We're finally managing to get some videos up on Youtube. If you have any more that you think are worth putting online, please, let Sensei Shah know.
2010 Fire Bo at Newtown dojo
One of students at Newtown does a bit of fire stick twirling at Uni, and he brought his fire stick along. We all decided to give it a go, and here's the result when Senpai John does it!
2009 Marrickville Festival Demonstration
Kata Demonstration at Kancho Johannes Wong's Dojo 25th Anniversary
Shihan Doug, Sensei Shah, and Senpais Jenny and André were invited (as
one of only a few non-Goju Ryu clubs) to contribute a something to the anniversary
of Kancho Johannes Wong's Goju Ryu dojo. The result was a demo of Saiha Kata with
and without bo, a couple of applications of Saiha kata, and an insteresting variation
on Pinan Sono Go, originally developed by John Pegios, Senpai Ben Osland, and
Alexander Yussof.
Freestyle Team Bo Kata - John Pegios and Senpai Ben Osland
John Pegios and Ben Osland have been working on a freestyle bo kata, with a lightweight
bo. This is a class demo, caught by a camera phone. Once it's been perfected,
we'll do a proper video of it and replace this one, but for now, this one will
have to do.
2007 AMAC State Finals - Colts Heavyweight Final
Here's where Alexander and Michael slug it out. Alexander wins with a few select high kicks, but it's their second fight. Michael won the first time, and is now waiting for the tie-breaker.
2008 Demonstrations
We sent a team to the festival, to show
what we could do. This is part of it. It also shows that you have to hold
the boards tight and stand your ground.
Here's Jasmine Sullivan's phone cam video of Sensei Shah doing
a couple of board breaks at the Newtown Festival.
Saiha kata with bo
Saiha kata is the signature IFK kata, and our logo, the wave, is derived from it. At the 2004 IFK Black Belt camp, the then Sensei (now Shihan) Dave Lund-Regan introduced bo and bo kata to the IFK. This video shows the IFK 'translation' of Saiha kata to bo.
2007 IFKKA Middleweight Final - Luke Trotz (KRK) vs Davinder Dolku (IFK)