Congratulations to Brandon Woolway of Norton Radstock JKA Karate Club who was awarded his first dan black belt at the JKA England grading held at the K2 Crawley on Sunday 05 December 2022. The grading was conducted by Sensei Ohta 7th dan, Chief Instructor of the JKA England and followed the three day international course attended by Sensei Hirayama 7th dan, from JKA headquarters Tokyo.
Brandon has been a member of the club for over 10 years and has been training especially hard in the months leading up to his grading. His success was a fitting reward for his dedication and effort.
Brandon has been a member of the club for over 10 years and has been training especially hard in the months leading up to his grading. His success was a fitting reward for his dedication and effort.
Grading Success for Norton Radstock JKA Karate Club
Congratulations go to Alan Brown of Norton Radstock JKA Karate Club who was awarded his first dan black belt at the JKA England grading held at the University of Bath on Saturday 30 November 2013. The grading was conducted by Sensei Ohta 7th dan, Chief Instructor of the JKA England and followed a hard morning's training session attended by over 200 black and brown belts.
Alan has been a member of the club for over five years and has been training especially hard in the months leading up to his grading. His success was a fitting reward for his dedication and effort. He was supported on the day by the Club’s instructors and fellow members.
Grading Glastonbury 11 December 2011
The quarterly kyu grading held at St Dunstan’s Community School Glastonbury on 11 December was conducted by Sensei Yoshinobu Ohta 7th Dan JKA, Chief Instructor of the Japan Karate Association England.
The day started with training for brown and black belts, followed by beginners to purple belts and covered many of the techniques required for the grading syllabus. Sensei Ohta’s training concentrated on the correct use of the hips and body movement.
The successful Norton Radstock JKA members who graded were;
Rhys Stephens 9th kyu
David Stephens 9th kyu
Russell Tippett 8th kyu
Regan Tippett 8th kyu
Josh James 7th kyu
Peter James 7th kyu
Mark Hibberd 4th kyu
James Brown 3rd kyu
Brandon Tall 1st kyu
Congratulations and well done.
The quarterly kyu grading held at St Dunstan’s Community School Glastonbury on 11 December was conducted by Sensei Yoshinobu Ohta 7th Dan JKA, Chief Instructor of the Japan Karate Association England.
The day started with training for brown and black belts, followed by beginners to purple belts and covered many of the techniques required for the grading syllabus. Sensei Ohta’s training concentrated on the correct use of the hips and body movement.
The successful Norton Radstock JKA members who graded were;
Rhys Stephens 9th kyu
David Stephens 9th kyu
Russell Tippett 8th kyu
Regan Tippett 8th kyu
Josh James 7th kyu
Peter James 7th kyu
Mark Hibberd 4th kyu
James Brown 3rd kyu
Brandon Tall 1st kyu
Congratulations and well done.
Grading Glastonbury 18 September 2011
The quarterly kyu grading held at St Dunstan’s Community School Glastonbury on 18 September was conducted by Sensei Roy Tomlin 5th Dan JKA, Senior JKAE Instructor and member of the JKA England Technical Committee.
The day started with training for brown and black belts, followed by beginners to purple belts and covered many of the techniques required for the grading syllabus.
The successful Norton Radstock JKA members who graded were;
Russell Tippett 9th kyu
Regan Tippett 9th kyu
Josh James 8th kyu
Peter James 8th kyu
James Short 7th kyu
Mark Hibberd 5th kyu
Congratulations and well done.
The quarterly kyu grading held at St Dunstan’s Community School Glastonbury on 18 September was conducted by Sensei Roy Tomlin 5th Dan JKA, Senior JKAE Instructor and member of the JKA England Technical Committee.
The day started with training for brown and black belts, followed by beginners to purple belts and covered many of the techniques required for the grading syllabus.
The successful Norton Radstock JKA members who graded were;
Russell Tippett 9th kyu
Regan Tippett 9th kyu
Josh James 8th kyu
Peter James 8th kyu
James Short 7th kyu
Mark Hibberd 5th kyu
Congratulations and well done.
Grading Glastonbury 12 June 2011
The quarterly kyu grading held at St Dunstan’s Community School Glastonbury on 12 June was conducted by Sensei Roy Tomlin 5th Dan JKA, Senior JKAE Instructor and member of the JKA England Technical Committee.
The day started with training for brown and black belts, followed by beginners to purple belts and covered many of the techniques required for the grading syllabus.
The successful Norton Radstock JKA members who graded were;
Josh James 9th kyu
Peter James 9th kyu
James Short 8th kyu
Mark Hibberd 6th kyu
Scott Gouldsbrough 5th kyu
James Brown 4th kyu
Brandon Tall 2nd kyu
Congratulations and well done.
