JKA WF England Spring Camp 2025

It was a fantastic 3 days with over 8 hours of training, plus Dan grading and international licence exams. We were taught by 3 of the best instructors in the world: Oishi Takeshi sensei (9th Dan), Chief Instructor of JKA; Kawasoe Masao sensei (8th Dan), Chief Instructor of JKA WF England; Naito Takeshi maestro (8th Dan), Chief Instructor of JKA Italy.

The course itself covered many topics and ideas to take home and practice including:

• Generate power from the floor, keeping the sole of the foot flat on the floor. Do not move you supporting foot before you move - this weakens the technique as power is generated in the wrong direction and slows you down
• Ensure your hands and feet finish moving at the same time
• Kumite practice
• Kicks, Kicks and more kicks
• Much more!

It was an intense 3 days of amazing training.

NKC Attendance

From Northstowe Karate Club, Simon Apen-Sadler attended all 3 days and Mitali attended the Sunday session.

International Licences

Simon Apen-Sadler passed the international licence exams for D grade Instructor, Judge and Examiner. This involved written tests in addition to kumite and kata demonstrations.

JSKE

Many members of JSKE attended the course with 9 passing dan grades ranging from shodan to sandan and 16 passing international licence qualifications. You can find out more on the JSKE website.