UPDATE JUNE2019
At the last black belt grading course in Bournemouth this June, 2 of our adult student took tests for 1st Dan and 2nd Dan black belt. I am very happy to announce that they both took their tests successfully!
Congratulations to Victoria Worsley on achieving her Nidan grade and congratulations to Gary Sidaway who took his Shodan. All under the watchful eye of Sensei Ernie Molyneux and the EGKA grading panel.
So at the present time we have
3 adult black belts (2 shodan, 1 nidan)
2 junior black belts (1 of these now an adult preparing for adult shodan test)
3 junior 1st kyu (brown)
1 adult 2nd kyu (brown)
1 junior 2nd kyu
We expect all of the above brown belts to be attending junior black belt test in November and/or Liverpool national grading in December.
Ganbatte kudasai!!
QUICK UPDATE 2018:
At the present time, we have
2 adult black belts
2 junior black belts
1 adult 1st kyu
3 cadet 1st kyu
2 adult & 1 junior 2nd kyu.
We expect all of the above bar 2, to be attending Bournemouth or Liverpool national gradings this year.
By December 2019 the goal apart from the above, is to have 5 or 6 more brown belt students.
Next dojo grading likely to be MARCH 30th & 31st. TBC.
I am very pleased to announce(late!!) that we have 2 students at 1st kyu which means that those two students will be the first for our club, hopefully at the end of this year, 2016. This is as hugh an acheivement for myself as well as for Vic and Laurel and we are all working hard towards it.
I would like to extend my thanks to all parents, gauradians, friends and other family members for your support and trust over the years.
sensei Kev
At the last dojo tests in 2015......
4 were promoted to 3rd kyu
1 promoted to 4th kyu
2 promoted to 5th kyu
1 promoted to 6th kyu
2 promoted to 7th kyu
5 promoted to 8th kyu
3 promoted to 9th kyu
many thanks to sensei neville Kinghorn for overseeing the test.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS WHO WERE ASSESSED AND PASSED THE APRIL GRADING 2013
WELL DONE TO THESE PEOPLE FOR GETTING THERE:
9TH KYU: OSCAR, ABILSOLA , BOLA , BAHAR AND PAUL
8TH KYU: TALIA , MIRWAUS, LEO ,GAVI , SAADIA AND MILLIE
7TH KYU: RUBY, SYLVIE, ARCHIE , SORCHA , MYA AND TARA-BELLA
6TH KYU: DEJON , BEN, TYLER
4TH KYU: CHARLIE, LAUREL , ELLIE, REMY YUSUF AND
WELL DONE AGAIN
Congratulations to Kiera and Aaliyah who were assessed for their next grade by Sensei Linda at Tooting dojo today 17th June 2012. Aaliyah passed to 4th kyu Purple belt and Kiera to 3rd kyu Brown belt!
Kiera is our and my, first, fully fledged brown belt as someone I have taught from a complete beginner. Kiera has clearly taken the ball and run off with it! Aaliyah is hot on her heels though, as are the other purple belts in the club, Remy, Laurel, Hadleigh and Koray.
I am very proud of you both and look forward to seeing you at the dojo.
Many thanks also to Sensei Linda for passing you both today and also my thanks go to Sensei Ciara and Jasmine for pushing you to work hard.
Domo arigatou gozaimashita!
From now on, adults will be tested seperately from junior students. This will allow the extra time needed to go through the necessary bunkai, kakie and kumite.
At the moment, Colindale dojo grading date has not been arranged but please watch this space
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS WHO WERE ASSESSED AND PASSED THE SUMMER GRADINGS IN COLINDALE AND HORNSEY DOJOS!!
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WERE SUCCESSFUL (IN GRADE ORDER):
9TH KYU YELLOW BELT: BEN, KARA, SAMANTHA, JOSHUA & CERYS FROM GREENFORD DOJO
ARCHIE, SYLVIE, RUBY, PIP, FINN & SORCHA FROM NEW BARNET DOJO
WISHINGTON, OLIVER, ERIC, LAURIE & FINN FROM HORNSEY DOJO & A.S.C.
