KKC Karate E-News

Osu Karateka and Families,

Well the year started off well; we have had the IFKKA Camp in January, the first IFKKA tournament for 2018, junior grading, senior grading and Easter! With school holidays just around the corner.

Where has the year gone? But to be fair we have accomplished a lot as you will read below.

Grading Results Junior Saturday 17th March KKC Karate students who participated in the junior grading displayed a high standard. Moving the grading back to Saturday afternoon has proven to be a winner especially for the younger students. Congratulations to all who participated, keep up the good work. Click here for full results and photos. Next junior grading will be held on Saturday 16th June, if you want to grade start preparing now! Do not wait till just before the grading. Students be sure to talk to me at the dojo, so we can ensure you are ready for your next grading. IFKKA Senior grading resultsBe sure to congratulate Anthony Zamattia (3rd Kyu) and Scott Harris (4th Kyu) pictured right, on successfully passing the grading examination at the recent senior grading held at Kuro Obi on Sunday 8th April.  Congratulations and well done to you both, Osu! Next IFKKA senior grading (for grades 4th Kyu and higher) will be held on Sunday 9th September. If you are intending to grade please talk to me at the dojo to see if your preparation is on track.

IFKKA Tournament Series – Sunday 25^th March 2018 – Individual & Teams Clicker Kumite results

We had a great day at the recent IFKKA Tournament KKC Karate did really well in the event be sure to check out all details click here and be sure to check out the photos in the web gallery.

Thank you to everyone at KKC Karate who assisted to make this a great event. Osu and Thank you!

Kinder classes for term 2 will resume on Saturday 5^th May – 9am to 9.30am, please confirm your place for term 2 and fees are due by Tuesday 24^th April.

School holidays are here again and the Kinder and Kids Karate Club classes will take a break. Last Kids Karate Club Classes will be held on Saturday 14^th April and will resume on Monday 30^th April. Kinder Karate Club will resume on Saturday 5^th May.

Kyokushin Karate Club for Teenagers and Adults will continue during the school holidays. The Saturday fitness and fighting class will also be taking a break and will not operate on Saturday 21^st April and Saturday 28^th April.

For junior students who are 11years and older I encourage you to attend the adult classes during the school holidays. This way you can improve on your techniques and experience through working with the older students. If you are not sure please give me a call to discuss this.

Full information is outlined above or Click here to download a flyer.

New Division
for IFKKA Contact Tournament the
IFKKA will be introducing a new division for the full contact tournament called
“padded contact”. Padded contact means that all participants wear shin and
insteps, mitts, mouth guard, head gear, chest guard and Groin guard (males).

Criteria
for entry juniors and cadets under 17 years grade details to be confirmed. More
information to follow about this event and we will be doing extra training
towards this event for all students.

The
IFKKA Contact tournament will be held on Sunday 25^th June 2018,
venue to be confirmed.

New Fee structure for KKC Karate after much consideration and due to rising overheads at the dojo I will be increasing karate tuition fees for students in the Kids and Kyokushin Karate Clubs fees will increase by $2.50 per week.

This tuition increase will take effect from on or after the 14^th May depending, on your payment cycle. Kids Karate Club will be $90 for 4 weeks and Kyokushin Karate Club will be $125 for 4 weeks tuition.

Upcoming Events & Important Dates for 2018

• Saturday 5th May 1 to 5pm – Fighting Fit Training with Sensei Mark Mitchell – click here to book your place and for more information.  
• Saturday 16th June  – KKC Karate Junior Grading – Five Dock
• Sunday 24th June – IFKKA Full Contact Individual Tournament
• Sunday 26th August – IFKKA Kata Teams & Individual
• Sunday 9th September – IFKKA Senior grading
• Saturday 15th September –  – KKC Karate Junior Grading – Five Dock
• Sunday 23rd September – IFKKA 15th Annual Championships – Sparring Spectacular –
  
  • Roppon Shobu (Points Sparring) – Teams & Individual
  • Clicker Kumite (Continuous Sparring) – Teams & Individual
  • Full Contact Individual Tournament
• Saturday 24th November – IFKKA EOY Karate Christmas Party
• Saturday 8th December – KKC Karate Junior Grading – Five Dock

Be sure to check the Events page on the KKC Karate website for events, updates etc.

If you have any questions with regard to this E-News please give me a call on 0410 339 842.

Kind Regards & Osu

Sensei Jenny