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Club Grading April 2008

Other eighteen members of the club were awarded passess at this weeks grading. Their were some excellent performances. Well done to all students and to Jake for winning the Spirit of Karate Trophey. A BIG congratulations to Steve, Alex, Lana & Clare for passing their Black Belts!!!!

 

Club Grading April 7th & 8th 2008

Nearly 70 students of Jo'Li Martial Arts passed their belts over a two day grading event this week. Students from Eastchurch, Halfway, St Edwards, Rose Stree & Westminster, Queenborough and Richmond School Clubs were put through their paces under the watchful eye of the grading panel consisting of senior students Jasmin and Tracy, and Chief Instructor Andy Carter. All of the students worked extremely hard on each day and they were all a credit to their clubs. Please see our main gallery page for photos.

 

Club Grading Feb 2008

Eleven more members of the club grading on February 7th to take another step closer to Black Belt. Well done to all students that passed and congratulations to Alyssa on winning the 'Spirit of Karate' trophey. Special thanks to Jasmin and Roger for attending as part of the grading panel.

Presentation Evening 21st December 2007

Pictured above is Malcolm Ralph & Ellie Hancock both won Student of the Year 2007, Malcolm in the senior section and Ellie in the junior section. There were many more awards presented on the night - please see our gallery page.

The evening took place on Friday 21st December 2007 and was a huge success. Well over one hundred people attended including students, families and friends. Whilst the actual presentations took place at around 8.30, the rest of the evening was filled with music & entertainment provided by Juggernaut Roadshow. There was a excellent buffet and a prize draw - prizes included were DVD player, Freeview top box, portable CD player and plenty more!! (A special thank you to all who donated prizes for the prize draw).

I would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who attended and to everyone who has supported the club in whatever capacity throughout 2007.

Well done to everyone who won an award either at the presentation evening or at the schools during last weeks gradings.

I am looking forward to working with you all again in 2008 and I hope I will see even more of you at next years presentation evening (which has already been booked for Friday 19th December 2008)!!!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year!!

 

Weapons Grading November 2007

Four members of Jo’Li Martial Arts, John Reveley, Steve Gunn, Malcolm Ralph and Gareth Ralph, were awarded Level 1 passes in Sai Jitsu at the clubs recent weapons grading. Well done everyone!!

Club Grading November 2007

Jo'Li Martial Arts Club grading November 2007. Well done Morgan and Lana. A special congratulations to Jasmine for passing her Black Belt!!!!!

Club grading October 2007

Jo'Li Martial Arts Club grading October 2007. Well done to all students that passed and well done to Bradley for winning the 'Spirit of Karate' trophy. A special congratulations to Gareth, Jodie and Liam for passing their Black Belts!!!!!

World Championship Competition September 2007 News

Our team travelled to Bexleyheath on Sunday 30th September 2007 to take part in the BNMAA World Championships. Andy, Steve and Alex all competed in the Light Continuous Sparring section whilst Malcolm and Gareth were our Corner Crew. All three fighters did very well in their fights but unfortunately none reached the final stages of the competition. However, we didn't come away empty handed as Andy won the Gold Medal and World Title in the Traditional Weapons Forms section. Please see our Gallery for some more pictures. Thanks to everybody who helped with the preparations for this competition and to everyone who supported us on the day.

 

Half Belt Grading August 2007

Twelve members of Jo'Li Martial Arts were awarded their Orange/White belt this week. The children have worked extremely hard over the last few weeks in order to take another step towards their next full belt. The students were praised for their effort and continued comitment.

The Spirit of Karate trophey was awarded to Ellie Hancock.

Weapons Grading Results May 2007

Weapons Grading Milestone!

Four members of Jo’Li Martial Arts, John Reveley, Steve Gunn, Malcolm Ralph and Gareth Ralph, were awarded Level 1 passes in Bo Jitsu at the clubs weapons grading last Thursday.

The four members demonstrated Kihon (basics), Kata (form) and Kumite (sparring) using a Bo (a six foot hard oak staff) which is a traditional Japanese martial art weapon.

Andy Carter, Chief Instructor at Jo’Li Martial Arts, said “this is a great achievement for the students who have dedicated several months of training to reach this level. It is also a milestone for the club as they are the first group of students to be examined and pass a weapons grading since the start of the weapons classes. Currently, weapons training is only open to 12 years and over, but if there is enough interest then we will consider a class for children”.

Over the next 12 weeks the students will be training for Level 1 Sai Jitsu.

 

 

Karate Grading Results April 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nineteen members of Jo’Li Martial Arts impressed the grading panel to achieve success at the clubs grading last Thursday.

In the junior section passes were awarded to; Morgan Clarke, Frankie Stanford, Owen Stanford, Billie Halladay, Bradley Philpot and Lewis Haynes (Orange), Alyssa Francis, Jake Philpot, Liza Putinas & Marshall Hale (Red), Lewis Reveley & Hannah Reveley (Purple/White), Daniel Weathers (Brown), Gareth Ralph and Liam Carter (Brown/2White).

In the senior section passes were awarded to; Paul Gautier ( Orange ), Malcolm Ralph (Green), John Reveley (Purple/White) and Steve Gunn (Brown).

The Spirit of Karate trophy was awarded to Morgan Clarke for his efforts over the last 12 weeks.

 

 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Promotion

Jo’Li Martial Arts teams up with Warner Bros. & Kixx Martial Arts

 To celebrate to release of the latest ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’, Jo’Li Martial Arts teamed up with Warner Bros. and Kixx Martial Arts at the Blue Water shopping centre on Good Friday. Throughout the day martial arts demonstrations took place every hour, free merchandise and club information was handed out and there were several visits from the ‘Ninja Turtles’ themselves. Andy Carter, Chief Instructor for Jo’Li Martial Arts said, “It was a fantastic day for everyone involved. For us it wasn’t just about promoting the film release but it was also an opportunity to raise the profile of the club and martial arts in general. We are getting more involved with these high profile events and it’s great for the students.” Andy would also like to personally thank the Warner Bros. team, Kixx Martial Arts and the students and supporters of Jo’Li Martial Arts for all their support and making the day a success.