AARON, IBRAHIM, MUSA & ADAM FROM COLINDALE DOJO
8TH KYU ORANGE BELT: BEN FROM NEW BARNET DOJO
BLEND, DANIEL & ROBIN FROM COLINDALE DOJO
7TH KYU GREEN BELT: SYDNEY FROM COLINDALE DOJO
TYLER FROM NEW BARNET DOJO
NEVILLE & ELLIE FROM HORNSEY DOJO
6TH KYU BLUE BELT: CAMERON, BEN, REMY, MIKEY, MATTHEW & VIC FROM HORNSEY DOJO
A GREAT STANDARD OF KARATE AND A DETERMINED EFFORT WAS SHOWN BY ALL ON THE DAY AND I WAS VERY PROUD OF ALL STUDENTS!
THE FOLLOWING JUNIOR STUDENTS RECEIVED A MON TAG FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE:
YUSUF, RONAN, SEAN G., SHARUJAN, ABDULLAH, MUSA, ADAM, AARON, BEN AND RUBY, WELL DONE!!
MUCH THANKS TO SEMPAI SAM PRICE AND DAVE FOR HELPING ON THE DAY ALSO TO ALL PARENTS AND GUARDIANS FOR YOUR SUPPORT. MORE PICTURES ARE IN THE GALLERY PAGE, THANKS TO THOSE WHO EMAILED ME YOUR PHOTOS TAKEN ON THE DAY (mailto:GIFT.MARTIALARTS.UK@HOTMAIL.COM)
THE NEXT ASSESSMENT IS TO BE CONFIRMED BUT MAY BE HELD AT THE END OF OCTOBER AND THE FINAL ONE DEFINITELY IN DECEMBER.
DOMO ARIGATO GOZAIMASHITA!!
SEE YOU AT CLASS!
SENSEI KEVIN
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WERE SUCCESSFUL AT THE RECENT GRADING THIS MONTH:
9TH KYU YELLOW BELT: GIOVANNA
8TH KYU ORANGE BELT: CAMERON, VENETIA AND NIALL
A SMALL BUT TOUGH GRADING! WELL DONE TO YOU ALL! YOKU DEKIMASHITA!
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WERE SUCCESSFUL AT THE WEEKEND'S GRADING SESSIONS:
9TH KYU YELLOW:
BLEND (COLINDALE DOJO), TEONE & OSHAUN (HORNSEY AFTER SCHOOL CLUB) ALL THREE OF THEM ALSO RECEIVED THEIR 1ST MON TAG!
8TH KYU ORANGE:
SHARUJAN (COLINDALE DOJO), NICOLE (COLINDALE A.S.C.), ANDREW(HORNSEY A.S.C.), ELLIE & OSCAR (HORNSEY DOJO) THESE STUDENTS ALL EARNED THEIR 1ST MON TAG ALSO!
7TH KYU GREEN:
ISAAK (COLINDALE DOJO), JOZAY (HORNSEY DOJO). AALIYAH FROM HORNSEY DOJO DOUBLE GRADED FROM 9TH KYU AND EARNED HER MON TAG! ISAAK ALSO DID VERY WELL TO EARN HIS 1ST MON TAG TOO!
6TH KYU BLUE:
KANISH (COLINDALE DOJO) SECOND TIME AROUND FOR KANISH SO WELL DONE!! LAUREL FROM HORNSEY DOJO ALSO EARNED HER 6TH KYU 1ST MON ON SUNDAY!
