Our London gradings on 28th April 2012

We would like to thank all the students and parents who attendded the Karate gradings on Saturday 28th of April, for their support.
It was a long grading for some 10th Kyu students, as we had a lot of white belt students who had their first Karate grading, and they were not sure what to expect. We appreciate their patience and their parents, for being there and waiting until all of the students finished performing. We must say that everyone performed at their best, and that the quality of our students keeps growing and it seems to be a constant improvement on each and every one of our students. This makes us very proud.

Because of the lack of time on the day, we were unable to provide feedback. But both os us, Sensei Jonathan and myself, Sensei Patricia, took notes while our students where performing. We would like to give feedback to all of the students who took part on the gradings, so that they can lern what are their strongest points and weaker ones, to focus and improve the techniques for future gradings.

We acknowledged the best students in the gradings, with a Certificate for their performance with excellence. The students awarded were:

* Putu Khorisantono
* Maria K. Andaya
* Isaac Ibin-Ibrahim
* Nicole Reyes

Also, the following students were awarded with the "Top student of the Month" certificate, and we are also arranging trophies for them all:

* David Bogdan

* Putu Khorisantono

* Mohamed Popalzai

There were a few students who did their best at their gradings but who we felt did not quite reached the standards for the next Kyu. This should not be dissapointing for them, persevearance is what a Karateka should have the most :)
We are offering a grading re-take in 4 weeks time, for them to try again. This is an opportunity for them to understand the reasons why they did not pass, to focus on improving and learning with confidence.
We would like to assure our students that we are here for them, and that any questions that they may have, we are always ready to answer.
We are making sure that we can be contacted by numerous ways. We can be followed on Twitter, we have a page on Facebook, and you can call us on our mobiles or contact us by e-mail.

From Ju Dachi Martial Arts, we would like to congratulate all of our students for their gradings.


By Sensei Patricia Torralba.