Roots...

 
Sadashige Kato 1964, Hirokazu Kanazawa and Chew Choot Soot teaching in Preston. 3 of Shihan's teachers.

1960s, 1970s, 1980s....

Shihan Handyside in his younger days including one of his famous tile breaks

The next generations

2003: Shobukan reunion, Some of Mr Handyside's senior students past and present including Bob Carruthers (now 7th Dan) who Shihan taught in the 1970s-80s (second from right), Peter Lee Bibby, now 5th Dan English Karate Fedseration Referee (third from right), Chris Radcliffe 5th Dan chief instructor of Red Sun Karate (fourth right), Frank Williams 6th Dan  (second from left) and Simon Keegan (far left)

Coming full circle....

Shihan Handyside reunited with his mentor Hirokazu Kanazawa around 2004 and lending his expertise to a Bushinkai grading in 2012

Manchester Jujutsu classes:
Sunday 7:00pm-8:30pm
Manchester Karate classes:
Tuesday 8:00pm-9:30pm
Manchester Tai Chi classes:
Tuesday at 7:00pm-8:00pm
Classes held at Van Dang Martial Arts, Newton Street, Manchester.
For more information email Simon on kaicho@runbox.com