Thursday 17th May (There will be no lesson on Thursday for that week at Harold Road Centre)

Sensei Adel Ismael 5th Dan JKA

Venue Newham Leisure Centre, 281 Prince Regent Lane, Plaistow E13 8SD

Time  6-7 pm Beginners to Yellow 7-8 pm Green to Purple & white   8-9 pm Brown to Dan Grades ( All Grades are asked to respect the timetable ).

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2nd June Inter Clubs Competition (10am – 4.00pm) KATA & KUMITE Competition.

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

Please note there are two practice sessions for Club Squad Sunday 13th & 20th May ( 5.15pm-6.45pm ) same address as above.

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If you have not told us you are coming please do so straight away as we are making participating lists this week.

Thank you for your Support with all Club activities, remember if we do not actively participate these activities will sadly dissapear from our yearly plan due to lack of students.

Thank you all for your understanding

Club Committee

From this week we have  introduced a £1 additional charge to renewals and new licenses.

This charge is to cover the stamp and envelope duty required to acquire the documents, this is a reflection on stamp prices being considerable higher than four years ago.

(The Club has tried to cover this hidden cost for a long time and it now no longer sustainable as we have more overheads).

Thank you for your understanding

Club Committee.

May International Course Friday 4th to Monday 7th

September Autum International Course  Friday 28th to Sunday 30th

We ask  all students to attend and support these events, Instructors will be from JKA Headquarters and only come on these two ocassions, as a Club we are expected to fully support these events.

We would advice students to attend at least the weekend if you cannot attend the whole course.

Please note that we will be taking names plus a £5 deposit for a weekend coach to do Saturday and Sunday for both courses, the only way this will happen is if we have a full coach. If interested please see the Instructor. We will work on a first come first served basis.

Please be aware that once you have paid your deposit, in the unlikely event that you can not attend, you will be expected to pay the full amount for the fare, we will try our best to find a replacement student, but if it is not possible then you will need to pay.

For  a ball parker figure the cost for travel be £20 for two days for the coach plus daily cost of two days training £55 ( last years prices ). Total cost £75 – £80  to attend the course Saturday Sunday.

 Please note your license will not be stamped if you only attend two days. The cost of the training can be paid on the day, this will be done by the instructor after collecting the fees for everyone.We will also need to fill in a Disclaimer for everyone, under 18,  parents will need to sign this, again no disclaimer no course.(Disclaimers will be available two weeks before the course ask Instructor)

The cost is quite high but there again so is the standard of tuition, we have given plenty of warning so that we can all save up and try to get to these events that happen twice a year.

ALL STUDENTS NEED AN IN-DATE JKA LICENSE TO ATTEND ALL JKA ENGLAND COURSES NO LICENSE NO COURSE!!

All brown belts must attend if they are to attempt Shodan grading in the future, do note that brown belts need to have two full sessions stamped on their license before grading for shodan.( if you have not attended two courses before hand we cannot put you forward for black belt grading even if you passed your assesment with the Club, these are regulations from the Association). One of the sessions can be the one attended on the day of your Shodan exam.

There are also regional courses which all of us can attend, again we would organise something if there are sufficent students/parents to fill the coach minimum of 45.

Thank you for your support with the Club

Club Committee

Sensei Martin Dobson 3rd Dan JKA Regional Officer for London and the South East will be at our Dojo in Newham Leisure Centre on Saturday the  11th of February.

Please note there will be no class on Saturday morning due to this event.

Classes will run from 1.30pm to 2.30pm and 2.40pm to 3.40pm depending on grade.

Pleasse support this event by participating.

Thank you for your understanding.

Club Committee

Our Dojos will be open from the 9th of January, usual times.

We wish everyone a happy new year and encourage all students to continue training and grading as we did in 2011, we look forward to 2012, we will try to have as many activities as we did this year.

Thank you all for your incredible support and understanding.

Club Committee

We are very happy to report that the course was a total success and it was well attended all six weeks.

Below the final lesson, where students received their well earned Certicates and medals from Mr B. Roberts and Mr C Bastidas Head Instructor for East London JKA Karate Club.

karate taster course 2011

students training

All indications are that the majority of the students that have attended will join the Club on a regular basis.

Thank you once more to Sydney Rusell School for allowing us the privilege to host such an event.

Club Committee

East London JKA

We are inviting everyone at the Club for a get together at Harold Road Centre on the 18th December at 7 pm.

We will be giving an account of the club’s affairs for the year. We will also be giving recognition to some of our students for their fantastic efforts this year.

We will be meeting in the Carpet Hall at Harold Road Centre. You are welcome to help out with foood and drinks donations.

Hope to see everyone there, parents do come with the chidren as we had some without the parents last year.

Also note that  the club will be closed for a period of approximatelly three weeks.

All Dojos are to close on the 19th December 2011 and resume on the 9th January 2012.

Thank to everyone for your fantastic support and understanding.

Club Committtee

Senior students Robert - Stanislav - Aminul

Congratulations to our squad for an excellent club representation at the Championships and a huge thanks to all the parents and friends for supporting this revived Championship. A huge thanks to Liene for being an excellent coach on the day.

Below some photos of the event.

 Please remember to get in touch with Mr K.Gibson regarding photos taken at the event ( he took 200 photos).

Squad and Parents at Walton on thames

Medals on show

Opening Ceremony

Squad members

Ruby first competition Kata

Uzair about to strike

Amirah during Kata

For our Club Grading on the 26th we will be going to Alfa Karate Club Dojo in Canning Town, Newham.

The Royal Docks Community School is relatively close to Newham Leisure Centre. (3-4 bus stops away in Prince Regent Lane).

Address : Prince Regent Lane, Canning town, London, E16 3HS

Examiner Sensei R.Tomlin 5th Dan JKA

TRAINING 10.30  to 11.30am (all grades)

GRADING 12.00 to 4.00 pm

Training is open to all students ( must have in date JKA license). Grading only to those students who have passed the clubs internal assesment and have the required minimum hours of training and  attendance.

All students training only need to show their in date JKA license and hand in their fee by the 24th November. ( only students with JKA Licenses will be allowed to train).

All students grading need to give their indate JKA license with their fee by the 24th of November.

See head Instructor for training /grading   fees and licenses,  he is the sole person responsible.

Please help us to help you by handing in your fees and licenses early, this makes for a smooth running of administration and leaves us free to concentrate on other issues on the day.

If your License is being processed you will be allowed to do training only, do please let the Instructor know.

Good Luck to everyone and let us all have a great time at the Grading.

Thank you for your kind support with the Club

Club Committee

Thursday 3rd November Class.

Please note

There will be no class this Thursday due to having to attend a council course.

Head Instructor