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[ UPDATE ] Happy New Year !!! (良いお年を)

  Akemashite omedetō gozaimasu – Happy New Year ! (良いお年を) Just a quick note to remind and invite everyone to the CKA – Kagami Biraki training which will take place on Monday 7th January, from 8pm to 9pm in Holmer Green. Kagami Biraki is a very traditional Japanese start to New Years training, and literally means “to open the mirror”. It was an old samurai tradition … Continue reading [ UPDATE ] Happy New Year !!! (良いお年を)

O. J.
Features, Updates

[ UPDATE ] CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE CKA CHIEF INSTRUCTOR…

  Today my thoughts turn to another incredible year for the CKA. There have been so many personal highlights for me: – – Being given the great honour of leading the CKA in April, after Sensei Croft made his decision to follow a new path of Budo – my goal will be to promote the very best in authentic Japanese Shotokan karate-do. I am passionate … Continue reading [ UPDATE ] CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE CKA CHIEF INSTRUCTOR…

O. J.
Features

[ UPDATE ] 2018 … (良いお年を)

  2018… What a great year it has been ! Starting with a group of students and Davenport Sensei travelling to Japan to train in some of the most daunting dojos in Tokyo, including the Takushoku University (I hear the next trip might be scheduled in 2020 ?)… Shibata Sensei, Kawawada Sensei, Taniyama Sensei.. Great memories ! We then had the opportunity to train with … Continue reading [ UPDATE ] 2018 … (良いお年を)

O. J.
Events, Training, Updates

[ UPDATE ] Christmas training schedule & training for charity !

  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 !

O. J.
Features, Training, Updates

[ FEATURE ] The Dec-2018 edition of the LION available online ! (虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず)

  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)

O. J.