The quarterly kyu grading held at St Dunstan’s Community School Glastonbury on 12 June was conducted by Sensei Roy Tomlin 5th Dan JKA, Senior JKAE Instructor and member of the JKA England Technical Committee.
The day started with training for brown and black belts, followed by beginners to purple belts and covered many of the techniques required for the grading syllabus.
The successful Norton Radstock JKA members who graded were;
Josh James 9th kyu
Peter James 9th kyu
James Short 8th kyu
Mark Hibberd 6th kyu
Scott Gouldsbrough 5th kyu
James Brown 4th kyu
Brandon Tall 2nd kyu
Congratulations and well done.
Grading Glastonbury 19 September 2010
The Club enjoyed another successful grading at Glastonbury on Sunday 19 September.
Despite a reduced number due to the holidays, there was another good turn-out by the students and instructors from Norton Radstock, Glastonbury, Taunton and Mendip.
Again the visiting grading examiner was Sensei Roy Tomlin, 5th Dan JKA who put the brown and black belts through their paces with a dynamic training session focussing on jiyu-ippon kumite.
Sensei Roy concentrated on correct movement, use of the hip and focussing power. He then took the lower grades and concentrated on the techniques they would have to do for their grading.
All the Norton Radstock Students that graded were successful, so congratulations and well done to;
Jack Graham and Jason Hollow 2nd kyu
Alan Brown 3rd kyu
Bandon Tall 4th kyu
Nathan Tall 5th kyu
James Brown 6th kyu
Mark Hibberd 8th kyu
Scott Gouldsbrough 8th kyu
The Club enjoyed another successful grading at Glastonbury on Sunday 19 September.
Despite a reduced number due to the holidays, there was another good turn-out by the students and instructors from Norton Radstock, Glastonbury, Taunton and Mendip.
Again the visiting grading examiner was Sensei Roy Tomlin, 5th Dan JKA who put the brown and black belts through their paces with a dynamic training session focussing on jiyu-ippon kumite.
Sensei Roy concentrated on correct movement, use of the hip and focussing power. He then took the lower grades and concentrated on the techniques they would have to do for their grading.
All the Norton Radstock Students that graded were successful, so congratulations and well done to;
Jack Graham and Jason Hollow 2nd kyu
Alan Brown 3rd kyu
Bandon Tall 4th kyu
Nathan Tall 5th kyu
James Brown 6th kyu
Mark Hibberd 8th kyu
Scott Gouldsbrough 8th kyu
Grading Glastonbury 13 June 2010
The Club travelled to Glastonbury on Sunday 13 June and joined students and instructors from Glastonbury, Taunton and Mendip with hopes of a successful grading.
Visiting grading examiner was Sensei Roy Tomlin, 5th Dan JKA who took first the brown and black belts through a training session, which focussed on kumite and in particular kihon jiyu ippon kumite.
Sensei Roy spent time explaining the correct use of body posture and movement in both attack and defence and made the training session a thoroughly enjoyable experience. He then took the lower grades and concentrated on the techniques they would have to do for their grading.
All the Norton Radstock Students that graded were successful, so congratulations and well done to;
Dave and Joshua Swarbrick, 2nd kyu
Jack Graham and Jason Hollow 3rd kyu
Alan Brown 4th kyu
Bandon Tall and Joe Collins 5th kyu
Nathan Tall 6th kyu
James Brown 7th kyu
Mark Hibberd 9th kyu
The Club travelled to Glastonbury on Sunday 13 June and joined students and instructors from Glastonbury, Taunton and Mendip with hopes of a successful grading.
Visiting grading examiner was Sensei Roy Tomlin, 5th Dan JKA who took first the brown and black belts through a training session, which focussed on kumite and in particular kihon jiyu ippon kumite.
Sensei Roy spent time explaining the correct use of body posture and movement in both attack and defence and made the training session a thoroughly enjoyable experience. He then took the lower grades and concentrated on the techniques they would have to do for their grading.
All the Norton Radstock Students that graded were successful, so congratulations and well done to;
Dave and Joshua Swarbrick, 2nd kyu
Jack Graham and Jason Hollow 3rd kyu
Alan Brown 4th kyu
Bandon Tall and Joe Collins 5th kyu
Nathan Tall 6th kyu
James Brown 7th kyu
Mark Hibberd 9th kyu
Black Belt Grading. Walton-on-Thames
Published: 08/12/08
Congratulations go to Steve Harris who was awarded his Nidan at the JKA England grading held at Walton-on-Thames on Saturday 6 December. Steve took his grading under the watchful eye of Sensei Ohta 6th dan JKA, Chief Instructor of the JKA England and Sensei Bura 7th dan Chief Instructor JKA Denmark, after a hard morning's training session attended by over 300 black and brown belts. He was one of only three passes at the grade and it is a fitting reward for Steve, who has put in many years of dedicated training.
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