| Sei-Do-Kan Hindley Karate Club Hindley Sports Centre, Mornington Road, Hindley, Wigan. "In pursuit of excellence" |
Hindley Karate Club Instructor: Sensei J. Brennan (Nidan) Starting out My first feelings for karate started when I saw a demonstration at work during an open day. I was impressed by this display and thought I want to do that. So I started training at work after hours. Simple things like stances, punching, blocking and of course Kihon kata. All these were a bit strange. Soon I decided to find a proper karate club and finished up at Ashton, one of Sensei Billy Higgins Karate classes. This was in 1981 the begining of my life in karate something I never regretted, just wish I had started earlier. I was training three times a week, at Ashton and Hindley( my club now) It was hard but enjoyable. I steadily made my way through my grades achieving my black belt( 1st. dan) in April 1986 at Leeds, my 2nd. dan in August 2005 at Lancaster. My teaching started with helping out with Sensei Higgins as he was taking the childrens classes, correcting stances, showing kata's etc. This is were I gained a lot of first hand knowledge of teaching children which I have carried on to this day, adding my own ideas to the training. I took over the Hindley club in 1998 it was hard work but very rewarding. My own dan grade was put back as I wanted to concentrate on making Hindley Karate Club better. I try to make Hindley Karate Club a family club encouraging the parents to have a go. Some do some don't, but later on they say they wish they had at least tried. That is the hard bit making the first step. Anybody who comes and trains will always get a warm reception from beginners to coloured belts. So long as they wish to learn and train to the best of their ability. My philosophy is simple Train hard Try your best at all times Respect yourself and other people Think for yourself Keep spirits up Listen to people and help if you can Have fun with the training |
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| First aid. Action at an emergency |
| 1. Assess the situation. Are you or the casualty in danger? No use if you get injured as well. 2. Make the area safe. Protect yourself and the casualty from danger. If someone is with you, get them to go or phone for help while you stay with the casualty. 3. Assess the casualty Is the casualty conscious? Talk to them. Is the airway open? Is the casualty breathing? Check for ten seconds. If the casualty is breathing put in recovery position. See diagram below. 4. If the casualty is not breathing. Remove obstructions from mouth. Start mouth to mouth, give two breaths, making sure chest rises then falls. Look for signs of circulation for ten seconds i.e. pulse. 5. If pulse is present. Continue mouth to mouth. Check pulse every minute. 6. If no pulse is present. Start CPR at the rate of 30 compressions and two breaths Repeat |
| The first person at an accident scene could save someones life. If you are unsure what to do, it is better to do something than not. Try not to panic, calm yourself down first then try your best. Learn about mouth to mouth and CPR. also the recovery position. Try to take a course in basic First Aid, you may save someones life, it could be a member of your family or a friend. |
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