Hi all. Well done to all the children who took part in event 3 on saturday of Tappers and Blockers. Congratulations to Barend who beat Harry in the plate. Well done the two of you. the final was between Sunni and Elijah a close finish but with Sunni the events winner. Well done boys!!!! Our biggest event to date and everyone deserves a big pat on the back for stepping up, we're proud of you.

My thanks as ever to Matt, Dan and Christina for their great refereeing skills along with India's great help. Next event 4 is on  Saturday 5th December at Kingston and is totally full. (i do have a waiting list) The leaderboard top 10. First Sunni 59, Barend 51, Alice 46, Harry 45, Jonah 44, Josh and Jamie 43, Elijah 42, Thomas S 41, John 39 and George and Theo with 36 points.

Hi all. Hope you are having a great half term so far.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Lewis runner up in Battle of the Kata with Sunni J just beating her to the post and winning event 1. Well done to all that took part.

Seiki Juku Annual Tournament on Sunday 8th November 2009. Juniors must be checked in by 9.15 am. Held this year at the Walton Xcel Centre Waterside Drive, Walton on Thames.

All forms and payment must be in by Thursday 5th November the latest, cheques payable to BUSEN please, and post to me or hand into Matt or Dan, this is for yellow belts and above only please, and those selected or invited by Sensei Matt and those that have done some Tappers and Blockers.

Full sparring kit is required, Mitts, shinguards, headguard and mouthguard (optional) Medals will be awarded to all that take part.

Enjoy the rest of your half term, trick or treating and be careful carving those pumpkins!!!!!!!!!!!

As ever you know where I am.

Happy Birthday to Dan today 29th October from all of us.

Love and hugs Julia xx 07738463633

Hi all.

Well done to everyone who took part in last weekends Tappers and Blockers event no 2. Congratulations to Ben Roberts winning the main draw against Harry Littlejohn. Well done boys!!!!!! and to Alice winner of the plate with Jamie as runner up. Some excellent sparring and thankyou to all those parents who responded into buying or ordering their children's mouthguards. (somone at long last reads my texts)

Annual Seiki Juku Karate Tournament on Sunday 8th November at the Walton Xcel Centre. Yellow belts and above only.

Junior competition runs from 9.15 to 1.30pm. If you have not received your letter yet, please contact me for a form, or ask, Matt or Dan. All entry forms and payment must be in with me by November 5th (deadline). Medals will be awarded to all junior competitors. Full sparring equipment is required and will be for sale on the day, subject to availability.(or shop online beforehand visit our karate shop)

This Saturday 24th October is our first event of "Battle of the Kata". Please call text or email if you wish your child to take part in this event. 07738463633.

We break up for half term this week, back on week commencing 2nd November for 6 weeks. Barnes is 5 weeks.

Have a great half term, be safe, be seen the clocks go back on the 31st October.

Happy trick or treating!!!!!!!!

As ever, call, text, email or shout, office 0208 547 2767 me 07738463633 matt 07803341740. email jardinekarate@talktalk.net.  www.karateparty.info (the best party in the universe)

Love and Hugs Julia xx

Hi all.

Well done to all the students who took part in Saturdays Tappers and Blockers.

Due to the demand we have decided to extend numbers to 35 but event 2 is totally full. A couple of places left for event 3 and 4.

VERY IMPORTANT. From the next event mouthguards must be worn by all students, from yellow belt students must have at least their own mouthguard, mitts and shinguards. From orange belt you must have the full sparring kit. We have our online shop you  can purchase these its safe easy and more efficient than texting me!!!!!!

So well done to Barend winning the main draw against Alice.

Well done to Thomas S winning the plate against Jamie

But well done to everyone who took part, we are very proud of you as you to should be. Next Event Saturday 17th October 11.15 - 12.45pm.

Have a great week and you must try the new "no bananas" smoothie from innocent.

Love Julia xx

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Hi all. Welcome back to Jardine Karate and a warm welcome to all our new students.

We hope you had a great Summer and looking forward to training with us this Autumn term.

