We are delighted to welcome Matt Price Sensei on Sunday 17th of March 2019. This is a unique opportunity to train with a truly World Class karate-ka ! His career highlights : – 9 times KUGB National Champion – 16 x Grand Slam Kumite Champion – 2 times EU Competitor of the Year – KUGB Grand Champion – EU Individual Kumite Champion – World … Continue reading [ SPECIAL EVENT ] Training with Matt PRICE (6th Dan JKS)
Our 2018 charity week in aid of Prostate Cancer UK is complete – our 4 dojos combined managed to raise a total of £605. A huge thank you to all involved !!! Have a great Christmas, best wishes and see you in the new year… #Karatekickscancer Continue reading [ UPDATE ] CKA charity week : pink is the new black…
Please note the following changes to the training schedule over the Christmas period: – Amersham : closed on the 27th of December (training will resume on the 3rd of January) – Aylesbury : closed on the 26th of December and 2nd of January (really shocking I know…) – Chesham : closed on the 25th of December and 1st of January (another shocker…) – Holmer … Continue reading [ UPDATE ] Christmas training schedule & training for charity !
The December 2018 edition of the Lion can now be found and downloaded from the Lion Archive. Updates about the club, past and forthcoming courses, and much more… 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず (koketsu ni irazunba koji wo ezu) ! (open the Lion to find out !) Continue reading [ FEATURE ] The Dec-2018 edition of the LION available online ! (虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず)
Refer to the Calendar and Upcoming Events available on the web site for key dates in 2019, including grading training, grading examinations and special events. All Sunday training sessions will generally take place in our Chesham dojo (unless stated otherwise). Congratulations to all who successfully graded today ! All the best. Continue reading [ UPDATE ] 2019 CKA Calendar now available online…
Congratulations to Toby Allen, Sam Green, Brian Hammond and Szymon Warsinski on passing the examination for Shodan last week-end ! And a special mention to Tanmay Mahesh who didn’t quite make it to Nidan. He took the decision with good grace and showed an excellent attitude to the news. I am sure he will come back stronger and better next time! Onwards & upwards…. … Continue reading [ GRADING ] Congratulations to …
On Sunday 11 of November 2018, we had the pleasure of welcoming back Scott Sensei to the CKA following his visit in 2017, to hold another brilliant training course, made up of 2 successive, distinct sessions. What a treat and such an opportunity to train with a karateka of such calibre! The first session was dedicated to Kihon (基本, きほん), mainly focusing on optimising the generation of power. By … Continue reading [ SEMINAR ] Form versus Function with Scott Langley…
We have the greatest of pleasure to confirm that Sensei Scott Langley (Chief Technical Director of HDKI) is returning to the CKA on Sunday 11th November!! To ensure you get the best possible experience, close up & personal, the course will be limited to just THIRTY (30) places! Please confirm your place with me as soon as possible to avoid disappointment😊 As has been … Continue reading [ SEMINAR ] Scott Langley Course 2018 (Sunday 11th of November 2018)
Please note the following changes in the training schedule at the Holmer Greem dojo, effective from the 24th of September onwards. This change is introduced to coincide with the beginner’s course starting on the same date: New Schedule: [ from 24-Sep-18 onwards ] Mondays, 19:00 to 20:00, beginners to 4th kyu Mondays, 20:00 to 21:15, 3rd kyu and above Old Schedule: Mondays, 19:30 to … Continue reading [ IMPORTANT ] Change to training times in Holmer Green (from 24-Sep-18)
The CKA is 25 years’ old ! To celebrate this event, the grading training scheduled to take place in Chesham, between 10am and 12pm on the 24th of June, will take on a special format… The first hour will classically be dedicated to each grade’s syllabus. The second hour will focus on the teaching of Bunkai, based on the Heian Kata. Training will be … Continue reading [ IMPORTANT ] CELEBRATING THE CKA’S 25 YEARS !!! (弱肉強食)