5TH KYU PURPLE:
AFTER JOINING WITH DENTOH AND G.M.A.U.K. FROM ANOTHER KARATE STYLE AT BLUE BELT, KORAY FROM HORNSEY DOJO HAS WORKED HARD TO LEARN NEW TECHNIQUES AND KATA TO EARN HIS FIRST PROPER GOJU RYU GRADE OF 5TH KYU! YOKU DEKIMASHITA! AND KIERA, ALSO FROM HORNSEY DOJO HAS WORKED HARD SINCE DOING HER FIRST AFTER SCHOOL KARATE CLUB FOR JUST ONE TERM IN 2009 AND NOW TRAINS DILIGENTLY GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH! FANTASTIC!!
MANY THANKS AS ALWAYS TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT AND THANKS ALSO TO MATT, MIKEY & HADLEIGH FOR HELPING OUT ON SUNDAY. MIKEY AND HADLEIGH BOTH EARNED MON TAGS FOR THEIR EFFORTS AT THE GRADING.
SEE YOU AT CLASS!
SENSEI KEV
31ST OCTOBER 2010 ASSESSMENT
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WERE SUCCESSFUL AT OCTOBER 2010 GRADE ASSESSMENT IN HORNSEY DOJO:
9TH KYU YELLOW:
VENETIA, CAMERON O AND BEN W. VENETIA & BEN ALSO EARNED THEIR 1ST MON TAG TODAY! WELL DONE!
8TH KYU ORANGE:
TYLER, ARCHIE C, DEJON, RASIAH AND NEVILLE.
7TH KYU GREEN:
AYAAN, CAMERON T, BEN M, HAROLD AND JAHREL. CAM EARNED HIS 1ST MON TAG AND JAHREL DOUBLE GRADED FROM YELLOW TO GREEN BELT! EXCELLENT WORK!
KORAY, AT 6TH KYU EARNED HIS 2ND MON TODAY WITH IMPROVED KATA AND RENZOKU BUNKAI - GOING WELL TOWARDS YOUR PURPLE BELT!
30TH OCTOBER 2010 ASSESSMENT
SORRY THE PICTURE QUALITY ISN'T GREAT THIS TIME ROUND, DODGY PHONE CAMERA!! LOL
HOPE TO GET SOME TAKEN BY THE PARENTS SOON
SENSEI
THIS WAS OUR SPECIAL KARATE HALLOWEEN POSE!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS WHO PASSED AT COLINDALE DOJO GRADE ASSESSMENT TODAY,
30TH OCTOBER 2010!
AS WELL AS FULL GRADING, A NUMBER OF STUDENTS ALSO ACHEIVED THEIR 1ST MON TAG AND SOME OF THOSE WHO CAME ALONG TO TRAIN ALSO ACHIEVED THEIR MON TAGS SO WELL DONE!
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS PASSED:
9TH KYU YELLOW BELT:
RONAN, SEAN(1ST MON), LUCA AND, FROM OUR AFTER SCHOOL CLUB, DANIEL (WHO HAS BEEN ATTENDING EXTRA LESSONS AND WORKED HARD TO JUMP AHEAD OF HIS FELLOW STUDENTS AT THE A.S.C.)
8TH KYU ORANGE BELT:
ISMAIL(1ST MON), ISAAK, AND SYDNEY
7TH KYU GREEN BELT:
MILLIE, ALICE(1ST MON), SACHA AND ROHAN (1ST MON)
6TH KYU BLUE BELT:
YASIN (1ST MON) AND YUSUF(1ST MON)
THE FOLLOWING WHO TRAINED, ACHIEVED A MON TAG FOR EFFORT AND GOOD KARATE SPIRIT:
SHARUJAN - 9TH KYU 2ND MON SEAN O - 9TH KYU 2ND MON, KANISH - 7TH KYU 2ND MON AND KHALISHA - 6TH KYU 2ND MON
YOKU DEKIMASHITA! WELL DONE!!
SEE YOU GUYS NEXT SATURDAY!
GOOD LUCK TO THOSE GRADING TOMORROW AT ST MARYS' DOJO!
