EKK

27th February 2010

The first major competition on the England Karate Kan (Association) calendar for 2010, the AMA International Open Championships, took place last weekend. A relatively large competition, the International held at Ponds Forge in Sheffield saw competitors from over twenty countries battling for titles in both kata and kumite at the two-day event.

Friday 29th January 2010:

The Yudansha class at England Karate Kan (Association) had the immense privilege of being trained by one of the world’s highest ranking female karate masters, Sensei Mitsuoka, 7th Dan, on 29th January.

24th January 2010

England Karate Kan (Association) held the first kata course of 2010 this weekend, which was well attended by many junior members of the Association. The three-hour course enabled the students to learn and practice new kata ahead of the upcoming grading, scheduled for 21st February.

9th January 2010:

The 2010 Black Belt Presentation Evening took place last weekend at a new venue in Epsom. Despite the bad weather, over seventy-five EKK Karate-ka, Instructors, Staff and parents attended the prestigious annual event.

Chief Instructor Sensei Enzo Quirino and the other Senior Instructors at EKK wish to congratulate all those who attended the Association’s December grading. The high standard of grading reflects the hard work of the students and their Instructors and reflects the standard of the Association as a whole.

Over the past few weekends, England Karate Kan (Association) has held several courses for its members which have included a squad session with friends Links Karate Kai of EKKA, with their coach, Sensei Paul Harris; a kata course for coloured belts as well as a brown and black belt grading session. All the courses were well attended and beneficial for those involved.

22nd November 2009

Over fifty students from England Karate Kan (Association) attended the November grading hoping to pass their examination and gain their next belts in karate. Though there were many junior karate-ka in attendance, the quality of the grading and the focus of the students was impressively high, pleasing Chief Instructor Sensei Quirino.

15th November 2009

England Karate Kan (Association) held a self-defence course for its karate-ka and members of the local community. The course was headed by self-defence master Sensei Sergio Marcelo Florentino 4th Dan, and concluded Sensei Sergio’s first visit to the Association.

8th November 2009

England Karate Kan (Association) held the 3rd England Karate Kan Challenge recently, a competition which intends to bring together friends of the Association and also to encourage our less experienced karate-ka to compete and practice karate beyond the dojo.