JKAE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (July 2008)
 Well Done to all Yushikai members who took part in this years National Championships on the 6th July. Everyone put in a credible performance and we were pleased to see an increased number make it through to the finals.
The Yushikai Kata Team, consisting of James French, David Horne and Adam Harvey-Cook finished in 4th place (only 0.1 behind Westminster), James French secured a Bronze medal in the Junior Mens Individual Kumite and Albert Gustis won Silver in the Men's Kumite category.
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KYU GRADING RESULTS (June 2008)
 The second kyu grading of 2008 took place at Mayflower School on the 29th June. JKA England Chief Instructor, Sensei Ohta started the day with two pre-grading training sessions, the first was aimed at our more advanced members, with the second class catering for white to green belts.
After a short break, the kyu test began and we are delighted with the result. All of our members were succesful in gaining their promotions with only one member having to re-take the kata section next time.
Congratulations everyone and keep up the good work!
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TWO NEW BLACK BELTS (May 2008)
 Congratulations are in order for two of our members who passed their Dan Gradings at the recent JKA Spring Course in Guildford on the 4th May.
Stephen Crittell has been training with the club for almost ten years and has shown great dedication and perseverance during this time. We were all very pleased for Stephen (Danger) when it was announced that he had passed his Shodan (1st Dan).
Later in the afternoon, David Horne put in a strong performance of Kata Jion and Heian Sandan on his way to passing his Nidan (2nd Dan) . Well-Done to you both!!
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THREE NEW BLACK BELTS (March 2008)
 A JKA England Dan Grading was held in Wellingborough on the 16th March 2008. The grading was held after a gruelling training session aimed at Brown and Black Belts and was lead by Chief Instructor, Sensei Ohta.
We are happy to report that three of our members were succesful in passing their 1st Dans and offer our congratulations to Serge Bagley, Connor Madle and Shania Seewoonarain.
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XMAS PARTY & AWARDS (December 2007)
 The Christmas Party & Annual Awards presentation was held on Saturday 8th December in Billericay... Thanks to everyone who attended, we hope you enjoyed yourselves!
We have had a fantastic year at the academy and deciding the winners was extremely difficult. Congratulations to the following members...
Angela Cashman (Student of the Year - Ladies)
Peter Bunce (Student of the Year - Men)
Helen Smith (Student of the Year - Girls)
Liam Smyth (Student of the Year - Boys)
Susie Jayasinghe (Special Achievement Award)
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FIVE NEW 2ND DANS (December 2007)
 The Yushikai Karate Academy achieved yet another fantastic result at the JKA England Course & Black Belt Grading on Saturday 1st December 2007.
On completion of a superb training session, lead by Imura Sensei (7th Dan) and Ohta Sensei (6th Dan), FIVE of our members were succesful in passing 2nd Dan.
Congratulations to Tomonori Koga, Anne Brown, Steve Halford, Adam Harvey-Cook and Susie Jayasinghe!
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JKAE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (Nov 2007)
 A considerable number of competitors from the Academy attended the JKA England National Championships for Kyu Grades on the 18th November 2007.
The majority of our members were competing for the very first time and all of the club Instructors were very impressed with the way in which they presented themselves and the Academy.
A huge Congratulations to everyone who took part and a special mention to all who finished in the final 4 of their respective categories. Click here for results.
Fantastic Result everyone... 20 Medals in total! How are we going to top that in 2008? |