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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Successful Club Tournament

Last week the Wimbledon Club held its own tournament for its junior members.

All students competed gaining valuable experience, with some due to fight in the upcoming association tournament held in Kent.

Karateka (karate students) competed in both Kata (forms) and Kumite (sparring), with some experiencing the competitive side for the first time.

The results are as follows:

Kata
1st - Edward Fagin
2nd - Hannah Gould
3rd - Luca Townley

Kumite - Category 1
1st - Elliot Gould
2nd - Hugo Ekue
3rd - Ciara Warner

Kumite - Catagory 2
1st - Edward Fagan
2nd - Daniella Casey
3rd - Luca Townley

A special mention goes to Ellie Wheelan who has made a huge improvement over the last few months, and competed extremely well in her first tournament. Extremely well done!

Sempais Matt and Ellie

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New Adults Class Starts 1st November

A New Adults class is to start on Tuesday 1st November.
Training times will be 7.30 - 9pm and the first class is FREE!

Tuition will be given by experienced senior instructors Shihan Tim Goullet 5th Dan, and Sensei Daniel Creton 4th Dan. Both have been teaching at the Sevenoaks Dojo (www.karatejutsukai.com/sevenoaks) for many years, and have produced a number of local and national champions, including students who have competed in world tournaments.

Class is open to anyone, so come along and give it a go! Classes will be geared towards beginners at the start.

If you want to get fit, develop balance, coordination and strength in a safe environment, then there is no better way to do it!

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Sempai Matt

Sempai Ellie, Shihan Tim and Sempai Matt training

Upcoming Club Tournament - 11th October

The date has been confirmed for the next club tournament as Tuesday 11th October.

This will take place during the normal 6.30 - 7.30pm class and it is open for all students to compete in a friendly relaxed atmosphere before going into association torunaments.
The next association tournament is to be held in Northiam, Kent on Saturday 22nd October.

More information on either event is available from the club instructors, and training will be geared towards these events over the coming weeks.

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Recent tournament success

Wimbledon Karate Jutsu celebrates a successful start to the summer. Only 18-months after the community sports group was launched to increase local participation in martial arts, junior members took part in their first national-level tournament in Ashford, Kent last weekend. The tournament was attended by competitors from across the country, with a strong level of competition in both adults and children’s categories. All competitors from Wimbledon did well, with one junior reaching the final 16 students in the junior kata competition.

Club instructors Sempai Ellie Murphy and Sempai Matt Bolt went head-to-head in the senior kata competition, coming 2^nd and 3^rd overall respectively. Sempai Ellie Murphy also took 1^st place in the senior women’s kumite and kickboxing events for the second year running.

Junior students also took part in an intermediate-level club grading on 31^st May, where new belts were awarded for their hard work so far this year. Gradings take place 4 times each year, and assess students on their fitness, technical ability and, most importantly, their determination to succeed. All students passed with flying colours

Training throughout the summmer

The club will be running as normal throughout the school summer holidays.

Come along ready to start at 6.30 every Tuesday night.

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Summer Camp 2011

The Annual Karate Jutsu Summer Training Camp took place in Sondorborg, Denmark, from 10-16th July and was attended by over 60 students from countries around world.

This was a good opportunity to learn from Kancho Bernard Creton, our chief instructor, and Sempai Matt and myself will be corporating this learning into classes over the coming weeks.

The summer camp also marked the promotion of our area Sensei for London, Tim Goullet, to the grade of 5th Dan. Tim now takes the title of Shihan Tim, and we hope to see him visiting Wimbledon club again soon to share his knowledge with our junior students. Finally Sensei Daniel Creton, who has visited Wimbledon club to undertake gradings, has been promoted to the grade of 4th Dan, and similarly we hope to see him at Wimbledon dojo soon.

Very much looking forward to travelling out again next year!

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