“I’m so proud of being a black belt” Zahra is one of our young black belts, having graded in 2022 at the age of 16. She joined Harpenden JKA in 2019 as a 2nd kyu, and trained hard under Chief Instructor Sensei Miranda to reach Shodan level. Then, to...
Harpenden JKA hosts senior grade training sessions We regularly get together with other local JKA clubs and hold focused training sessions. Recently, Harpenden JKA hosted a senior class with Stevenage JKA and Zanshin North Herts. We welcomed an excellent mix of adults...
Focus, focus, focus for JKAE sandan success Congratulations to our chief instructor, Sensei Miranda Giles (nee Price*), for passing her sandan (3rd dan) JKAE grading on Saturday 4 December 2021. It was a long, long day at K2 sports facility in Crawley, West Sussex....
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...
Exercise improves health – we all know that. Trouble is, that’s a really boring thought for adults let alone youngsters, especially if you really don’t like exercise. Kids and exercise is the hot health topic. If we don’t get them into the...
