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.
JPF Regional Awards
Celebrating the achievements of young people in our club at the Kenneth More Theatre. Mr Jack Petchey OBE himself took the time out of a busy schedule to be there for the young achievers who are involved in his revolutionary Achievement Award Scheme.
"The cream of the borough's youngsters were rewarded during glitzy award ceremonies. Redbridge teens were among 200 from East London who were presented with medallions at the Jack Petchey awards in the Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford, on Thursday and Friday.
The winners were nominated by youth and sport groups across the borough, for sporting, academic and personal prowess. Among them, were karate kids Jack McAllister and Dominik John, of Kaizen Academy.
Guests included Mayor Cllr Thomas Chan, and deputy Cllr Brian Lambert." - courtesy of Ilford Recorder. Full newspaper report can be read here, just download the attachment.
The Kaizen Post - Issue 4 - June 2009
NEW Kaizen Post out now!
Issue 4 - June 2009
Find out who we cornered this time in our interview! What the Squad and other members have been up to! Apparently they ran into Batman......
Plus a new 'puzzle' and more doses of Sensei Indy's bad jokes......!
**** thank you to all that contributed ****
Kaizen Cup - news & results
KAIZEN CUP SUMMER QUALIFIER 2009
find out the results.........
Balfour Beatty London Youth Games 2009
A newly refurbished Crystal Palace was the scene of this year’s Balfour Beatty London Youth Games Karate competition. With its good facilities and central location, “The Palace” was an ideal venue for one of the most prestigious events on the Karate calendar.
History has shown that the East London boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Tower Hamlets have all had major success at the games, with these boroughs achieving winning streaks in previous years. 2009 would be another year following the form book.
Redbridge won the outright trophy for the boys’ competition; with Havering and Waltham Forest in 2nd and 3rd, while Havering took the girls’ competition comfortably over Redbridge; Richmond coming 3rd.
Kata workshop with Sensei Dave Hazard 7th Dan
On Saturday 26th April, Sensei Dave Hazzard 7th Dan welcomed to his dojo keen kata enthusiasts from all sorts of background and clubs. Some of us were fortunate enough to train under this legendary shotokan practitioner, who was a former Kata Coach for the English National Squad.
In this packed out seminar held in Laindon, Essex, Sensei Dave Hazard took us through kata Jihon, and it’s applications to differing situations.
Final Countdown to the 2009 Gasshuku!!
Gasshuku (summer training camp) - Saturday through to Sunday, 11-12th July
Don't miss out this year! Book now to avoid disappointment!
JKF European Seminars 2009
A small group of our brown and black belts were invited to train at this year’s UK leg of the Japan Karate Federation’s (JKF) Goju Masters European seminar series.
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.