Season 3 of Tappers and Blockers starts this Saturday 26th Setember with Event 1. Please make sure that you book your child in asap, this is in great demand and is hugely popular, I can only send out so many texts please try and respond as we don't want your child/ren to miss out. Full sparring gear is required, this really is a must from yellow belt and above. Beginners can borrow mitts for the first few events.(Perfect Christmas presents) For Sparring gear or general Karate equipment please visit our Karate shop online.

Event 1 Saturday 26th September 2009                                                                                                            Event 2 Saturday 17th October 2009                                                                                                                Event 3 Saturday 7th November 2009 (please note this is the day before the annual Karate tournament)             Event 4 Saturday 5th December 2009 (please note this is the day before the grading)                                         We would highly recommend both these Tappers and Blockers events if you are taking part in the tournament or have been invited to grade.

Sunday 8th November is the Annual Karate Tournament open to yellow belts and above, held at the Excel Centre in Walton upon Thames. More details to follow, last year the juniors section was 9.30 - 2pm. Mark it on your calender. MITTS, SHINGUARDS AND A HEADGUARD is required for this event. Each child receives a medal

To all our new students, we also run Karate Parties at weekends only! Visit our website at www.karateparty.info The best party in the universe, you can even request Sensei Matt himself but you must book quickly as he is in great demand.

If anyone has any Karate suits they have outgrown or no longer want please can you pass them on to us so we can help other children who have just joined the programme. Thankyou.

Next general grading for white belts and above will be January 2010 at Busen HQ in Twickenham, details out nearer the time.

Did you know that putting the milk in your tea first, stops the scummy bit forming on the top. Well it does in London anyway.

Please add any comments, they are always appreciated.

Matts Okinawa (Japan) trip in July/August this year was a huge success training with Japanese Masters, look out for his amazing video clip coming soon.

As ever you can call, email, text or shout across the playground to me (if I've got my i-pod on shout louder)

Can you please make sure you pay your Karate fees in the first week of training, from week 3 I will add charges for my time, we are still waiting for a few to pay up!!!! you know who you are!!!!!

Love Julia xxx 07738463633

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The next grading for 5th Kyu's and above (orange and above) is Sunday 6th December 2009 from 1pm at Busen. This is by invitation only.

Hi all, just want to wish you all the best of luck for your grading this coming friday 3rd July. Children who have never graded before, please arrive at 5.15pm this is to get you warmed up prepared and into your allocated places. Your grading should last half an hour.

Parents of red and blue belts please do not arrive any earlier than 6pm.

Parents of purple/white, purple and yellow belts please do not arrive any earlier than 6.30pm.

BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS WE DO  DO OUR BEST TO STICK TO A SCHEDULE. Please bring drinks, snacks  a book (sleeping bag!!!!!) there is coffee shops and restaurants nearby and KFC next door to Busen.

My phone will be switched on please take a note of it 07738463633.

Please make sure you have no coloured t shirts under your gi's, no jewllery, headbands. Gi's should be ironed and clean, thankyou.

Thankyou for getting all your monies forms and applications in to me so promptly, anything handed in after today will not be accepted, unless you have confirmed with me. Once again thankyou for your support with jardine karate. (belts will be given out asap)

THE ORCHARD SCHOOL ARE HAVING THEIR SCHOOL FAIR THIS SATURDAY 4TH JULY 11 - 2PM THEY HAVE ASKED US TO DO A DEMONSTRATION, WE TEACH AT THIS SCHOOL ON A THURSDAY EVENING 6 - 7PM. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE PART IN THIS DEMO IT WILL BE AT 1PM FOR A 15 MINUTE DISPLAY, BUT PARENTS CAN YOU PLEASE BRING YOUR CHILDREN AT 12.30 FOR A WARM UP AND REGISTRATION. THANKYOU. CAN YOU LET ME KNOW ASAP 07738463633.

Hi all. Wow what an exciting event yesterday The Final was. well done to all the children who competed, took part in previous events and those who stepped up and feeling pretty scared.

