Happy Holidays!

This year has been very eventful for us in KDA-UK. We've all shared countless memories and smiles. It's been a pleasure to have been able to spend them with you. With the opening of new clubs and new members coming in, our family is continuing to grow much to everyone's delight.

In behalf of our instructors in KDA-UK, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May the new year bring us more experiences and more memories to share with each other.

We hope that you would continue to support us and our future activities and in return, we will give you our best in teaching you the art of Karate. Nothing but the best for the best.

Happy Holidays everyone!

~ Daryl Perez
Asst. Chief Instructor
3rd Dan

Exam Results - 30 November 2008

Here are the names of the examinees that have passed the promotional exam last Sunday, November 30 2008.

Yellow (9th kyu) - Orange (8th kyu)
Bash Abdullah
KC de Leon
Jon Santo

Orange (8th kyu) - Green (7th kyu)
Darcie Raftery
Roger de Leon

Green (7th kyu) - Blue (6th kyu)
Raven Maraviles
Sean Locquiao
Henry del Rosario Jr
Lyncelle Sumilang
Agustos Sumilang

Blue (6th kyu) - Purple 5 (5th kyu)
Aldrich Miguel


Congratulations to all of you and a job well done! Keep practicing and we'll see you this coming Saturday!

Congratulations Sensei Henry!

I would like to thank you all for your support this last year, we've had many successful tournament outings and everyone's had an amazing time. All this would not be possible without the guidance of our head instructor, Henry Perez-sensei.


Just recently, we had recieved coming from the president of the English Karate Organisation (EKO), Dave Sharkey, and he has awarded our beloved sensei his 4th dan grade as a blackbelt.


It was also a show of recognition for the effort he's placed in our club and the development of Karate through teaching and excellence.


So from all of us in KDA-UK, congratulations Sensei Henry and keep up the good work!

Opening New Doors

For the last year KDA-UK has stayed and centralised all karate lessons in one place. Now, we are glad to announce that we are opening two new karate clubs around the Birmingham area - Northfield and Stechford (by Kitts Green).

Also, we would be maintaining our club at Hadley Stadium so feel free to visit us whenever you can.

Both clubs will be open this coming Saturday, 1st of November 2008.

Here are the schedules for all the clubs of KDA-UK.

Stechford: Saturdays, 9:00am - 11:00am
Northfield: Saturdays, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Hadley Stadium: Saturdays, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Please be remember the changes. For any inquiries, please contact us at 0121-532-1326.

New Name, Same Face

I was told that the name of the site was a hard to remember and a lot of people have been having trouble getting access to it. So in response to this, our website has a new web address-

www.kdakarate.co.uk

Don't worry, you will not have to change any of your existing links as we'll be using both names from now on.

So remember, in KDA we do Karate. Visit www.kdakarate.co.uk


Add us to your bookmarks!

Results - UK Open Karate Championships

These are the results following the conclusion of the United Kingdom Open Karate Championships held at the Next Generation Sports and Racquet Centre in Brierly Hill.

KATA
Junior Kata Boys and Girls, 6th Kyu and Below (10-12yrs)
Raven Maraviles - Gold
Aldrich Miguel - Silver
Darcie Raftery - Bronze

Mixed Junior Team Kata (10yrs and under)
KDA Team A (Sean Locquiao, Augustus Sumilang, Khamis Del Rosario) - Gold
KDA Team B (Lyncelle Sumilang, Darcie Raftery, Robin Maraviles) - Silver
KDA Team C (Basheer Abdullah, KC de Leon, Jhon Santo) - Bronze

Mixed Junior Kata (11-16yrs)
KDA Team A (Anthon Perez, Raven Maraviles, Aldrich Miguel) - Gold

Kumite
Peewee Boys and Girls (7yrs and under, any grade)
Basheer Abdullah - Silver

Peewee Boys, Under 4'3'' (9yrs and under, any grade)
Sean Locquiao - Gold

Boys, 5' and under (10-12 yrs, 5th kyu and below)
Raven Maraviles - Gold

Men's Individual 18+ (4th kyu and Below) -70kg
Roger de Leon - Bronze

Peewee Boys Team Kumite (9yrs and under, any grade, any height)
KDA Team A (Sean Locquiao, Khamis del Rosario, Basheer Abdullah) - Silver

Special Awards
Sean Locquiao - Fighter of the Day (Under 16 Years Old)

Our team managed to get a total of 9 Golds, 8 Silver and 5 Bronze from the tournament.

Congratulations and a job well done to all of you.

Exam Results

These are the exam results during the last examination.

Purple 4 (4th kyu) - Brown 3rd Class (3rd kyu)
Anthon Perez

Green (7th kyu) - Blue (6th kyu)
Aldrich Miguel

Orange (8th kyu) - Green (7th kyu)
Raven Maraviles
Robin Maraviles
Agostos Sumilang
Sean Locquiao

Yellow (8th kyu) - Orange (7th kyu)
Roger de Leon
Liem Doan

Congratulations to all!