SENSEI KEV
GRADING 18TH JULY 2010 AT ST MARYS' DOJO
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS IN GRADE ORDER:
10TH TO 9TH KYU:
ARMAN & SHARUJAN FROM COLINDALE A.S.C. NIALL FROM ST MARYS' A.S.C. SEAN FROM COLINDALE DOJO
10TH TO 8TH KYU:
AYO FROM ST MARY'S A.S.C. ,YOKU DEKIMASHITA! (WELL DONE!)
9TH TO 8TH KYU:
THOMAS & SACHA FROM MILL HILL DOJO, ALICE, MILLIE & ROHAN FROM COLINDALE DOJO, JOZAY FROM ST MARY'S DOJO
9TH TO 7TH KYU: MIKEY & VICTORIA FROM ST MARY'S DOJO & JOSHIL FROM COLINDALE DOJO, YOKU DEKIMASHITA! 8TH TO 7TH KYU: KANISH, ELIAS, ABDULLAH & YASIN FROM COLINDALE DOJO, LAUREL, REMY & MATTHEW FROM ST MARY'S DOJO 7TH TO 6TH KYU: KIERA FROM ST MARY'S DOJO, KHALISHA FROM COLINDALE DOJO & CHARLIE FROM HOXTON DOJO - HALF WAY TO YOUR BLACK BELT, YOKU DEKIMASHITA! REMEMBER THE LAST LINE OF THE DOJO KUN, "NEVER GIVE UP". SENSEI KEVIN
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO PASSED THEIR GRADE ASSESSMENT AT ST MARYS' DOJO GRADING SESSION ON SUNDAY 23rd MAY 2010:
TO 9TH KYU YELLOW BELT:
TIMMY, STUART, PADDY & TYLER ALL FROM NEW BARNET DOJO
ELLIE & KAROL FROM ST MARYS' DOJO
SANJEEV, SAILAJAN, ISMAIL & ISAAK FROM COLINDALE DOJO
FROM ST MARYS' AFTER SCHOOL CLUB WERE: JAVAY, GEORGINA, KURTIS & ANDREW
TO 8TH KYU ORANGE BELT:
YASIN & KANISH FROM COLINDALE DOJO
LEON & HAROLD FROM NEW BARNET DOJO
MATT FROM ST MARYS' DOJO
TO 7TH KYU GREEN BELT:
KIERA, ST MARYS' DOJO
KHALISHA & YUSUF , COLINDALE DOJO
FROM ST MARYS' AFTER SCHOOL CLUB ALSO, THIERRY, WHO DOUBLE-GRADED TO 8TH KYU FROM 10TH KYU WITH AN IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE OF GEKISAI DAI ICHI AND TRUE FIGHTING SPIRIT WHEN SPARRING WITH ME ON THE DAY, WELL DONE!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO PASSED THEIR GRADE ASSESSMENT AT A SPECIAL DOJO GRADING SESSION ON SATURDAY 21ST MARCH 2010:
TO 9TH KYU YELLOW BELT:
SYDNEY - COLINDALE DOJO ASC 1ST MON TAG
JORDAN - COLINDALE DOJO ASC
USAYD - COLINDALE DOJO ASC
EMA - COLINDALE DOJO ASC 1ST MON TAG
AND TO 8TH KYU ORANGE BELT:
ELIAS - COLINDALE DOJO 1ST MON TAG
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED THEIR NEXT BELT LEVEL AT OUR FIRST GRADING THIS YEAR MARCH 21ST 2010:
TO 9TH KYU YELLOW BELT(SOME ALSO ACHIEVED THIER 1ST MON TAG)
ROBIN - MILL HILL DOJO
KEVIN - MILL HILL DOJO
SACHA - MIL HILL DOJO 1ST MON TAG
ZUKHRUF - COLINDALE DOJO ASC
AYAAN - COLINDALE DOJO ASC 1ST MON TAG
YASIN - COLINDALE DOJO ASC
MIKEY - HORNSEY DOJO 1ST MON TAG
AALIYAH - HORNSEY DOJO
MATT - HORNSEY DOJO
LULU - HORNSEY DOJO
AKAY - HORNSEY DOJO
TO 8TH KYU ORANGE BELT:
ABDULLAH - COLINDALE DOJO
KHALISHA - COLINDALE DOJO
YUSUF - COLINDALE DOJO 1ST MON TAG
TO 5TH KYU PURPLE BELT:
HADLEIGH - NEW BARNET DOJO
ISKANDER - NEW BARNET DOJO
ONE STUDENT ATTENDED TO TRAIN AND HELP OUT AND TODAY ACHIEVED HIS 6TH KYU BLUE BELT 1ST MON TAG AND THIS WAS :
KORAY - HORNSEY DOJO, WELL DONE AND THANK YOU KORAY! YOKU DEKIMASHITA, ARIGATO GOZAIMASHITA!!
