Traditional Japanese Karate Lessons at St Benedict's College and Colchester Leisureworld
May 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
Congratulations to Shauna and Yaniv who passed their black belt gradings at the weekend. They were awarded their grades by Sensei Tanaka and Sensei Ohta at the Spring International Course at Guildford. Well done!April 16, 2011 Leave a Comment
A very well done to Harry Theron who took BRONZE for Cadet Team Kumite. I’m sure Ricardo would have bagged another trophy had he not been injured – he recovered in time to support his England team members for the finals and his ribs are now on the mend!
Junior Squad member Amy Walsh did a fantastic job by assisting and so did club member Phoebe Hennessy who was our very own England flag mascot!
Harry (top left) amongst the JKA England winners with Sensei Ohta
National Squad members, Harry, sporting his shiny trophy with Ricardo
The K2 Sports Centre in Crawley was the venue for the 2011 European Championships was hosted by JKA-England. Red London buses arrived to shuttle competitors and teams from the Arora Hotel to the K2 sports centre.
Sensei Bura (8th Dan) opened the day paying tribute to the Japanese Tsunami victims by everyone in the hall respectfully observing silence for a minute. The eliminations for Kata were first, with individual eliminations through to semi final rounds followed by the team kata events. Read more of this post
April 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
A very big THANKYOU to all those who helped raise funds for Dreams Come True, a national charity serving the whole of the UK with the mission of bringing joy to children who are terminally or seriously ill by making their treasured dreams come true. We were able to donate a fantastic total of £450.
March 16, 2011 Leave a Comment
A big congratulations to the following who passed their gradings: Read more of this post
March 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
January’s ‘student of the month’ award goes to Gareth Evans, February’s award goes Isa Kulkarni. Well done!
February 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
Over the next few weeks more and more products will be added, so if your looking for a new gi, protection, or equipment – have a browse – if you can’t see what you are looking for – ask!
January 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
Congratulations to Amy Walsh, Ricardo Piper and Harry Theron who’ve been selected for the 2011 JKA ENGLAND National Squad!
