PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED 24/09/2019
CLUB COMMITTEE
Dear Students
Just a short note to say Hi and to invite you to our annual Open Inter-club Competition on Saturday the 5th of October 2019, hosted by our Club East London JKA
Please see our Club Coach Sensei Brian who will be collating information, KATA & KUMITE. cost will be £10 for both Kata Kumite.
Competition will be at Castle Green Leisure Centre nearest underground Becontree, 5mins walk to the Centre.
Club Committee
Please note our next Event
EAST LONDON JKA KARATE CLUB SPECIAL OPEN TRAINING SESSION
Saturday 7th September 2019
Sensei Ken Hori (5th Dan) kindly returned to the Club after our Summer Grading to run an excellent session today.
Sensei focused on Kihon basics, hip and core movement and control. Going back to basic blocks, kicks and punches in simple combinations, Sensei broke down each technique to display proper hip movement.
Low grades paired up practising these basic combinations, positioned knee to knee or toe to toe with their partner to avoid compromising their stance.
The High grade session was an extension of the basics, placing more emphasis on the application of Hikite, and contraction and expansion. Students in their groups of three would practice blocking & counter from attacks either side, trying to keep grounded. Students also paired up to concentrate on maintaining stances back and forth from zenkutsu dachi to kokutsu dachi.
Katas of the day were Heian Sandan and Jion applying the techniques we had learnt earlier.
A brilliant session, enjoyed by all and each of us walked away having learnt something new. Thank you Sensei Hori and Club.
Oss.
(Written by Mrs C Bernabe)
Time: Arrive 15mins before your session starts to register ( all grades)
Instructor:Sensei K HORI 5th Dan (JKA)
Place: CASTLE GREEN LEISURE CENTRE Gale Street, Dagenham,,London, RM9 4UN
Lesson Only: £10.00 cash only no cheques please
JKAE Licences all licenses will be checked on the day, (All licences must have a photograph and be up to date). Make sure you and your Gi (karate outfit) are clean (no long finger nails, rings, watches etc.)
09:45 am Arrive early to register and warm-up.
10.0 am : Beginner to Purple belts
11.30 am : Purple & white belts and above
01.00 pm : End
NOTE: Bring a drink and a tracksuit top to keep warm. There are drinks vending machines and seating in the main entrance reception area.
Parents will be allowed to watch the training, we have limited space, undue noise will not be allowed as this can distract students. (i.e. please do not bring very young children who cannot comply with this)
Students must be on their best behaviour and respect the Sports Centre and premises throughout the day, and parents should make sure their children understand the importance of this.
No videos of the training please due to council regulations only photographs Thank you for your understanding.
NO SATURDAY LESSON IN NEWHAM LEISURE CENTRE DUE TO THIS EVENT
Club Committee
HIGH IMPORTANCE
We regret to inform all our students and parents that as from the end of August 2019 we will no longer have lessons at Harold Road Centre.
We have been informed that our annual contract will not be renewed, the Centre has e-mailed us to say, that due to financial and business reasons they can no longer offer us or guarantee us the space anymore.
We have through a mutual agreement with the Centre decided, that our best course of action will be to part company, not an easy decision, as the Club has been established at the centre for a long time.”
We are working hard to see if the dojo can be moved elsewhere however East Ham is very difficult to find a suitable place if any one has any ideas though let us know.
A final decision will be made in the following weeks as to whether we will continue with the Monday lesson close to the Centre..
We ask all students to look at alternative lessons ie Saturday 10.15 am @Newham leisure Centre, there is also Stratford Karate Club, (JKA) in Stratford who have Monday lessons also.
Thank you for your understanding
Club Committee
JKA National Competition June 2019
Well done to all students from East London JKA Club who participated in last weekend National
Competition.
Everyone did exceptionally well, displaying respect, spirit and good sportsmanship. All their
hard work and training was evident on the mat today, with some very tough categories,
particularly the higher grades.
Boys (6-9) kumite was so close in the semi finals. Blake & Bejan (Budokwai), his opponent had to spar three times, with Blake losing out on a technical point (making distance).
Female (21+) Kata, all candidates made it to the finals by default due to no shows (BYE).
Sravya waited so patiently from 11:30am to 5pm to do her Kata in such a tough category.
Chaz, Andrew and Gina secured Gold for Mixed Team Kata after only x2 practice sessions together. And if that wasn’t enough for Chaz, she swept up Gold for both individual kata and
kumite.
No major casualties and a couple of early knockouts, but we all gained some invaluable
experience and some of us have a far better appreciation of the rules and competition
environment.
Thank you to all families and friends who came to support and cheer us on.
Great results for the Club and congratulations to all those who won medals:
KATA:
Blake Valenzuela (6-9yrs) = Silver
Charlotte Josephs (16+) = Gold
Aaron Storey (21+) = Gold
Gina Regan, Andrew Dalton & Chaz Joseph (Mixed Team Kata) = Gold
KUMITE:
Blake Valenzuela (6-9yrs) = Bronze
Lily Regan (10-12yrs) = Bronze
Elle Bahari (10-12yrs) = Silver
Charlotte Josephs (16+) = Gold
Aaron Storey (21+) = Silver
Report drafted by Mrs C Bernabe
Well done to all our squad
Club Committee
Dear all
Cancellation of Class HAROLD ROAD / NEWHAM LEISURE CENTRE
Saturday 3rd August (Event at the Centre)
Monday 12th August (Event at the Centre)
Monday 19th August (Event at the Centre)
Monday 26 August (Bank Holiday)
Please note all students will need to attend alternative classes during the week.
