Black belt, Blog, karate and disability
New shodan for Harpenden JKA Harpenden JKA has a new karate black belt; 17 year old Adam Sharp. After several months of focused training, and many years of hard work and determination, Adam was awarded his Shodan on Sunday 27 June 2021. Adam with Sensei Miranda on his...
Blog, karate and disability, karate and self-confidence, karate for fitness
Karate and disability – a powerful combination Adam Sharp is a 1st kyu in shotokan karate. For the uninitiated, that’s one belt before shodan, his black belt. Pretty impressive for any 17 year old, but particularly for Adam as he is physically disabled....
Blog, karate and exercise, karate for fitness, mental health benefits, Zoom karate
We set up our karate dojo outside throughout the summer and it felt so good! Following the government’s phased return of outdoor sport and recreation in England, we set up karate training outside. Zoom karate is still very much part of our schedule but getting...
Blog, Karate@Home, kumite, self-defence, Zoom karate
On Tuesday 21 July 2020, Sensei Miranda taught on Karate@Home as a Facebook live event. We were treated to a full-on hour of inspirational kumite insights and drills. It was a great honour for Sensei to be asked to teach and she joins some of the greats of...
Blog, karate and self-confidence, karate competition, New karate student
Emily entered the JKA Open Championships just 3 months after joining Harpenden JKA. As you can see, her day went rather well! Read on to find out exactly how well she did, together with the rest of the club… Your first karate competition! I know! I had only...
