Grading Success!

Wimbledon club celebrate success at the recent Association grading.

Wimbledon club members took part in the recent Association grading lead by our Founder, Kancho Creton, 9th Dan.
All students trained hard to prepare themselves, and this showed on the day with all passing their respective grades and advancing to the next level.

The instructors are proud of the students achievements, particularly for the dedication showed from students travelling over 2 hours to take part in their first grading!

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Success at KJK National Tournament!

This years annual Karate Jutsu Kai National Karate Championships were held at Ashford Stour Centre on Saturday 15th June 2012 and marked a very successful day for Wimbledon Karate Jutsu Kai. In total 5 junior members represented the Wimbledon Club at this national level tournament, which saw children and adults from clubs across England, Wales and Scotland competing to a very high standard.


For all 5 juniors who took part it was their first national level tournament, and all took part in the Kumite (karate sparring) events. A special mention goes to junior member Luca who won his first fight after two very close rounds against a more experienced student. The tournament was also a successful day for club instructors Sempai Matt and Sempai Ellie. Sempai Matt won 2nd place in the advanced senior kata and 3rd place in the advanced men’s knockdown karate event, whilst Sempai Ellie won 1st place in the senior women’s Karate and Kickboxing events, and 3rd place in the advances senior kata. 
 
A successful day all round! The junior class for children aged 6+ continues to train every Tuesday evening between 6:30pm and 7:30pm atAlbemarle Primary School, Princes Way, Southfields, and welcomes new members of all abilities.

Success at Sussex and Club Championships.

A team of 5 junior club members represented Wimbledon KJK at the Sussex Karate Championships in Hailsham on 15th April 2012. This was a great opportunity for te junior members to compete at county level, and all of them performed excellently. Special mention goes to Hannah and Ellie who competed in both the kumite (fighting) and kata categories. All 5 members will go on to compete at the KJK National Championships in Kent in June 2012.

Following on from this success, all junior club members took part in our bi-annual Club Tournament on Tuesday 29th May 2012. All members took part in both kata and kumite events, even very new beginners! Well done to all those who took part! We look forward to representing Wimbledon at National level in June and wish those taking part the best of luck.

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Shihan Cliff & Sempai Matt Complete Gruelling Sussex Marathon!

Shihan Cliff & Sempai Matt have completed the Sussex Marathon.


The course was extremely challenging with numerous steep hills along the 26 mile route including a demanding 1 mile climb up to the finish! There was a fantastic friendly atmosphere between all the runners, and the event was fantastically organised.


Matt completed in under 4hours, whilst Cliff was at 5hours.

They are collecting sponsorship for Demelza Childrens Care, and donations are kindly received at http://www.justgiving.com/Clifford-Bolt


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KJK Excel on World Stage!

Karate Jutsu Kai makes its mark on the world stage.

Fighters from the Karate Jutsu Kai British Squad represented the UK at the IBK World
Cup on Saturday 10th March in Emmen, Holland. The event, held annually, sees the best
knockdown fighters from across all member nations of the IBK (International Budo Kai
Kyokushinkai) come together to compete. This year saw 70 fighters representing over 10
countries go head-to-head in gruelling full-contact knock-down karate competition.

The highlight for the British Squad was seeing young 1st Dan black belt, Billy Billham,
from Ashford Club, fight his way to take 1st place in the Semi-Contact category, aimed
specifically at developing up and coming fighters aged 16-20 years. Billy fought through
4 rounds to win the final against a heavier fighter from Russia, with a perfect spinning
back-kick to the head.

Meanwhile in the men’s full-contact category for fighters under 85kg, Danny Croft, also
from Ashford Club, took 3rd place. This was a particular achievement for Danny as a
brown belt who was making his debut in the national squad; this was his first full-contact
competition. In the women’s category, Ellie Murphy, from Wimbledon club, came in 4th
place behind a tough line-up of German, Russian and Suisse women.

This success comes from the hard and consistent training promoted by the Karate Jutsu
Kai style, which finds its roots in traditional Okinawan karate systems, promoting mental
and physical toughness. To find more details of your local dojo, where new members are
always welcomed, visit www.karatejutsukai.co.uk and select “dojos”.

UK and Danish Competitors at the IBK World Cup 2012

Good luck to Sempai Ellie!

Wimbledon club instructor Sempai Ellie is flying out to Holland this weekend to compete in the IBK world knockdown tournament for the second time.
She has just returned from a  training camp out in Denmark with Kancho Bernard Creton, the associations founder, and is now prepared for the task ahead.

Also competing are Billy and Danny from Ashford, as well as Jonas and Rasmus from the Viborg Club in Denmark.

Very best of luck to all!

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Eastbourne Half Marathon - Done!

Sempai Matt and Shihan Cliff have completed the Eastbourne half marathon whilst battling the wind and rain down by the sea.

This is the first run of their challenge. Still to go is the Hastings half marathon and Sussex Full marathon all in less than a month!

They are competing this challenge in order to raise funds for Demelza Childrens hospice, and also to support the Sussex Karate Championships taking place on Sunday April 15th and being hosted by Shihan Cliffs Hailsham Club.

Donations can be made here http://www.justgiving.com/Clifford-Bolt and any amount, no matter how small will help!

They are both looking forward to the coming challenge, especially the Full marathon (a distance they have never run before!) but know its going to be really tough!

Thanks,

Matt
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1000 Kicks!

Congratulations to all the juniors who completed 1000 kicks in the final class before Christmas!

The money raised form this event will be used to provide some new equipment for the club.

Big Crongratulations!


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New Adults Class off to a Great Start!

The new Adults class is now up and running at the Wimbledon Dojo.

We were honoured to have Shihan John Wilson 6th Dan travel to teach the first class on Tuesday, as well as many other association Shihans, Senseis and Sempais all training hard on the opening night. A huge thank you to you all!

The new class is running every Tuesday 7.30pm - 9pm at Albemarle Primary School, Southfields.

Classes are suitable for all abilities, whether you are looking to compete, get fit, or simply have fun!

Contact us for more information through our website www.karatejutsukai.com/wimbledon

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Gold in Association Tournament!

Sempais Matt and Ellie with one of their competing students

Wimbledon Club instructors came home with a total of 5 trophies between them on Saturday after competing in the Weald of Kent Association Tournament against competitors from across the South of England.

Competition was of a high standard, with competitors required to be performing at the top of their game to progress.
Sempai Ellie wan Gold in Senior Womens Karate and Kickboxing, as well as coming home with Silver in the Senior High Grade Kata which was closely contested.

Sempai Matt pipped Sempai Ellie to the Gold in the Senior High Grade Kata, and also won Silver in the Senior Mens Full Contact Knockdown category.

Junior club members also competed gaining valuable experience in both the technical kata event and the physically demanding kumite against more experienced opponents. The club is going from strength to strength and continues to perform well at association events.

Matt competing in the kumite

It is hoped many more of the newer members will be competing in the next springtime tournament.

For more information on training, as well as pictures form the event see www.karatejutsukai.com/wimbledon.

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