THANK YOU ALSO TO MARJERIE FOR PROVIDING THE ABOVE PICTURES!! PLEASE ALSO SEND US YOUR PICTURES TO SHOW OFF ON OUR WEBSITES!
WELL DONE TO ALL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE REST OF YOU AND 1 OR 2 FROM THIS GRADING, AT OUR NEXT ASSESSMENT ON MAY 21ST!
The following students passed their assessment on Sunday 22nd December 2009
Grading to 9th kyu Yellow belt
Michael (Cranston dojo)
Alex (Cranston dojo)
Millie (Colindale dojo)
Alice (Colindale dojo)
Kanish (Colindale dojo)
Neville (Hornsey dojo)
Jozay (Hornsey dojo)
And grading to 8th kyu Orange belt
Kiera (Hornsey dojo)
Ben (Hornsey dojo)
Sade (Hornsey dojo)
Cameron (Hornsey dojo)
Well done to all of you especially turning up even though the weather wasn't great! I also want to extend my thanks to Vic and Billy who helped to put some of the students through their paces! Looking forward to the next grading in March!
See you all at class!
Sensei Kevin
Congratulations to the following students who have passed their grade
assessment on 11th October 2009
Those who are now 9th kyu yellow belt are:
From Cranston Dojo N1;
Rasiah
Christine
From Barnet Dojo EN4;
Leon
Harold
Ray
From Hornsey Dojo;
Vic
Kiera
From Colindale Dojo;
Elias
Rohan
Joshil
Yusuf
Khalisha
Abdullah
And those now 8th kyu Orange belt were:
Laurel and Archie from Hornsey Dojo
Finally, to 7th kyu Green belt:
Charlie
As always, I want to say a huge thank you to all the parents, guardians and friends for your support and making sure they get to class each week and also for your support in cheering on Charlie at the grading! He most definitely made use of your cheers and gave me a run for my money! Well done Charlie and well done to all! Look forward to seeing you in your new belts this week.
Arigato gozaismashita!
Congraulations to the following students who have passed their grade
assessment on 19th July 2009:
Anaiyah 8th kyu Orange
Remy 8th kyu Orange
Hary 9th kyu Yellow
Grace 9th kyu Yellow
Archie 9th kyu Yellow
Sade 9th kyu Yellow
Jahrel 9th kyu Yellow
Dejon 9th kyu Yellow
Shannia 9th kyu Yellow
Nurhan 9th kyu Yellow
Dara 9th kyu Yellow
Adnaan 9th kyu Yellow
Huseyin 6th kyu Blue
Well done!!
The following students passed the 1st grading under the new Dentoh Karate Schools banner in March this year:
Esme 9th kyu Yellow
Anaiya 9th kyu Yellow
Lauren 9th kyu Yellow
Charlie 8th kyu Orange
Huseyin 7th kyu Green
Remy 9th kyu Yellow
Well done!