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Karate Day 2025

Official Okinawa Karate Day (Karate no Hi) will be on the 25th of October this year. My self and the team form Penshurst martial arts will be in Okinawa for the event joining in on the festivities and street demonstrations on the day.

Latest Creation

My latest creation and addition to the training dummy is a angle adjustable Bo, on a sprung mount. Initial tests were good eg Using sia defence against bo, i do need to increase resistance a little.

Heavy workout Sai

I had a chance to use a large heavy pair of Sai at friends dojo they were between 1.2kg and 2kg each and were used slowly to build strength in the wrist, forearm and shoulder among other things. So set my week end project to…

Custom Equipment

Penshurst Martial Arts - Kobudo(Okinawan Weapons) training equipment. This traditional Okinawan Kobudo training equipment is used as part of our training classes and are also available for purchase in our shop, each are handmade from locally sources materials and are customisable. Contact Sensei Alex for…