Insight Part 1: A Life in Karate – Sensei Nicholas Adamou. (HD)

Insight Part 1: A Life in Karate – Sensei Nicholas Adamou. (HD)
This two-part video is about the art of Shotokan Karate as practised by the clubs under the International Association of Shotokan Karate (the IASK); whose main club is based at the Harrow Leisure Centre, in North West London, where they train three days a week.
The organisation is led by its founder and chief-instructor, Sensei Nicholas Adamou, whose dedication and enthusiasm has driven the success of this club over the years, and who continues to provide a highly traditional teaching style, following the fine heritage of the Japanese founders of Shotokan, under whose lineage he trained. This richness of karate tradition is a major benefit of the training provided by the IASK.

A special black belt class was held in October 2015 with current and past students attending, some of whom now run their own clubs under the IASK. This class showcased Sensei’s teaching style and techniques and is the main subject of this video.

The first half of this video provides an insight into the influences and development of Sensei Adamou from a karate student to an accomplished master. His training in karate is now into its 52nd year, and he has been an instructor for 47 years to date. Here, Sensei Adamou gives a close, personal view on his history in karate, which for him has truly been his way of life since the age of 17.

In all, this video hopes to shed more light on this club for students - beginners to advanced, and those simply interested in learning more about the clubs or about Shotokan karate, as practised by this very highly-experienced teacher, whose life in the art continues to inspire and motivate.

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CONTACT AND FURTHER INFORMATION ON ALL IASK CLASSES:-
Call Sensei Nick Adamou on 01582-652 583
Email Sensei Adamou at: [email protected]
Visit the IASK website at: www.karate-iask.com

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Part 1 Music Credits (all Copyright & Royalty Free, via YouTube):-
1. Stepping Back in Time – Allemande by Wahneta Meixsell; Youtube Royalty Free Music.
2. Sensei’s 50th Anniversary in Karate Celebrations: Wigs – Riot. Free Music Audio Library
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Photo Acknowledgements:
Kind thanks to William Mannion for permission to reproduce some of the archive pictures, notably in Piccadilly (as given to Sensei Adamou for his book, unfinished).

Richard Hiom gave Sensei Adamou permission to use for his book various photos, notably: the B/W photo of Kanazawa Sensei, Chris Adamou, Nick Adamou and Mick Randall standing in their Gis and also the other B/W photo of Senseis Yahara, Osaka, Tanaka, Chris Adamou, Nick Adamou, Mick Randall and 3 other karate-ka in Gis.

There are some (archive) photos for which we do not know the name of the person(s) who took them, would they kindly contact Sensei Adamou so that we can acknowledge them for it in this text (NB: not possible on the video once uploaded), if they wish to be acknowledged; we’ll be happy to do so.

All training class photos were taken by Jagdip Rupra and Kail Shanker; special thanks to them.

Narration & Questions to Sensei by Kail Shanker.

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Important Safety Notice: All the karate (self-defence) techniques and methods shown in this video are purely for information &/or entertainment only; they must not be attempted by anyone without the supervision of a suitably-qualified instructor, ideally in a licensed training hall (‘dojo’). This is not a karate training video, and no one associated with this video is liable for any unintended use of this video resulting in any damages or injuries, or claims thereof. Please join a licensed professional club, like the ones in the IASK organisation, if you want to learn or practice Shotokan karate in the right way.
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©IASK 2016 under Nicholas Adamou. All Rights Reserved.

Video Produced by Kail Shanker for Videoimagenie (contact Email: [email protected]), London.
No copying or reproduction (part or whole) without prior permission of Sensei Adamou.

16th Nov-2016; Video Ref: KS#711-VIG-IASK1.

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