic Devon.
Devon's Cornish Celtic name is Dewnans although another Celtic name for it is Dyfnaint (meaning 'deep valley dwellers') and it is this that gives Devon its name.
Devon was one of the last areas of what is now known as England to be conqured by the Anglo-Saxon invaders, and was not formally claimed by the Saxon Kindom of Wessex until the early ninth century (805 AD - only a couple of decades before Cornwall was conquered, although Cornwall retained some degree of independence thereafter), and even after this (as noted in King Alfred the Great's will in 900 AD), Devon's Celtic people were called Wealcynn (wealas being the Anglo-Saxon word for Celts, and literally translates as 'foreigner').
Perhaps it is surprising that this history of Celtic identity is not better known. How can this be so? A number of factors probably came into play. The Victorian era prized all things teutonic because (for some reason) they equated it with civilised society. Even in the mid/late twentieth century schools teach a 'unified' english history with little focus on regional history. Devon's own Celtic history has been overlooked and neglected. This story is not unique to Devon. History, language and culture have been suppressed in many parts of the Celtic world (eg Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany - to name a few). In Devon's case its proximity to Cornwall, with its own rich Celtic ancestry, has probably also hindered recognition of Devon's own history.
The question of Devon's Celtic identity is not new. In 1870 Professor Thomas Huxley, President of the Royal Society, President of the Ethnological Society and friend of Charles Darwin who stated that '(Devonians) are as little Anglo-Saxon as Northumbrians are Welsh' by which he meant that Devonians are genetically descended from the Brythonic Celts, rather than the germanic tribes of the Angles or Saxons who give the term 'Anglo-Saxon' (and the term England) its name.
The 'pro-teutonic' prejudices of the Victorian era were Huxley's target, and sadly his views were not universally accepted. The ramifications of this 'Victorian prejudice' continued well into the twentieth century, and distorted the real history. However the issue is now being revisited, and the truth is slowly emerging.
Recent genetic evidence (from the BBC 'Blood of the Vikings' series) has indicated that the Celtic peoples in South Western Britain not only survived, but that their gene pool are predominant in the current population.
Norwegian based research indicates that Devon (and Cornwall) has a far greater proportion of black hair colour than other english counties, a tendancy also seen in Ireland and Scotland. Perhaps this also provides evidence of a common Celtic background, and certainly supports the theory that the Tamar is no 'racial' boundary.
Source: http://alanindyfed.blogspot.co.uk/2009/10/celtic-kingdom-of-devon.html
Most people are aware that Devon has beautiful varied scenery, a rich Maritime history (with names such as Drake, Raleigh, Gilbert, Grenville, etc...) and a vibrant tourist industry.
However Devon is much, much more than that.
Devon was the cornerstone of one of Britain's most significant Celtic Kingdoms (Dumnonia), and retains a significant heritage from those days. Devon's people are predominantly of Celtic stock, with the Celtic language (which also resulted in Cornish) being spoken well into the dark ages, and is retained today in place names, dialect, as well as in customs and culture.
This is not to say that the Saxons, who 'conquered' Devon in the eight and ninth centuries (and who militarily conquered Cornwall in the ninth and tenth centuries), or the Normans who did the same to the whole of England in the eleventh century, are without merit or contribution. However the point of this web-page is to promote that part of Devon's history which for some strange reason appears to have been repressed - that of Celtic Devon.
Devon's Cornish Celtic name is Dewnans although another Celtic name for it is Dyfnaint (meaning 'deep valley dwellers') and it is this that gives Devon its name.
Devon was one of the last areas of what is now known as England to be conqured by the Anglo-Saxon invaders, and was not formally claimed by the Saxon Kindom of Wessex until the early ninth century (805 AD - only a couple of decades before Cornwall was conquered, although Cornwall retained some degree of independence thereafter), and even after this (as noted in King Alfred the Great's will in 900 AD), Devon's Celtic people were called Wealcynn (wealas being the Anglo-Saxon word for Celts, and literally translates as 'foreigner').
Perhaps it is surprising that this history of Celtic identity is not better known. How can this be so? A number of factors probably came into play. The Victorian era prized all things teutonic because (for some reason) they equated it with civilised society. Even in the mid/late twentieth century schools teach a 'unified' english history with little focus on regional history. Devon's own Celtic history has been overlooked and neglected. This story is not unique to Devon. History, language and culture have been suppressed in many parts of the Celtic world (eg Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany - to name a few). In Devon's case its proximity to Cornwall, with its own rich Celtic ancestry, has probably also hindered recognition of Devon's own history.
The question of Devon's Celtic identity is not new. In 1870 Professor Thomas Huxley, President of the Royal Society, President of the Ethnological Society and friend of Charles Darwin who stated that '(Devonians) are as little Anglo-Saxon as Northumbrians are Welsh' by which he meant that Devonians are genetically descended from the Brythonic Celts, rather than the germanic tribes of the Angles or Saxons who give the term 'Anglo-Saxon' (and the term England) its name.
The 'pro-teutonic' prejudices of the Victorian era were Huxley's target, and sadly his views were not universally accepted. The ramifications of this 'Victorian prejudice' continued well into the twentieth century, and distorted the real history. However the issue is now being revisited, and the truth is slowly emerging.
Recent genetic evidence (from the BBC 'Blood of the Vikings' series) has indicated that the Celtic peoples in South Western Britain not only survived, but that their gene pool are predominant in the current population.
Norwegian based research indicates that Devon (and Cornwall) has a far greater proportion of black hair colour than other english counties, a tendancy also seen in Ireland and Scotland. Perhaps this also provides evidence of a common Celtic background, and certainly supports the theory that the Tamar is no 'racial' boundary.
Source: http://alanindyfed.blogspot.co.uk/2009/10/celtic-kingdom-of-devon.html
