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...
Sensei Dave Paulus is a great friend of Harpenden JKA. A 5th dan, with his own club (Yushikai Karate Academy) in Billericay, he’s a skilled and experienced instructor. He’s also awesome at karate kicks. Which is why I asked him to run a special 2 hour...
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...
Sensei Adel Ismail is famous for asking his students this question! It’s all part of his no-nonsense approach to karate combined with a great sense of fun. We experienced this winning combo first hand during his 3 hour masterclass at De Havilland Campus Sports...
