About Kaizen Ryu
Welcome to the official site of Kaizen Ryu Karate Do.
Kaizen Ryu Karate Do is a family friendly karate club with a number of dojo in the East London, Essex and Kent areas. Our aim is to make karate accessible to the general public whilst keeping the etiquette and traditions strong.
We are a traditional club that draws kata and training methods from both the Goju and Shotokan schools. There is a strong emphasis on discipline and understanding of technique with the main focus of training being kihon (basic training) and kata, which lead instinctively to self defence training.
We teach all ages from 5 years old, right up to 65. We offer children's classes for boys and girls under 13 and all ages classes geared toward adults and children who take their training even more seriously.
Welcome Back!
Welcome Back!
We hope that you all had an enjoyable summer break. Classes are back to normal schedule and don't forget that you can make up the classes that you may have missed. So take advantage of this and help kick start your training!
This autumn there are lots of exciting events, news and developments. These include;
- An opportunity to train with top quality Japanese Instructors (24-27th Sept). Not only will you receive high level tuition, but you will also get to train alongside other students (beginners to various Dan grades) from different clubs and countries!
JKF Gojukai UK Kata Seminar 2010
Kesakatsu Kiyohara 8th Dan
Seiichi Fujiwara 8th Dan
Leo Lipinski 7th Dan
Paul Coleman 7th Dan
Stanko Kumer 7th Dan
Ratislaz Miraz 6th Dan
Japanese Instructors Kiyohara and Fujiwara Hanshi will be visiting the UK in autumn along with top instructors from around the world for this year's UK leg of the Japan Karate Federation’s (JKF) Goju Masters European seminar series.
Last year over 200 dan grades from England, Belgium, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Poland were privileged to train under Hanshi Kesakatsu Kiyohara and Hanshi Seiichi Fujiwara in Finchley learning directly from two of the technical committee in the JKF Gojukai.
The 4 day training seminar will be an opportunity to hone your kata skills and learn some high grade kata. It will be detail upon detail upon detail! So don't miss out, book early to avoid disappointment!
Venue for seminar:-
Working with Schools across Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets School Sport Partnership
"Providing outstanding opportunities and support for young people in Tower Hamlets to reach their potential, realise their ambitions and develop personally through sport."
We are pleased to announced that Kaizen Ryu Karate will now be working closely with the Langdon Park Partnership to deliver a series of after-school programs across the borough schools starting this Autumn 2010.
"The School Sport Partnership Programme (SSP) is a national initiative that started over 10 years ago as part of the Government's sports strategy "a sporting future for all". All schools in England are now a part of the programme."
This partnership will be a great opportunity for the club to be able to share it's vision and work with local and national partners who have similar aims for young people.
** new Kaizen Post - Issue 7 June 2010 **
The new Kaizen Post is out now!
Download the latest issue for free. It's full of information and stories on the latest events and what students and instructors get up to outside of the Dojo.
Find out how the new squad Team Kaizen got on in Season One, and more news and results on the exploits of the Yudansha squad.
If you wish to contribute on the next issue, please do not hesitate to contact the editors on the club email, by sending them the story and a photo. All contributions are welcome!
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Vicky's 'Living the Dream'!
Living the Dream!
Congratulations to Vicky Phillips, who has recently been awarded a financial support towards her trip to the FSKA World Championships in Poland later in the year.
'Living the Dream' Barking and Dagenham Trust, have generously given their support to help young athletes like Vicky "live their dream" of being part of the London 2012 Olympics and other international competition, and help them develop their sporting talent .
Vicky is currently an active member of the Yudansha squad; a group of talented young athletes who represents both their club; Kaizen Ryu Karate and their country, at national and international competitions.
Free Sport for Kids!
Free karate trial class for beginners during the Summer Holidays 15th July - 2nd September 2010
ASDA Sporting Chance is the community sports initiative that gives children access to free sports sessions during the school holidays. In today’s tough economic climate this is the perfect solution to help keep your kids active and it won’t cost you a thing. To find out how to get involved, follow the 5 easy steps below;
1. Pick up your free vouchers from your local ASDA store during school holidays or download one here.
2. Search for your free session here or go to the Class Times
