Image Gallery Update

Pictures from the previous tournaments have been uploaded and posted in our image gallery.

Pictures from the Central England Karate Championships and the UK Karate Open are now available for viewing.

Next set of image gallery updates will include the 2009 EKO Championships.

Exam Results - 22 Feb 2009

Congratulations to all who passed the promotion exam held in Hadley Stadium this February 22, 2009. Examiners for the exam were Senseis Daryl and Harvey Perez.

7th Kyu (Green) to 6th Kyu (Blue)
Roger de Leon

10th Kyu (White) to 9th Kyu (Yellow)
Maria Otadoy
Aycee Corpuz
Gedfree Gabayno
Gian Gabayno
Joshua Recido

Another batch of exams will be held next week at Hadley Stadium, March 1, 2009. To those who are taking part, please prepare your license and settle all your dues with your respective senseis.

Congratulations to all who passed and good luck to those who are taking the exam next week.

Advanced Training

Welcome back to all of you! We hope that you've enjoyed the holidays that have passed. But now it's time for us to get back into gear prepare for the upcoming tournaments.

We will be holding extra training sessions for our advanced students to prepare them for the coming events. This is an oppurtunity for everyone to meet members from other clubs and to meet the other instructors in KDA-UK. The details are stated below.

Venue: Hadley Stadium, B66 4ND
Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Please bring with your your complete kata and kumite gear.

Advanced Training will be supervised by Henry-sensei (Chief Instructor), Daryl-sensei (Kumite Coach) and Harvey-sensei (Kata Coach).

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!