COLINDALE DOJO GRADING

NEXT DOJO GRADING DATES FOR 2019 AS FOLLOWS:

At Colindale dojo from 2:30pm - 5pm:

~~March 30th~~

~~June 22nd~~

November 23rd

At Hornsey dojo for all grades from 2 - 4pm:

~~March 31st~~

~~June 23rd~~

November 24th

5th kyus and above will be expected to attend all gradings (one day only) whether being graded or not, as part of your on-going assessment.

4th & 3rd kyus will be informed individually as to when you will be assessed, normally 6 months between each test 2nd kyus will be assessed at the national gradings in either Bournemouth or Wirral by the EGKA grading panel headed by Sensei Ernie Molyneux.

LONDON EUROPEAN GASSHAKU 2018

Details here: http://www.europeangasshuku2018.com/

2018 TRAINING AND CLOSURES

Nb. NO training from 23RD TO 27TH July INCLUSIVE.

The following dojos will be closed throughout the year:

Hornsey; Friday 16th March, 1st June, 30th November

Hoxton: Monday 13th, 20th, 27th August, ALL bank holidays

New Barnet;Thursday (Please call or text)

Colindale Saturdays: 17th March, 2nd June 1st December

Well, I can't make the journey to Okinawa this year, but thankfully, a gem from Okinawa came to my town instead! I am very thankful for the opportunity to train with Terauchi Kazuo Sensei, even if it was hard as hell!

The event was held in Dentoh dojo, Rose Hill Community centre in Sutton and was attended by approximately 60 -70 adult and teen students.

This is only a quick blog about the event which was greatly appreciated by all who attended. Four of us from G.M.A.U.K. were able to attend but only 3 of us could train! Vic, Matt and Koray from Hornsey dojo attended but unfortunately, Koray had to sit out because of injury. But, he made a great cameraman! The following photos are courtesy of Koray (arigato gozaimashita!!!)

Sensei Kevin

COLINDALE DOJO GRADING

Posted by Kevin Goodman on Saturday, October 30, 2010

WELL DONE TO ALL WHO ATTENDED AND PASSED TODAYS' GRADE ASSESSMENT! I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE LEVEL OF KARATE IN EACH GRADE LEVEL, TERRIFIC!
KEEP PRACTISING AT HOME AND TRAIN TO YOUR 100% EFFORT IN EACH AND EVERY CLASS.

SOME STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING ME QUITE OFTEN, "WHEN AM GOING TO GRADE, SENSEI? CAN I GO TO THE NEXT GRADING SENSEI? CAN I HAVE A STRIPE ON MY BELT PLEASE, SENSEI?" THESE QUESTIONS SHOULD NEVER BE ASKED OF YOUR INSTRUCTOR. IT IS SEEN AS BAD ETIQUETTE IN KARATE. YOUR BELT COLOUR IS A SIGN OF YOUR OWN HARD WORK, EFFORT, SKILL AND ATTITUDE IN THE DOJO. WHEN YOUR INSTRUCTOR FEELS YOU ARE READY, THEN YOU WILL BE SENT TO A GRADING AND NOT BEFORE. TO GUARANTEE YOUR PLACE AT ANY GRADING MAKE SURE YOU FOCUS WELL AND TRAIN HARD IN EACH AND EVERY SESSION SO YOUR SENSEI HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO SEND YOU BECAUSE HE OR SHE CAN SEE THAT YOU ARE WORKING HARD AND LEARNING WHAT YOU NEED TO LEARN. IF YOU ARE NOT INVITED TO THE NEXT COMING GRADING, THIS JUST MEANS THAT THERE IS MORE YOU NEED TO LEARN AND I DO NOT WANT TO SEND ANY STUDENT TO A GRADE ASSESSMENT TO FAIL.
FOR THOSE WHO PASSED, HARD WORK DOES NOT STOP THERE! MORE KATA, DIFFERENT STRIKES, BLOCKS AND BASIC DRILLS ARE COMING YOUR WAY SO BE PREPARED!

UNTIL NEXT TIME,

YOURS IN KARATE-DO

SENSEI KEV

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