Welcome to
East London JKA Karate Club

Some of our activities for 2018

JAN 6th Saturday JKAE All grades KATA Course Guildford Spectrum

JAN 21st Sunday Brown Belt Lesson Robert Clack Leisure Centre 18.30pm (purple belts may attend)

FEB 18th Sunday Brown Belt Lesson Robert Clack Leisure Centre 18.30pm (purple belts may attend)

FEB 25th Sunday JKAE All Grades Course Newark

MARCH 10th Saturday Visiting Instructor 1pm-4pm all grades Castle Green Leisure Centre

MARCH 18th Sunday Brown Belt Lesson Robert Clack Leisure Centre 18.30pm (purple belts may attend)

APRIL 22nd Sunday Brown Belt Lesson Robert Clack Leisure Centre 18.30pm (purple belts may attend)

May 4th -7th  Friday/Monday JKAE International Course K2 Crawley

JUNE 23rd Saturday JKAE National Championships 10am-18:30pm Crawley K2 Leisure Centre

JULY 21st Saturday Castle Green Leisure Centre  (10am-3pm) TRAINING/GRADING

OCTOBER Southern Regional Competition Date/Venue TBC

NOVEMBER 2nd-4th Friday/Sunday JKAE International Course K2 Crawley

DECEMBER 1st Saturday JKAE Open Championships 10am-18:30pm Crawley K2 Leisure Centre

DECEMBER 8th Saturday  Castle Green Leisure Centre (10am-4pm) TRAINING/GRADING end of year presentation afterwards

Please Note activities in Bold are Club activities..

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Club Closes activities on the 11th December 2017

We resume back on the 8th of January 2018

HAVE A GOOD BREAK EVERYONE

Club Committee

 

 

 

Well done to all our students that took part in the Grading Everyone passed with only 4 temporary passes fantastic achievement by everyone..

Sensei Ohta put everyone through their paces with Kihon Kumite and Kata. Lesson for all of us to make sure we improve ourselves.

Congratulations to everyone that participated, 35 training/grading with an additional 10 more training only. A total of 45 students from  our Club alone, add to that 10 more from Stratford Club and we were very busy on the day.

Thank you everyone for an excellent day which culminated with the end of year Club presentation.

Student of the year IONIA CELIBIO

Runner up MAARYA KHAN

Club Squad Student 2017

Boys MOHAMMED YUNUS KARIM Girls ABBIE ALADE

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Our next event is the training /grading examination on Sunday 10th December with Ohta Sensei.

Can students that are grading please hand in their licenses and fees ASAP, last day 06/12/2017 no licenses will be taken after this date.

Club Students not grading are all expected to attend the training session.please bring your license on the day.

CASTLE GREEN LEISURE CENTRE, Gale Street, Dagenham, ESSEX, RM9 4UN

09.45 am                      Arrive early to register and warm-up.

10.00 am. (Prompt)     Training Start.  (Green belts and above)

10.45 am                      Arrive early to register and warm-up.

11.00 am. (Prompt)     Training Start.  (Beginners to Yellow belts)

12.15 pm -3 pm             Grading

3pm to 4.30 pm end of year club presentation.

Good luck to everyone

Club Committee

Additional note regarding post below

Only 2 students have responded please do not be upset if your certificate has the wrong spelling for your name or your belt is not the correct size..If you do not tell us then we have to manage with an educated guess..

Club Committee..

Changes to names in Certificates will cost you and additional £1 belts will only be exchanged free if you have not broken the seal ..Change of belt will cost £6.

Need you to check your names and give us your belt size thank you..
TAUSIF AHMED KRISHNA PATEL LIYA PATEL PETER GOSPONIDOV SAFA KHAN DANIEL GOSPONIDOV JAY DUBASIA THIRA VEKARIA TESSI GIWA BENJAMIN BAKALOVIK SRAVYA VALLBHANENI DAANNIA KHAN MAE HATFIELD LUCAS DENYER SALEH KHAN LAURA AYLETT JUNUS KARIM PATRICK DONELON LILY REGAN ABBIE ALADE MACAELA AGYARE ELLIE BEHARI PHILIP FAGCANG AIONA CELIBIO AISHA CELIBIO AIANNA CELIBIO AZARIA AGYARE TYLER WILLIAMS NATHAN RADFORD ENIOLA ALADE ANDREW DALTON JAYDEN BHUDIA SARAH ARIM RISHI PATEL

Please note change of venue for the 1st kyu Assessments

Examiner  Sensei A Ismael 6th Dan JKA Head of Association.

Date 19th November

Start 2pm

Venue Sydney Russell Leisure Centre, Parsloes Avenue. Dagenham,RM9 5QT

Assistance is by invitation only..(includes 2nd Kyus)

Only participants will be allowed in as this will be conducted behind closed doors..

JKA England Four Nations Championships

Saturday 4th November

K2 Crawley, Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley RH11 9BQ

We have started to assemble the Squad that will represent the Club at the Championships please see either Chief Instructor or Club coach and let us know if you would like to form part of the current squad.

All names and fees to be ready by the 16th of October (please note due to admin set guidelines, we are not able to take names after this date)

Cost £12 for individual KATA or KUMITE £20 to enter both categories

All the best to students

Club Committee

Congratulations to our Club Squad who participated in this event..

