Happy New Year 2014!
Happy New Year to all of our students across Essex and to all of our fellow karateka friends around the world! May your 2014 be a prosperous one filled with sweat and progress in the dojo! Classes reopen on Monday 6th January at South...
Read moreAdjustments to the grading format for juniors
From January there will no longer be a charge for 9th kyu (yellow tip) gradings. The standard test fee of £20 will apply to all students attempting yellow belt and above. For students who are already at 9th kyu and paid a £5 fee, when the time...
Read moreFake it ‘Til You Make It
(or, Making Your Mistakes With Confidence) By Caroline Hang Hong When I was 8 or 9, I was getting ready to perform at a piano concert. My piano teacher watched me as I nervously struggled through my piece, making mistake after mistake. And every...
Read moreSupporting Others
By Kim Mandy What is support? This is the ability to give assistance and help. This includes talking to each other, working with each other & listening to each other. It can vary from pro-active in which we jump around, scream and shout; to...
Read moreBreaking Through The Glass Ceiling
By Mick Simmonds When we take that massive step forward on our karate journey by achieving the next elusive grade we are for that moment in time elated beyond belief, ‘Yes, I’ve done it, & now there will be others to the left of me in the...
Read morePink Karate – Breast Cancer Awareness Class 2013
Students from across all of our dojos have been giving back in a big way last month. October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and on the last day of the month our advanced class in Wickford was opened up to all students on one...
Read moreThank you everyone!
Our project is now complete and our dojos now have 200 brand new training mats. It’s been a long journey and our club members and parents worked particularly hard riding 40 miles through all of our dojos to help raise the £2,280 needed to...
Read more6th SRK Winter Open Charity Tournament
We are proud to present one of the most exciting karate tournaments in Essex, back for it’s 6th year in a row! The SRK Charity Karate Tournament is a popular event on the local competition circuit, with our last event attracting over 200+...
Read moreSummertime class changes
From 29th July to 26th August, the classes held on Monday’s at the South Ockendon dojo with Kim Mandy Sensei will be temporarily merged into one class. The time for the class over the summer holidays is 7pm – 8.30pm. Children can...
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