URGENT NOTICES!

SPECIAL BEGINNERS' COURSE
We are pleased to offer a special introductory course for beginners in 2011.The course includes a FREE KARATE SUIT after you complete four weeks' training and you will be assessed for your first belt - an orange and white stripe belt - when you have completed 12 weeks of training.
The package of lessons will take you through the basic techniques of karate - striking, blocking, kicking - and the first kata, Kihon kata.
The cost of the course, including a free karate suit, is payable in three installments of £25 every four weeks. You will be given a free karate suit when you have paid the second installment. PLEASE NOTE: after four weeks you will also be required to obtain a JKA Licence which costs £20 per annum (not included in the course fee). TO RESERVE A PLACE GO TO OUR ON-LINE SHOP or call Sensei Simon on 07956678118.

GRADING RESULTS: STEVENAGE 9 JULY 2011

Stevenage JKA held a training and grading with Sensei Roy Tomlin on Saturday at Barclay School, Stevenage. Harpenden JKA students attended and after an hour's training they were tested for their next belts. Esther Batt and James Muller, from Wood End After School Club, gained yellow belts and so did Tom Garlich from the Batford Club. The standard was very high - red to yellow is a big jump in standard so now the tough training begins!

              

GRADING RESULTS: BIERTON 26 JUNE 2011

Tairyoku SKC Club hosted a grading with Sensei Adel Ismail after some hard training. Congratulations to Matt Start and Sian Pearce for gaining their first belts (9th kyu), Natalie Edwards 5th kyu, and Hugh Mulley 4th kyu. Hugh had to work especially hard because his partner needed more kumite to prove herself! Camden Nightingale excelled himself by double grading from yellow to purple belt - so well done all! A superb effort.

   

GRADING RESULTS: STEVENAGE 12 MARCH 2011
Many thanks to Stevenage JKA for hosting the training & grading with Sensei Adel Ismail. Everyone trained very hard, and the following students achieved their next grade - 9th kyus were gained by Hirut Rock, Kendra Jeffries, & Adnan Anver; 8th kyus by Matteo Garlich, Reardon Jeffries, Nathan Hampson-Jones and Esther Batt, and Hugh Mulley gained his 5th kyu. Special mention goes to Tom Garlich who double graded to 8th kyu with an impressive display of power! See the photos on our Gallery.

 

GRADING RESULTS: BIERTON 20 FEBRUARY 2011
Harpenden JKA visited Tairyoku Karate Club at Bierton where Sensei Ohta gave a lesson followed by grading. Well done everyone - Glenn Armstrong & Stanley Dench 9th kyu,  James Muller 8th kyu, Natalie Edwards 6th kyu, & Alison Marchant-Jones 1st kyu (now in serious training for her Shodan). A special mention for Camden Nightingale who almost double graded from 8th kyu, but settled with 7th kyu. See the photos on our Gallery.

SPONSORED KARATE ENDURANCE EVENT ON THURSDAY 17TH FEBRUARY 2011 IN AID OF DREAMS COME TRUE at our Batford Dojo
JKA England are raising 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.

Harpenden JKA students spent one hour punching, blocking and kicking. We exceeded our target of 1,800 techniques by 5 and we completed 11 kihon katas. It was a fantastic effort and I am immensely proud of our students and their dedication. We raised £749 for Dreams Come True.

Some photos are below; see our gallery for pictures of the superb efforts everyone put in on the evening.

 

And a special guest was Sensei's son Michael who had not trained before, but raised over £200. Michael was welcomed by Sensei Simon and Sensei John Delahunty:



IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO OUR DONATION PLEASE SEND A CHEQUE TO SENSEI SIMON

For other news of courses in the coming months please visit the JKA site - JKA England web site link 

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Sensei