12th Open Central England Karate Championships Results

Congratulations and a jopb well done during the recently concluded 12th Open Central England Karate Championships last Sunday, 13th of July 2008. The level of competition was truly top notch and everyone did a good job in doing their very best in their events. Again, Congratulations to everyone and train harder!

Category 1 - Peewee Kata 9yrs old and below (Beginners to 7th Kyu)
Agustos Sumilang - 3rd Place

Category 4 - Children Kata 10 to 12 yrs old (Beginners to 7th Kyu)
Raven Maraviles - 1st Place
Darcie Raftery - 3rd Place

Category 6 - Children Kata 10 to 12 yrs old (6th - 4th kyu)
Philippe Anthon Perez - 3rd Place

Category 16 - Men's Kata 16 yrs and above (3rd kyu and above)
Harvey Perez - 3rd Place

Category 24 - Peewee Boys Kumite 8 to 9 yrs old (4 feet 3 inches and under)
Sean Locquiao - 2nd Place
Agustos Sumilang - 3rd Place

Category 42 - Boys Team Kumite 9 yrs old and under
Team A (Agustos Sumilang, Khamis del Rosario, Sean Locquiao) - 3rd Place

Total medal count is 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 8 Bronze.

Congratulations to the winners and to the participants for a job well done. Also we'd like to thank our coaching staff and the parents for their support.

Coaches for the day
Henry Perez
Daryl Perez
Harvey Perez
Mary Tricia Perez
Roger de Leon

Thank you all and see you all next training session.

Exam Results - Beginners

These are the pair that passed the exam last July 5, 2008. Congratulations and keep up the good work.

White to Yellow (9th)
KC de Leon
Jhon Santo

The next update will involve the results of the CEWKA Central England Championships.

Exam Results

Sorry for being late the site had some problems in regards to posting updates.

Here is the list of examinees that have passed their exams.

White to Yellow (9th kyu)
Roger De leon

Orange (8th kyu) to Green (7th kyu)
Lily Sumilang
Kamiz Del Rosario

Congratulations and keep up the good work.

Tournament Training

Starting June 8, 2008 we will be holding extra training sessions during Sundays at Hadley Stadium in preparation for the upcoming tournament. The session will be held at 2pm-5pm.


Please be reminded to bring your equipment with you during each training session.


~KDA-UK Blackbelts

Exam Results - May 3, 2008

Congratulations to those who passed the examinations last Saturday. The exam was conducted by Sensei Henry Perez.

Purple 5 (5th) to Purple 4 (4th)
Anthon Perez

Orange (8th) to Green (7th)
Aldrich Miguel

Yellow (9th) to Orange (8th)
Darcie Raftery

Congratulations and see you all next Saturday.

Gallery Update

Our Picture Gallery has been updated. Now, pictures from the previous tournament are available for all to view.

If anyone has any additional pictures, please email us so they could be added.

Exam Results - April 12, 2008

Congratulations to our new yellow belters, who passed last Saturday's Examination under Sensei Henry Perez.

Bash Yafai
Richard Smith

Congratulations and we'll see you all again next training session.

EKO Karate Championships 2008

Another brilliant display of effort and skill has been shown by our karateka who participated in the recently concluded English and European Karate Organisation's Karate Championships. This was held last March 8, 2008 at Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre.

The KDA team managed to win a total of 23 medals including 6 golds, 5 silver and 12 bronze. The team was lead by Henry Perez-Sensei and was assisted by Sensei's Daryl and Harvey Perez.

Here are the results of the tournament.

KATA
Under 16 years old (4th Kyu and Below)

1. Philippe Anthon Perez - Silver
2. Henry del Rosario - Bronze
3. Sean Locquiao - Bronze
4. Darcie Raftery - Bronze
5. Lyncelle Sumilang - Bronze
6. Robin Maraviles - Bronze
7. Augustus Sumilang
8. Raven Maraviles
9. Aldrich Miguel

Under 16 years old (3rd Kyu and Above)

1. Mary Tricia Perez - Gold

16 years old and older (3rd Kyu and Above)

1. Harvey Simon Perez - Bronze

Under 16 team Kata (Any Grade)

1. KDA Team A (Darcie Raftery, Lyncelle Sumilang and Robin Maraviles) - Gold
2. KDA Team B ( Henry del Rosario, Augustus Sumilang, Sean Locquiao) - Silver
3. KDA Team C (Philippe Anthon Perez, Raven Maraviles, Aldrich Miguel) - Bronze

KUMITE
8-10 years old (Girls)

1. Lyncelle Sumilang - Gold

11-15 years old (Girls)

1. Mary Tricia Perez - Silver

8-10 years old (Boys)

1. Philippe Anthon Perez - Gold
2. Augustus Sumilang - Bronze
3. Henry del Rosario

11-15 years old (Boys)

1. Raven Maraviles - Bronze
2. Aldrich Miguel - Bronze

16 years old and older (Boys)

1. Daryl Perez
2. Harvey Simon Perez

Congratulations to everyone for a job well done!

Exam Results

Congratulations to Darcie Raftery and Liem Doan for passing their Yellow belt examinations at Hadley Stadium!

Well done and congratulations! You both deserve it!