Congratulations to everyone from both clubs that attended today’s socially distance Grading examination, thank you for your attendance, you all did very well considering the challenging year everyone has had, be you be a child , teen or adult.
Please note the feedback from Sensei Otha today that all students need to work on their core exercise in the new year,
We wish you and your families a good festive break please keep safe and well.
We hope to see you all back in the dojo early next year
Just to let you all know that we are back in the Dojo for all locations.
Our lesson booking site has available dates through to next year please note we have limited number of spaces for the Given Wilson location so please book early. There is a waiting list if do not mange to get your first lesson.
The only exception Is the Friday lesson location which is not yet available, I am working getting this confirmed ASAP.
Grading is booked for Saturday the 19th with Sensei Otha we will therefore be assessing this week.
Once you have been assessed you will be told if you can grading, you must have a valid JKA England license in order to grade
I do have licenses for some but not all of our new starters if you started as of September 2020. If you do not have a click here JKA license
Grading cost will be £30 Cash Only please to be given to sensei with your license before the grading date.
Grading Saturday 19th December
Location :- CASTLE GREEN LEISURE CENTRE, Gale Street, Dagenham, ESSEX, RM9 4UN
The time 10 am start ,the table for the day is to be confirmed.
Please note this will be a grading only there will NOT be a training session before.
Unfortunately due to the location restrictions we not allowed to have spectators in the hall on this occasion.
Location :- CASTLE GREEN LEISURE CENTRE, Gale Street, Dagenham, ESSEX, RM9 4UN
Please note this will be a grading only there will NOT be a training session before.
Please arrive on time we have a 10 am start with the children will be first to be graded. Please remember Social distance at all time every one should have their face mask with them thank you.
There is a one way system in effect therefore participates will enter through hall door and exit via the hall fire exit.
Unfortunately due to the location restrictions we not allowed to have spectators in the hall on this occasion.
Sensei Aaron and Brian both attended the Reading October 2020 Qualification test administered by JKA England’s Ohta sensei, Ismail sensei, Stewart sensei, and D’Onofrio sensei.
Congratulation to Sensei Brian for passing JKA International Instructor D license and Sensei Aaron for passing JKA Referee & Judge International qualification.
Monday Lesson class sizes have been reduced however we have 3 lesson as we will have 2 Instructors and 2 halls available. Please note these smaller class sizes will mean that the students will have a focused lesson.
Parents you can train in the same lesson as your children to help manage your time-table
Monday Lesson Given-Wilson Center all lesson 1 Hour Duration
Session 1 Beginner to Red belt Starts 6 :30 PM
Session 2 Yellow to Purple belt Starts 6 45 PM
Session 3 Purple & white to Black belt 7:45 PM
We Kindly ask new single beginner adults to book lesson 2 or 3 to allow parents to train with their Children in the first lesson.
Robert Clack Leisure Center Wednesday lesson 7-8 pm
A single lesson for all grades which will be 55 mins
Friday 7- 8 PM Saint Thomas Church
A single lesson for all grades which will be 55 mins to allow for enough time lesson time change around.
Saturday Morning lessons Currently at the @Given_Wilson Center
All grades welcome at both Lesson start times 9:30 & 10:40
Please be advised that we have had communication from the Newham Leisure center booking team, so we hope to be back in Newham leisure at their earliest convenience.
As a result of the 2020 Covid 19 pandemic, the club has to implement an online booking system to meet the requirements of our training locations. A mandatory requirement has been a reduction in the Monday Lesson class sizes, as a result we have increased our available lesson from 2 to 3 lesson per evening by splitting our available booking time. A Benefit of these changes means that each group will have a focused lesson.
Parents can train in the same lesson as your children to help manage your time table
Monday Lesson Given-Wilson Center with 40 mins duration and currently maximum of 12 Students
Session 1 Orange to Red belt 40 min starts
Session 2 Yellow to Purple belt 40 mins starts
Session 3 Purple & white to Black belt 40 mins starts
Please note we will have a beginners only lesson on Mondays 6:45 PM
Robert Clack Leisure Center Wednesday lesson 7-8 pm
A single lesson for all grades which will be 55 mins to allow for enough time lesson time change around.
Friday 7- 8 PM Saint Thomas Church
A single lesson for all grades which will be 55 mins to allow for enough time lesson time change around.
Saturday lessons @Given_Wilson Center
All grades welcome at both Lesson start times 9:30 & 10 :40
Monday Given Wilson Center 10th/17tn/24th 40mins sessions- Please note there will be days when we can offer a 2nd session, if we have an additional instructor available.
Remember the earlier you let us know that you are coming the better your chance of getting a space.
Session 1 Beginners to Red belt 40 min starts 6.30pm and 6.45pm (2nd Instructor)
The First lesson is for Children only the only exception will be if parents want to train with their children Class size 10 Students
Session 2 Yellow belt to Purple belt 40 mins starts 7.30pm and 7.45pm (2nd Instructor)
Session 3 Purple & white to Black belt 40 mins starts 8.10pm
There will be 2 instructors available on the 17th and 24th sessions so we can use both halls and have more students
Wednesday Session Robert Clack Leisure Center 12th, 19th, 26th AUGUST
Starts 7pm 50min session (all grades)
Friday Session Robert Clack Leisure Center session 15th, 22nd & 29th AUGUST
Starts 7pm 50min session (all grades)
For Wednesday & Friday session there is more floor space available, so lessons will allow more students
Temporary Saturday location @ Given Wilson Institute for the month of August two session 9:30 and 10 :35 start times any grade can attend either lesson.
Automatic discounts will be applied if a person books 2, 4 or 8 lesson within a 30 day period. Discount code available if you want to do a double lesson on a Monday contact Sensei Brian .
New policy is first come first served, there is a waiting list for a places.
Please be patient with us as we are trying our best to get the Club running again and get back to running lessons regularly.
At this time we have yet to be notified of the reopening of Newham Leisure Centre (Saturday classes) we will continue outside for now while we have the weather.
We will let you know of the lesson availability on a monthly basis to help everyone plan accordingly, we urge you to keep looking at the Club website Club facebook page and WhatsApp notices.
We are looking to Reopening the Monday & Wednesday Dojo shortly, with this in mind we are going to ask you to do a number of things ie Risk assessment weekly yourself to make sure you are healthy, maintain your social distance whilst in the Dojo etc (we will let you know exactly how to do this in a statement later on)
It should be noted that a number of other JKA clubs will not open in the short term, so we have to thank the opportunity the Given-Wilson Institute & Robert Clack Leisure has provided us.
As some of you are aware, we have been working very hard to get the Club up an running again, we have had Sensei Aaron providing the Zoom Lessons, JKAE has advertised all its lessons and everyone has been given details as to how to access them. However all this is coming to an end as we are slowly returning to some normality.
Sensei Brian has been teaching Saturdays and Sundays since the 27th of June, however this has been done on the premises car park facilities and whist it is sufficient for our needs for the short term, we need to get back to the Dojo ASAP.
Please bear in mind that the new rules will mean smaller classes per week with potentially less venues available for us to use. We have set up a new booking system that will enable everyone to book up to month in advance, we also have in place a waiting list, so if you do not get on a class but you would like to, then please use the waiting list option.
Please keep an eye on the Website there will new pages providing location specific detail and Club Facebook page for the confirmation of our first lesson dates.
Going forward we will have a variety of payment options available to the club members, we look for all club members to support the club going forward to enable the Club to keep running.
We appreciate not every one could previously take part in the training options so an Email to [email protected] or WhatsApp msg of intention to return to training would be appreciated.