We are so very proud of each and everyone of you, we hope you walked away from that event with your head held high.

A huge thankyou to the parents, for always getting your children there, supporting them and for supporting us.

Results. Event 10.

Winner of the plate Jamie G Runner up of the Plate Lucy G. Well done to you both.

Winner of Event 10 Sunni J. Runner up Barend P. Congratulations to you too.

Winners of the Leaderboard 2009

1st, Sunni J. 2nd, Jamie G. 3rd,  Harry LJ. 4th, Thomas S. 5th, Josh P. 6th, Joe C and George F. 7th, Amandeep S. 8th, Adam D. 9th, Matthew B. 10th, Ben R.

Overall winners 2009

Jasmine C, Lara M, Lewis W, Barend P, Alice P, Lucy G. Oshan B, Sam C, Will C, John A, Max W, Jay P, Bethan J, Daffyd J, Daniel B, Cody F, Sakia P, Gabi P, Thomas W and Joseph G.

A huge thankyou to Dan and Jeremy for all their hard work, their referreing skills and their attention to detail, thankyou once again. Jardine Karate wouldn't be the same without you.

I would personally like to say a huge well done to Matt for all the hours of hard work he puts in, he puts in so much effort with the children and I think most of them step up to the mark with his encouragement. He is a great teacher and it shows. Matt has done a fantastic job of the video, we hope you enjoy it.

Season 3 for Tappers and Blockers will start in September. Watch this space.

Well done, once again and we hope you are all very proud. Julia xxx 

Hi all. Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful weather. Well the grading information is going out this week if you haven't received yours then please give me a call or post a comment. The date is Friday 3rd July at Busen HQ for white belts to yellow belts only.

Orange belts and above will be on Sunday 12th July from 1pm at Busen HQ, you will receive a letter next week with correct times and payment, you pay Busen direct and you must have an up to date licence and hand in your blue licence book on arrival of check in. Full sparring equipment is required, mitts, shinguards and headguard. Please contact me if you require any of the equipment or visit our Jardine Karate shop online.

Adult grading will be on Saturday 11th July from 4pm onwards letters and licence application forms will be out next week.

I am getting a lot of queries regarding licence renewal. When you first apply for your licence it has to be renewed a year later so if the licence reads 23/05/08 it will then be up for renewal on 23/05/09 and so on. If you do not update your licence and wait until the next grading your new licence is backdated. Ifdon't forget to study your syllabus and practise your  you apply for your licence on 12/01/09 and it was up for renewal on 11/11.08 you will loose 2 months as your new licence will read 11/11/09. Please if you get a reminder from Busen don't wait until the next grading.

If  there is any other information you require please contact me or post a message.

Blow the dust off your syllabus, see you in class!!!!!!

Hi all, I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful weather (at last) and half term has been fun! Just to update you on our Tappers and Blockers final on Saturday 13th June 11.15 - 12.45 at our Kingston venue. Presentations will begin at 12.45 for about half an hour. This event is open to all parents who wish to come and watch, film or photograph their children, tea and coffee will be served and we welcome you all as spectators.

I do need to know by the end of next week all the children who will be attending the final event, please respond to my text or leave a comment in the box, thankyou.

Presentations will be awarded to the winning children of event 10 and then the winners of the leaderboard.

Thankyou for all your support, efforts and encouragement for the Tappers and Blockers events. They have proved to be a massive success and the children's sparring is improving no end! We are really proud of them.

Half term next week for us all (except India who has to film all week Ha Ha )

Our next grading is in July date TBC. (get swotting through your syllabus, practise those moves, wipe the dust off your Clickeys)

Has anyone any thoughts or responses to our picnic idea in the summer.??

Congratulations to Sunni and his A squad team not only playing at Twickenham last Saturday but sharing the plate. A day I will never forget, a very proud parent and friend. Well done boys.!!!!!

I still need your old Karate suits and belts if you have any that you don't need, use or it simply doesn't fit whatever the condition, please donate and help someone else out. Thankyou.

