Congratulations everyone Our Club is now officially 10 Years old !!!!!!
Started in April 2010 the journey into full maturity as a Club has taken a lot of hard work and commitment over the last 10 years, looking into the future we will bounce back from our current predicament that affects us all, good planning will see the that the Club will be around for many more years.
As most of you know, Sensei Bastidas established East London JKA Karate Club with the intention of channeling resources, experience and passion into creating opportunities for students to join and develop themselves in traditional Shotokan Karate with JKA England.
Early on with the help of the Club Committee, it was decided to work and identify certain attributes to have a successful Club.
Passion to help the local community by providing a non profit orientated organization, whose solely purpose would be to provide good karate at affordable prices to everyone, children and adults alike.
Passion for excellence with good professional instruction from aptly qualified JKAE Instructors. This level of coaching set the foundations for the development of a successful Club Squad from our pool of students, developing and encouraging talent being one of the key elements in order to have an above average Club.
This level of professional Instruction combined with the excellent facilities has inevitably helped in becoming successful as a Club.
The results – In 2012 the council awarded us with the Club Borough Mark followed by a prestigious Club of the year award in 2013 by JKAE and a further Club 50 award 2016
Our Club Squad has been very successful at Inter-Club level, Regional Level and National Level, we also have students that are members of the National JKAE squad.
The Club has also developed and encouraged 5 fully qualified instructors most of whom are currently teaching or have have moved on to different posts with other Clubs.
None of this would have been possible without the people and our team effort in what we do. The size and skills in the team have evolved over time, and each person has played their part in helping the Club achieve the successes its enjoyed over the past 10 years.
Whilst the most important aspect for us has been the impact on students and the local communities, it has also been about having a good Club that everyone cherishes.
We will build on existing and develop new strategies for the future., we look forward to serving you further in the coming years.
Our thanks for your continued support and understanding during this current crisis.
Chief Instructor
East London JKA