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...
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...
“Oh hello… I can’t see you – just pop your video on. Now I can’t hear you … THERE you are – hello, how you doing…?! “You’ve gone again, oh, there you are… no, that’s Mimi the dog… “OK...
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...
We catch up with Emily following her first grading, together with 13 of her fellow students at Harpenden JKA. You’ve just completed your first karate grading – exciting? Well … yes, but the thought of standing up in front of the examining Senseis,...
Birmingham-born Emily is a PhD student, currently based at Rothamsted Research. She joined Harpenden JKA in September as a new karate student and this is how she’s getting on. You’ve just started training as a new karate student – how’s that...
