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17.10.09: JKSK Annual Tournament was held on Saturday 17th October at the Stotfold Memorial Hall. This year we had a great number of students participated and a packed spectators too which made the whole atmosphere very buzzing! The sportsmanship and overall etiquette shown by all the competitors were second to none. Sensei Tan praised everybody for that and he particularly praised the very young ones for being so brave to step up and did their individual kata and kumite. The overall standard was high and everybody had a great day.

The medals presentation at the end of the tournament was excellent as it added a sense of camaraderie that often lacked at most tournaments in bigger venues out there. Every junior was called one by one to receive their competitor medals; all received thunderous applause from the audience. This quickly followed by the winner's medals. Overall a great success enjoyed by all competitors, families and friends! 

Sensei Tan would like to thank Stuart Fielder and Mark Ellis who were the main judges of the day. Also thank you to the time keepers and scorers namely Mark Waterman, Sean Howson and Chris Tan and others who helped out behind the scene.

 

The followings are the JKSK medallists:

Family Kata: GOLD - Ryan Lamond & Gemma Lamond, SILVER - Richard Berry, Nicola Berry & James Wallis, BRONZE - Janette, Cameron & Ross Innes.

Individual Kata (6-8): GOLD - James Kolek, SILVER - Ella Platon, BRONZE - James Wallis.

Individual Kata (9-10): GOLD - Ryan Lamond, SILVER - James Goddon, BRONZE - Nicola Berry.

Individual Kata (11-14): GOLD - Savannah Fielder, SILVER - Justin Ng, BRONZE - Joe Hadden.

Junior Team Kata: GOLD - Savannah Fielder, Justin Ng & Joe Hadden, SILVER - Ryan Lamond & Gemma Lamond, BRONZE - Ben Lucas, James Kolek & Ella Platon.

Individual Mens Kata: GOLD - Matt Adams, SILVER - Mark Waterman, BRONZE - John Keane.

Individual Ladies Kata: GOLD - Gemma Lamond, SILVER - Jeanette Innes, BRONZE - Amanda Webb.

Individual Kumite (6-8): GOLD - James Wallis, SILVER - Kyle Miller, BRONZE - George Goddon.

Individual Kumite (9-10): GOLD - Ryan Lamond, SILVER - James Goddon, BRONZE - Finlay Childs.

Individual Kumite (11-14): GOLD - Joe Hadden, SILVER - Savannah Fielder, BRONZE - Justin Ng.

Individual Ladies Kumite: GOLD - Antonia Keane, SILVER - Jeanette Innes, BRONZE - Gemma Lamond.

Individual Mens Kumite: GOLD - Mark Waterman, SILVER - Matt Adams, BRONZE - Steve Ramsey.

Go to Gallery - JKSK Annual Tournament 2009 for photos.              

 

06.10.09: JKSK Inaugural Gashuku was held from 2nd Oct to 4th Oct at the Orchards, St. Oysth in Clacton-on-Sea. A total of eleven families made the trip to our first ever seaside training and social get-together camp. The weather was kind to us. Although Saturday was a bit cloudy and windy it didn't stop us from training by the sea! We called it 'perfection of character' when we trained in a tougher weather condition. We woke up Sunday greeted by bright sunshine and blue sky. The Gashuku is not all about karate training as all families get the opportunity to socialise together and at the same time having the freedom to do other activities. All in all a very successful Gashuku enjoyed by everybody who were there.

Sensei Tan would like to thank everybody for their support and was especially impressed with the children who hardly moaned about the cold and strong wind on Saturday. Apology they didn't get the chance to build sand castles because by the time we finished our training the sea was right up to the sea wall! A special thank you to our JKSK instructor Stuart Fielder for organising this fantastic event.

Go to Gallery - JKSK Gashuku 2009 for photos.    

 

19.09.09: JKSK Autumn Grading was held at the Stotfold Memorial Hall on Saturday 19/9. For this grading JKSK have the highest number of students attempting their grading with 5 juniors and 3 seniors going for their appropriate brown belts. All students were in full spirit and they managed to stay focus during the grading; very impressive indeed especially the younger ones. Overall a very good grading by all! Well done.

Go to Gallery - JKSK Autumn Grading 2009 for photos. 

 

21.08.09: Dave Hooper JKA course. Sensei (Dr) Dave Hooper JKA instructed this worthy 'Back to Basics' course organised by a dear friend Kath Dearden from Ippon Ken Karate Club in Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire. Sensei Tan took a few of his Brown and Black belt students to train with Sensei Hooper. Not only has Sensei Hooper a wealth of technical knowledge but he also has a clever way of explaining things to the students, making the most complicated topic into something so simple and clear. This course is to ensure the students understand fully the importance of the principles of the basic movements. It is the learning of these natural basic movements which provide the foundation upon which everything else is built. The how's and whys of hips, hikite and back heel are explained to their fullest and hence lots of choku zuki (staright punch), oi zuki (stepping punch), mae geri (front kick) paying attention to the correct alignment of the hips, feeling the weight and force of the back heel. Kihon gohon kumite (basic five-step sparring) are drilled for at least half an hour so that students get to appreciate the connection of all relevant parts of the body from heel to the blocking or punching hand. Fantastic course!

 

18.07.09: Arlesey Fun Day 2009. Some JKSK members supported the event by giving a brilliant karate display to the Arlesey community. Thank you to those who were able to make it. Go to the Gallery link page for the demo album. 

 

27.06.09: Summer Grading Examination. The grading was held at the JKSK main dojo - the Stotfold Memorial Hall on Saturday 27 June. The higher grades were first to call in for their grading while other students, parents, relatives and friends sat and watched. What they witnessed was a very high standard of grading performance displayed by the purple and brown belts. This set the tone for others to follow and maintain the same focus and intensity. Overall one of the best grading performance and all students showed good progress. Congratulations all! The Most Spirited Grading award went to Ryan Lamond. Well done. Go to Gallery - Gradings album for photos.     

 

20.06.09: Stotfold Festival 2009. JKSK supported this year's Stotfold Festival by giving demo to the local community on Saturday 20th June. Many members were able to give their support and gave a fabulous karate display. Their discipline and skills shone on the day. A great fun day enjoyed by all. Photos taken on the day can be viewed in the Gallery link page.  

 

10.05.09: Kanazawa Open Course. Sensei Tan, Mark Ellis and David Weston attended Sensei Hirokazu Kanazawa 10th Dan open course organised by SKKIF Watford on Sunday 10th May from 10am to 3pm. His no.1 son Sensei Nobuaki Kanazawa 6th Dan supported the course and was in great form. Two bo kata namely Kanazawa No Bo -Dai and -Sho and their applications were demonstrated by Nobuaki Kanazawa and Seamus O'Dowd. Very impressive bo kata and it was explained that Sensei H Kanazawa created these kata more than 30 years ago. It was only in the recent years that the kata's have been shown and taught to the public.

Some basics were shown and drilled and SKIF sets of jiyu ippon kumite were the order of the day. Basai Dai, Basai Sho and Sochin were the three main kata of this course. Sensei kept reminding everybody the importance of proper breathing, hara and hips... A very enjoyable course and an honour to train with Kanazawa sensei who is such a humble karate legend.       

 

25.04.09: JKSK Spring Kata Course was held on Saturday 25th April at the Stotfold Memorial Hall. Members from 10th kyu to dan grades who attended the course had the opportunity to learn new kata's in details. Heian Godan and Meikyo and some applications were the core of the course. A very useful course for members who strived to better their kata performance.

 

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