Saturday class - India is once again doing her "Save the Whale" week and doing her cake sale, date TBC but please support this great cause.

Tappers and Blockers Final is looming!!!! Saturday 13th June 11.15 - 12.45 (may be longer with presentations) Please book your child/ren on asap. Thankyou.

I know you get a lot of texts from me, and it must be very annoying but can you possibly get back to me even if its yes or no. I do appreciate your time, effots and supprt with Jardine Karate.

Have a great week off, pray for some nice weather and we'll see you for the second part of the Summer Term.xx

Tappers and Blockers Event 9

Thankyou to all the children and a huge well done to all that took part, another great event.

Winner Alice                Runner up Sunni

Plate Winner Lucy       Runner up Matt B

Next event  10 and the Final for 2008/2009 is on Saturday 9th June. Please confirm your place asap.

Good luck to Sunni for Saturday 16.05.09 at Twickenham. Sunni and his fellow under 9's A squad are playing on the hallowed turf of Twickenham before the premiership final.

Good luck Teddington we are very proud of you!!!!!!!

Good luck to India too who is currently on location of a new film she is in called "Never let me go" starring Keira Knightly.

Also look out for India on Nickleodeon in a promo ad called "here come the girls"

We would like to welcome Jeremy aboard the Jardine Karate ship, who is assisting us with parties and some lessons. So welcome Jeremy.

If anyone needs an electrician I have the number of a great guy who can help you.

We are hoping to get everyone together for a summer picnic in the park. Bring your own food/drink basically touching base during the Summer. I will get some dates together, just a relaxed affair with some games and probably some bad jokes from Matt.

We are officially Jardine Karate now, so all cheques, correspondense etc to that now. Thankyou.

Hi all just to say a huge thankyou to the children who took part in the demonstration at Giggs Hill Green Thames Ditton last Sunday, it was a lovely day and a huge success. So thankyou too:-

Jamie, Jonah, Cody, Jo C, Jasmine, Matthew, Sunni, India, Will C, Thomas S, Oliver, Lara, Clara, Joe H, Rose, John A, Thomas D, Guy, Samantha, Will S, Phoebe, Chloe and Max.

Dan successfully passed his Shodan on the Easter Seiki Juku Karate Course in April, Congratulations to him. He will be awarded his belt and certificate on the next black belt training course. Well done!!!!

Julia has started Karate on a Wednesday evening with Matt in Putney 7.30 - 8.30pm  If anyone would like to come and join her then please give her a call. 07738463633 (please bring with you silly jokes to possibly outdo Matt's)

At the recent Kingston Ofsted Inspection, the assessor was very impressed with the students, teaching and general atmosphere of the club. Well done to you all!!!!!

We have a Karate demonstration this coming Sunday 10th May at 1.45pm at Giggs Hill Green, if you would like to join in, please contact Julia asap. The demo will be for about half an hour but if you could bring your child along for about 1pm for a warm up in their Gi's and belts please. (please pray for good weather)

If anyone has any old Karate suits they no longer need, use or totally outgrown no matter what the condition, would you kindly pass on to Matt Dan or Julia. Thankyou.Your donation would be greatfully received.

Well done to all who took part today.

As ever you have my full admiration for "stepping up to the plate".

Main Draw Runner up: Ben Roberts

Main Draw Winner of event 6: Sunni Jardine

Plate Runner up: Elijah Lewis

Plate Winner: Lewis Wales

Sensei Matt

The grading reults are in.

Check out the notice board

As of today, Julia has lost almost 4 stone in weight.

Well done Joo. Keep it up.

At the Seiki Juku Association Kangami this year Sensei Matt was awarded "Best Instructor 2008".

Eline Rojkaer was awarded a "true spirit" award for fantastic effort.

well done...

Wow, what a fantastic couple of days.

I had to use all of my Karate balance to stay on my feet along the icy Surbiton Paths.

Just wanted to say "enjoy, but be careful out there"

See you in class

Sensei Matt