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21 June 2010 Special Guest Instructor

Kancho Rob Howard, 5^th Dan, and head of Spirit Combat International in New Zealand.

June 2010 Bucks Kempo is now on Facebook

Search on Facebook for “Bucks Kempo” to find our page.

26 April 2010 Change to Mondays

The club has moved from the old 6-8 on Sundays slot to a new “weekend friendly” 7:30-9:30 Mondays slot.

New Year 2010

Website update – including new pictures, new syllabus (now finally going all the way to black belt), and link to our new Yahoo bulletin board.

From Sunday 19 April 2009 – New Beginners course

6 training weeks, 6-7 each evening (that’s April 19^th & 26^th, May 10^th, 17^th & 31^st, June 7^th)*. Please contact us to book. Cost will be £30 (or £50 for two people) for all six weeks and you’re welcome to watch or join in the club session afterwards.

*we don’t train on bank holiday weekends.

Saturday 4 April 2009 – Local Martial Arts Clubs friendly seminar

1000-1600 (ish!), Liberal Club. Instructors to include Guy Gratton (2^nd Dan Kempo Jiu Jitsu), Holly Hudson (2^nd Dan Jikishin Jiu Jitsu), Chris Stride (instructor, School of Traditional Medieval Fencing), Pete Jones (Master Instructor, Spirit Combat). All local martial artists who can breakfall are very welcome – just turn up on time with your kit and licence. No charge, bring sandwiches or lunch is available in the liberal club.

Sunday 14 December 2008 – Gradings.

Guy Gratton: 2^nd Dan Black Belt

Chris Holley: (Confirmation of) 5^th Kyu / Green Belt

Wayne Cooper: 5^th Kyu / Green Belt

David Jefferies: 6^th Kyu / Orange Belt

Joseph Callender-Butts: 7^th Kyu / Yellow Belt

Many thanks to Renshi Ben Ledwick from Bedford Inner Circle Academy of Martial Arts and BKS for overseeing and confirming the grading.

July 2008 – Bucks Kempo moves from Court Garden Leisure Centre in Marlow, to the Liberal Club, High Wycombe.

5 November 2006 – Bucks Kempo stops being an aerobics class within Wycombe Leisure Limited, and becomes and independent club. See the where and when page for new mat fees – but the main thing is please now pay Sensei Guy in the dojo, not Wycombe Leisure at reception.

22 October 2006, Guest instructor in Marlow: Sensei Peter Jones from Worcester Spirit Combat

16 September 2006, Public demonstrations and free lesson at the Marlow Carnival.

From the Marlow Free Press

Club members and guests at the end of a long but fun day

July 2006, demonstrating at the Bedford River Festival.

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Marlow Kempo Website. Quick navigator.
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