Blog, karate for girls, kumite, self-defence, senior grade karate training
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...
Blog, karate for girls, karate grading, proper karate
Focus, focus, focus for JKAE sandan success Congratulations to our chief instructor, Sensei Miranda 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. Luckily the M25...
Blog, karate and exercise, karate and self-confidence, karate for girls, karate is fun, mental health benefits, New karate student
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...
Blog, karate and exercise, karate and respect, karate and self-confidence, karate for fitness, karate for girls, karate is fun, mental health benefits, proper karate, self-defence
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...
