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Saturday 28th January Brown and Black Belt Session 10 am - 2 pm Rothwell Dojo Fox Street Rothwell WKU Winners
Above - Declan Gray (left) and Huw Williams (right) Bronze Medal Winners
Rokakai Team at the WKU Winter Invitational 2011 Junior Instructor
Michael Steele with Sensei Holland receiving his Junior Instructors Certificate. Chester Marathon
Sensei Brian Holland completing the 2011 Chester Marathon. Thanks to everyone for supporting me and helping to raise lots of money for Kettering Special Care Baby Unit. (full total to follow) "I certainly suffered for this event and the last ten months I have focused just on completing this marathon learning lots about running along the way" Triathlon Next!!!! Bronze Medal Our newest team member Macauley Grey came away with a third place medal in the kyu grade section at the BKA Open Championships. We went with a small team Michael Steele Huw Williams and medal winner Macauley.
Silver Medal It was myself who took the Medal this time with a 2nd in my Kata event at the Western Karate Championships.
Adam Barkes Bronze medallist Scottish International Championships. 2011 Kit Price flyer For all Rokakai equipment and clothing, see your sensei for flyer. New style hooded tops available
See Sensei Holland for price and sizes. New Junior Black Belts
Michael Steele Junior Shodan, Conor Easterbrook Junior Sandan and Senior Shodan and Robert Williams Junior Shodan.
Brian Holland with Sensei Balmer receiving his 4th Dan Haul of ten medals for Rokakai Our team took ten medals at the recent UK Open Championships, showing fine form after our summer rest. Junior Instructor Award Conor Easterbrook being awarded his certificate from Sensei Balmer for completing his junior instructor training.
New Club Training T-shirts available now!
See your sensei for order form. Adam and Conor win at the Scottish International Open Championships Well done to Rokakai students Adam Barkes and Conor Easterbrook showing fine form and bringing home the medals, Adam Bronze in kata and Conor Silver kumite. The lads have been working very hard lately and it is paying off.
Challenge Cup Well done to this month's challenge Cup holder Chad Smith, Chad was the only student to challenge Conor Easterbrook (last months holder) Chad being a orange belt made the challenge even harder. Chad put on a fine display of Pinan Sandan to win the cup.
Chad with the Challenge Cup Anya takes top honours at uk open Rokakai student Anya Millican walk away with 1st place kumite and also a 2nd place kumite at the weekends uk open, Anya also showed great form in kata just missing out on a third place medal.
Jr team take bronze Adam Barkes, Conor Easterbrook and Michael Steele (pictured in order) Came home with team bronze in the jr team event at the uk open, Conor also placed third in his kata group.
Rokakai Team win at Central England Comp Just a handful of fighters attended this competition, held in Wolverhampton but the team still came home with 5 Medals. The junior team took bronze, Michael Hamilton took bronze, Lonnie Kilgallon Silver and Michael Steele Gold. For the Seniors Kevin Course took Bronze. Full report coming soon. Kata Course well attended Last weekends Kata course was a pleasure to teach, Sensei's Balmer, Holland and Penny all applied themselves fully to teaching the Kata required for the next gradings, and with the help from Rokakai Blacks belts students got plenty of good instruction. Look in our Photo Gallery for pictures.
Fighters Chosen For BKA Squad Fighters from Rokakai where chosen to represent the BKA at Cumbria Open in June. They where Chosen by showing there commitment to the squad by attending regular training sessions held near Manchester. Pictured from left: Brian Holland, Conor Easterbrook, Ben Easterbrook and Adam Barkes.
Medals at Northern Open Michael Steele, Lonnie Kilgallon and Robert Williams all came away with medals from the Northern Open Classic. Michael Gold Kata and Bronze Kumite - Lonnie Silver Kumite and Robert Bronze Kumite. Well done to all the team on the day.
Pictured from back left: Adam Barkes, Ben Easterbrook, Conor Easterbrook, Brian Holland, Robert Williams, Huw Williams, Michael Steele. Front left: Lonnie Kilgallon, Michael Hamilton
Huw Williams Takes Bronze
Rokakai student Huw Williams fought at the Northern Open Classic and came away with a third place medal. Well done Huw! BKA Squad Training Well done to those who attended the BKA squad session on Sunday 6th July. Adam Barkes, Martin Thompson, Ben Easterbrook, Conor Easterbrook and myself. Keep up the hard work! I am sure it will pay off. Malta 4 Nations 2008
Above Members of Rokakai Fighting for the BKA squad: From left - Ben Easterbrook, Lloyd Penny, Adam Barkes, Brian Holland, Conor Easterbrook. Rokakai Members joined the Bka squad in the 4 Nations Tournament over the weekend of the 1st of March. Adam Barkes and Ben Easterbrook both came home with trophies, Adam 1st place and Ben 3rd place. The Bka as a team brought home 5 trophies which for a newly formed team was a great result. The team had a great time away and all gained some great experience. Rokakai Las illas Training course- Click here for details February 17th BKA Squad Session Myself and a few students will be taking part in this session, anyone interested should contact me as soon as possible. Rokakai Gain two New Junior Black Belts: Ross Callaghan and Lee Griffiths successfully gained their junior black belts, Ross ands Lee were both put through a tough grading and managed to show the skills needed to pass the exam. Ross and Lee have trained with Rokakai for seven years around have their life.
Ross Callaghan (left) and Lee Griffiths (right). Christmas Gradings: Well done to all who passed the gradings junior and senior, the standards are really starting to improve. Montgenevre 2007 Full Report click on picture below.
Rokakai win at Kazoku Kai National Championships - Here French alps course
We are heading to Montgenevre in the French alps for six days intensive training, the course which is a annual event is held for adults only. We will be leaving Sunday 30th September and spending the week training, to return on Saturday 6th October. Anyone interested in attending should get in touch with myself or sensei Balmer. limited places available. Rokakai instructor picked for BKA Squad: Rokakai instructors and students travelled to Newton le willows nr Manchester this Sunday (5th August) to train with the BKA squad. The sessions are held in order to train and chose fighters and kata competitors to represent the BKA. Lloyd Penny instructor and Rokakai team member was chosen to join the team for a competition in September, Well done Lloyd.
Lloyd Penny The next Squad session is to be held on September 2nd at the same venue, junior students who wish to attend should make sure they are at the Rokakai Kumite courses on a regular basis. Rokakai will be once again travelling to this session and I am looking for fighters to attend. Also Coach Brian Bentham will be looking to pick more fighters for the competition in September. If you are lucky to be picked for this team you will have to commit to them and arrange travel to competitions.
Students on the day: From top left, Lloyd Penny, Brian Holland, Anya Millican, Ben Easterbrook, Shay Doherty, Conor Easterbrook. New club times for Northampton: As from September 6th 2007 the junior class 5 yrs to 14yrs will start at 6pm - 7pm A new adults class will follow this session 14 yrs onwards 7pm - 8pm Any Rokakai student is welcome to attend theses sessions. Junior team attend Bristol competition - Click Here
Rokakai team attend BKA squad session - Click Here Rokakai Senior Team Win Silver - Click Here Parents Run Marathon - Click Here Rokakai Senior Team Enters Northern Open - Click Here
Northants - Corby - Kettering - Rothwell - Northampton - Market Harborough.
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