Well done to all the squad, special mention to

Iona Celibio Gold KATA  Gold Kumite

Nathan Radford Silver KATA

Ria Ashani Bronce KATA

Abiola Alade Silver KUMITE

Maarya Khan Bronce KUMITE

Eniola Alade Silver KUMITE

Inter Club Competition hosted by East London JKA Karate Club

Date : Saturday 16th September 2017

Venue  Castle Green Leisure Centre, Gale Street, Dagenham, ESSEX, RM9 4UN

Several JKA Clubs have been invited to our bi-annual event..

Please see Sensei Brian for Club Squad details..

We encourage all our students to participate and support our Inter Club competition..

Club Committee

Congratulations to all our students on an excellent training session and fantastic Grading..

Our thanks to Sensei Ismael on an excellent double training session focusing on kihon (basics) Kata (forms) and Kumite (sparring)..

Well done to everyone on passing their grades keeping our 100% grading pass rate intact ..

Sensei Ismael made sure that the high standards were achieved and made sure all students gave 110%..

In the end 32 passes and 2 temporaries.. Well done everyone we are all very proud of you…

Thank you to all volunteers, instructors and parents for your kind help on the day..much appreciated.

Club Committee

 

Below photos of the grading and training..

 

HIGH IMPORTANCE !!!!!

Our next Club Event is the grading and training on the 15th July..

Examiner  Sensei A.Ismail 6th Dan JKA  (Head of  Association)

Venue Castle Green Leisure Centre, Gale Street, Dagenham, Essex RM9 4UN

Training starts from 10 am green belts and above 11am beginners to yellow

Grading starts at 12.15pm finishes at 3:00pm

All students are expected to attend the training session.

Grading students must hand in their licenses and fees by Wednesday the 12th July latest..

So far 22 students have handed in their licenses and fees, please hurry up with your licenses..

MAYA DUBASIA , JAY DUBASIA, RISHI PATEL need to hand in their Temporary licenses 9th Kyu exams..

LAURI AURONEN, LILY REGAN, LUKE SCOURFIELD, NATHAN RADFORD all need to hand in a photograph as it is missing from your license…

We will not have licenses on the day (if you are late then you will miss out)..

Following students need to hand in their licenses and fees by the 12th..

TAUSIF AHMED, AADIL MIZANUL, RAMAN MIZANUL, IANNA CELIBIO, IESHA CELIBIO, TESSI GIWA, IONIA CELIBIO, DAANIA KHAN, LUCAS DENYER, SALEH KHAN, MAARYA KHAN.

PLEASE NOTE

(THERE IS NO SATURDAY LESSON @ NEWHAM DUE TO THE GRADING)

Club Committee

HIGH IMPORTANCE

Congratulations to the 31 Students that successfully passed assessment last week..

Please note we require your licenses and fees ASAP..

Do please note we expect to see all Club members at the training sessions specially Higher grades..

Club Committee

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Please note Grading assessment for students that are ready and comply with the 85% attendance will be done this week.

MONDAY/WEDNESDAY/SATURDAY (12/14/17 June)

No assessments will be done after these dates.

Good luck to all students attempting assessments.

We will let you know on the day if you have been successful.

Club Committee

Results Nationals 2017

Congratulations to our smallest Club squad, sadly only eight students took part this year however everyone will agree that the competitors were of a very high standard and it was hard to get into medal positions competing against much bigger squads..

Well done Ionia Celibio getiing GOLD in Kata and SILVER in Kumite ( 3rd year she has accomplished this).

Congratulations to Benjamin Bakalovik in getting GOLD for Kumite (at his first attempt).

Congratulations to the rest of the squad who all tried very hard but who sadly lost out in the preliminary rounds.

Well Done everyone,parents, students, coach & volunteers.

Club Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good luck to our small squad representing the Club on the 24th of June at the Nationals.

Going forward we would like to see more of our own students competing at this level..

Club Committee

JKA England National Championships 2017

24th June 2017

K2 Leisure Centre , Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley, RH11 9BQ

Start time 10am (please be there 9.30am for squad meeting with squad coach)

Selection for squad is on going, please see Club coach or any instructor and let them have your details.

Good luck everyone.

Club Committee

CLUB NEWS

Sensei Ohta visiting Instructor

Our thanks to Ohta Sensei for an excellent course on Friday the 19th May.

Everyone will agree that the course was very educational with lots to practice and take home for the next grading.

Sensei Ohta put everyone through their syllabus with particular attention to the Kihon and Kata section of the syllabus, the kumite was excellent with some complex drills for the higher grades.

Well done to everyone that attended.

We will endevour to bring Ohta sensei back to the Club.

Club Committee

MORE GREAT NEWS FOR THE CLUB

East London JKA Karate club would like to congratulate Aaron Storey on being selected to represent England at the JKA Funakoshi Gichin World Cup!!

This prestigious event is held every 3 years and Ireland will be the hosting in 2017.

Aaron will compete in both Individual Kata and Individual Kumite,

GREAT NEWS FOR THE CLUB

Congratulations to Stanislav Ryadinskyi and Stuart Bastidas on passing their coaching assessment at the recent International Spring Course in Crawley, Both Students underwent a rigorous assessment under Sensei Tomlin 6th Dan JKA.

Stanislav will now join the Clubs Instructor pool, Stuart will be based in Sheffield whilst at University.

Club Committee

 

Dear all

Please note there will be No lesson on the bank holidays in May..

NO LESSON 1st MAY MONDAY CLASS

NO LESSON  29th MAY MONDAY CLASS

Club Committee