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Great Ashby
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NEW Training Venue
Round Diamond School
Great Ashby
Every Friday,
Beginners
start your training here,
Special Offer
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Karate Club for 4-6 yrs
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Shodan Pass
Congratulations to Thomas Lopez on achieving his Black Belt on Sunday 5th May at the K2....Spring 2013 International Course
Well done to all Stevenage students that attended another great 4 day Course at the K2....3 new Shodan Passes!
Congratulations to Tosan Awani, Charlotte Lopez & Julie Lopez on achieving thier Black Belts on Saturday 1st December at Hatfield....JKAE 4 Nations Championships 2012
Well done to all Club members that entered the 4 Nations, Congratulations to all MedalistsNovember Club Grading
Congratulations to all students who graded today.
Well Done All ! ....July Club Grading
Congratulations to all students who graded today.
Well Done All ! ....JKAE National Championships 2012
Well done to all Club members that entered the Nationals, Congratulations to all Medalists
Photo's will follow soon....Club Competition 2012
Well done to all at the Club that took part in the Club Competition and Thankyou to all that made it possible
Photo's will follow with results....Charlie McGlynn gets Shodan!
Congratulations to Charlie McGlynn on achieving his Black Belt on Sunday 6th May at K2 leisure centre....Another Well attended course
Well done to all students that attended yet another fantastic International training course hosted by JKA England....Club Grading
17th March 2012
Congratulations to all students who graded today.
....Well done....
Check out the Photo'sExam Passes
Congratulations to Steve Rowe & Karen Dwyer (Peebles) on passing Instructor/Referee Exams....William Bray gets Shodan!
Congratulations to William Bray on achieving his Black Belt on Sunday 19th February at Bath leisure centre....
Affiliation
Stevenage Karate Club is proud to be affiliated to the Japan Karate Association.
Sensei Ohta
Sensei Yoshinobu Ohta
7th Dan JKA
Chief Instructor JKA England
About the club
Stevenage Karate Club was founded in 1979 by Scott and Dean Saunders, both Shodan at the time. The club flourished under their instruction, attracting a regular attendance of 40 members at training sessions in the early 1980’s. Grading sessions were organised every 3 months at Hatfield Polytechnic, initially under Tomita Sensei and later, from 1983, under Ohta Sensei.Both club instructors graded Nidan around that time and continued to teach at the club until Jeff Fletcher, member of National Team Kumite Champions, joined the club. Jeff held the grade of Sandan at that time and took over as Senior Club Instructor. His vast competition experience brought a new dimension to the club. It was under his instruction that Derek Oakley graded Nidan in 1985. It was also during this period that Scott and Dean, the original club founders, left the club, and when Jeff moved abroad in 1990 Derek was his natural successor as Senior Club Instructor.
The club continued to thrive and enjoyed a good and strong reputation. It was this outstanding reputation that, at the end of 1991, convinced Tom Peebles, then Shodan, to join the club.
Over the years Toms' involvement in the club has grown and in the Summer 2003 Tom became Senior Club Instructor for Stevenage Karate Club.
Stevenage Karate Club currently has 71 active members, including 19 JKA black belts and 17 new beginners.
All instructors and coaches teaching at the Stevenage clubs have to obtain an Enhanced Certificate from the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), are fully Insured & Qualified to teach