Amy selected for the JKA England Squad 2010 February 5, 2010
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Amy Walsh
We are delighted to announce that Amy Walsh aged 13 has been selected for the JKA England Squad 2010.
Even though a lot of hard work lies ahead in preparation for the coming year, it is hoped Amy will enjoy the training and gain much from the experience.
Well Done Amy!!
Free Trial Lessons January 11, 2010
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TWO Free Trial Lessons
2009 Awards Ceremony and Christmas Party December 13, 2009
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All the fun and games were had last night at our Christmas Party and Awards Ceremony! Club members and their families totalling nearly 100 were enjoying the end of year celebrations. Congratulations to the following on their achievements:
Peter Lacey – Student of the Year Man
Lu Duan – Student of the Year Lady
James Lacey – Student of the Year Boy
Molly Fraser – Student of the Year Girl
Sam Heap – Outstanding Effort in 2009
Amongst all the fun, we also managed to raise £128 for The Sick Children’s Trust which this year was a charity dear to our hearts as it provided support to one of our members and his family at our club. Thankyou!!
Harry “Pass Nidan” December 11, 2009
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Saturday 6 December was the Brown/ Black belt course and Dan grading with Sensei Gneo as guest instructor. The first half of the session was with Sensei Chubachi, is a visiting JKA Honbu instructor. The Second part was with Sensei Gneo who worked on the katas Jitte and Bassai Sho. Harry is pictured with Sensei Chubachi. Well done Harry!
KYU Grade National Championships 2009 November 22, 2009
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A big congratulations to Connor Danylenko, Sophie Bickmore and Molly Fraser! One Silver and Two Bronze
The JKA England Kyu Grade National Championships were held at the Elmbridge Xcel Leisure Complex, Walton On Thames last Sunday. Over 200 competitors from around the country arrived for the Kata and Kumite events.
The tournament started with kata eliminations which led from first round stages to the finals. In the afternoon the kumite events commenced with competitors either competing Kihon Ippon or Sanbon Kumite elimination rounds. Finalists were presented with their medals and certificates from Sensei Chubachi and Sensei Ohta. Sensei Chubachi, is a visiting JKA Honbu instructor.
Connor took Bronze for Kata, Sophie took Bronze for Kumite and Molly took Silver for kumite. A big well done to Sam, Callum, John, Steve, Mary and Cadet Coach, Amy. (more…)
Sensei Ohta Visits Colchester November 3, 2009
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We welcomed our Chief Instructor Sensei Y.Ohta (6th Dan JKA) for the very first time at the beginning of the month.
Sensei Ohta is a graduate of Takushoku University, he has also attended the famous JKA Instructors Classes. Between 1982 and 2003 he was the official assistant to Sensei K. Enoeda 9th Dan (deceased). During this time Ohta Sensei built up an international reputation and is now considered as one of the most popular and technically skilled Shotokan Instructors in the world today.
Brown and black belts had the privilege of training with Sensei, working on distance basics and the kata Enpi.
The all grades session afterwards was very popular and included all the Heian katas, Tekki-Shodan and Bassai-Dai. (more…)
Student of the Month – October 2009 October 20, 2009
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Student of the Month Award goes to Connor Danylenko. Well done!!