Thank you for your understanding
Also note we will be having a two week break in August 2019
ie NO lesson to be run
Dates
MONDAY 19th / 26th AUGUST TUESDAY 20th/27th AUGUST
WEDNESDAY 21st / 28th AUGUST SATURDAY 17th / 24th AUGUST
First lesson back SATURDAY 31st August
Thank you for your understanding
Club Committee
Congratulations to all our students in successfully passing their Grading over the weekend under Sensensi K.Hori 5th Dan JKA.
Another highly motivated training and grading session with the participation of Stratford Karate Club.
Our thanks to all the parents, friends, volunteers and especially students for their exemplary behaviour throughout the training and Grading.
We have had very good feedback from the majority of parents and students. Sensei Hori is looking forward to coming back in September to run a Club course, he was happy with the way we run the grading, which made it easier for him to concentrate solely on the students examining on the day.
Thank you to all the instructors for their kind help with the grading/ handing out of Certificates belts etc Thank you to our Club License Officer for her kind help with the Licences and Certificates.
Another successful grading, please note we will now have a two week holiday rest period next month, do please continue to practice at home or on holiday.
Club Committee
Dear all
Our next grading is on the 27th July 2019
Examiner K.Hori 5th Dan JKA
Venue Castle Green Gale Stree Dagenham RM9 4UN
Training starts at 10am green belt and above / 11am beginners to yellow
Grading starts 12.15pm end 3pm
GRADING LIST Monday/Wednesday/Saturday Assesments
(please hand in licenses and fee ASAP)
BLAKE VALENZUELA RIDER MCINTOSH QYLAN THOMPSON SARAH PALISEAU DREW MACINTOSH LIYA PATEL KRISHNA PATEL THIRA VAKARIA DAANIA KHAN SAVRIA VALLABHANENI ZAID ASWAT DHRU BHUDIA AZARIA AGYARE ELLE BEHARI MACAELA AGYARE TAUSIF AHMED NEHA SAKTHIVEL MAKSIN LEGER ANDREW DALTON BENJAMIN BAKALOVIC MARIUS LAPKAUSKAS VITIS LAPKAUSKAS DOVAS LAPKAUSKAS CHARLES KIMBER LAURA AYLETT GINA REGAN LILY REGAN LUKE SCOURFIELD FIRDOUSI MILI
PLEASE NOTE CLUB ASSESSMENTS DATE FOR GRADING
24th 26th 29th JUNE (these are the only days we will be assessing students)
If you have a problem with these dates please see Chief Instructor.
Thank you for your understanding
Good luck everyone
Club Committee
Attention all students/ parents JKA National Club Championships
Nationals are being held on the 22nd June 2019
Venue K2 Crawley, Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley RH11 9BQ, UK
Time 10am to 6pm ( estimated time may change )
All students 9th Kyu and above are encouraged to participate in this event, please give your name and fee to our Club Coach Sensei Brian.
He will collate all information ASAP so we can have a squad present this year, (please note we need your support with this, as our squad numbers have decreased these past three years, if no support then, we will rethink as a Club whether we will be sending a squad at all next year).
Please note we have not had information regarding fees yet as soon as we do we will pass this information on.
There will be a deadline for handing in the fees and names so stay in touch with Sensei Brian.
All students please make sure that licenses are in date, we will monitor all licenses at the grading later in the year.
If you have spare seats in your car do try and share with other students, unfortunately we are unable as a club to offer transport to the venue.
Good luck with your participation and all the best
Club Committe
Excellent class with Sensei Tomlin on Saturday 11th May
Sensei went though Kyu grades syllabus emphasis on Kihon basics and Kumite sparring
Hip movement control Kime and basic stands blocks for lower grades
Work with a partner Kime Maai distance and correct order for sparrimg
Higher grades was more difficult with Distance work Maai top priority, sparring making use of correct positioning when engaging with partner. Basics again Hip movement control and kime working on speed and distance complex drills for all to learn and practice.
Kata Teki Shodan for higher grades with technical points explained and making use of hips to create power explanation of contraction and expansion whilst executing Blocks and counter
New Stock ordered Club Badges for the Karate Gi
Small Badges 2″ x 3.5″ £5
Large Badges 3″ x 4.5″ £6
Please see Chief Instructor for order.
Club Over Gi can still be ordered however we still need more names to make an order so far only 3 people have put their names, we need a minimum of 10 names..
The order for >10 means we can get a better deal for the students.
For over GI please see any instructor.
Club Committee
East London JKA’s Aaron Storey and Nathan Radford competed in the 19th Legend Open Shotokan Championships on Saturday 16th March, as part of the JKAE squad.
25 clubs and associations from the UK, Ireland, and Belgium attended, making it a very busy day !
Both Aaron and Nathan competed in Kata and Kumite, and there were many entries in their categories, so they had to earn their way to the finals !
Nathan won Bronze in Kata, with Jion.
Aaron’s performance was one of the highlights of the day, winning Gold in Kata with Sochin, Bronze in Kumite, and picking up a further 2 Silvers in Team Kumite.
In recognition of his outstanding achievements on the day, he was also awarded Best Male Competitor by the organisers.
Club Committee
(Report sent in by J Radford)
