5th December 2011

Loughborough All Grades Course

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21st November 2011

Squad Selection

Students wishing to be on the JKA England squad next year are invited to the course on December 4th and the two day regional courses in January 2012. Any on wishing to be on the squad must attend.
COURSE INFORMATION...

7th October 2011

COACHING ASSESSMENTS

Coaching assessments will now be undertaken only at JKA England Dan Grading Courses (including International courses). In 2012 these will be in February, May, September and December. Any Shodan 18 years and above who wishes to be assessed should contact his Club Instructor or Regional Officer for an application form and information pack. Exact dates can be found in the Events section.
2012 dates will be posted shortly

26th September 2011

Autumn International Course

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4th September 2011

First Central Region Kata Course

Tairyoku SKC were the hosts for the first Central Region Kata Course with JKA England Technical Director, Sensei Adel Ismail held at Honbu, Bierton dojo. All instructors were invited to bring along any Black Belt students, especially those interested in taking a DAN grading in September or December this year.
FULL STORY...

1st September 2011

Notice and Agenda for AGM

The Notice and Agenda for the JKA England Annual general Meeting has now been sent out. Can any club that has not received the email please contact info@jka-england.org

31st August 2011

JKA England Team Success at the 12th Funakoshi Gichin Cup World Karate-Do Championships 2011

JKA England took a 17-man team to the most prestigious event in the JKA calendar which was hosted by JKA Thailand and held from 18th-21st August in Pattaya achiving silver and bronze medals. There were over 30 countries competing, demonstrating the highest standards of JKA Shotokan Karate that could be seen at any single event. JKA England were very proud to line up opposite Japan for the Senior Ladies Kumite Final which they eventually lost by just one wasari!
FULL STORY...

31st August 2011

JKA Norway Anniversary Gasshuku

JKA Norway has the great pleasure of inviting all JKA WF members to the 25th anniversary of JKA Norway and its spectacular anniversary gasshuku in Bergen 24th-27th of November.
MORE INFORMATION...
POSTER...

8th August 2011

Malta Gasshuku Oct 2011

This year’s Gasshuku to Malta will include Sensei Ohta, Sensei Roy Tomlin and Sensei Dario Chircop Further details can be found on the attached forms.
Closing date for booking is 3rd September 2011

More Details...
Booking Form...

Ohta Sensei in Nija Warrior14th July 2011







Ohta Sensei in Ninja Warrior

On 18th June 2011 Ohta Sensei appeared in the first episode of "Ninja Warrior" on Challege TV.
VIDEO LINK...

13th July 2011

Dreams Come True Newsletter

Congratulations and Thanks you to all the clubs that helped us raise money for Dreams Come True. There is an article on page 4 of the newsletter, but the updated total is not £9000, but £10,716.98! Well Done!
NEWSLETTER...

2nd July 2011

All Grades Championships

For the first time, JKA-England hosted both the Black and Brown belts and Kyu Grade Championships on the same day. We had no idea just how successful it would turn out. With around 600 competitors entering and over 300 spectators, the K2 sports centre was the ideal venue for such an event which had earlier in the year also hosted the Europeans Championships.
FULL STORY...
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Click here for Kyu Grade Results..

6th June 2011

All Grades Kumite Course

The Hertfordshire Sports Village was once again the Central Region’s choice to host the National All Grades Kumite Course for JKA England on Sunday, 5th June 2011.
FULL STORY...

18th May 2011

All Grade National Entry Forms

Entry Forms are now available for the
All Grades National Championships
K2 Crawley
Pease Pottage Hill
Crawley RH11 9BQ
July 2nd 2011
Closing date is 10th June 2011. All queries to events@jka-england.org
Event Disclaimer
Kyu Grade Entries (Orange to Purple and White belt)
Brown and Black belt Entries

17th May 2011

JKA European Championships Official DVD

Official DVD of London '11 is now avaiable to purchase
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10th May 2011

Reminder – All Club Instructors

Please note that your instructor (public liability) insurances will be due at the end of June through TL Risk. Instructors who have not received notification of renewal should contact:
E-mail: martialguard@tlrisksolutions.com
Website: tlrisksolutions.com/martialguard
T L Risk Solutions Limited
Lombard House
Great Charles Street
Birmingham
B3 3LP
Also note that club affiliations will be due at the end of June and you will separate notification of this shortly.

 

JKA England Needs You

Volunteers are needed for
upcoming events in 2011

More Details...

5th May 2011

Spring International Course

This year’s Spring course at Guildford had a phenomenal line up of international karate instructors; Sensei Tanaka (8th Dan – Vice Chief Instructor JKA); Sensei Oaska (8th Dan - Vice Chief Instructor and General Manager of the Technical Division JKA); Sensei Sawada (7th Dan – One of the most respected instructors in Europe); Sensei Inokoshi (3rd Dan – General Affairs Division JKA) and Sensei Ohta (7th Dan – Head and Chief Instructor of JKA England).
FULL STORY...
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2nd April 2011

JKA W/F European Championships

With military precision, set up and operations were in full swing on Friday night, preparing the K2 Sports Centre in Crawley for the 2011 European Championships. Teams of volunteers and staff where carefully preparing the areas for the following days event. But it was worth it with one of the best European Championships we’ve known in recent times hosted by JKA-England.
FULL STORY...
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21st March 2011

Bath All Grades Course

Saturday 19th March saw over 200 students attend Bath University for the ‘All Grades’ Training Course and Dan Grading - a great turnout!
FULL STORY...
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18th March 2011

JKA HQ - JAPAN - APRIL 2011

Due to the current situation in Japan and as a mark of respect JKA Headquarters has decided to cancel the April Gasshuku in Tokyo. All queries to news@jka-england.org

19th January 2011

LONDON / SE REGIONAL COURSE

There were 130 JKA England members attending the first course of this year. What an ideal way to get over the indulgences of Christmas and New Year celebrations!
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12th January 2011

Congratulations to the winners of the JKA England Attendance award!

We had three people last year who travelled to every course from Bath to Boroughbridge.
Well done to: Jason Fox from Tairyoku SKC, Tom Peebles from Stevenage SKC, Nasreen Shah from Chikara SKA and Christophe Denaro from Beckenham SKC. As promised, they will receive a certificate to commemorate their achievement and a year’s FREE membership to JKA England.

Club Fund Raising

JKAE would love to here about your clubs charity events for our new charity pages on the website. JKA England is sponsoring the charity Dreams Come True for the 2011 European Championships. Details of clubs fundraising can be found here. Please send in your photos and details of club fund raising to news@jka-england.org

Starting a Dojo

JKA England have put together some information to help instructors with setting up a dojo.
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