Year: 2013

JKA Karate Dalgety Bay Dojo Official Opening Saturday 24th August 2013

Students from Dalgety Bay Dojo will once again have the opportunity to train with one of the Japan Karate Association’s most popular and talented Instructors , Sensei Y.Ohta 7th Dan JKA , Chief Instructor of JKA England and frequent visitor to JKA KDS(S). Sensei Ohta will teach all grade levels during the afternoon and following …

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Heian Shodan

Kata are prearranged sequences of blocks and attacks. There are 26 kata generally held to be part of JKA Karate. Most kata are advanced kata. For your first grading, you will be assessed on Kihon. Heian Shodan is the second basic kata. {youtube}https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpUAkkrwNVs|600|450|1{/youtube}

Heian Sandan

Heian Sandan is the third of the basic katas, excluding kihon. It involves rapid movements as well as moves co-ordinating blocks with the feet, elbows and finishing the opponent with uraken. {youtube}https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_q0uYdcbk0|600|450|1{/youtube}