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.
Hello everyone,
To celebrate the clubs 10 year anniversary we have a run of limited edition mugs (logo on both sides) available.
kindly donated to the Club by our Chairman Sensei Carlos. all proceeds will go towards helping the club to pay it’s expenses.
The Club Mugs can be purchased from Sensei Brian and cost £7 for a single mug or £10 for two mugs.
Please Note Stock is extremely limited once they’re gone they’re gone!
Great for any occasion and excellent as a present to friends, family, colleagues.
Thank you for your understanding and support. Club Committee
Welcome Back October update
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
Robert Clack Leisure Center Wednesday lesson 7-8 pm
Friday 7- 8 PM Saint Thomas Church
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.
Booking System
Review our New Booking system https://bookwhen.com/eastlondonjka
Step 1 Decide lesson you wish to take part in.
Step 2 Initiate payment example Paypal / online banking (Bank transfer payment) or Pay cash amount direct to Sensei.
Then Receive an email conformation of the booking
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
Please note we will have a beginners only lesson on Mondays 6:45 PM
Robert Clack Leisure Center Wednesday lesson 7-8 pm
Friday 7- 8 PM Saint Thomas Church
Saturday lessons @ Given_Wilson Center
All grades welcome at both Lesson start times 9:30 & 10 :40
Review our New Booking system https://bookwhen.com/eastlondonjka
Step 1 Decide lesson Plan
Step 2 Initiate payment example Paypal / online banking (Bank transfer payment) or Pay cash amount direct to Sensei .
Dear all
Lesson availability for the Month of AUGUST 2020
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.
Please use the new booking system https://bookwhen.com/eastlondonjka
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.
Thank you for your patience and understanding
Club Committee
August 2020
Dear all
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.
Club Committee
July 2020
Dear Parents / Guardians
We are working hard to enable the club to train inside ASAP however there will be changes to processes and we will post new guidelines shortly.
Further to our post on the 27th June outside Karate Training at the Given Wilson Institute Car Park where we have had outside training session on Saturday and Sunday.
This weekend session 1st & 2nd August will go ahead as per normal weather permitting. If you wish to take please contact Sensei Brian to arrange a slot for 11 :45 session for either Saturday or Sunday.
Thank you
Hello Parents/ Guardians students
Further to our post on the 8th June, outside Karate Training at the Given Wilson Institute Car Park
Weather permitting Saturday and Sunday mornings Staring 27 June until further notice
These time are approximate due to potential changes in the weather.
It would be most helpful if students were to keep to the same day and time each week to allow for continuity of training.
| Day | Time | Availability | |
| Lesson 1 | Saturday 27th June | 10 am | Full |
| Lesson 2 | Saturday 27th June | 11.45 -12.45 | Limited space |
| Lesson 1 | Sunday 28th June | 10 am | Full |
| Lesson 2 | Sunday 28th June | 11.45 – 12.45 | Limited space |
| Lesson 1 | Saturday 4th July | 10 am | Full |
| Lesson 2 | Saturday 4th July | 11.45 -12.45 | Limited space |
| Lesson 1 | Sunday 5th July | 10 am | Full |
| Lesson 2 | Sunday 5th July | 11.45- 12.45 | Limited Space |
If you wish to take part in a Saturday or Sunday lesson weather permitting in the coming weeks please email Sensei Brian at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
All places must be booked in advance via email [email protected]
Hello Parents/ Guardians students,
Outside training opportunity for a Max of 5 people in the Car park at Given Wilson location weather permitting.
We have the use of the location facilities required .
Lesson duration 50 mins which will allow the 10 min in turn around time for parents to drive out of the car park before the next group drive into the car park.
Therefore please do not arrive until 5 mins before the Session starts
Clothing for an outdoor lesson please wear old trainers and casual wear this will be fine.
Lesson cost will be the same, Name on an envelope with cash inside would be best
Please email me at [email protected] with grade belt colour (to remind me in my old age) if you would like to book a place, please Identify which date and time and the number of places you would prefer
Government Guidance
Classes will focus on Kata and basis (NO Kumite at this time)
| Grade | Class date and time | Students |
| Beginners Orange | ||
| Yellow / Green | ||
| Purple belts | ||
| Brown / black belts |
Dear all
Please be advised that JKA England have implemented a new membership system which is administered by company LoveAdmin
You may have already received an Email from LoveAdmin, please check your junk mail, just in case you do not see it.
Benefits of the new system
Students will be able to access their details and update them when necessary; make their own renewals and applications for licenses. License slips will be available to either download to their phone or print off as a hard copy. ALL students should print off and keep in their license books for gradings etc.
Renewal reminders will be sent automatically to the students prior to expiry. This only applies to Students whose licences expired after 1st September 2019.
Renewals can be set up by the student / parent to renew automatically if that is their wish. Most families have been linked to each other for easier management by the students.
If your licence expired pre 1st June 2020 and wish to renew, then contact [email protected] – so that they can send an appropriate request to get you into the system.
Regards
Chief Instructor